2012

«	2012	»

The year 2012 (MMXII) is the 29th year since the Transformers brand began.

For further information, see: Transformers timeline

Events

Non-fiction

Conventions

• BotCon 2012: April 26 to April 29
• Cybertron Con 2012: March 11–14
• Auto Assembly 2012: August 3–5
• C.O.N.S. 2012: July 22
• Dairycon 2012: April 27–28
• Slag-a-con 2012: October 13–14
• Savcon 2012: June 23–24
• TFcon 2012: July 27 and 29

Media

Television

• Transformers: Prime Season 2: episodes 27–52
• Transformers: Rescue Bots Season 1: episodes 3–26

Print

Comics

IDW Publishing

• The Transformers: Autocracy (issues #1–12, 12 issues, digital-only)
• The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye (issues #1–8, ongoing, 12 issues scheduled)
  • The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye Annual scheduled
• The Transformers: Robots in Disguise (issues #1–9, ongoing, 12 issues scheduled)
  • The Transformers: Robots in Disguise Annual scheduled
• Infestation 2 #1–2 (issues #1–2, 2 issues)
  • Infestation 2: The Transformers (issues #1–2, 2 issues)
• The Transformers: Regeneration One (issues #80.5–83, 6.5 issues scheduled)
• Fall of Cybertron (issues #1–?, 6 issues scheduled, digital-only)
• Transformers Prime: Rage of the Dinobots (issues #?–?, 4 issues scheduled)

Titan Magazines

• Transformers comic volume 4 (Prime) (Numbers #4–11, ??? issues scheduled)

Fun Publications

• Transformers Timelines #7
• Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (issues #42–48, ongoing scheduled)

Books

• TBD

Games

Console

• Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (Xbox 360/PS3)

Online

• Transformers Universe

Collections

Video

Shout! Factory

• The Japanese Collection (complete set)
• Transformers: Prime Season One
• The Japanese Collection: Transformers: Super-God Masterforce

Madman Entertainment

• Transformers: Prime Volume 1 — Darkness Rising
• Transformers: Prime Volume 2 — Unfamiliar Enemies
• Transformers: Prime Volume 3 — Alien Threat
• Transformers: Prime Volume 4 - Strength in Numbers

Comics

IDW

• Autocracy TPB
• Classic G.I. Joe Volume 14
• G.I. Joe/Transformers Volume 1 TPB
• Maximum Dinobots TPB reprinting scheduled
• Last Stand of the Wreckers Hardcover
• More than Meets the Eye Volume 1, Volume 2 scheduled
• Robots in Disguise Volume 1, Volume 2 scheduled
• The Transformers: Volume 6: Police Action
• The Transformers: Volume 7: Chaos
• The Transformers Classics, Vol. 2
• The Transformers Classics, Vol. 3
• The Transformers Classics, Vol. 4 scheduled
• The Transformers Classics UK Volume 2
• The Transformers Classics UK Volume 3
• The Transformers Classics UK Volume 4 scheduled
• The Transformers: The IDW Collection Volume Six
• The Transformers: The IDW Collection Volume Seven scheduled

Merchandise

• TBD

Toys

BotCon

• Shattered Glass Ultra Magnus
• Shattered Glass Tracks
• Shattered Glass Treadshot
• Classics Metalhawk
• Classics Gigatron
• Shattered Glass Optimus Prime
• Classics Kick-Over
• Shattered Glass Octopunch
• Classics Spinister
• Shattered Glass Wreck-Gar, Scrap Iron and Junkheap
• Shattered Glass Longarm
• Shattered Glass Straxus

Hasbro

Masterpiece

• Thundercracker

Prime

Deluxe class

• 001 Bumblebee (second mold)
• 002 Cliffjumper (second mold)
• 003 Wheeljack
• 004 Soundwave
• 005 Arcee (second mold)
• 006 Autobot Ratchet
• 007 Knock Out
• 008 Vehicon (second mold)
• 009 Hot Shot (retool of RID Bumblebee)
• 010 Dead End (retool of Wheeljack)
• 011 Shadow Strike Bumblebee
• 012 Airachnid

Voyager Class

• 001 Optimus Prime (second mold)
• 002 Megatron
• 003 Starscream
• 004 Bulkhead (second mold)

Weaponizers

• Optimus Prime
• Bumblebee

Entertainment Pack

• Starscream vs. Bumblebee (w/ Silas and MECH soldier)

Exclusives

• TBD

Timelines

• Runamuck
• Runabout
• Shattered Glass Drift

Takara

Alternity

• A-01D Nissan GT-R — Dai Atras[sic] — Aurora Flare Blue Pearl
• A-02? Nissan Fairlady Z — Galvatron — Galvanize Purple (Toy Hobby Market exclusive)
• A-03G Suzuki Swift — Gold Bug — Throttle Gold
• A-04? Mitsuoka Orochi — Banzai-Tron — Crystalo Black (Toy Hobby Market exclusive)

Masterpiece

• Coronation Starscream

Prime

Deluxe class

• AM-02 Bumblebee with B.2
• AM-03 Cliffjumper with C.L.
• AM-04 Autobot Ratchet with R.A.
• AM-05 Megatron with Gora
• AM-06 Skywarp with Balo
• AM-08 Terrorcon Cliffjumper with Jida
• AM-09 Soundwave with Zori
• AM-11 Arcee with Arc
• AM-13 Knock Out with Gra
• AM-14 Vehicon with Noji
• AM-16 Jet Vehicon with Igu
• AM-18 Airachnid with Ida
• AM-23 Wheeljack with ???

Voyager Class

• AM-01 Optimus Prime with O.P.
• AM-07 Starscream with Gul
• AM-10 Bulkhead with B.H.
• AM-12 War Breakdown with Zamu
• AM-15 Megatron Darkness with Gora II and Hades
• AM-17 Swerve with Sou

Weaponizers

• AM-21 Optimus Prime with R.A.
• Bumblebee ???
• AM-19 Gaia Unicron with Bogu

Arms Microns

Promotional campaign Arms Microns

• Autobot Firebolt Clear Yellow Ver.
• Vector Oracle
• Autobot Firebolt (redeco)
• Pinpointer
• Shadow C.L.
• Shadow R.A.
• Shadow Gora
• Shadow Balo
• Shining B.2
• Shining O.P.
• Golden O.P. with Golden Optimus Prime
• Golden Hades
• The Hellflame Arms Micron versions of Gul, Jida, Noji, and Zamu

Gacha Arms Microns

• Optimus Prime Blaster
• Bumblebee Sword
• Zad
• Gob
• Arcee Blade
• Bulkhead Knuckle
• Megatron Cannon
• Dado

AMW Series

• AMW-01 Gabu
• AMW-02 Baru
• AMW-03 Dai
• AMW-04 C.L. GR
• AMW-05 Balo G
• AMW-06 Jida R
• AMW-07 Pral
• AMW-08 Sais
• AMW-09 Jayz

Exclusives

Ion stores (Japan)

• Limited-edition Terrorcon Bumblebee with Terrorcon Zori

ToysЯUs (Japan)

• Battle Shield Optimus set, with O.P. A, Pral G, Sais G, and Jayz G

Reissues

• Sixshot (Asian market exclusive)

Encore

• Soundblaster (with Enemy and Wingthing)
• Twincast (with Nightstalker and Stripes)