The NTFA Store accepts pre-orders for the November 2010 comics -- posted by Groundsplitter on 23 August 2010, 00:30

The NTFA Store now accepts pre-orders for the November 2010 comics.

A quite slow month in November, with very few Transformers titles from IDW - only two comics and two trade paperbacks: Transformers Ongoing #13, Sector 7 #3, Best of Grimlock, and Nefarious.

Luckily for us Transformers fans IDW isn't the only publisher with a TF title in November though - November means that it is time for this year's public release of this year's BotCon comic. So from Fun Publications, we have Transformers Timelines #5 Fall Special: Generation 2 Redux!

IDW's G.I. Joe side is considerably more well-filled, with G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #160, G.I. Joe #24, G.I. Joe: Origins #21, G.I. Joe: Cobra #10, G.I. Joe: Future Noir Special #1 plus the trade paperback G.I. Joe: Cobra, vol. 2 and the hardcover G.I. Joe: Hearts and Minds. To that line-up, Fun Publications add the public release of this year's GIJoeCon comic: G.I. Joe vs Cobra #3 Fall Special: Vacation in the Shadows.

The last day to pre-order the November comics/paperbacks is Wednesday 22 September 2010.

The NTFA Store accepts pre-orders for the October 2010 comics -- posted by Groundsplitter on 23 July 2010, 02:40

The NTFA Store now accepts pre-orders for the October 2010 comics.

The new Transformers show is coming, and IDW is publishing a graphic novel - Transformers: Prime - that leads directly into the new series! 96 pages. Don't miss it!

Other Transformers titles in October are Transformers Ongoing #12, Drift #3, Drift #4 and Sector 7 #2. IDW is also publishing a story from Transformers: Animated, called 'Bots of Science. Basically the same story as in Animated: Arrival #3 (then 11 pages, now 22), this version has been adapted to suit young readers.

On the G.I. Joe side we have this line-up: G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #159, G.I. Joe #23, G.I. Joe: Origins #20, G.I. Joe: Cobra #9, plus the trade paperback G.I. Joe Special Missions, vol. 2.

The last day to pre-order the October comics/paperbacks is Sunday 22 August 2010.

NordCon 2010 non-attendee packages now available! -- posted by Groundsplitter on 10 July 2010, 05:07

It has taken us a while, due to illness, important work, and some logistical problems that had to be solved, but now we have finally opened up the order form for the NordCon non-attendee packages!
Three varieties are available: Basic, Deluxe Light and Deluxe Full. All contain the NordCon 2010 convention figure, Mixcoatl, plus various amounts of extras. Currently limited to one package per customer.
It's also possible to order the NordCon 2010 magazine on its own.

The NTFA Store now accepts pre-orders for the September 2010 comics -- posted by Groundsplitter on 23 June 2010, 08:52

The NTFA Store now accepts pre-orders for the September 2010 comics.

There are two new Transformers titles in September, plus another hardcover. Drift was introduced in All Hail Megatron and has already had a Spotlight issue - now he also gets his own biweekly mini-series. The first two issues will be released in September, with the other two coming in October. The Movie universe gets yet another series, when the secrets of the ultra-secret government group Sector 7 are told in the six-issue series carrying the group's name. Also in September: Transformers Ongoing #11, plus the hardcover Transformers: The IDW Collection, vol. 2.

On the G.I. Joe side we have this line-up: G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #158, G.I. Joe #22, G.I. Joe: Origins #19 (a silent issue), G.I. Joe: Hearts and Minds #5 (final issue), G.I. Joe: Cobra #8, G.I. Joe: Cobra Special #2, plus the trade paperback G.I. Joe: Operation Hiss.

The last day to pre-order the September comics/paperbacks is Thursday 22 July 2010.

NordCon 2010 - behind the scenes! -- posted by BigPete on 22 June 2010, 00:54

A small clip with myself and Martin "Fighbird" Lund as we're struggling to get everything ready before the convention starts, showing that we need and have a great sense of humour ;) Enjoy!


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A few words from the organizers of NordCon 2010 -- posted by BigPete on 21 June 2010, 23:31

NordCon magazine cover -- posted by Groundsplitter on 18 June 2010, 06:50

A preview of the cover to the NordCon 2010 magazine! The cover is drawn by Anton Widell, who's awarded one of the two convention figures for his contribution to the magazine! (The other winner will be revealed later).

I can tell you that I'm very pleased with the magazine. It's 40 pages, and features 19 pages of fan art, an article on the first Scandinavian (Swedish) Transformers Club, an article on the many Transformers computer and console games over the years, plus of course the character profile on our special convention figure, Mixcoatl.

The magazine will be given out for free to all convention-goers, and will also be available to purchase from the website afterwards.

Final NordCon video update! -- posted by BigPete on 17 June 2010, 11:53

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NordCon 2010 Prize bonanza! -- posted by BigPete on 15 June 2010, 18:16

With only a few days left until NordCon 2010, we thought it was time to tell you a little about the prizes that are up for grabs in this year's various contests.

We have well over 100 prizes to hand out in six different competitions!

Needless to say, that's quite a few items for every lucky person ending up in the top three of the different contests!

So, what are we giving away? We don't want to spoil everything, so here are a few examples of prizes, without us telling what contests they are prizes in

* Hunt for the Decepticons leader class Starscream!
* $100 gift card from BBTS!
* E-Hobby Japan Exclusive Encore G1 Black Ironhide!
* A selection of exclusive items, signed by people like Dan Gilvezan (G1 Bumblebee), David Kaye (Beast Wars Megatron),
Lee Sullivan (comic artist), Wally Wingert (RiD Mirage/Sideburn), and more!
* The GIANT Sam's Club Exclusive Universe 5-pack set "Battle for the Cyber Planet Keys"! Have you seen this? It's Fortress Maximus sized!
* A bunch of the Revenge of the Fallen exclusive mail-away figure; Recon Ravage!
* Universe Superion & Bruticus Maximus!

And a LOT more!

YOU can be part of this massive prize bonanza by bringing your own creations in 3D and 2D, race against others
with Cyber Slammers, test your knowledge in the trivia quiz, and more!

All this and much, much more at NordCon 2010 in Aalborg, Denmark, 19-20 June!

See you there this weekend!

War for Cybertron gifts for the NordCon attendees! -- posted by Groundsplitter on 15 June 2010, 18:03

One more addition to the NordCon goodie-bag: Activision Nordic has agreed to donate a gift for the NordCon attendees - a double-sided War For Cybertron poster!

And not only that - all attendees will also receive DVD with "Behind the Scenes" material for War For Cybertron! Regretably the DVD won't reach us in time for the convention as it doesn't reach their warehouse until next week, but Activision Nordic has promised to send out the DVD to all our attendees(*) when it has been delivered to the warehouse!

*) Naturally this includes both pre-registered attendees and attendees turning up at the door. Attendees turning up at the door just need to give their address to the person at our desk.

NordCon prices amended - some new late-minute passes -- posted by Groundsplitter on 14 June 2010, 13:29

After receiving some requests/opinions regarding the NordCon admission prices, we have decided to amend the price table with some new options:

• We will provide weekend passes at the door after all, to give anyone who wants to attend both days the same chance to save a little money as those who pre-register.
• We have decided to add a Family ticket, at double the price of an Adult ticket. The Family ticket is selected automatically when the number of people you register qualify for it, and replaces the Adult/Children tickets. Basically it provides an upper limit to what your party has to pay to attend the convention.

Less than 1 week to NordCon 2010! -- posted by Fighbird on 13 June 2010, 10:49

Just a friendly reminder to those who have been living under a rock for the past couple of months: The NTFA Transformers-convention, NordCon 2010, is this coming weekend!

We are very excited about this years' programme, exclusive items and events, and we hope that this will be the biggest and best convention we've had ever! But with Simon Furman, an exclusive HeadRobots figure, a unique magazine, exclusive video material, 2010 toy product preview and LOTS of contests with awesome prizes, how can that not happen?!?

So if you haven't done so already, hurry up and register! The deadline for participating in the Saturday evening dinner has passed, sadly, but there is still time to get a weekend pass and reserve your copy of the exclusive HeadRobots toy, Mixcoatl! Or if you are still not certain if you can come yet, you can always pay at the door.

See you next weekend!

Spammer on the NTFA Forums -- posted by Groundsplitter on 9 June 2010, 09:21

The NTFA administration would like to apologize for the many PM notifications that went out tonight, as the result of a newly registered spammer sending porn links to the large majority of the members.

The idiot was smart enough to send out his/her links during the night when most of us were asleep/away, including the administrators. 368 messages were sent before BigPete came online and could put a stop to it.

All PMs from the spammer have now been deleted, so if you've come online to check out what the PM was about it, but are unable to find any new messages in your inbox, that's the reason.

Robert O. Smith passed away -- posted by BigPete on 8 June 2010, 18:37

Voice actor Robert O. Smith, who voiced Cybertron Soundwave, passed away recently due to pancreatic cancer. This was reported on Facebook by his friend and fellow voice actor Garry Chalk (BW/BM/A/E/C Optimus Prime).

Other roles done by Robert O. Smith include Genma Saotome & Sasuke Sarugakure in Ranma ½, Sagat in the animated Street Fighter series, and Manx/Sanctifur in Billy the cat.

Our condolences to Mr. Smith's family.

Simon Furman at NordCon 2010 - some extra tidbits -- posted by Groundsplitter on 2 June 2010, 12:09

Simon Furman has just updated his blog with an entry on his upcoming appearance at NordCon 2010! The entry contains one new bit of information that at least I wasn't privy to before: Simon will bring along some unpublished scripts for sale!

UPDATE 3rd June: Apparently the script for Age of Wrath #4 has never been available for sale anywhere else. In a new comment on his blog, Simon Furman says that "For now, it’s a Nordcon exclusive!"