Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More Last time we spoke (or, more accurately, I wrote and you read) about how comic books themselves — in spite of a resurgence in licensing and big-budget comic-themed events (ranging from blockbuster films, to Broadway plays, to theme parks) find themselves in an ever-aging, ever-dwindling audience. As preposterous as this …
Read More »Hub To Premiere ‘Transformers Prime’
The Hub, a television network for kids and their families, will premiere its original half-hour, full CGI animated series “Transformers Prime” in its regular weekly time period with a new episode Friday, February 11 (4:30 p.m. ET). Announcement of the premiere date was made following the network’s recent record-setting performance …
Read More »Hasbro Properties Meet Turner Networks
Hasbro Studios and Turner Broadcasting, have agreed to a programming deal covering four key properties including Transformers Prime, The Adventures of Chuck and Friends, Pound Puppies and My Little Pony. Hasbro Studios President Stephen Davis and Turner Broadcasting’s Chief Content Officer Michael Carrington made the announcement today. The agreement, which runs throughout the U.K., …
Read More »‘Transformers: Prime’ To Debut on The Hub
Fans of the enormously popular Transformers action-adventure entertainment franchise will revel in the upcoming television event on The Hub cable network – a five-part original mini-series, Monday-Friday, November 29 – December 3, showcasing “Transformers: Prime,” a new CGI-animated television series coming to the network. The Hub, a TV network for …
Read More »IDW Infests Hollywood
A first in comic book history, IDW Publishing announced Infestation. Starting in January 2011, Infestation will infect Star Trek, Ghostbusters, Transformers and G.I. Joe comics with zombies, zombies, and more zombies. To help create this multi-dimensional saga, IDW is teaming up with fan-favorite writers Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning (The Thanos Imperative, Legion of Super-Heroes) and …
Read More »The War For Cybertron Engulfs Stores
The legendary conflict between the AUTOBOTS and DECEPTICONS has come to a head, as Transformers: War for Cybertron has landed in retail stores nationwide. Developed by award-winning High Moon Studios and based on Hasbro’s legendary TRANSFORMERS property, the game allows players to become the ultimate TRANSFORMERS weapon in the final, …
Read More »Hasbro Continues to Expand The Transformers Universe
As one of Hasbro’s anchor entertainment properties, the popularity and appeal of the TRANSFORMERS franchise continues to grow on a global scale with its collective portfolio of more than 300 licensees. On the heels of last year’s box office smash, “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen,” and in anticipation of next …
Read More »Pat Lee Returns To Comics With Widow Warriors
Pat Lee, the creator who revitalized The Transformers, makes his return to comic books with Widow Warriors! Written by Lloyd Chao and drawn by Pat Lee, Widow Warriors is a full color series that will be released by Dynamite Entertainment! Based on the popular Chinese legend Women Warriors of the Yang Family, Widow Warriors takes …
Read More »Hasbro “Rolls Out” Transformers Hall of Fame
After more than 25 years of “MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE” action, Hasbro is announcing the TRANSFORMERS Hall of Fame that will honor both “ROBOTS IN DISGUISE” and those influential in creating and building this iconic entertainment brand. Heroic AUTOBOTS OPTIMUS PRIME and BUMBLEBEE, as well as evil DECEPTICONSMEGATRON and STARSCREAM, will be …
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