TFcon is pleased to welcome Matt Moylan to TFcon DC 2017. He is best known to Transformers fans as the man behind LilFormers and a former editor and post production manager for Dreamwave Productions. You can meet him in the TFcon USA 2017 artist alley all weekend long.

 TFCON ANNOUNCES THE CHOSEN PRIME AS ITS PRESENTING SPONSOR
Leading Collectable Dealer Teams Up with the World’s Largest Fan-Run Transformers Convention.

Reston, Virginia. TFcon USA is pleased to announce that its 2017 show program will be presented by The Chosen Prime. As the ‘Platinum, Title and Presenting Sponsor’ for TFcon USA, The Chosen Prime will receive a myriad of branding, benefits and rights including an oversized activation space on the main exhibitor floor inside the Hyatt Regency Reston Hotel and Convention Centre along with contest programming during multiple events, hospitality and enhanced VIP access to celebrities, other guests and programs plus the ability to renew its package for 2018.

“We are absolutely thrilled to support TFcon USA as its presenting sponsor,” says Founder, Owner and Operator, Brandon Weik. “For us, it is a natural fit and extension of our own business and brand which enhances the overall fan experience!”

Recently, TFcon USA announced that voice actor Jack Angel will be presented by The Chosen Prime and will be making a rare appearance at the show. Known to fans Astrotrain, Breakdown, Cyclonus, Omega Supreme, Ramjet, Smokescreen and Ultra Magnus, Angel is a highly desired guest amongst fans to this year’s show. Furthermore, Neil Ross; the voice of Generation 1 Bonecrusher, Hook, Sixshot, Slag and Springer will also be presented by The Chosen Prime. Both Angel and Ross will be taking part in Q&A panels and autograph sessions throughout the show all weekend long.

Providing collectors around the world with products they desire while defining a new standard in quality and service, The Chosen Prime is a leading collectable dealer specializing in transforming action figures from Takara, Hasbro and third party creators. For more information, please visit www.thechosenprime.com  

“We are thrilled to partner with The Chosen Prime,” says General Manager Colin Douglas. “Their excitement and interest in supporting the show over the years and going forward will help us drive an exceptional program for fans in 2017.”

TFcon USA is presented by The Chosen Prime.

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Jeremy Renaud
Marketing, Sponsorship & Public Relations Coordinator – TFcon USA
Phone: 519.566.1735 I Email: jeremynrenaud@gmail.com

About TFcon USA: As the world’s largest fan-run Transformers convention, TFcon USA is an all-ages event, featuring collectables, exclusives and popular guest celebrities and voice actors who contributed to generations of fandom, lore and mythos belonging to the Transformers universe. The colossal event will take place inside the Hyatt Regency Reston Hotel and Convention Centre (1800 Presidents St., Reston, VA, USA) September 29-October 1, 2017. For more information, please visit: www.tfcon.com

We are happy to welcome back IDW Publishing colorist Josh Burcham to TFcon USA 2017. Transformers fans will recognize his work from the pages of Transformers More Than Meets The Eye and dozens of other one shots and mini series. He will be in attendance all weekend and offering prints and commissions to the attendees.

Check out the ‪TFcon 2017 T-Shirt that will be available in Reston this year. Preorders are already online. If you have already registered for the convention, you can add this to your existing order via the TFcon on-line registration system.

TFcon is pleased to welcome back Andrew Griffith to TFcon USA 2017. Andrew is best known to fans as the long time artist on IDW’s ongoing Transformers: Robots in Disguise comic book and is currently working on Micronauts comics for IDW Publishing. He will be signing, selling prints and offering commissions to attendees all weekend long.

We are happy to welcome Toy designer, Illustrator, Story world builder, and creative lecturer Aaron Archer to TFcon DC 2017.

His TRANSFORMERS contribution as creative leader and partner touched all aspects of the brand for over 13 years. (including: Feature films, toy, video game, publishing, the ride, and animation projects).  Toy Highlights include, BW Dragon Megatron, Unicron Trilogy, Alternators, Mini-cons, TF Masterpiece, GI JOE Resolute, and Star Wars Jar- Jar toys.

During his career at Hasbro/Kenner, Aaron designed action figures for a variety of brands including Beast Wars, Star Wars Ep1, GI JOE, Batman Animated series,  Legends of the Dark Knight, Total Justice, Alien Resurrection, Jurassic Park 3, and many other classic toy-lines.

Aaron develops personal art projects and is active in the toy and entertainment industry.  Aaron shares his creative experiences and creation methods through speaking engagements and will seen in the 2018 Netflix Toy focused documentary The Toys that made us.

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION:

The building elements of a Franchise

Join Aaron Archer (Former Hasbro Design VP) for this 2-hour workshop, as he shares his thoughts about the pros and cons of world building and franchise planning.  This workshop will help you look deeper into the forces that can shape franchises destiny.

Aaron will guide the workshop through various approaches and why some of your favorite franchises succeed or fail and by whose terms?  Attendees will participate in an interactive group brainstorm to workout their creative thought process.  We will discuss the real world issues that come up during development and how that impacts the final product.  Anyone with an interest in the creative process behind world building  (artist, writers) will find this an informative and entertaining workshop.

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TFcon is happy to welcome IDW Publishing colorist Josh Perez to TFcon DC 2017. Transformers fans will recognize his work from the pages of numerous Transformers (Robots in Disguise), More Than Meets The Eye and Transformers vs ROM comic books. He will be in attendance all weekend and offering prints and commissions to the attendees.

We are very pleased to welcome back artist Sara Pitre-Durocher to the TFcon DC 2017 guest list this year.

Sara is best known to fans of IDW’s Transformers series as the primary artist on the ongoing comic book Till All Are One. She will be attending all weekend and offering prints and commissions to attendees.

We are honored to welcome veteran voice actor Jack Angel to TFcon DC 2017 for a rare convention appearance.

The voices of Astrotrain, Breakdown, Cyclonus, Omega Supreme, Ramjet, Smokescreen and Ultra Magnus in the Transformers Generation 1 cartoon; he is also known to GIJOE fans as the voice of Wet Suit and Super Friends fans as the voices of Flash, Hawkman and Samurai. Mr. Angel will be taking part in Q&A panels and autograph sessions with the attendees of the world’s largest fan-run Transformers convention.

Jack Angel is presented by The Chosen Prime.