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It’s time for a monthly update! Catch up on all the material from The TFUK Guide in September, and a preview of what’s coming in October and November! ➡️ www.patreon.com/thetfukguide...
September 30, 2026 at 5:01 PM
thomsongraham.bsky.social
The response to the latest AtoZ special has been amazing — thank you! This edition covers toy/comic characters from 1989 and those from The Movie who never had profiles. I do have some copies left, so join The TFUK Guide Patreon’s Soundwaves tier to get one!
September 28, 2026 at 11:51 AM
gavtrdq.bsky.social
The good stuff from the TFUK guide! A lot of my favourite lads in this edition.

Always worth a look!

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September 21, 2026 at 2:57 PM
thomsongraham.bsky.social
🎉 To celebrate six years of The TFUK Guide, I am giving away this brand-new Transformers Retro Optimus Prime! 🎉

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The winner will be randomly picked on 3 October 2026. Open worldwide. Good luck!
A photograph of a MISB Transformers Retro Optimus Prime toy
September 21, 2026 at 12:14 PM
thomsongraham.bsky.social
This is what six years — and 72 editions!! — looks like!
A collage of covers from The TFUK Guide
September 20, 2026 at 5:26 PM
thomsongraham.bsky.social
Six years ago today, the first edition of The TFUK Guide was published. I can’t thank my supporters enough for six incredible years! More thoughts and future plans here: www.patreon.com/thetfukguide...
September 20, 2026 at 5:03 PM
thomsongraham.bsky.social
Patreons of The TFUK Guide (Soundwaves tier) can now get an inside look at the work that went into last month’s issue 62! ➡️ www.patreon.com/thetfukguide...
September 19, 2026 at 11:37 AM
spider-father.bsky.social
Volume 4 of the TFUK Guide has arrived! Packed with wordage by @thomsongraham.bsky.social and fantastic new original art in the G1 Marvel style by @edpirrie.bsky.social. this is going to sit alongside the others with my original copy of #Transformers Universe Vol.1.
September 18, 2026 at 12:24 PM
shimmeriridescence.bsky.social
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Black Polish - "void" (Official Lyric Video)
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September 15, 2026 at 7:42 PM
thomsongraham.bsky.social
Volume 4 of The TFUK Guide AtoZ has arrived from the printers and will be sent out to Soundwaves tier Patreon supporters this week!
A pile of Volume 4 of The TFUK Guide AtoZ
September 15, 2026 at 10:43 AM
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The TFUK Guide: Forty years ago today, Transformers No. 79 was released and — genuinely — it was the most excited I ever felt about a new issue of the TFUK
Forty years ago today, Transformers No. 79 was released and — genuinely — it was the most excited I ever felt about a new issue of the TFUK
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September 13, 2026 at 7:56 PM
thomsongraham.bsky.social
It’s time for a monthly update! Catch up on all the publications from The TFUK Guide in August, and a preview of what’s coming digitally and in print in September and October! ➡️ www.patreon.com/thetfukguide...
August 31, 2026 at 1:16 PM
thomsongraham.bsky.social
Revisiting an essay I wrote in 2022 for The TFUK Guide for a tribute I’ve been writing to Peter Cullen, and the reason certain lines have stuck with me for 40 years from the Movie are entirely because of him.
The text from the essay reads: Sometime in the summer of 1986, my best friend told me that “they” were making a Transformers movie. My heart burst with excitement at the news. We were both into Transformers. I mean, really into Transformers. For the whole of the autumn school term, it (and “Target: 2006”) was our main topic of conversation, and we discussed whatever snippets of rumours we’d seen or read about. We’d separately asked our parents if we could see the Movie over the Christmas holiday. Dates and places were quickly negotiated. Promised . There was no going back. The school term ended, and we knew that when we saw each other again in January, we’d have both seen The Transformers: The Movie, and it would be our badge of honour, a sign of our commitment to our favourite robots in disguise. At around 6 pm on the 27th of December, 1986, at the Majestic Cinema in King’s Lynn, I sat down in the middle of the cinema row, flanked by my dad and my step-brother and waited for the film to start, unable to contain myself. For the following 90 minutes, I was bewitched by the explosive imagery that charged across the massive screen, deafened by the booming sound effects and soundtrack, and positively thunderstruck by the sheer spectacle of it all. I kept quiet during the car ride home. I was equal parts devastated by the deaths of Optimus Prime and the Autobots and exhilarated by the spectacular introductions of Galvatron and Rodimus Prime. Already I was excited about seeing how the new Autobots’ leader might be introduced in the comic. I tried to process as much of what I’d seen and heard as I could. It wasn’t like flipping back through a comic or rewinding a video to re-digest any missed details. Seeing the Movie in the cinema was a one-time treat and those 90 minutes had been an unforgiving barrage against the senses. Much of the film’s dialogue had already escaped me. There were just three lines from the Movie (all from Optimus Prime) that I could still recall. “One…
August 29, 2026 at 9:22 PM
thomsongraham.bsky.social
The latest edition of The TFUK Guide is out now! ➡️ www.patreon.com/thetfukguide...
NEW ISSUE: The TFUK Guide No. 62 | The TFUK Guide
NEW ISSUE: The TFUK Guide No. 62 by The TFUK Guide on Patreon. Join The TFUK Guide's community for exclusive content and updates.
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August 21, 2026 at 5:13 PM
thomsongraham.bsky.social
I've done something totally outrageous... www.patreon.com/thetfukguide...
The TFUK Guide: After colouring Blaster's artwork for his forthcoming character spotlight article, I decided to also do Twincast and colours based on the ne
After colouring Blaster's artwork for his forthcoming character spotlight article, I decided to also do Twincast and colours based on the ne
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August 18, 2026 at 6:25 PM
thomsongraham.bsky.social
Happy birthday Grimlock! 🎂 Today is the 40th anniversary of the Grim Grams letters page. You can read my overview of the page from issue 38 of The TFUK Guide, and how it shaped my perception and digestion of Transformers (and all other) media!
August 16, 2026 at 1:50 PM
thomsongraham.bsky.social
Patreon supporters of The TFUK Guide (Soundwaves tier) can now get an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the material from the 1990 Transformers annual, that year's toy range, and the Universe book that went into last month's edition! ➡️ www.patreon.com/thetfukguide...
August 14, 2026 at 3:08 PM
thomsongraham.bsky.social
Patreon recently introduced “quips”: short posts than anyone can read. I’ve been using them for previews and little behind the scenes bits. You can see them all here… www.patreon.com/cw/thetfukgu...
The TFUK Guide | Quips | Patreon
Catch the latest quips from The TFUK Guide on Patreon. Become a member for just £1.50/month. Take a guided tour of the Transformers Universe!Starting at…
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August 10, 2026 at 7:18 PM
thomsongraham.bsky.social
The TFUK Guide's retro-styled newsletter travels back to August of 1986! There’s news that the Transformers movie is out TOMORROW in the USA, a complete rundown of the new Decepticon Planes, and details of all the Transformers comics available this month! ➡️ www.patreon.com/thetfukguide...
A preview of the Transformation Extra! retro-styled newsletter issue 13
August 7, 2026 at 6:49 PM
warstories1986.bsky.social
We talked about this at TFUK, but your focal point being Hot Rod midtransformation is really ballsy. I would have thought that quite risky (if you freezeframe TFs mid transformation they're often funhouse mirror distortions), but you absolutely pull it off.
August 6, 2026 at 6:32 PM
warstories1986.bsky.social
My profuse thanks to them, and to Luke at TFUKcon, and his team. Finally thanks to everyone who contributed, signal boosted, bought, or just supported this. I don't know how the TMUK lads or TFUK Guide do this frequently - I'm done 😄
August 6, 2026 at 4:23 PM
warstories1986.bsky.social
I think we are effectively sold out. By my back of the envelope calculations we've raised 800 for Mary's Meals between TFN and TFUK. I couldn't have done this without PrimeTimeToyz - I wouldn't have sold anywhere near the amount of copies as I have if it weren't for Moff, Keri, Simon, Paddy + Lucan.
August 6, 2026 at 4:23 PM
thomsongraham.bsky.social
I have a handful of the “Distant Thunder” printed specials available. They’re in short supply, but if you sign up, upgrade, or resubscribe to the Soundwaves tier on The TFUK Guide Patreon, I’ll make sure you get one in the post! ➡️ www.patreon.com/cw/thetfukgu...
A photograph of The TFUK Guide Distant Thunder printed special
August 6, 2026 at 12:36 PM
thomsongraham.bsky.social
I love how deep Missing Link goes into super obscure references! Soundwave, of course, referencing the artwork from his Marvel UK letters page!
A promotional image of ML Soundwave A “Soundwaves” letters page from the TFUK comic
August 5, 2026 at 5:30 PM
thomsongraham.bsky.social
A huge thank-you to the wonderful @rbillustrations.bsky.social for gifting this print to me of his recent cover for The TFUK Guide!
A photograph of a colourful print featuring artwork of Prowl firing up at Thundercracker
August 3, 2026 at 6:36 PM