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The annual charity comic following the adventures of everyone’s second-favourite ragtag bunch of underused Transformers characters. THUNDERCLASH GOES BANANAS and TALES FROM THE MULTIVERSE available here: https://ko-fi.com/thunderclashgoesbananas

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Team Thunderclash @thunderclashcomics.bsky.social · Jul 3

Congratulations everyone! The print and digital preorders now cover the cost of the entire print run! Every $ from here on is pure profit straight to @toyfu332.bsky.social!

Remember: you can get the old and new books right here at ko-fi.com/thunderclash...

Visit Thunderclash Gets it Together's Shop!

A Transformers fan comic produced in association with Toy-Fu, in aid of Mary's Meals.

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Thim! @jimstafford.bsky.social · 5d

Okay, let's try and get rid of some of these. £10 each delivered worldwide. Shockwave is accounted for. If you want another character, just request it and I'll get it done this month.

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Team Thunderclash @thunderclashcomics.bsky.social · 5d

Buy stuff from Jim or we’ll have to start paying him

Thim! @jimstafford.bsky.social · 6d

Optimus sketchcardtober all done! DM to purchase etc, £15 delivered.

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Winston Chan 陳永旋 @cwingsyun.bsky.social · 11d

SEA & WAVES
#Transformers #Maccadam

Full colour illustration of the Transformers Tidal Wave and Seaspray at sea on a stormy, thundery night.

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Team Thunderclash @thunderclashcomics.bsky.social · 12d

Ed Pirrie, an absolute legend and member of our team, has chosen to betray us by drawing these organic life forms. You should punish him by buying every copy so that he has to remain (gasp!) GAINFULLY EMPLOYED

Ded Pirrie @edpirrie.bsky.social · 12d

October the 8th, 2025 will see the release in the UK of TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #1, a tie-in to the cartoon of the same name which spun out of the hit movie TMNT: Mutant Mayhem!

In the sewers, Raphael, Leonardo, and Genghis Frog leap into action as a satisfied Donatello looks on.

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Team Thunderclash @thunderclashcomics.bsky.social · Sep 2

Get some great art of some great stories!

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Abby Bulmer: Commissions Open @abbybulmer.bsky.social · Aug 29

I have't yet posted the pin-up I did for Thunderclash Gets It Together, was so fun to do! You can still get a digital copy from the lovelies at @thunderclashcomics.bsky.social and help out Mary's Meals! #TeamThunderclash #Transformers

Galeforce holding an 'orrible little gremliny Overlord in his fist.

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Team Thunderclash @thunderclashcomics.bsky.social · Aug 24

Gavin at TFN opening ceremonies

Team Thunderclash @thunderclashcomics.bsky.social · Aug 17

Glad you liked it!

Team Thunderclash @thunderclashcomics.bsky.social · Aug 17

Make sure to share your thoughts!

Team Thunderclash @thunderclashcomics.bsky.social · Aug 16

David Mariotte @davidmariotte.bsky.social · Aug 16

That said, a number of folks have opened some very cool doors to some very cool projects and I am incredibly grateful to them. I am editing some amazing projects right now. And between folks who have hired me to write and folks who are taking a chance with me, there's some very cool stuff coming.

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Team Thunderclash @thunderclashcomics.bsky.social · Aug 15

Having a “Basics” essay in our book gives us a sense of legitimacy just short of John Hasbro himself signing off on it. Truly, an incredible way to end a story.

Chris McFeely @chrismcfeely.bsky.social · Aug 15

Everyone's been sharing their contributions to "Thunderclash Gets It Together" - but I feel like mine, on the last page of the book, might be too spoilery to just post? Suffice to say, it's a special "Basics" article about a guy who's unlikely to ever have a video! Order your digital copy now!

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Team Thunderclash @thunderclashcomics.bsky.social · Aug 15

Thanks @jspaced10.bsky.social for the kind words!

JSpaced10 🏳️‍🌈 😢 TFN 2025 @jspaced10.bsky.social · Aug 15

I have some time today so I read @thunderclashcomics.bsky.social “Thunderclash Gets It Together” and @martinstiff.bsky.social and Simon Furman’s “Five points”.
Read both cover to cover.
TGiT is fun and inventive. I can’t believe everyone involved donated their time and talent for free!
🧵 👇

Team Thunderclash @thunderclashcomics.bsky.social · Aug 15

Any extra money we get from here we’ll hang onto until it’s in a pile big enough to be worth donating and send on.

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Team Thunderclash @thunderclashcomics.bsky.social · Aug 15

But digital copies of all three of our books remain for sale at ko-fi.com/thunderclash...

If you or anyone you know might be interested, grab a copy and have a read! It’s easily the best fun you can have for £8 and it helps to feed hungry children!

Visit Thunderclash Gets it Together's Shop!

A Transformers fan comic produced in association with Toy-Fu, in aid of Mary's Meals.

ko-fi.com

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Team Thunderclash @thunderclashcomics.bsky.social · Aug 15

We keep selling 2-3 digital copies a day so I’ve held off on donating but since it doesn’t look like it’s stopping I’m announcing the total donation from the TGIT campaign was

£2,160!

We’ve donated it directly to Mary’s Meals on behalf of @toyfu332.bsky.social

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Natphoenix (available for commission)🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @natphoenix25.bsky.social · Aug 14

Anybody in need of a commission? I'm at your disposal and happy to draw anything you can throw at me. Me Grimlock love challenge.

(I wanna buy toys. Please help me buy toys).

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Benn Pirrie @benpirrie.bsky.social · Aug 13

Two of the pages I drew for @thunderclashcomics.bsky.social latest, #ThunderclashGetsItTogether
It's chaotic, it's emotional, it's tense... and what is happening at the end there...?
#Thunderclash #Flash #Rotorstorm #Boss #Scorch #Hurricane #Turbomasters #Menasor #Transformers

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Leigh Licorish ➠ MCM London D-05 @leighlicorish.com · Aug 12

Here's a Snapdragon commission I did for @aerialbot.co.uk at TFNation! (Thanks Gordon!)

Marker illustration of Snapdragon from Transformers.

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James Marsh @jamesotron.bsky.social · Aug 12

Here's the RID Optimus Prime/Fire Convoy art i did for @tfnationltd.bsky.social , let me know if you picked one up!

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Benn Pirrie @benpirrie.bsky.social · Aug 12

So now that the @thunderclashcomics.bsky.social book is out in the wild, over the next day or so I'll share some of the pages and processes that went into it.
Firstly (as it's the easiest to find) this is the pin-up that went into the book, with additional colours by @memphisr56.bsky.social

Pin-up art of Turbomasters Flash and Rotorstorm leaping across each other in a pose directly inspired by the Dirty Pair. The Background is yellow with the word TURBO down the right side, and MASTERS down the left

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🧟‍♂️ MRRRMPH!!! @memphisr56.bsky.social · Aug 11

OK, so now that the convention is over, I finally feel OK to share this (big thanks to @nickroche.bsky.social) Prior to Josh Burcham signing on, I took a swing at colours on Nick's pinup.

It didn't make it into the final book, I'm still proud of how it turned out.

#Transformers #BskyArt #MechaArt

Thunderclash and The Vis Vitalis, the stars as backdrop
Inks by Nick Roche
Colours by Ian Callister

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Team Thunderclash @thunderclashcomics.bsky.social · Aug 11

The Turbomasters will return in…

The Hunt for Hyperdrive

Coming 2026

The Devil’s Reyn! @machsabre.bsky.social · Aug 11

Thunderclash: Gets it Together debuted at TF Nation this weekend and I had a part of it. I want about to post artwork from it before, because it was pretty spoiler heavy. But the book it out and the moratorium is over… And I can show off my art… And words! /1

Thunderclash flashbacks to his earlier years as Clash, under the command of Hyperdrive.

The powerful Timaeus Drive malfunctions, exploding in front of Hyperdrive, Clash and poor Hotrider.

Hotrider (and Hyperdrive’s arm) is blasted away in a surge of energy. Hyperdrive then sounds the alarm .

Clampdown is still a dick as members of the Hyperion start to vanish.

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Team Thunderclash @thunderclashcomics.bsky.social · Aug 11

And then buy one for me, too?

Gavin Spence @gavtrdq.bsky.social · Aug 11

Can whoever gifted this for Lyndsay to build/me to review pls make themselves known?!

Team Thunderclash @thunderclashcomics.bsky.social · Aug 11

Fair to say even at this point that it was a blowout and our best year yet! We’ve still got a few admin expenses left to sort - mostly transfer fees for the donation (and how best to minimise them!) - and then we’ll let you know!

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Team Thunderclash @thunderclashcomics.bsky.social · Aug 11

Big THANKS to everyone at TFN for your support, and especially @gavtrdq.bsky.social for actually working the table. We’re figuring out the final tally and will have a number for you soon. We’ll also draw the winner of the @edpirrie.bsky.social sketch prize when I get a chance to sit down and do it!

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