Actually bustin98, you're thinking of Primus, the creator of the Transformers and cosmic rival of Unicron in the old G1 comic and pretty much in every recent TF continuity. He's also portrayed by Hasbro at least, as being the God of Light for the entire multiverse, with Unicron being his opposite as the God of Chaos for the same.
As for new stuff, since links are better than nothing...
-First, the upcoming Masterpiece Starscream which will come out in Japan this year, with no word on whether Hasbro will bring it over here. I've heard it will be about 32 cm long as a realistic F-15 aircraft and 22 cm high as a robot. Pre-orders are about 99$ (US).
Masterpiece Starscream prototype:
http://img147.imagevenue.com/img.php?loc=loc16&image=64071_1148361356903.jpg-Next, we have design sketches for the upcoming Classic Optimus Prime (they are really close to the only pic of the prototype found, which was a badly scanned fax copy of a retailer sollicitation). It will be part of Hasbro's upcoming Classic line which will be sold between Cybertron and the movie line, and will feature updated toys of classic G1 characters.
Classic Optimus Prime:
https://img224.imageshack.us/img224/4908/classicoptimusprimerobotmode5b.jpghttp://img50.imageshack.us/img50/3066/primedlxtruck0ci9qb.jpgI'll try to find links to the Astrotrain prototype pics later.
-The upcoming Titanium line will consist of diecast statues of TFs. The forgettable 3" line will consist of ugly, badly sculpted/molded/painted characters who all look like they are constipated (I'm not kidding) but the oh-so-sweet 6" will consists of transforming statues with great-looking sculpts and colors!
The first four characters are War Within Optimus Prime and World War II Cobra-controlled Megatron (Wave 1), and War Within Thundercracker and War Within Jetfire (Wave 2).
The War Within characters are from the now-defunct Dreamwave comics and represent the TFs before they came to Earth. Optimus Prime is dead-on to his comic counterpart, Jetfire a simplified version of his and Thundercracker is really deformed for some reason. Megatron is a new design since the gun-mode he was forced to adopt by Cobra Commander in Dreamwave's GIJoe vs Transformers during World War II was a realistic gun of the era, which is a big no-no these days. That's why Don Figueroa, a regular TF comic artist and the guy who designed all the above War Within characters in the comic (plus the Classic Optimus Prime), was asked to design a new Megatron for that era. He's confirmed on the net that he's supposed to be a tricked-out Maus tank, slowly bidding his time until he can take revenge on Cobra Commander.
War Within Optimus Prime:
http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/8945/titaniumoptimusprimerobotmode5.jpghttp://img200.imageshack.us/img200/6735/titaniumoptimusprimevehiclemod.jpgWorld War II Cobra Megatron:
http://img458.imageshack.us/img458/5084/titaniummegatronrobotmode7lb.jpghttp://img458.imageshack.us/img458/8196/titaniummegatronvehiclemode2kg.jpgWar Within Jetfire:
http://img415.imageshack.us/img415/1139/titaniumjetfirebothmode6bf.jpgWar Within Thundercracked:
http://img415.imageshack.us/img415/379/titaniumthundercrackerbothmode.jpg...I think that's enough for now.
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