First off, apologies for the lack of updates over the last couple of months. I've been too busy and too tired to post updates during that period. I'm hoping to rectify that and post updates more often, especially with the up-coming new series "Voltron Force" now in production. That now aside, onwards with today's news/updates:
  • 5Finity Productions, in association with Moonstone Books and World Events productions, will be releasing a Voltron art book entitled "Voltron: United and Drawn" (see right for the cover). According to the official product description, the book will feature official artwork, original artwork, fan memories, celebrity testimonials and more. The book is up for pre-order at the Voltron.com webstore and Amazon.com. The book is slated for a winter release, with the Amazon listing for the book showing a January 4, 2011 release date.


  • The "DaiRugger XV -- Collection 3" DVD and the "Voltron: Fleet Of Doom" blu-ray, both of which were supposed to be released on the 28th of this month, have been delayed. The "DaiRugger XV -- Collection 3" DVD will now be released on October the 26th while the "Voltron: Fleet Of Doom" blu-ray will now be released on November the 16th. I've been told that now-resolved contract issues is the reason why the "Voltron: Fleet Of Doom" blu-ray was delayed, however I do not know why "DaiRugger XV -- Collection 3" has been delayed.

  • The "Armored Fleet DaiRugger XV -- Collection 3" DVD will be released on the 28th of September. The cover (right) has just been released and can be seen in higher resolution on the DVD's Amazon listing.

    Interestingly, also coming out on September 28 is "Voltron: Fleet Of Doom" on blu-ray! The blu-ray disc is already listed on Amazon, however no cover art has been released yet. I'm trying to find out if the blu-ray will be multi-region or locked to Region A. For the sake of non-US Voltron fans (such as myself; I live in Australia) I'm hoping the disc'll be multi-region.
  • Voltron.com and the Hollywood Reporter have reported that the Executive Producer of the original Voltron cartoon series, the larger-than-life Peter Keefe, has sadly passed away.

    The 57-year old died on May 27 of throat cancer, which he had been battling for a long time.

    My condolences to his family.

  • Even though the official release date for the "Armored Fleet DaiRugger XV -- Collection 2" DVD is May 25, the Voltron.com webstore started shipping the DVD to customers last week in an apparent store exclusive.

    I received the DVD today and hope to have screenshots from it up in a couple of days.

  • The Lion Force Voltron 2-part DVD sets are now available.

  • The Golion Complete Chronology DVD set is now available in stores, having been released a couple of days ago.

  • According to the following article on TVShowsOnDVD.com, "Voltron: The Third Dimension" will be getting a DVD release sometime during U.S. summer (June to August) this year:

    But the very latest news is that World Events Productions tells us to let fans know to be on the lookout soon for a 3-DVD release of Voltron: The Third Dimension. When? Summer 2010! We'll have detailed news about that release soon, and - according to WEP, anyway - possibly some "other surprises".


    I'll keep you updated on any further news pertaining to the V3D DVD release.

  • While browsing through Kickstart Entertainment's website a couple of nights ago, I came across the following image (which can be found in the "Development" section):

    Curious as to wether it was a publicity picture or a concept design picture, I inquired about it to the Voltron.com admin. His response was that the picture was a concept design pic and not a final one by any means. On the Official Voltron.com forum, he further added that the picture is from an old temporary pitch pack and is just a place holder image that will eventually be removed.

    So given that it's basically discarded concept art and a piece of interest, I thought I'd post it for those who might be interested in seeing it.

  • After several years of being stuck in development hell, a new Voltron animated series is on the way! The Nicktoons television channel has announced that it will be airing an up-coming new Voltron cartoon series as part of their 2010-2011 programming slate. There's no publicity images or further details about the new series at this stage, other than that it's title "Voltron Panthera Force" is only a tentative title and won't be the show's actual title.

    I'll keep you updated on any further news pertaining to the new series.


  • The cover to the DaiRugger XV Collection 2 DVD has been revealed by the Voltron.com forum admin. The cover can be seen in the Voltron.com Exclusive! Dairugger Vol.2 Cover Art! thread of the Official Voltron.com forum.

    While the art is nicely done, I'm personally not digging the cover as it, in my opinion, is too generic and doesn't really give any casual shoppers any idea what the DVD is about.

    The DVD is still scheduled for release on May the 25th.

  • The "Armored Fleet DaiRugger XV -- Collection 2" DVD will be released on the 25th of May. No cover art has been released yet, however the DVD is already up for pre-order at Amazon. The DVD has a recommended retail price of $34.99.


  • Media Blasters will be releasing the entire Lion Voltron series across 2-part DVD sets. Both sets will be released on the 4th of May. The Voltron.com admin has posted the covers to both sets in the Voltron: Lion Force DVD Collection coming May 4 thread of the Voltron.com forum.

    Both sets are up for pre-order at Amazon. The listing for the first set can be found here while the listing for the second set can be found here. Both sets have a recommended retail price of $49.99 each.

  • Media Blasters will be releasing the Golion series in a complete series DVD set. The set, titled "Beast King Golion -- Complete Chronology", will be released on the 13th of April, and has a recommended retail price of $69.99. The Voltron.com admin has posted the DVD set's front and back cover in the Beast King Go Lion Collection Cover Art! thread on the Voltron.com forum.

    The DVD set is already up for pre-order on Amazon.


  • Even though the official release date for the "Armored Fleet DaiRugger XV -- Collection 1" DVD is February 23, the Voltron.com store started shipping the DVD to customers last week in an apparent store exclusive.

    I received the DVD this afternoon and hope to have screenshots from it up in a day or so.

  • A company called 5finity Productions will be releasing a line of collectable Voltron sketch cards (such as the one on the right) next month on the 15th. The release will be a limited run of 1,299 card packs, however 999 of the packs that 5finity had set aside for dealers have already pre-sold out. The remaining 300 packs will be sold on the Voltron.com webstore. The packs will cost $22.95 each.

    Check out the Voltron Sketch Cards coming Feb.15 thread on the Voltron.com forum for more details and some images of the cards. Some of my favourite cards so far are:



  • CollectionDX.com have reported that Toynami will be releasing a vinyl Vehicle Voltron figure. According to the report, the 9" tall figure is due for release in April and will have a recommended retail price of $35.99. The figure is already up for pre-order at BBTS.com.

    The figure looks terrific. Hopefully it sells well enough to encourage Toynami to produce a much-wanted Masterpiece Vehicle Voltron.