Hasbro Pulse Con 2022

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Date	September 30-October 1, 2022
Venue	Hasbro Pulse YouTube Channel

Hasbro Pulse Con 2022 was a virtual convention showcasing products and media from Hasbro's brands and products from Fortnite, Marvel and Star Wars and more. The event was held the weekend of September 30, 2022 via the YouTube channel for Hasbro Pulse. The event was hosted by Pulse Con 2021 co-host Khleo Thomas, taking over for Jackie Jennings, with new co-host hip-hop artist DJ Amen.

Venue

As with previous virtual Hasbro Pulse Con 2021, Pulse Con 2022 was a virtual event broadcast via the Pulse YouTube channel.

Guests

The cast of Power Rangers Dino Fury
Power Rangers comic writers Ryan Parrot and Melissa Flores

Beloved UK fandom icon Thew Adams hosted a virtual pre-show leading up to the convention proper.

Events

PulseCon had a very full and very varied schedule of panels and events all weekend, but we'll keep our focus on the Transformers-related stuff. The complete schedule can be found here.

Friday, September 30

Pre-show

Time: 11am EST
Host: Thew Adams

The pre-show featured a teaser for "Transformers Legacy Evolution," the year two subtheme of the Transformers: Legacy toyline, as well as the reveal of Shattered Glass II #5 via its retail incentive cover, drawn by Generations lead toy designer Mark Maher.

Transformers Brand Panel

Time: 1:15pm EST
Panel Guests: Isabella Weiss, Ben MacCrae, Evan Brooks, and Mark Maher

This very busy panel featured :

The full debut of Evolution with reveals of its entire first wave
Transformers: EarthSpark news including a new trailer and the reveal of a video game
A fresh set of Magic: The Gathering crossover cards
And the reveal of the final Shattered Glass Collection exclusive of the year.

Nick Roche (IDW) Interview

Time: N/A
Panel Guests: Nick Roche, Isabella Weiss, and Ben MacCrae

This surprise pre-recorded "panel" dropped partway into the Brand Panel featured an extended interview with writer/artist Nick Roche about his recently wrapped IDW Publishing miniseries, Transformers: Last Bot Standing.

Merchandise

As was at-this-point-traditional for Hasbro Pulse virtual conventions, a "convention exclusive" set was listed on the Hasbro Pulse website simultaneous to the show: