Archives for 2012

Radio Free Cybertron – 10/25/2012

October 28, 2012 By Brian Kilby

A second set of Asia-exclusive Seekers adds Dirge, Thrust and Ramjet, and G2 Bruticus lands at Big Bad Toy Store. Mark Wahlberg is in talks for Transformers 4. Plus Rescue Bots’ Jaws homage Deep Trouble and a Beast Wars Chain of Command Rewind.

Radio Free Cybertron – 10/18/2012

October 22, 2012 By Brian Kilby

Radio Free Cybertron turns 13. Hasbro reveals Transformers Prime Beast Hunters for 2013, and Takara revives Alternity. Transformers 4 casts new leads, and the crew launches Operation Beehive.

Radio Free Cybertron – 10/11/2012

October 15, 2012 By Brian Kilby

Beast Hunters is Transformers Prime’s season 3, and Bulkhead gets a Viking helmet. Encore Fortress Maximus and Masterpiece cassette packs are on the way. Aimee gives the Robots in Disguise Annual five stars, and Rewind revisits “Attack from Outer Space.”

Radio Free Cybertron – 10/04/2012

October 7, 2012 By Brian Kilby

Takara Tomy surprises fans with an Encore Fortress Maximus reissue. Masterpiece cassettes and a black MP-10 Optimus Prime are on the way. The crew revisits Dark Awakening and admits collecting has gotten expensive and less fun.

Radio Free Cybertron – 09/27/2012

September 30, 2012 By Brian Kilby

Hasbro’s Masterpiece Optimus Prime preorders sell out at Toys R Us, and a blurry silhouette hints MP-15 is yet another Optimus. Takara reveals Prime Orion Pax and Thundercracker. The third-party roundup covers TFC’s Uranos, Toyworld Throttlebots and Fans Project’s Armored Battalion.

Radio Free Cybertron – 09/20/2012

September 23, 2012 By Brian Kilby

Beast Hunters is revealed as the line refresh for Transformers Prime season three, which may run only 16 episodes. e-Hobby’s Shattered Glass set is completed with Solar Bot, and Prime Voyagers Ultra Magnus and Thundertron hit Hong Kong. The crew rewinds to Beast Wars’ Dark Designs and asks what Transformers 4 means for the brand.

Radio Free Cybertron – 09/13/2012

September 16, 2012 By Brian Kilby

A leaked South American brand document shows Transformers Beast Hunters is Prime season three, and Generations runs through the 30th anniversary in 2014. Takara plans a yellow Encore Devastator, and Charticon is coming to Charlotte. Plus Carnage in C-Minor, Regeneration One #83 and the Rescue Bots finale.

Radio Free Cybertron – 09/06/2012

September 9, 2012 By Brian Kilby

eHobby and the Collectors’ Club team up on a Shattered Glass Soundwave vs. Blaster set, with Slugfest back for the first time since G1. Brian and JD also cover the G2-themed Transformers Ultimate Gift Set and Year of the Dragon Optimus Prime. Then Rescue Bots and a Triple Takeover rewind.

Radio Free Cybertron – 08/30/2012

September 3, 2012 By Brian Kilby

Official images of Masterpiece MP-13 Soundwave and MP-14 Red Alert lead the week. The news desk also covers Gaia Unicron, subscription Scourge and the first Generations Voyager cases. Then Aimee’s comic news, a Beast Wars rewind of A Better Mousetrap and the monthly third-party roundup.

Radio Free Cybertron – 08/23/2012

August 27, 2012 By Brian Kilby

Fall of Cybertron launches, and Rob, who reviewed it, calls it better than War for Cybertron. Club subscription sign-ups open, and TFC adds a sixth Superion member. Plus More Than Meets the Eye #8, the Rescue Bots finale and Enter the Nightbird.