Harmony Gold sues Hasbro over the SDCC G.I. Joe crossover set, and Will Friedle voices Bumblebee in the Prime finale. Toys R Us oversells Masterpiece Soundwave, and super-deformed Optimus Prime and Roadbuster figures charm Brian.
Archives for July 2013
Radio Free Cybertron – 320
San Diego Comic-Con 2013 brings the first look at Generations Voyager Whirl, and its G1 body splits the crew. Two Masterpiece-scale Huffers, a pricey Mastermind Predaking and Impossible Toys’ closing fill out the third-party news.
Radio Free Cybertron – 319
Charticon co-organizer Eric Warren previews the Charlotte convention, with pre-registrations past expectations. Masterpiece Soundwave and Acid Storm briefly hit the Toys R Us eBay store, and a third-party Overlord homage looks huge.
Radio Free Cybertron – 318
Don and Aimee report back from BotCon 2013, and Hasbro tells Don to give Arcee a year and a half. Masterpiece Soundwave gets a Toys R Us date, Platinum Predaking goes up for preorder and Rampage is the club’s 2014 figure.
Radio Free Cybertron 317 – Quick BotCon 2013 Recap
An unedited BotCon 2013 recap recorded live after the show. Voyager Rhinox, a new Skids and Legends Swerve top the crew’s picks, while Hasbro’s no-Arcee stance draws fire.