IDW’s Revolution folds Transformers, G.I. Joe, Rom, Micronauts and M.A.S.K. into one shared comics universe. New number ones are coming for the Transformers titles, and the crew is cautiously pessimistic. Michael Bay confirms Megatron returns in Transformers: The Last Knight. New photos show Titans Return Powermaster Optimus Prime, the Deluxe Wave 2 lineup and a huge Asia hands-on gallery. Brian names the winner of the Combiner Wars Groove Twitter contest and opens a Facebook contest.
Contest
Kevin Peoples (@KPAutobotX) wins Combiner Wars Groove in the Twitter giveaway. A second Groove goes to the best Facebook comment on what listeners want from IDW’s Revolution. Entries stay open until next week’s livestream.
This Week in History
In 2002, the 2001 Robots in Disguise cartoon premiered in the UK. In 1999, the Beast Wars Neo episode “Attack! Randy” premiered in Japan. The crew notes Randy’s Takara toy is notorious for crumbling plastic.
News
IDW’s Revolution: The Golden Age of Transformers Comics Comes to an End?
IDW’s Revolution puts Hasbro’s licenses, including Transformers, G.I. Joe, Rom, Micronauts, Action Man and M.A.S.K., in one shared universe. The Transformers titles get new number ones that IDW says are not reboots. Brian calls himself cautiously pessimistic, and the crew dreads yearly event books. They suspect the change explains why Transformers vs. G.I. Joe ends at issue 13. Artist Sara Pitre-Durocher learned on Twitter that she would step away from Till All Are One. John Barber confirmed she returns after the event. [Source: TFormers]
Transformers: The Last Knight – Megatron Returns In #TF5!
Megatron returns in Transformers: The Last Knight, and Michael Bay posted a close-up of his face on Instagram. The crew compares it to a Predator and admits they hated Galvatron in the last film. [Source: TFormers]
Hisashi Yuki teased Legends LG-22 Skullcruncher’s tailgunner on Twitter. He also posted a Diaclone pilot alongside 1990s Micro Machines figures, including Star Trek’s Odo. [Source: TFormers]
New in-hand photos show Titans Return Powermaster Optimus Prime and Loudmouth. The Titan Master stays in place during transformation, and the head turns. One host finds the gray shades off, though it may be the lighting. [Source: TFormers]
Transformers Adventure Releases For July – TAV51 Hypersurge Bumblebee And TAV52 Strongarm & Sawtooth
Takara Tomy’s July Adventure releases are TAV51 Hypersurge Bumblebee and TAV52 Strongarm and Sawtooth. The crew calls the Mini-Con Strongarm the best Strongarm so far. [Source: TFormers]
Unite Warriors UW-EX TakaraTomy Sky Reign To Open Orders On June 9th
Preorders for Takara Tomy’s Unite Warriors Sky Reign open on June 9. The final name is still unknown, and Smokescreen is left out of the team. One host hoped for something as wild as Grand Galvatron. [Source: TFormers]
Titans Return: Massive Gallery of Photos from Asia Hands-On Event
A gallery of about 400 photos from Hasbro Asia’s Titans Return hands-on event shows the SDCC Titan Wars set and more. Highlights include a base mode for Fortress Maximus. Galvatron’s cannon blocks his elbow, just like the original. [Source: TFormers]
Titans Return Deluxe Wave 2 Stock Photos For Chromedome, Weirdwolf, Mindwipe, & Highbrow
Stock photos show the second Deluxe wave: Chromedome, Weirdwolf, Mindwipe and Highbrow. The crew wants them now and notes it has been about a year since Titans Return first leaked. [Source: TFormers]
More Reformatted R-15 Jaegertron Images – Mastermind Creations Unofficial Lockdown
New images show Mastermind Creations’ Reformatted R-15 Jaegertron, an unofficial Lockdown. The crew likes it but is put off that it does not turn into a car. It is a remold of the company’s Cyclonus figure. [Source: TFormers]
Poseidon From TFC Toys Unofficial Piranacon Combiner Color Image
A color image shows TFC Toys’ Poseidon, an unofficial Piranacon. The crew likes it but is not in love, and one host wishes for God Neptune colors. Another wishes it were Combiner Wars compatible. [Source: TFormers]
Also on TFormers
Nick Roche shared concept art for a Spotlight: Octane pitch he and James Roberts made in 2007. Guido Guidi drew a new wallpaper for Transformers: Earth Wars, the mobile game that launched this week. A gallery shows Adventure Dogfight vs. Runamuck. Exvee wrote an editorial on IDW’s Revolution.
What We Got This Week
Diecast showed off the giant trailer for Weijiang’s unofficial Optimus Prime, plus a Key to Vector Sigma accessory.
Don opened the Masterpiece Ironhide he bought at BotCon, and its face fell off on air. He also showed Takara Tomy’s Adventure Thunderhoof. His Power Core Combiners Tank Master and Marine Master, Takara recolors of Heavytread and Undertow, have arrived.
Brian got his Combiner Wars Groove.
Radio Free Cybertron is the world's first and oldest toy and action figure podcast — broadcasting from the heart of the Transformers fan community since October 1999. What started as a scrappy fan show has grown into an institution, with nearly 1,000 episodes and over 25 years of coverage. Every week, host Brian Kilby and the RFC crew dig into the latest Transformers news, toy reveals, collecting, and everything hitting shelves from Hasbro, Takara, and beyond. No fluff, no hype — just informed, passionate collectors who have been doing this longer than anyone else on the planet. The original. The longest running. Till all are one.
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