Takara’s Encore line brings back Soundblaster and Twincast with new cassette partners. The Masterpiece Rodimus reissue gets its fixes, and Make Toys details its Devastator. Transformers Prime’s One Shall Rise reveals Unicron at Earth’s core, and Ender returns after more than a year.
Radio Free Cybertron – 08/02/2011
Transformers Club exclusive Sideburn is shipping, and fans debate his asymmetrical paint. Dark of the Moon passes $1 billion, Masterpiece Rodimus turns up at Toys R Us, and Jagex brings its Transformers MMO to Auto Assembly. Should Hasbro and Paramount care what fans think?
Radio Free Cybertron – 07/27/2011
San Diego Comic-Con teases Unicron for Transformers Prime, and IDW announces a Transformers 81 continuation of the Marvel comic. Dark of the Moon nears $900 million worldwide, and the Beast Wars complete series heads to retail. Plus Prime toys, Sky Shadow, Junk Heap and the Partners episode.
Radio Free Cybertron – 07/06/2011
Takara’s black Masterpiece Rodimus is coming, and Hasbro’s Masterpiece Rodimus debuts at San Diego Comic-Con. The crew debates whether Dark of the Moon’s Optimus Prime is a jerk, and Exvee finds Target’s Space Case riddled with quality control problems.
Radio Free Cybertron – 05/11/2011
Takara shows a new Masterpiece Optimus Prime that looks great in both modes, at about $250 with trailer and Spike. The Dark of the Moon trailer sets an Apple download record, and BotCon adds Neil Ross and Morgan Lofting. Plus Transformers Prime’s Out of His Head and the crew’s pick for best Starscream.
Radio Free Cybertron – 02/16/2011
BotCon 2011’s Wildrider is a Lockdown remold. Bweebum reports from Toy Fair 2011 on Prime toys and the Starscream Skystriker, and Aimee reviews Infestation #2. Brian warns fans off Takara’s Masterpiece Rodimus.
Radio Free Cybertron: 2010 Reviewed. (Also, happy new year.)
A leaked Dark of the Moon Lowe’s #48 Impala, Bill Fagerbakke’s casting and Transformers Prime’s premiere date kick off 2011. Plus Masterpiece Rodimus listings, Lady Wreck on All Hail Megatron #15, and why 2010 was the best year ever to be a Transformers fan.
Radio Free Cybertron – Dark of the Moon Trailer Edition!
The Dark of the Moon trailer lands, and the crew calls it a first-movie trailer. Transformers Prime gets a full spoiler review, Aimee unpacks the Megatron guns in IDW’s Ongoing #14, and Michael Bay is judged an anti-hero.
Radio Free Cybertron – SO MUCH GOODNESS
Generations Wreck-Gar and a Laser Optimus Prime-inspired Deluxe Optimus lead a flood of club magazine reveals. Masterpiece Rodimus is confirmed for the US without its trailer. Plus Paladin reviews War for Cybertron Soundwave.
Radio Free Cybertron – September 15th, 2010
Takara’s Masterpiece Rodimus arrives in January for about $200, and the crew isn’t sold on the official photos. Steve Blum debuts his Starscream voice, and Transformers 3 promises more 3D than ever. JD hosts while Brian Kilby is on vacation, with Chris McFeely’s Wiki Spotlight and Aimee’s Drift review.