The crew of History on the Fives works through five weeks of Transformers history spanning January 1st through February 7th, covering anniversaries from 1923 all the way to 2023. Along the way: the death of G1 composer Ichiro Mizuki, and the passing of voice actor Milt Jamin. The panel digs into the G2 Dreadwing and Smokejumper Japan exclusive, the UK Marvel Legacy of Unicron storyline, the Headmasters finale two-parter and the consultant who killed Ultra Magnus, and the first recorded fandom use of the term “G1.” On the comics side, the IDW license expiration gets its first airing and the Target: 2006 trade paperback sparks a discussion of how the UK Marvel comic kept the story moving between US issues. Toy releases covered include the Downtown comedy duo Cerebros set, the Encore Devastator anime color version, and a full slate of Takara Tomy January 2013 releases. The episode closes on Beast Wars and the February Headmasters entries.
Radio Free Cybertron 964 – This Voyager should have been an email.
Age of the Primes Commander Onslaught and the full Bruticus debut, and the crew loves the look but not the roughly $240 total. Armada Sideways’ first look lands badly: a small deluxe sold as a $43 Voyager. Plus, Walmart Energon listings, Hot Wheels wave two and Missing Link Delta Magnus.
Radio Free Cybertron 890 – Megatrons In Pajamas (Are coming down the stairs)
Amazon’s two-pack brings an IDW-style Bludgeon and a heavily retooled Ruckus. Studio Series 86 Optimus Prime may have leaked, and Galactic Trials looks like Transformers Mario Kart. Chris opens with the annual JD Church memorial.
Radio Free Cybertron 831 – Sub-Deluxe
Hasbro’s Transformers Tuesday brings Amazon two-packs of Senator Shockwave, Orion Pax, Ratbat and Miner Megatron. JTPrime confirms Nova Prime, and Hasbro’s Q1 profit drops 85%. Plus Saudi Transformers attractions.
Radio Free Cybertron 784 – Why Are You Biting My Toes?
Funko reveals a Jumbo Pop Unicron. A mystery SDCC pack hints at Alpha Trion and Orion Pax, and Masterpiece Shouki and Legacy Minerva show up in hand.
Radio Free Cybertron – 529: What’s left for HASCON, NYCC, and Toy Fair 2018?
A giant leak reveals almost all of Power of the Primes, and Hasbro asks sites to pull the photos. Headmaster Arcee card art makes Don’s dream real. Plus Hasbro’s strong quarter, a 7-Eleven MP-10 and The Last Knight’s box office slump.
Radio Free Cybertron – 2/13/2013
Hasbro drops the mic at Toy Fair 2013 with a $125 Generations Titan-class Metroplex. New triple changers Springer and Blitzwing, IDW comic packs and Legends Targetmasters round out a huge Generations reveal, and BotCon’s Machine Wars Skywarp shows its vehicle mode.
Radio Free Cybertron – 12/12/2012
BotCon 2013 heads to San Diego with a Machine Wars theme. Hasbro puts its Transformers movies and TV under Hasbro Studios, and two Toys for Tots drives tie in with your holiday shopping. The crew looks back at 1980s toy lines that flopped.
Radio Free Cybertron – 09/27/2012
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 – 07/12/2012
SDCC 2012 brings the Wreckers, and they combine into Ruination. Kre-O micro-changer combiners, light-up Voyager Grimlock, Masterpiece Thundercracker and an Amazon G2 Bruticus set join the haul. Transformers Rewind revisits “War Dawn.”