Radio Free Cybertron turns 12. High Moon announces Transformers: Fall of Cybertron, and Hasbro brings a taxi Bumblebee and pink Arcee to New York Comic Con. Plus Kre-O and Kreons, Takara’s Transformers United wave, Dark of the Moon’s box office and a One Shall Rise Part 2 review.
Radio Free Cybertron – 10/05/2011
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 – 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 – 05/18/2011
Dark of the Moon toys hit stores, and Brian forgot the street date. IDW editor Andy Schmidt leaves for Hasbro, Michael Bay attends BotCon 2011, and Takara’s Jetwing Optimus Prime lists at $190. Plus a Transformers Prime Shadowzone review and the first Human Alliance basics.
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 – November 10th 2010
The Transformers Collectors Club shows art for its long-lost Transtech Cheetor. iGear plans a downsized Masterpiece Megatron, and the Power Core Combiners Stunticon commander’s name sparks controversy. LadyWreck reviews IDW’s Ongoing #13, and the crew announces RFC’s huge year-end giveaway.
Radio Free Cybertron – July 14th 2010!
Transformers 3 set photos show Optimus Prime’s new trailer and a NASCAR Transformer. BotCon 2011’s hotel is already sold out, and San Diego Comic-Con promises Transformers Prime footage. LadyWreck joins to talk IDW comics, and Chris McFeely explains his Annotated AllSpark Almanac II.
Radio Free Cybertron – 02/24/10
Hasbro’s 1986 Toy Fair catalog sells on eBay, with the TF Wiki and the AllSpark pooling money to buy it. Brian Kilby’s Better Business Bureau complaint gets a Matty Collector reply he calls completely untrue. Plus the Animated Arcee winner, It Figures turns five, and the crew’s rarest Transformers.
RFC’s 2009 Christmas Special
BotCon 2010 heads to Orlando, and the RFC crew is going. Hasbro’s latest Q&A ends Robot Heroes, Takara teases Masterpiece Ghost Starscream, and Fans Project shows its Bruticus upgrade kit. Plus Human Error Twitter Theater, TFArchive’s top 25 moments and the crew’s Christmas memories.
Radio Free Cybertron for December 16th 2009
A Power Core Combiners packaging mock-up leaks on 4chan, but the story around it traces back to a notorious alt.toys.transformers troll. Radio Free Cybertron will become the official podcast of TFormers.com. Plus Chris McFeely, Stump Monzo and Turin’s new song parody.