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 592 – Big Powered
Legends LG-EX Big Powered gets its first high-res look, and Takara’s retooling on Dai Atlas, Sonic Bomber and Roadfire stuns the crew. Plus a mystery Siege Autobot, Shockwave’s submarine mode and a hidden Kremzeek.
Radio Free Cybertron 591 – It’s NYCC And Diecast Did A Good Job
Hasbro’s NYCC 2018 event finally shows off Siege Decepticons, and Diecast saw them in person. Shockwave steals the show, Brunt wins hearts and an Omega Supreme tank teases a 2019 Titan. Plus Legends Big Powered, and Chris hosts.
Radio Free Cybertron – 359
Windblade #1 earns a perfect score from Exvee, and the crew pushes back on the fan criticism. KFC Toys turns Captain Shark into a not-Sky-Byte. Plus Warbotron’s surprise Big Bad Toy Store exclusive and how everyone found the fandom.
Radio Free Cybertron for January 6th 2010
Stan Bush joins Radio Free Cybertron to talk about The Touch, Dare and his upcoming 12th album. Target DCPI numbers point to new Revenge of the Fallen toys, and Masterpiece Ghost Starscream heads for preorder. The crew also debates Transformers recolors.
Radio Free Cybertron – 06/23/00
Magmatron heads to the US as a Target exclusive, and Beast Wars Metals hits PlayStation. John DeLuna’s ATT Buzz argues Car Robots belongs in Japan. Brian reviews a subtitled Transformers: Zone tape and G1 Metroplex.