Transformers Prime: Darkness Rising arrives on DVD December 6 for $15, leading this September 14, 2011 Radio Free Cybertron. Brian Kilby hosts with JD Church and Rob Clay. The crew covers a Costco Canada Shockwave recolor, Takara’s Chronicles Megatron two-pack and TFC’s $600 Hercules combiner. It also covers the TFCC’s lost Sideburn shipments. The topic is “What’s your favorite Transformer?”, and the crew names the two winners of the Razer Dark of the Moon DeathAdder mouse contest.
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Transformers Prime: Darkness Rising Comes to DVD
Transformers Prime: Darkness Rising, the five-episode opener, comes to DVD on December 6 for $15, with unannounced extras. One host says it is worth it for Zombie Cliffjumper. Another advises patience, since a Season 1 set will likely follow. [Source: not found]
Kre-O Wallpapers and Kre-On Wish List
Hasbro’s Kre-O website is offering Kre-On wallpapers for PC and mobile. One host wishes Hasbro would sell the Kre-On minifigures blind-packed on their own, like Lego’s minifigures. The crew notes that one Prowl head mold could become five figures, and Starscream could yield eight. [Source: Hasbro]
New Ultimate Optimus Prime Commercial
A new commercial for Dark of the Moon Ultimate Optimus Prime has aired. One host calls it a great, statuesque figure, and one host saw it for $65 at Walmart. Brian says the winged mode reminds him of the Monarch from The Venture Bros. [Source: not found]
Takara Chronicles Megatron Two-Pack
Photos show the Voyager Megatron from Takara’s TF Chronicles two-pack with many more paint applications than either individual release. The set includes Dune Megatron and comes out at the end of the month. One host calls Dune Megatron one of the worst toys ever, and G1 Megatron sits at the bottom of his list of favorites. [Source: not found]
Hostess Snowballamus Prime and Chalkwave
Hostess has a Transformers snack cake called Snowballamus Prime, plus a Chalkwave. The crew loves the Chalkwave name, though one host thinks two for $5 is a poor deal. [Source: not found]
Costco Canada Prime and Shockwave Two-Pack
Costco in Canada has a two-pack of Voyager Dark of the Moon Optimus Prime with a dark purple, gray and clear purple Shockwave recolor. Nobody knows whether the Shockwave recolor will come to the U.S. One host notes Costco Canada also carried the Amazon-exclusive Unicron, and another points to Robot Kingdom, which has Unicron for $90. [Source: not found]
TFC Hercules and Other Third-Party News
TFC showed its Hercules Constructicon combiner in full combined form. Brian calls it the only third-party combiner that really gets it, and he wants it in every color scheme. Rob is skeptical, since many figures look better in gray than in color. Another host worries about thin plastic on parts like Scrapper’s arm at $100 per figure, $600 for the set. Other third-party news: Hot Rod, Blur and Scourge Targetmaster figures, and iGear Starscream and Skywarp Masterpiece-style pre-orders. [Source: not found]
Dark of the Moon Steelbook in Germany
Germany is getting a steel edition of the Dark of the Moon Blu-ray. The crew compares it to old video game steelbooks and says it isn’t worth the extra cost. [Source: not found]
Comic News
JD notes that ongoing issue 26 comes out next week. One host has discovered comiXology, where IDW sells its Transformers comics the same day as print. He recommends it for listeners without a local comic shop. Another says IDW’s Police Action was so forgettable he forgot he read it. [Source: comiXology]
This Week in Transformers History
JD marks September 15, 1986, the U.S. premiere of the G1 episode The Killing Jar, calling it one of the best and trippiest episodes. Another host says Carnage in C-Minor is still trippier.
What’s Your Favorite Transformer?
Listener picks include G1 Optimus Prime, Powerglide for his cocky attitude and Beast Wars Megatron from Steven C. Phillips. Others chose G1 Grimlock, Armada Hot Shot, Galaxy Shuttle and Ultra Magnus. Listener Salem Blood from San Antonio picked Soundwave by voicemail, and Devcon picked Cliffjumper. JD picks G1 Wheeljack, the inventor. Rob seconds G1 Grimlock in both comic and cartoon form. Brian thinks Transformers Prime’s Soundwave may have more personality than the original. He describes Soundwave as the employee waiting 30 years for a promotion.
DeathAdder Mouse Contest Winners
The winners of the Razer Dark of the Moon DeathAdder gaming mice are David, who wrote “Optimus Prime, he’s the original,” and Stephen, who picked Soundwave as a troop transport and communications officer.
TFCC Sideburn Shipping Problems
JD reports that Chris McFeely’s TFCC Sideburn club figure was lost in international shipping. The club has already promised its spares to members whose figures arrived damaged. Many figures were damaged because of tight packaging. JD says the club needs to do something, since the figure is a big part of what members pay for.
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.