Prototype images of Masterpiece MP-21 Bumblebee leak with a transforming Spike exosuit, and a Big Bad Toy Store price drop all but confirms them. The Age of Extinction teaser trailer divides an old-school, eight-person crew, though Optimus Prime punching Grimlock gets a cheer. Energon Grimlock returns as a Toys R Us exclusive, BotCon 2014 reveals its pirate captain Cannonball, and Simon Furman talks ReGeneration One #100. Hey Mickey, Aimee Morgan and Exvee join the regulars for a loose, very adult show.
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Masterpiece MP-21 Bumblebee Prototype Revealed
Prototype images of Masterpiece Bumblebee surface with a transforming exosuit for Spike. One host’s Big Bad Toy Store preorder dropped from $79.99 to $74.99, which he reads as confirmation. It is estimated for November. The crew expects a smaller car than the other Masterpiece cars and likes that the exosuit actually transforms. They debate a Cliffjumper repaint, since Cliffjumper’s real-world car was different, and suggest Goldbug instead. The crew wonders whether the faceplate follows the toy or the cartoon. [Source: not found]
The Entertainment Tonight exclusive teaser shows a gun-faced villain, a battered old truck Optimus Prime and the Dinobots. Hey Mickey says it tasted like chewing gum and peas. Brian admits he once yelled at a Revenge of the Fallen audience that they had watched a terrible movie. The crew debates whether the films bring in new fans. Don hopes the action slows down like Pacific Rim’s. [Source: not found]
Age of Extinction Viral Site: Transformers Are Dangerous
A billboard in the second trailer reads Remember Chicago and lists a phone number. The number leads to TransformersAreDangerous.com, which offers email updates and a poster. One host is printing the poster for his desk. [Source: not found]
Energon Grimlock Reissued as a Toys R Us Exclusive
Energon Grimlock is being reissued as a Toys R Us exclusive two-pack with the Age of Extinction Voyager Grimlock, labeled as the 1984 Grimlock. The crew remembers the toy as a huge disappointment. They explain that the G1 Dinobot molds are gone. Don wishes TakaraTomy would reissue other molds anyway. [Source: not found]
Simon Furman Talks ReGeneration One #100
Simon Furman talks to Bleeding Cool about ReGeneration One #100 and future projects with Geoff Senior and Andrew Wildman. Most of the crew has stopped reading the series, Aimee included. Don still reads it and blames its pacing for the slow fade. [Source: Bleeding Cool]
Comic Creator Interviews Roundup
One host points to a run of new interviews collected at TFormers. They include Mairghread Scott on Windblade and the Transformers vs. G.I. Joe creators. [Source: TFormers]
BotCon 2014 Reveals Pirate Captain Cannonball
The BotCon 2014 convention set reveals its pirate captain, Cannonball. The crew finds the figure competent but unexciting. They ask why the new head has no sculpted eyepatch, and Don hopes the set uses the Voyager Breakdown mold later. [Source: not found]
Collectors Club Discounts Cloud Brawn and Starscream
A Collectors Club email offers the Cloud line Brawn and Starscream for $87 each plus shipping. The crew calls it a decent price for figures they still do not want. [Source: not found]
Generations Legends Cosmos and Swerve Up for Preorder
Legends Cosmos, Swerve and their wave-mates are up for preorder at Big Bad Toy Store and others. Cosmos and Swerve were also spotted at Toys R Us in Canada. One host wants a second Cosmos to give to voice actor Michael McConnohie at BotCon. [Source: not found]
Q&A with Rob Springer
Marcus Good asks whether a Skylanders-style Transformers game could bridge older gamers and young cartoon fans. Rob thinks Activision, which makes both, could pull it off. He warns that licensing between Hasbro and Activision complicates things. He adds that Hasbro’s Beam Box for Rescue Bots is not the same idea.
Comic News with Aimee Morgan
Aimee recommends Simon Furman’s Bleeding Cool interview and Nick Roche’s new Death’s Head #2. May solicits bring More Than Meets the Eye #29, where the Lost Light crew reacts to Megatron’s arrival. Robots in Disguise #29 introduces Marissa Faireborn, and Windblade #2 has someone out to kill Windblade. ReGeneration One volume 4 collects the final issues, and new printings of More Than Meets the Eye and Robots in Disguise volume 1 arrive.
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