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Nexus Prime turns out to be a Voyager that plugs into someone else’s combiner frame, and the crew is baffled. Liege Maximo fares better. Hasbro lands the Voltron movie license,…
McDonald’s Changeables are back, bigger and sturdier than anyone expected. One Shall Stand Optimus Prime sold out in minutes, and Brian loves it as a Dark Awakening Optimus. Plus Blokees…
McDonald’s Changeables return as Happy Meal toys, and they look a lot like BotBots. Doug Bowser joins Hasbro’s board, and a soccer-ball Optimus Prime looks like Project Kick. Plus Target’s…
Missing Link Grimlock lands at about $120, and MPG-20 Style Gen Hot Rod looks a lot like Studio Series 86 Hot Rod. Target’s Hound and Hot Rod sell out in…
The crew looks back at 2025 in Transformers, from HasLab Liokaiser’s 23,553 backers to HasLab Omega Prime’s breakage woes and big tariff-driven price increases. Matt wins the 2025 predictions scorecard.…
Hasbro China’s Studio Series Devastator gift set comes with a wearable box, and fans recover lost scenes from Cosmic Rust. Blokees Galaxy Wave 9 brings Unicron and Trypticon. Plus Matt’s…
Working D1 master tapes for Beast Wars and Beast Machines have turned up, and some Beast Machines masters are widescreen. Age of the Primes first looks bring Powerglide, Swerve, Animated…
Age of the Primes Leader Big Convoy and Razorclaw are out at US retail, and Studio Series 86 Soundwave is turning up too. DNA Design reveals upgrade kits for Studio…
Age of the Primes Swindle looks like a deluxe sold at a $43 Voyager price, and the crew is not happy about it. Robosen’s Flagship Soundwave lands at $1,399, and…
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…
Two lost Dreamwave Transformers Energon comics, issues 31 and 32, are finally finished and free to read. The Battersea Power Station Transformers Store turns one with voice actors and a…
Age of the Primes G2 Swoop and Sludge complete the G2 Dinobots at last. Robosen will reveal its Flagship Soundwave on December 4, and Blokees Wheels Wave 1 shows up…