by Fear or Courage | Sep 18, 2023 | Blog Bots
Something I never see anyone else talk about when they’re discussing the original G1 cartoon is that when it came to the character writing, there was very much a Generic Autobot Personality. For every unique Autobot character, like Jazz or Ironhide or Wheeljack, there...
by Fear or Courage | Sep 11, 2023 | Blog Bots
Time to take a break from robots, and talk about another recent thing I’ve been into: Ultraman. Even if you don’t know much of anything about this long-running Japanese franchise, you’ve probably seen something from it. It’s that show where the giant red and silver...
by Fear or Courage | Sep 5, 2023 | Blog Bots
I may be focusing on the Studio Series side of Rise of the Beasts when it comes to my pickups, but I need to take a moment to point out that the mainline, non-Studio part of the movie’s merchandising is doing some interesting stuff, too. It’s got its own assortment of...
by Fear or Courage | Aug 28, 2023 | Blog Bots
Is a new coat of paint all it takes for me to come around on a figure? Am I just a mark for obscure deep-cuts that appeal to my really specific aesthetic proclivities? That seems to be the entire idea behind the Toxitron Collection, the latest Wal-Mart exclusive batch...
by Fear or Courage | Aug 21, 2023 | Blog Bots
Well, now that Rise of the Beasts has come and gone, and turned out to be a Certified Banger (™) of a Transformers production, it’s time for me to do what the movie was trying to make me do all along: Start buying the figures. Now, I have nothing against the...
