First, a confession from a Transformers: The Movie superfan: I think the Junkions are my least favorite part of that movie. Maybe their TV-speaking gag didn’t vibe with me (it doesn’t help that the odd vocal processing on their voices makes it impossible to parse a...
Tracks, in the hierarchy of Generation One, is roughly what I’d classify as a B-lister. Introduced in the second year of the original toyline, he was added into the cast of the animated series in the second season, and was a bit notable for having two entire spotlight...
Welcome to the first of an occasional review series, where I take a look at something outside of the realm of robots. See, Transformers is my big thing, collection-wise. But I have other interests, and sometimes those other interests come with figures and merchandise,...
So, is Lift-Ticket a Legacy or Generations Selects figure? I think of it as Generations Selects, since it’s in a brown box, and exclusive to both Gamestop and Toys R Us. And all Generations Selects releases have “belonged” to a specific mainline, you usually just had...
The kinds of forces that drive demand for figures in collector-oriented Transformers lines are interesting, and strange to think about. Sometimes, what’s in demand has less to do with what or who a figure is, but instead, the circumstances under which they were (or...