by Fear or Courage | Nov 10, 2026 | Blog Bots
Legacy Devcon’s another case of a formerly-rare figure becoming available to me, and me snapping it up on general principle. In fact, Devcon’s from the same mysteriously barely-released wave of Legacy figures as the rare Beachcomber I previously reviewed. Devcon was...
by Fear or Courage | Oct 27, 2026 | Blog Bots
I’m glad they’re still making updates of the Beast Wars cast, as I’d thought Legacy Silverbolt was the last one. But Age of the Primes has given us another one, in the form of his opposite number, Quickstrike. Introduced in the second season, Quickstrike’s role was...
by Fear or Courage | Oct 7, 2026 | Blog Bots
The 40-plus-year history of Transformers involves more than just the robots themselves. There’s a whole history to the fandom, as well. From alt.toys.transformers, to organizing early BotCons, to the modern massive complex of YouTube reviewers, certain important...
by Fear or Courage | Sep 29, 2026 | Blog Bots
Look, I just really like the Bumblebee movie, ok? I know that it played it safe, and took no risks. I know that it’s got a plot that’s kind of just redoing The Iron Giant. I know whatever third complaint people have. Despite all that, the fact that I got to go to the...
by Fear or Courage | Sep 14, 2026 | Blog Bots
Have you heard about Hot Wheels? Apparently, they’re leadin’ the way. I don’t remember the tiny little cars as being something I was specifically a fan of as a kid, but, like, it didn’t matter, because I still had a bunch. Every kid had a bunch. If you lived in a...
by Fear or Courage | Aug 31, 2026 | Blog Bots
If you ask a Transformers fan what Ratchet’s personality is, they’ll probably tell you “grouchy older medical guy,” kind of like a robot Dr. McCoy. But, funny enough, despite Ratchet being one of the original 1984 Autobots, that personality’s actually a 21st century...
