by Fear or Courage | Dec 4, 2023 | Blog Bots
Much as I think everyone should leave Martin Scorcese and his ilk alone when it comes to trying to validate superhero movies (you don’t need their validation! Be less insecure!), if I was trying to legitimately put together a case for a set of comic book super-films...
by Fear or Courage | Nov 27, 2023 | Blog Bots
These World’s Smallest toys, by a company called “Super Impulse,” seem to be everywhere these days, and by everywhere, I mean “non-traditional toy-selling venues that carry little knicknacks.” Transformers aren’t the only thing they do, I’ve seen Worlds Smallests of...
by Fear or Courage | Nov 20, 2023 | Blog Bots
A good thing about Transformers as a line of action figures is that it’s very conducive to just creating your own characters and stories. There’s shows and comics you can follow (and that’s usually how I approach it), but so much of it is just plastic robots with...
by Fear or Courage | Nov 13, 2023 | Blog Bots
Y’know, it’s kind of odd that I’ve only been picking up the traditional vehicle Transformers from Rise of the Beasts, and not the Maximals. I think it has something to do with the Kingdom versions of the characters already being really good figures, and the new movie...
by Fear or Courage | Nov 6, 2023 | Blog Bots
There’s a lot going on with this figure, so let’s see if I can break it down without this intro becoming an essay. So, first, there was Leo Prime, the leader of the Maximals in the late 90’s Japanese-exclusive anime and toyline, Beast Wars II (Pronounced “Beast Wars...
by Fear or Courage | Oct 30, 2023 | Blog Bots
The sticker shock is real these days when you’re collecting Transformers. Mainline Deluxes and Voyagers still feel feasible, but Leaders are edging towards triple-digit Canadian prices, while on the small side of things, Core-class minifigures are inching up to 20...
