There’s this really specific archetype that shows up in almost every Transformers series, that of the kid-appeal character. They’re always someone who’s some combination of younger, brightly-colored, smaller, faster, associates with the show’s main humans more than...
Originally written January 2020. Shafter is an older, unusual piece, with a bit of history, so let’s get into it. iGear was one of the earliest of the “Third Party” companies, producing unlicensed Transformers figures designed to fill gaps in the official...
As far as good-guy Transformers leaders go, Optimus Primal was always a little bit different. It helps that he wasn’t the leader of an entire faction, or even a wartime commander, but just a starship captain peacefully exploring space, with a small crew of Maximals...
Originally written March 2020. Beast Wars, the 90s iteration of the Transformers franchise, has always been celebrated for its excellence. There is a pair of anime spinoffs over in Japan, inspired by that same excellence (and also the need for more content while they...
It’s the most basic thing I could say as a Transformers fan, but really, Optimus Prime himself, specifically his G1 iteration, is one of my favorite characters in the franchise. There’s a lot of reasons why, but one of them is just him being an all-timer when it comes...
Originally written January 2019. This is one of my earliest reviews, it’s interesting to look back on this in light of how far the War for Cybertron trilogy has come. This was my first exposure to Siege, and the new feel for the Trilogy in general. Some photos...
Transformers Inducted into 2024 National Toy Hall of FameIn SeibertronNovember 17, 2024
