So, Beast Wars, eh? I may have started my Transformers fandom with Generation 2, but Beast Wars is what sealed my fate. I recently rewatched the 90’s CGI Cartoon that saved the franchise, and while it may not be the deep, serious drama people sometimes pretend it was,...
Originally written October 2019. Ahh, Beast Wars. I may have started Transformers with Generation 2, but the late 90’s revival of the franchise is what kept me a fan. At the time, Transformers was almost dead, so the brand was handed over to a team at Kenner, and the...
One of the biggest things that Earthrise will be remembered for is the sheer amount of exclusive figures released during its run. It definitely feels like the line was shortened thanks to 2020, running only three waves compared to Siege’s five, and the sheer amount of...
Originally written September 2019. Ratchet’s an important name in Transformers these days, just behind Prime, Bumblebee and their like. He was a part of the original group of 1984 Transformers, and served the all-important role of doctor and medic, being an ambulance...
The year was 1991, and the Transformers franchise, despite being dead in the West, was still chugging along in Japan (and Europe). That year, Takara’s Transformers line was called Transformers: Return of Convoy, and centered around the resurrection of Optimus Prime,...
Originally written December 2019. In 1991, Transformers may have been dead in the US, but it still had some life left in Japan. That year’s toyline was called Transformers: Return of Convoy, and aesthetically, was quite different from the classic Transformers we know....