by Fear or Courage | May 31, 2021 | Blog Bots
You know who needs to be in more modern Transformers fiction? Jazz. Back in the 80s, he was Optimus Prime’s second in command, and managed to be one of the few 1984 Autobot Cars to actually get a decent level of characterization in both the cartoon and comics. He...
by Fear or Courage | May 28, 2021 | Blog Bots
Originally written May 2019. Like most of the characters in Transformers: Siege, Ironhide’s one of the original members of the 1984 Transformers cast. Unlike some of his fellow Siege Deluxes, which are characters that never had really large media roles, but are...
by Fear or Courage | May 24, 2021 | Blog Bots
IDW Comics is probably the best place to go if you want good Transformers stories. One of my favorite ongoing comics they’ve put out over the years was More than Meets the Eye, and its follow up series, Lost Light, both written by James Roberts, and both of which...
by Fear or Courage | May 21, 2021 | Blog Bots
Originally written April 2020. Having previously taken a look back at looking at Titans Return Arcee, it’s only fitting that I look at the other figure that fills the same ultra-specific niche: A retooling of Titans Return Blurr into an IDW-specific, fan-demanded...
by Fear or Courage | May 17, 2021 | Blog Bots
Generation 2 Megatron’s various technicolor tank toys were always so much more interesting than his usual greys and silvers. I’m glad the modern tradition has been that each new Megatron that changes into a tank gets his usual tired classic colors remixed into a wired...
by Fear or Courage | May 14, 2021 | Blog Bots
Originally written February 2020. Sometimes, we’re so caught up in the new, that we don’t stop and appreciate the good things that pass us by. Case and point: Transformers: Siege may be over, and the discussion may have pivoted to Earthrise and Kingdom, but there’s...
