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Hasbro is currently facing a class action lawsuit by the West Palm Beach Firefighters' Pension Fund, over allegations that the company has been misleading investors regarding the quality of its inventory. If any of that sounds confusing, I'll try to break down the alleged chain of events here. In the beginning, there was the 2020 Covid Pandemic. Like many businesses, Hasbro faced a serious disruption to its supply chain, which would make inventory more difficult to get, or at least less consistently able to get. At the same time, a more welcome result of the pandemic was a surge in demand for Hasbro's products, as families were stuck at home with nowhere to go. Less supply, more demand. Hasbro compensated by drastically increasing its inventory, so it would have enough products on hand to meet this demand. Essentially, Hasbro leaned from "just-in-time" more towards "just-in-case" inventory management. The idea was to have more inventory than needed today, just in case they couldn't get enough tomorrow. What Plaintiffs allege is that Hasbro ordered far too much, far more than would be needed as the pandemic wound down and demand wound down with it, but Hasbro continued to represent to investors that this excess inventory was high quality and they anticipated being able to sell it. Allegedly these optimistic projections were knowingly false and misled investors as to the company's actual condition. Among the allegedly knowingly false representations is the following: It is allegedly knowingly false that Hasbro anticipated bumps in demand from big entertainment releases (film and TV, essentially) in late 2022 and throughout 2023, and they must have known that they should not have built up extra inventory in advance of any such film and TV releases. You can read the unabridged complaint here. We thank LordGigaIce on the Allspark Forums for bringing this case to our attention. It will be very interesting to read Hasbro's response to these allegations. Watch this space. Join the Allspark today.

Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks has told Bloomberg that they will no longer be co-financing films based on Hasbro IP. While Hasbro will continue to license its IP to other film companies such as Lionsgate and Sony, Hasbro is stepping out of the film business with the disappointing box office returns of Transformers One and Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. Cocks, who came to Hasbro from Microsoft in 2016, was put in charge of Hasbro's card game, Magic: the Gathering before becoming CEO two years ago after the death of the previous CEO Brian Goldner. Cocks is focusing more on upcoming video games to try to "reach fans where they play" by ear marking $100 - $150 million a year to producing video games based on Hasbro's IP. Games mentioned were the upcoming GI JOE game, Exodus made by Bioware, and an unannounced Dungeons and Dragons game. No word on any upcoming Transformers video games, but stay tuned to the news feed to find out as soon as we hear anything. Want to interact with more Transformers fans? Register for an account on our forums today! Be sure to Follow us on Twitter @AllsparkNews and Give our Facebook page a like as well as our Instagram! Not a fan of Forums? Check out our Facebook Group and discuss with us your thoughts on the discord Discord.gg/allspark

Things have not been going well for Power Rangers fans as of late. When Hasbro purchased the brand for $522 million back in 2018, things looked good to start. Their first series, Power Rangers Beast Morphers, adapted a Super Sentai show fans thought would never be, and used it to tie up some loose ends from a beloved series from a decade prior. They followed up on this with Power Rangers Dino Fury and the much shorter Netflix-exclusive Power Rangers Cosmic Fury. And, besides a 30th anniversary special which tied in to Cosmic Fury, that was it. There was talk of a new movie and/or a reboot of the franchise, but those plans apparently stalled out. Meanwhile, Hasbro has apparently divested itself of its toy-making responsibilities to the brand by licensing it out to Playmates, so they can do it instead. Still, hope persisted, as it usually does. That is, until the auction was announced. It was revealed back in October that Hasbro would be getting rid of all the various Power Rangers props, suits, and other material used to create the show for the past 30 years via Heritage Auctions. Three decades of television history. Japan gets a Super Sentai museum exhibit for their history, and we get an online auction for ours. Suffice to say, it's not been a popular move among fans nor the people who brought us the show, who were even explicitly told they weren't allowed to keep the jackets that had been tailor made for them, in at least one series' case. Via Gizmodo: And it wasn't even a charity auction, either, which would at least be in the spirit of so many of the characters people grew up with and idolized. No, Hasbro instead seems desperate to claw back whatever they can of their initial investment to reline their pockets, history and all others be damned. Well, fair enough, we suppose. After all, they are a corporation, and corporations, as you might have heard, are here to make money. So, how much money did they make? Well, if you somehow missed it in the title, here's a more precise figure for you, anyway: $3,310,929. Gizmodo highlighted some of the items which garnered a higher price. The highest bid of $87,500 went to the Cosmic Blaster (left), the combined form of the weapons wielded by the Cosmic Fury Rangers in what may be the show's final season. A slightly more modest $47,500 was put down for the filming miniature Astro Megaship (center), headquarters to the Space Rangers in the popular Power Rangers in Space series and fully capable of converting into the Astro Megazord (right). Other items that were on the chopping -- er, auction block included the Green Ranger suit worn by the late Jason David Frank in his role as the ultra-popular Tommy Oliver, which went for $30.000, as well as the original Mighty Morphin Pink Ranger's costume ($22,500) and Mighty Morphin Yellow Ranger's costume ($23,750). Well done, Hasbro. 30 years of Rangers and the people behind them are proud of you for making back 0.63% of what you spent to kill the franchise, we're sure. If you're interested in what else was up for grabs and what it fetched, you can check it all out here, though you'll need an account to pull up the final amounts. Join the Allspark today. Allspark Forums Discord Server X Facebook Page Bluesky Instagram

It has long been the stuff of Marvel and Transformers legend: When writer Simon Furman created the character of Death's Head, it was decided that Marvel should own the character, rather than Hasbro, the owner of the Transformers property, and to whom any characters who first appeared within the pages of that licensed book would belong. And so Marvel created a short, one-page comic starring the freelance peacekeeping agent called "High Noon Tex" to run in their other publications before he appeared in 1987's The Transformers #113, thus ensuring their ownership of the character. At least, that's what we were told. In the following video, Wixhael takes us through the early history of the character, statements from Simon Furman and Marvel UK Editor Richard Starkings, and shows why all the explanations as to how the character ostensibly belongs to Marvel don't really add up. What do you think? Is there more to the puzzle? Did Marvel UK pull a fast one? Is there more to the contract we don't know? Did Marvel UK even have to adhere to the same contract as drawn up by Marvel in the USA? Did Hasbro just say "Nah, you can keep him" behind closed doors? Or, as far as we know, should Hasbro be the rightful owner of Death's Head? Tell us your thoughts down below! Thanks to NovaSaber over in the "Random Transformers Videos" thread for bringing this to our attention! Join the Allspark today. Allspark Forums Discord Server X Facebook Page Bluesky Instagram

We have a newsletter from BigBadToyStore. -------------- NEW PRE-ORDERS -------------- SNIKT! Wolverine unsheathes his adamantium claws and leaps into the One:12 Collective! Celebrate more than 30 years of Disney Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas with a set of brand-new Ultimate action figures by NECA. Aragorn, the Dúnedain descendant who led Frodo Baggins and the other Hobbits of Rivendell and joined the Fellowship of the Ring, is now available as an S.H.Figuarts action figure. Monkey D. Luffy -Future Island Egghead- joins the S.H.Figuarts action figure series! The King of the Monsters and the leader of the Decepticons are combining to form this new figure by Takara Tomy and Hasbro! Step into the neon-lit chaos of Night City with the David Martinez and Lucy 1:12 scale action figures by Jada Toys! Join us as we welcome Teletubbies to the TLS family! Featuring the beloved Teletubbies Laa Laa, Dipsy, Po, and Tinky Winky (sold separately) as the new line of 2.5” Cheebee style collectible figures. Prepare for more crime-fighting action—BTAS 5 Points returns! Square Enix presents an adorable, but cool, "cute stylized" figure of Vincent, based on his appearance in FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH. From the arcade fighting game The King of Fighters XIV come a new 1/6 scale figure of Mai Shiranui! ------------ NEW ARRIVALS ------------ Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan Vegeta that appears in "DRAGON BALL SUPER" has been made into an action figure with some new modeling. Coloring inspired by the reflection of the aura further reproduces the power seen in the show! Take your Cyberpunk 2077 collection to another level with the Skippy replica from OZWest and Zing. This replica blaster includes a light-up stand to display this talkative gun which features various voice lines from the game. Batman, based on The Dark Knight Returns, is in stock in the MAFEX action figure series. The worlds of Transformers robots and Knight Rider collide with the Transformers x Knight Rider Autobot Agent Knight mash-up pack! The iconic KITT car from the Knight Rider series is now a Transformers robot! Bring the ultimate Transformers experience to your collection with Takara Tomy Transformers Optimus Prime (Orion Pax) figure inspired by the Transformers One movie! Imagine chasing after Spider-Man at Liberty Island in this 1:1 scale helmet with a detailed sculpt! Marvel Legends proudly presents this high-quality reproduction of Norman Osborn’s Green Goblin helmet as it appears in the epic third film in the Spider-Man franchise.

From In Demand Toys on Facebook, we have a full reveal of War for Cybertron Ironhide. This Voyager Class toy is a repaint / remold of the previously released War for Cybertron Ratchet and converts from a vaguely Southern robot to a Cybertronian van in 28 steps. Full gallery is below: Got a comment on this figure? Discuss it in our forums! Allspark Forums Discord Server X Facebook Page Bluesky Instagram

The collaborative arm of the contemporary Transformers line keeps flexing its muscle, with Takara's Synergenex kicking things into a new gear. One of the latest offerings has finally gone up for preorder for US-based fans. Hasbro Pulse, Entertainment Earth and BigBadToyStore all have preorders up for this SS86 Grimlock retool, which goes for about $65 and releases in June of 2025. Looks like this Leader class offering will be coming with a silver version of Grimlock's blaster, and a set of blast effects for that classic blazing breath attack. What's been your favorite collab so far? Check us out and tell us how this latest one measures up! Allspark Forums Discord Server X Facebook Page Bluesky Instagram

Via Baidu we have our first look at the upcoming Age Of The Primes Red Alert. While right now all we have is the vehicle mode it's still a nice first look at the figure. Check it out below! Join the Allspark today. Allspark Forums Discord Server X Facebook Page Bluesky Instagram

Allsparker @Agent X brought to our attention back in August that the Pop Culture merchandise company FigPin was coming out with a line of Transformers collector pins to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the franchise. Well, according to FigPin's website, they have now been officially released!! Transformers Minis Collector pins highlight some of our favorite G1 characters in animation style reminiscent of the 80's Sunbow Cartoon. Characters include the likes of Megatron, Optimus Prime, Soundwave, Ironhide, Jazz, Starcream, and many more! There are standard "Common" pins, "Uncommon" glitter versions , as well as the "Rare" Megatron pin. The Pins run $10.00 USD for a mystery pack and can be purchased directly from FigPin's website. Will you be adorning your backpack with some of these beauties? Join in our conversation and let us know what you think!

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As the world prepares itself for the release of G.I. Joe: Wrath of Cobra in mere days, more news has come out about the fate of another video game adventure featuring A Real American Hero. Released in 2020, G.I. Joe: Operation Blackout is a team-based third-person shooter pitting six members of a daring highly-trained special mission force against six of those from a ruthless terrorist organization determined to rule the world. Options range from running through a story campaign with local split-screen co-op to 4-player "player versus player" matches, featuring modes such as Capture the Flag, King of the Hill, Assault, and of course, Deathmatch Arena. Because we all know Cobra Commander loves a good Deathmatch Arena. However, fans apparently didn't love the game quite as much. Reviews gathered by score aggregator Metacritic averaged in the range of 51 to 56, depending on the version. With that said, publisher GameMill Entertainment has announced on Steam that they will be delisting the game there on December 31st, 2024, meaning it will have been available there for just over four years. That goes for its downloadable content as well, which TrueAchievements notes "there is one DLC pack that includes a couple of skins, but the Digital Deluxe Edition of the game does include some extra cosmetics, a digital soundtrack, and a digital art book." Currently, the game is on sale for all major platforms. So if you're only just now hearing about this game for the first time and want to give it a look, it's available as of this writing on Steam for $11.21 CAD (67% off) for the vanilla edition, and $11.60 CAD (80% off) for the Digital Deluxe edition until November 21st. Hey, it's just 39 cents more. Why not treat yourself? Over in Nintendo Land, the Switch version of the game is a whopping $49.99 CAD, but the Digital Deluxe version is $11.99, down from $59.99, a cool 80% off, also until November 21st. But on Xbox, the base game is $12.49 CAD, but the Digital Deluxe version is full price at $59.99. Weird. And finally, the PlayStation version (the lowest rated of the three) is $39.99 USD for the vanilla and $49.99 USD for the Digital Deluxe, because sure, why not at this point? Thanks to SteevyMaximus for the tip! In other news, if GameSpot's 14 minutes of Green Ranger gameplay from the upcoming Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Revenge wasn't enough to whet your appetite, then IGN has a whopping eight minute preview of their own: For those who can't/won't be bothered to watch, here's a spoilered breakdown of some new information: Overall, the consensus is that it looks like Digital Eclipse will deliver on the sort of coin-op experience we all wish we'd gotten to have with these teenagers with attitude back in the day... ...that is, before Street Fighter II swooped in and turned everyone's attention towards one-on-one fighting games for the next several years. Ah, Power Rangers, you were just a bit too late. If only Robo Rita had gone back to 1991 instead of 1993. Join the Allspark today. Allspark Forums Discord Server X Facebook Page Bluesky Instagram

The latest news from the Product Does Not Convert corner of Transformersdom involves an upcoming batch of Blokees, the blind-boxed, assembly-required model kit-type representations of our favorite characters from Generation One (and actually Transformers One) and the live-action movies. The official Blokees Instagram page and Weibo page have a neat look posted that gives us an eyeful of the Galaxy Shining 01 collection, a chunky 5.5cm rendering of some familiar friends. https://www.instagram.com/p/DCBLWdyNbVT/ These include a neat little gathering of Autobots and Decepticons, some available in robot mode AND altmode versions that the others can ride (each mode is a separate kit -- Product Does Not Convert, despite what the stop-motion video implies). From this series we can expect: G1 Optimus Prime (robot mode), G1 Optimus Prime (truck mode), G1 Megatron, G1 Prowl, G1 Thundercracker (robot mode), G1 Thundercracker (jet mode), G1 Scavenger (robot mode), G1 Scavenger (excavator mode), G1 Bumblebee (robot mode, gold finish), Animated? Bumblebee (car mode, clear), G1 Ironhide (clear), and Shattered Glass Sideswipe. There are four chase figures, in Armored G1 Optimus Prime, Armored G1 Megatron, and metallic finish figures of G1 Optimus Prime and G1 Megatron. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/18t69Ubm8d/ Have you been collecting Blokees kits? Tell us what you think of them! Allspark Forums Discord Server X Facebook Page Bluesky Instagram

For those whose heads are buried deep into the Energon Universe comics, Image Comics is bringing two offerings related to Transformers for Free Comic Book Day in May 2025: - TRANSFORMERS: WORST BOT EVER SPECIAL : Say hello to a new Decepticon called Ballpoint in this small sneak peek of a brand new Transformers graphic novel. The comic will also provide a sneak peek for FAMILY FORCE V by Matt Braly and Ainsworth Lin. - ENERGON UNIVERSE SPECIAL : Similar to this year's FCBD comic, this second special will feature new stories from Transformers, GI Joe, and Void Rivals. It is designed to be a "jumping off" point for new comers of the comics, as well as bringing in new twists for current readers. Super exciting to see Image comics continue to deliver more Transformers related media. Let's just hope all the characters in these specials make it out alive and in one piece... Source: Bleeding Cool Join the Allspark today. Allspark Forums Discord Server twitter (X) Facebook Page Bluesky Instagram

Skybound has revealed variant covers and preview pages for G.I. Joe #2, part of the ongoing Energon Universe. Cobra Commander unveils the next phase of his plan--meet THE VALKYRIES, the newest Cobra special operatives unit. And as they race to retrieve the mysterious new weapon, will Duke suffer his first failure as the leader of G.I. Joe? G.I. JOE #2 (Lunar Codes below | SRP: $3.99) will be available at comic book shops and digital platforms on Wednesday, December 18, 2024. The full list of variant covers is below: G.I. JOE #2 Cover A by Tom Reilly (Lunar Code: 1024IM348) G.I. JOE #2 Cover B by David Finch, Danny Miki & Dave McCaig (Lunar Code: 1024IM349) G.I. JOE #2 Cover C (1:10 Copy Incentive) (Connecting) by David Nakayama (Lunar Code: 1024IM350) G.I. JOE #2 Cover D (1:25 Copy Incentive) by Travis Moore & Adriano Lucas (Lunar Code: 1024IM351) G.I. JOE #2 Cover E (1:50 Copy Incentive) by Otto Schmidt (Lunar Code: 1024IM352) G.I. JOE #2 Cover F (1:100 Copy Incentive) (Foil) by Derrick Chew (Lunar Code: 1024IM353) G.I. JOE #2 Cover G (1:250 Copy Incentive) by Jorge Corona & Mike Spicer (Lunar Code: 1024IM810) G.I. JOE #2 Cover A by Tom Reilly G.I. JOE #2 Cover B by David Finch, Danny Miki & Dave McCaig G.I. JOE #2 Cover C (1:10 Copy Incentive) (Connecting) by David Nakayama G.I. JOE #2 Cover D (1:25 Copy Incentive) by Travis Moore & Adriano Lucas G.I. JOE #2 Cover E (1:50 Copy Incentive) by Otto Schmidt G.I. JOE #2 Cover F (1:100 Copy Incentive) (Foil) by Derrick Chew G.I. JOE #2 Cover G (1:250 Copy Incentive) by Jorge Corona & Mike Spicer G.I. JOE #2 Pages 1-3 Join the Allspark today. Allspark Forums Discord Server X Facebook Page Bluesky Instagram

Everyone's favorite officially licensed Transformers Statue company, Yolopark, took to Social Media to show off the Official Yolopark Rise of the Beasts 2.2 Meter Statue! This MASSIVE statue, coming in at over 86" Tall (220 cm), captures the essence of the Autobot Leader with stunning detailing of all the mechanical parts. Some of the features include light-up eyes, detailed mechanical parts, and a beautiful sculpted display stand. Still no word on what this gigantic piece will be available, or even how much it will set you back, so check back for more details to come in the future. Will this be something you add to your display, even if it ends up costing as much as a small home, or will you just be one who admires the beauty from a far? Feel free to chime in with your thought!

Website Animation World Network recently got to sit down with Christopher Batty, to talk about his innovative work on Transformers One’s stunning cinematography. You can check out the full and complete interview on their website here, or read some excerpts from it below. Join the Allspark today. Allspark Forums Discord Server X Facebook Page Bluesky Instagram

Japanese site eHobby continues to roll out their exclusive SD Transformers cards, as they've updated their website to show off wave TWELVE of these neat little things, which are sold in pairs for JPY980. The latest additions to the super-deformed-art card lineup give us a nice leader-focused selection with nostalgic doses of the 90s, some eHobby exclusives, and even some more recent (well, 2010s) Generations concepts. Wave 12 features Action Master Optimus Prime (with Armored Convoy), Action Master Megatron (with Neutro-Fusion tank), G2 Laser Ultra Magnus, G1 toy-based Galvatron, Generations Senator Ratbat, Titans Return Sentinel Prime, the G1 Destrons, and Unicron (on a sleek gold card!). Have you been collecting these cards? Which is your favorite card or wave so far? Stop on by and tell us what you think of this latest wave! Allspark Forums Discord Server X Facebook Page Bluesky Instagram

Remember the thrill of watching cartoons after school and Saturday mornings, and when they went to commercials, you'd see an exciting new commercial for your favorite toy line -- or maybe a toy line you were less interested in, but hey, the commercial itself was still pretty cool? Those feel like the product of a bygone era, but Hasbro decided to bring back that feeling on Facebook with a retro-styled toy commercial for their modern-styled G.I. Joe Classified Series toy line, complete with the original theme song! But don't take my word for it; have a gander for yourself! Now, so long as we're on the subject, how about we bring back those Transformers commercials narrated by Peter Cullen and Frank Welker that gave each new character or team their own theme song? (New animated portions wouldn't be a bad thing, either.) Thanks to Steevy Maximus for bringing this to our attention! Join the Allspark today. Allspark Forums Discord Server X Facebook Page Bluesky Instagram

Paramount+ today announced that Paramount Animation and Hasbro Entertainment’s TRANSFORMERS ONE, the first fully CG-animated TRANSFORMERS film, will stream exclusively on the service beginning Friday, November 15, in the U.S. and Canada. The film’s availability in additional international Paramount+ markets will be announced at a later date. Paramount+ subscribers can also access the expansive TRANSFORMERS universe collection featuring all seven live-action films and Paramount+ original animated series TRANSFORMERS: EARTHSPARK seasons 1-3 streaming now. Check out the collection here. The latest addition to the globally recognized cinematic franchise delves into the untold origin story of how the legendary OPTIMUS PRIME and MEGATRON, the respective leaders of the AUTOBOTS and DECEPTICONS, went from brothers-in-arms to sworn enemies. Voiced by global superstars Chris Hemsworth and Brian Tyree Henry, the iconic adversaries are joined by long-running franchise familiars ELITA-1 (Scarlett Johansson), BUMBLEBEE (Keegan-Michael Key), STARSCREAM (Steve Buscemi), ALPHA TRION (Laurence Fishburne) and SENTINEL PRIME (Jon Hamm) in the war for CYBERTRON. The film received widespread acclaim upon its release, becoming Certified Fresh™ on Rotten Tomatoes® with an 89% critics score and receiving an A on Cinemascore®. MovieWeb championed the film as, “a mesmerizing CGI adventure chock-full of thrilling action scenes, great humor and a thoughtful script with powerful themes,” while Screen Rant hailed it as, “the best TRANSFORMERS movie yet.” Paramount Animation and Hasbro Entertainment present, in association with New Republic Pictures, TRANSFORMERS ONE, a Don Murphy / Tom DeSanto, di Bonaventura Pictures and Bay Films production directed by Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Josh Cooley, with a story by Andrew Barrer & Gabriel Ferrari and a screenplay by Eric Pearson and Andrew Barrer & Gabriel Ferrari, based on Hasbro’s TRANSFORMERS™ Action Figures. The film is produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura, p.g.a., Tom DeSanto & Don Murphy, Michael Bay, Mark Vahradian, p.g.a., and Aaron Dem, p.g.a., and executive produced by Steven Spielberg, Zev Foreman, Olivier Dumont, Bradley J. Fischer, B.J. Farmer and Matt Quigg. TRANSFORMERS ONE is rated PG for sci-fi violence and animated action throughout, and language. Join the Allspark today. Allspark Forums Discord Server X Facebook Page Bluesky Instagram

Finally, we got Team Fortress 3 G.I. Joe may not reclaim their heyday from the 80s, but that doesn’t mean they can’t still tell great stories. While the movies struggle, and the tv shows remain M.I.A., the comics have been the strongest available outlet for these characters and their vehicles. And wouldn’t you know, let’s tie it in with Transformers, too (for like the 3rd time or so, at least in terms of making them a real shared universe.) That’s what we have with the current run of Skybound Comics, where we had a couple of different miniseries before leading up to our main comic released today bearing the title, with issue 1. I thought it was for the cool toys to play with --SPOILERS DOWN BELOW-- As far as first issues goes, it is taking a page from Transformers, with a bit of shocking death, some stage setting for the future of the franchise, and establishing some character dynamics. Though not nearly as sad and mysterious as the latter title, G.I. Joe shows how the current story of the Energon Universe is taking place, with it following the events of Transformers #12, with a piece of Cybertron now in the hands of the US Government, and the titular team is tasked to guard it from any potential threats, despite Duke, the team leader, unsure if they’re ready. Cobra Commander and Destro, now in the possession of Energon, are ready to take it by force, with LASERS. Are you not entertained? Al Gore's gonna make An Inconvenient Truth 3 out of this The team dynamic is mostly on full force, here. Baroness, usually a Cobra agent in past stories and toys, is now a Joe, and her feisty and arrogant nature shows the disruption it can cause for their future as a team (Stalker retorts back to her in Russian how when he brings her back to her parents and see what a disgrace she has become, they’ll ask him to kill her instead.) That coalesces with Duke’s decision to assign her within his group, who is still processing the events of his own miniseries, as he questions what he can do to handle this unknown Cybertronian threat, and what will happen if it falls into worse hands. Baroness: "Shut up, you stupid old pig. Or I'll slit your throat in your sleep." Stalker: "Try that and I'll not only kick your ass, I'll drag you right back to your mommy and daddy and tell them how their little princess got into this messed up life. They brought you into this world, so maybe they'll do me a favor and take you out." With a minor detour of a new Joe, Risk, kicking butt to scare off any potential MARS Industries backers (Destro’s company), we get things rolling into the big action set piece at the Colorado base (Not the first time the Centennial State has had Transformers activity). And of course, the Joes are out of their element when Cobra comes in full throttle, from hacking their computers to firing their lasers (blargh)! The art in this comic is pretty decent. A little stiff paneling with the impact of the action takes place before the motion, but it’s decent and more than serviceable. The colors are sharp, and help to liven the atmosphere where it’s taking place (purple and yellows in the nightclub, red for when the Colorado base has been Cobra-fied). Things may turn for the worse for G.I. Joe right now, but things can always turn up for our heroes, somehow. Maybe a little sacrifice or two. Human shields usually hold up sturdy against laser fire, right? Maybe Rock n Roll will make it out alive this time from all that firepower, eh? I thought Laser Surgery was for the eyes. A solid start for both teams duking it out over stolen resources. (y) -ALArts Look, I can see his parachute, he's ok. STORY: Joshua Williamson ART: Tom Reilly, Jordie Bellaire On-Sale: November 13, 2024 | SRP: $4.99 | 40 pages Join the Allspark today. Allspark Forums Discord Server X Facebook Page Bluesky Instagram

As Morphin Time draws ever closer, more and more tidbits are coming out about Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind. Probably the worst kept secret since Day 1 was that yes, Tommy Oliver, the original Green Ranger, would be playable alongside his teammates in this beat 'em up adventure. Despite this, we haven't actually gotten to see the Green Ranger go in any of the game's footage. That is, until now. GameSpot managed to land an exclusive 14-minute look at the game, featuring the Master of the Dragonzord in all his green glory. We also get to hear the voices for each of the Rangers on the character select screen, and some sound like digitized versions of their respective actors, others sound close enough to pass if you don't focus on it too hard, and then there's Jason. Wow. The video shows the beginning of the story, and pretty much the whole first stage, but unfortunately, no Dinozord action. If you can't wait until the game comes out, or just want to get a feel for what's going to be on offer in the beat 'em up stages, take a gander -- er, I mean, "Behold the Viewing Window": Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind will be hitting Xbox One and Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, Steam on PC, and PlayStation 4 and 5 on December 10th, 2024. With this and G.I. Joe: Wrath of Cobra coming out soon, it's just too bad we don't have some sort of Generation 1-based Transformers beat 'em up to complete a Hasbro retro trifecta this holiday season. Oh well. Join the Allspark today. Allspark Forums Discord Server X Facebook Page Bluesky Instagram