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The only reason I had any association with Barry Allen, the character, was because of his inclusion in the 1990 Flash TV show. My one big ting of regret about the CW Flash show was how quickly it dumped the “CSI with superheroes” angle they teased early on (and the old TV show DID make an...

New movie means...NEW TOYS! Found at an Austin, TX area toy store, Hasbro has a new series of "kids figures" on deck. Look about 5-6" scale with the kids being a bit shorter than adults. Each figure appears 5 POA and include a ghost figure. Also seen was a "Squash and Squeeze" Slimer deluxe...

TOY LEAKS HAVE BEGUN! From Silver Optimus at TFW2005, confirmation of Transformers One toys having an on-shelf (aka, street date) of August 1. This is right in time for the holiday resets (which means we'll see a couple weeks of people fussing because retailers work on their own schedules). In...

Best Buy is running a 3 Day Sale, one of the specials is 30% off most in stock Hasbro collectibles. Includes Transformers, GI Joe and Marvel, at least. For Transformers, they carry the following: Titans Black Zarak and Cybertron Metroplex Deluxe WFC Barricade, Animated Prowl, Selects Magnificus...

That was Steven Spielberg’s fault. Michael Bay was recommended by film producer Steven Spielberg PERSONALLY. Spielberg even went out of his way to convince Bay to take on Transformers.

Even then, he saw the sinking ship and helped right things with Bumblebee. I’d also argue with the “long term franchise damage” since we’re still in a better spot than pre-movie…but that’s another discussion.

I try and stay out of these sorts of discussions…but I have to agree here. With Bob Chapek, he got dealt some bad cards for his run and he wasn’t able to handle them sufficiently. But he clearly seemed to have a passion for the company and I think he wasn’t the worst option. He was clearly...

I just got a payment notice for ReActivate Bumblebee and Starscream. While I don’t think they’ll hit before Christmas, before New Years IS quite doable. Guess they will make good on the delivery date. I ended up cancelling Prime and Soundwave. As much as I dig Prime, I have so many, and...

So, looks like GI Joe is closing out a strong year. Despite issues last year with the fallout of the "non-event" Snake Eyes film, 2023 seems to have been a good year for the brand, with Hasbro even citing brand growth in its investor reports. Seems the momentum with the strong Classified line...

He's after yer booty!

Looking at the Tidal Wave art…I’m at a lost to decipher the characters. I’m just seeing a bunch of car/truck characters, and given the number of release venues (mainline, capsule, exclusives, Selects…), they could be anybody. The blue one and yellow one in the water seem to share elements...

Wave 2 of X-Men 97 Legends got leaked (?). Featuring Magneto (M costume), Cyclops, Jean Grey, Nightcrawler, Goblin Queen and X-Cutioner (!). Presumably, that means these characters will have roles in the new animated series...whenever Disney gets around to airing the damn thing. Preorders this...

More details on the positions being..."streamlined". Notably, several are high up on Wizards of the Coast, which Hasbro was singing the praises of just a few weeks ago ("record years" for both brands)...

Entertainment Earth is doing one better for $90.99! https://www.entertainmentearth.com/product/transformers-generations-legacy-titan-metroplex/hsf2986

I think the ultimate problem with E3 was it could never decide what kind of show it wanted to be, especially when you have the rise of things like Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) largely taking the show’s role from a fan angle. I think there was a chance to skew it closer to a “Toy Fair” type industry...

I can’t WAIT for when Grok starts replying to Alex Jones (who’s being allowed back on, btw) https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/09/business/alex-jones-restored-x-elon-musk-poll/index.html

I fully expect Nemesis Enforcer to be a deluxe figure of some sort. The fact Hasbro is openly talking about him makes me optimistic that he’ll end up a “mass release” deluxe figure, with articulated wing and tentacle sets. Plus, probably, extending arm blades and some Cobra La...

Don‘t know what I was expecting, but Wheeljack didn’t turn out as…elegant…as I was thinking. I think it’s the big boots he ended up with. Tidal Wave looks fantastic, in a general sense. My biggest nitpick is that the head feels a little too tall and thin. He’s always had a tall, rectangular...

Here’s Digital Foundry’s breakdown on the Trilogy. Knight looks rough and is practically unplayable (especially during vehicle sections), the other two actually use old PC version code base (negating some of the visual complaints from the Return to Arkham remaster) but suffer performance...

I have found many of the complaints about the port to be…peculiar. Especially in regards to visuals. Compared to a LOT of cross gen ports, Arkham Knight isn’t THAT much worse than some others seen, on a visual level. The biggest failing is in the minute to minute performance- being unable to...