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Lol, I‘m one of those in-betweeners: I am JUST old enough to have grown up on the “backside” of the preak of the 80s brands, but young enough to have missed a lot of what become “core franchise staples” by being a couple years too young.

A 1920s pulpy Batman takes on Lovecraftian cults and monsters in the next DC Animated film due in March

Speaking of the Python Patrol, a new leak has revealed another Target exclusive for the coming year (even though the existing ones have been sparse): Python Crimson Guard! This one really excites me. As a little one who missed the golden years of the brand (by virtue of not being born), the...

There is NO US Toy Fair in February, anymore. It’s been moved into a late September spot (likely because most new stuff for a new year starts shipping BEFORE Toy Fair is traditionally held). Presumably, Hasbro will have some sort of presentation is show off the slate of products as we saw with...

Here's the breakdown: Hasbro had a slate of toys planned for Rise of the Beasts LAST YEAR when it was originally meant for release. Due to production timetables, most of the stuff was built around preliminary design work. Part of that planned slate included "main line" Deluxe figures and...

Gorgeous. Though, I've LONG been an admitted fan of the Battle Core Optimus Prime color deco. Nova Prime might be as close as I get in terms of the deco on a better figure.

I'm pining for a Grand Mal just to wrap my "Fanon" of Beast Megatron completing his scheme of trying to take over the multiverse with a satisfying "final villain".

FWIW, I've never had an exclusive cancelled by Amazon. I've had a package lost, but that's not an explicitly Amazon issue. I think both Amazon and Hasbro have done a LOT to mitigate those issues over the past few years. That's become less of an issue the past few years. Hasbro's been...

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It’s worth noting that Simon Furman was allowed to “finish” his plans through Regeneration One. Outside of removing Liege Maximo, I think it was heavily implied that Regeneration One basically covered all the “core plot points” he had planned for Marvel G1 and G2. GI Joe got a revival because...

Hell, the past decade has seen DC rewrite its universe every couple years or so.

This week's Transformers Tuesday is a touch underwhelming, with only official images and preorders open for SS97 Airrazor. Pulse has her up now, other retailers will follow in the next hour or so: https://hasbropulse.com/products/transformers-studio-series-deluxe-97-airazor I'm a touch...

I think to be more accurate, the issue wasn't necessarily that Transformers was just "old news", so much that there was just SO MUCH STUFF hitting the market. GI Joe, Masters of the Universe and Transformers set the mold for successful toy lines, and it was formula that EVERYONE tried to copy...

GI Joe A Real American Hero #300 is the physical embodiment of all those "To Be Continued..." memes.

Well…yeah. If a character was no longer actively shipping to stores, Hasbro considered that character useless to have on a cartoon made to promote toys. If you are asking what those two might have done different to avoid ending with the initial episodes of season 4…I mean, there isn’t much To...

Our insider sleuther JtPrime dropped a minor tidbit over at TFW in regards to some release changes (TBC): Reportedly, Studio Series wave 1 2023 will just a solid 2x case of Rise of the Beasts Scourge, with Optimus Primal kicked all the way to wave 3 (Wave 2 is reportedly SS86 Snarl). This would...

I’m not sure what is actually being asked either. I mean, as a summer release, kids had ample time to see the 86 film prior to the release of new episodes of the series in the fall. Even if they hadn’t, the first episode of season 3 recapped the entire film. Not to mention the comic book...

I mean, I think there ARE places for improvement on the color side. The existing toy is fine, though, but I’d be lying if I didn’t say I wouldn’t have preferred a richer yellow, and more distinctive eyes. Speaking of our spotted friend, more images from the Australia zoo that had the...

Could they? Sure. Will they? That’s the bigger question. Given the garbage that was GI Joe #300, it’s clear that Larry Hama has an expectation of continuing his book under the next publisher, but most of the Transformers books found a solid “wrap up” point. I find it EXTREMELY unlikely that...

True, but I think it would end up like every OTHER major Hasbro purchase going back to the 90s. Hasbro makes a major purchase or investment in something outside of their “core industry”, nominally, to promote the “core brands”. They play with the purchase for a few years, something major...