Transformers

Toy Review: Slug is a foul tempered Dinobot but his powerful flames are always welcome on the battlefield!  Check out my review and gallery of Core Class Dinobot Slug.

Optimus Prime is back and leading the Autobots as they team up with the Maximals against the Terrorcons!  Check out my review and gallery of the newly released Battle Changer Optimus Prime from Rise of the Beasts.

General Information:
Release Date: April 2023
Price Point: $9.99 (depending on retailer)
Retailer: General Release (Entertainment Earth, Walmart etc.)
Accessories: None

Thanks to a new listing on Smyths in the UK, we now have our first look and reveal of Rise of the Beasts Beast-Mode Optimus Prime.  Similar to the Beast-Mode Bumblebee revealed in February 2023, this appears to feature a G1 inspired character with a "beast" based power up.  In this case Optimus Prime literally seems to have the "heart of

Charging into battle in his powerful rhino mode, Rhinox is a near unstoppable force on the battlefield!  Check out my review and gallery of the newly released Battle Changer Rhinox!

General Information:
Release Date: April 2023
Price Point: $9.99 (depending on retailer)
Retailer: General Release (Entertainment Earth, Walmart etc.)
Accessories: None

In the waning days of the Generation One era, the budget allocated to entertainment had been severely cut by Hasbro management.  To keep the cartoon going into a fifth season it was decided to repackage old episodes with bookends featuring a live action puppet of Powermaster Optimus Prime interacting with a character named Tommy Kennedy (played by actor Jason Jankowski aka Jason Jansen).  The writers of these segments used these intros and outros to name drop figures that were current at the time including the Pretender, Landmine and Quickswitch bu

Hot Shot has joined the battle in Legacy Evolution!  Check out my review and gallery of this new addition to my Autobot army!