Funko has announced that they will be at Star Wars Celebration in just a few weeks, and if you are going, you can find them in booth 1410. And, of course, it would be a Funko convention showing without some cool exclusives! Here are the first five exclusives, and two more announcements will be made in the coming weeks.
Continue readingComic Review: “Jem and the Holograms” #1
[AHEAD BE SPOILERS!] Jem and the Holograms #1 is a modern take on the classic 1980’s cartoon. The inherent problem to solve, though, is that Jem pretty much is the 80’s personified. Can you take the basic concept of a female band with the glitz and glam, the flash, the keytars, the hologram and translate into something viable for readers three decades later? That is what Kelly Thompson and Sophie Campbell try to do in this debut issue. Do they succeed? Well, at the end of the issue I found myself wishing it was double-sized because I didn’t want the story to
Continue readingHasbro Bringing G1 Combiner Members Back — In Spirit If Not In Name
When Hasbro first showed the Combiner Wars Superion and Menasor, many fans lamented the loss of Slingshot and Wildrider. However, Hasbro is bringing these characters to our shores (much like Takara Tomy will do for Japan)… although trademark loss means each has a new name. So meet Brake-Neck and Gunslinger! In the upcoming weeks, we will learn which online stores will stock them in May.
Continue reading“Transformers: Robots in Disguise” Premiere – More and Less Than Meets The Eye
“Transformers: Robots in Disguise” premiered this past weekend on Cartoon Network. The pilot episode, split into two parts, sets up the general theme for this new cartoon, and in so doing, it proves that RID is both more and less than meets the eye. That may seem contradictory, but it’s true. On its surface, what does “Robots in Disguise” seem to hold in store? Robots. Check. In disguise. Check. Heck, Bumblebee even says it when they scan Earth modes. So,in so naming the show, RID is less than meets the eye — it wears its oil pump on its sleeve, to
Continue readingFour With Phil – Episode 10: Monster Motors Mash
In this episode, Phil reviews
Continue readingFour with Phil – Episode 9: The Man Who Tolerated Powerglide
In this episode, Phil talks about the new Humble Bundle with up to 86 Transformers comics (updated total as of press time: about $16 to unlock them all). And he rants about Combiner Wars Powerglide. http://www.humblebundle.com/books [youtube id=”6S5kGR9dlSs” align=”center”] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6S5kGR9dlSs Download the MP3 (5 MB)
Continue readingFour with Phil – Episode 8: A Life is Like a Garden
In this episode, Phil briefly eulogizes Leonard Nimoy. Rest in peace, good sir. [youtube id=”pdJ4ECURNuQ” align=”center”] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdJ4ECURNuQ Download the MP3 (5 MB) pdJ4ECURNuQ
Continue readingFour With Phil – Episode 7: Clone Club Comics
In this episode, Phil reviews the premiere issue of IDW Publishing’s new comic – Orphan Black [youtube id=”GT1B_UNkzRk” align=”center”] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GT1B_UNkzRk Download the MP3 (5 MB)
Continue readingFour With Phil – Episode 6: It’s Frickin’ Freezing, Mr. Bigglesworth
In this episode, it’s a hodgepodge of topics. The Oscare, Transformers, comics – all while Phil shivers for your amusement. [youtube id=”S_mORmSCNfU” align=”center”] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_mORmSCNfU Download the MP3 (5 MB)
Continue readingFour With Phil – Episode 5: Exclusivity Negativity
In this episode, Phil rambles on about the annoying practice of store exclusive versions of Blu-Ray sets. And we do mean ramble. [youtube id=” MR-xRkzXVuI” align=”center”] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDpWpV4_afs Download the MP3 (5 MB)
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