IDW’s Transformers King Grimlock: Issue #4 Wolf RI Cover Artwork

Always a pleasure seeing Guido Guidi's art! And he continues to be the most knowledgeable of the Transformers artists as well…. the Exarchon design we see in this issue is based on the original 'Dia-Attacker' Diaclone figure!

Ooooo, the plot thickens, yeeeeessss!  

SPLIT LIP

I really wonder why they chose to use someone identical to Rattrap for that flashback, because to an uninitiated/new reader, it looks like Rattrap's being informed on a situation he himself was a part of. I know to most TF fans we understand that there's other guys who look like him out there, but it seems like a poor choice for a cameo.

It was indeed, I thought that was him . Hadn't heard of Packrat, at least make them more distinct. Yeash.

BB Shockwave

Well, from the previews I read so far that is not apparent.

Because previews don't give away the entire story.

BB Shockwave

Since there was no internet in the 80ies, kinda hard to gauge whether they were successful or not,

Hasbro's own sales data showed that each subsequent gimmick saw waning sales and less and less of a return each year. I mean I like Pretenders, and Micromasters, and even most Action Masters, but they were none of those had the popularity of the early years of '84-'86.

BB Shockwave

Hasbro makes awesome Power Rangers monsters and humans in Lightning Collection that are super articulated and poseable. Would be a no-brainer to somewhat upscale them, build a hatch in the back of the upper body, and make a Core/Legends sized robot you can fit inside.

Like I said, it's been discussed, and yes, they could that. But that would also be taking an upscaled version of an already $22.99 figure at retail, pushing it's price point up by making it larger, and then carving a cavity in it to stuff a $10 Transformer, which means then having to either compromise most of the toy to fit it into a Voyager class budget or go all out by releasing them at a Leader class price where they'll likely never sell (let alone the fact that Hasbro would only be able to release a hand full of them at a higher price point).

AutobotTurbine

That's Botanica.

Ah, i had a feeling it was her but wasn't sure about it.

The art is so terrible i can't even and i really want to..

Glad to see Razorbeast recovered from the previous issue. Was worried they'd write him off for a bit.

Why is Primal fluffy in that one cover?
Gorillas aren't fluffy…
Also hi there Wheeljack! I wonder who his fishy female associate is…

Transformers: Beast Wars # 10

Who is that on the cover, even? With the weird flowers? Broadside maybe? No idea…

GizmoTron

The thrill seeking and celebrity is a cover to hide their real mission.

Well, from the previews I read so far that is not apparent. And if true, that is a terrible idea. That's like if Bruce Wayne fought crime without a disguise, as a billionaire well known celebrity. Unless they do their missions in pretender shells or kill anyone who sees them, this won't end well.

Really? They were never that popular, and there's literally posts and threads in the hundreds discussing why the gimmick didn't really go over in the late 80's as well as the problems Hasbro faces in trying to address the gimmick in a modern toyline like Generations (and various ideas on how they might do so).

Since there was no internet in the 80ies, kinda hard to gauge whether they were successful or not, given that people only say their opinion NOW decades later, and most people give in to peer pressure. I mean financially they must have done well, or Hasbro would not have dropped Powermasters who only existed for a year, as well as Triggerbots/cons, Firecons, etc, and instead did a toyline in 1989 mostly consisting of Pretenders and Micromasters.
Hasbro makes awesome Power Rangers monsters and humans in Lightning Collection that are super articulated and poseable. Would be a no-brainer to somewhat upscale them, build a hatch in the back of the upper body, and make a Core/Legends sized robot you can fit inside.