Straight out of Toy Fair 2023 comes news from McFarlane Toys! Coming next year to a toy shelf near you are Transformers Page Punchers!
The Page Punchers are a line of 3 or 7 inch figures included with a comic book. Currently, McFarlane Toys creates Page Punchers for DC Comics. Coming in 2023 are Page Punchers for Stranger Things (Dark Horse Comics) and Scorched (Image Comics). Both Transformers and G.I. Joe will be joining that lineup for 2024 in the 3 inch category.
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What was shown were two different packs for Transformers. Optimus Prime and Wheeljack packaged with an IDW Publishing Transformers comic, or Megatron and Bumblebee packaged with an IDW Publishing Transformers comic. There was nothing currently displayed from the Energon Universe from the upcoming Skybound comics, nor was there clarification if the IDW Publishing Transformers comic was simply a placeholder for what would be a Skybound comic.
Stay tuned for more news in the future on Transformers Page Punchers!
chuckcjc
I did.
McFarlane Toys and Hasbro Partnership
But there are two threads about the Page Punchers. I posted in the first one about the partnership.
Dachande
It's always a best practice to post potential first sightings in the actual news area. That's the easiest way for them to get seen.
chuckcjc
I found and reported these on Friday and tagged @Black Convoy. Must have been missed.
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RodimusRex
As I like to point out, I'm sure Hasbro would love to be in those locations. But they don't decide what to ship. The retailers are in control of a lot of what we see and what Hasbro can afford to make.
jtanimator
This is exactly the kind of thing that I would never bother to order online, but would absolutely buy on impulse if I saw in store. Reminds me just how much companies like Hasbro seem to currently underestimate the spending power of physical locations.
Obnimaz
Not knocking these at all, I have a set due to be delivered Tuesday, but there is this $15ish book that comes with decent non-articulated IDW/Evergreen inspired figs. I've bought several and give them as gifts and have a set populating some citybots. they are a little bit larger than the JADA Nanofigs.
The book comes with them, you get the bot modes and the vehicle modes.
Olvacron22
Oh yeah these look cool. Just two little guys and two comics, a nice little basic bundle that\'ll look good hanging on my wall next to those worlds smallest transformers.
Cruzer138
These are Action Masters missing the action..
MehWave
Just saw these in GameStop here in Jersey. Nah, not worth it.
Soundwinder
I could be into these. I see the appeal in little non transforming but with some limited posability figures.
Coupled with a comic, they look like they could be really neat battle packs for a kid to take around with them.
I'll only pick these up if I see them at Ross, but I do see the appeal.
Bass X0
They look okay to me. Simple and basic yes, but not terrible. I’ve certainly seen a lot worse. I wouldn’t pay full price though, but I’d may be interested if they were on clearance.
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Chopperface
Cool! I saw these in GameStop in Texas a few hours ago and I had no idea what they were let alone that they were newsworthy.
YukatanJack
Damn, these look awful. I thought McFarlane Toys were supposed to be good!
BB Shockwave
Terrible sculpts. Easy skip.
Lody666
Found these last week
MehWave
I disagree. It's also true.
Venomus Rodimus
To think of all the wasted plastic here that could\'ve been put toward a new Spawn wave instead…
j.a.f.o.
These page punchers are better because all metal.
Yeah, I know…
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Dachande
They're pretty decent looking in person. I passed because I dislike IDW designs, but Megatron is definitely the star of the four as his sculpt seems the most detailed.
Novaburnhilde
I'd definitely like both these, they look like nice lil mini-figures for my shelves.