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Rounding off the last wave of 2015 Transformers Legends class, currently still under the Combiner Wars monicker, fellow Seibertronian chuckdawg1999 brings us a video review of the redeco, with the new Huffer head, of the Optimus Prime mold - into Pipes! (Poor Pipes.) Check it out below.
Depending on how you count mold uses, this is either the 4th or 5th use of the Generations Legends Optimus Prime mold. You now have you selection of colors and two heads, if you haven't been buying them all along like I have. Pipes is has the tightest joints thus far, which is a good thing, and I do like the color blue, another plus. In the end it all comes down to whether or not you want another Legends sized truck sitting on your desk.
Seibertron has something special for you, a review of Hasbro's Generations Combiner Wars Bruticus in full combined glory. So far, reviews have concentrated on individual members (Onslaught, Brawl, Blast Off, Swindle, Vortex and Legends Class Shockwave) but we thought it would be important to highlight the main point of these toys, the fact that they combine into Bruticus! Anyone still on the fence can check out the Seibertron.com exclusive video review below to see how the combined form looks like in hand. Galleries for all of the Combiner Wars Combaticons will be available soon.
Courtesy of fellow Seibertronian Autobot032, we have the first full look (after the endless TFYuki images) at Takara Tomy Unite Warriors UW-03 Guardian/Defensor in the felzbug review below - and that means we also get to see the Takara-only deluxe Groove figure in-hand! Check it out.
Fellow Seibertronian Chuckdawg1999 has a video review for one of the latest figures in the Generations "Combiner Wars" line: Chop Shop, a retool of Skrapnel.
chuckdawg1999 wrote:It's interesting when obscure characters get an upgrade. Two years ago Chop Shop was the Minicon partner to Legends Megatron, and now the character has been upgraded as a repaint/remold of Skrapnell. The color pallet is a little flat making this figure an easy pass.
Fellow Seibertronian Death has a video review for one of the latest figures in the Generations "Combiner Wars" line: Leader Skywarp, a redeco of Starscream. Enjoy!
Are any of you getting these leader Seekers? And how do you find the use of the Jetfire mold for them? Let us know!
The last of Combiner Wars is here, as the line seems to transition into Titans Return - but some of the bridging figures are already out - and fellow Seibertronian chuckdawg1999 has a video review of the Legend class triple-changing (!) Buzzsaw to offer. Check it out below!
Although the Titans Return line is over a year away, Hasbro is giving us a taste by releasing Buzzsaw, the minion of a character who's toy has yet to be announced. Which if made, will be released closer to a year and a half from now. Surprisingly, Buzzsaw is a triple changer with involved transformation steps between each mode, the highlight being the "Vehicle" mode that has a peg which allows Titan Masters to ride.
ChuckDawg1999 has something nice and special for us, a review of the most anticipated Generations Legends figure: Shockwave. Enjoy!
chuckdawg1999 wrote:It's a shame that Shockwave is technically a 2016 figure, because it could easily be a contender for best figure of 2015! Gun mode pegs together solidly without partsforming, while maintaining a classic Shockwave look in robot mode. While conceived for Bruticus Shockwave works well with most deluxe or larger figures.
Synopsis
CONQUERORS, part 3! It all comes down to this… the fate of the AUTOBOTS, the survival of the human race, and the existence of a post-war CYBERTRON depends on the two greatest heroes in TRANSFORMERS history: BUSTER the dog and D.0.C. the drone.
Wassup, dog?
Story
We've had two parts of this new storyline already in the ongoing The Transformers series from IDW Publishing, and John Barber has chosen to take a peculiar type of break while not putting anything on hold. At all. But how does the strange POV issue work, you might ask? Find out some thoughts below.
The dialogue is riveting
It's impossible to escape the similarities with the Eisner-winning Fraction/Aja Hawkeye issue of Pizza Dog with this chapter of The Transformers series, and for a comics fan, this works suprisingly well without falling too much into heavy-handed homage. (Much like Redemption and Fury Road, really.)
Whine?
Having two points of view, undoubtedly, helps the narrative to flow, and switches between two characters that have found their way into the fandom and the new followers of the series. Buster, as an Earth dweller close to Thundercracker, and D.O.C. as a Cybertronian AI close to the Autobots do both bring a new perspective on the characters surrounding the otherwise main cast.
So insightful
Which leads quite nicely to the crux of the story, really, and something that I am obviously not going to spoil here, but has a lot to do with several theories that many fans have been speculating on for a while now, revolving around long-established lore and recent developments in ..well, everything.
Art
I have to commend Griffith on the clear work on an otherwise extremely hard script to master in terms of layout. The smaller amount of dialogue and narration means that most of the story has to be told with the visual component of the medium, and he does a stellar job with the frames and angles from both character perspectives.
Good transitions, too
The same perspectives are maintained, solidly, throughout their different takes in the book, by the magnificently subtle (though not that much once you realise) colour palettes and coding for the two. In the case of Buster in particular, Josh Perez' chromatic contrasts and blending of greys is just really well done, and makes the foreground even more prominent and incisive.
Points in cases
Also to be commended is the work of letterer Tom B. Long, as Buster and D.O.C. occupy two very different styles of font, tone and voice, which are worked incredibly well with a truly complex script for human dialogue during the Buster segments. The covers, on the other hand, have very little to do with the issue, though are pretty excellent in both the Archie tribute by Andy Pepoy and the Alex Milne/Perez triumphant Starscream (thumbnailed).
Thoughts Spoilerish ahead
Is the reveal present at the end of the book that surprising? No, not really, not at this point in the series. Is it pleasing? Yes, actually. It's brought about in a satisfying manner, with some good power and attention grabs, and a sustained if lighthearted narrative throughout the whole issue.
Narrative, right here
The real treat, however, is how the book looks, from the layouts and art to the colours and lettering. Griffith, Perez and Long work wonders together to really convey the multiple angles and pairs of eyes/optics through which we're looking at this small world growing bigger and smaller in equal measure. If you take anything from this, it's a treat for your own image processors.
Coming once again from fellow Seibertronian chuckdawg1999 We have a new review, this time of the little legions crab guy we all love and know of as: Clampdown! This is the first toy of Clampdown that we have gotten and Chuck goes into nice detail talking about how this guy stands up to several others and just how interesting he really is. Enjoy the video below, and stay tuned for more reviews of Robots In Disguise to come!
Fellow Seibertronian Chuckdawg1999 has a new video review for us giving us the best look yet at Transformers Adventure TAV VS 05 Battle Mode Jazz & Origin Mode Drift.
chuckdawg1999 wrote:Leave it to Takara to give us a set of figures with great paint jobs, and new heads. Jazz is the version of the character fans have wanted for a year, while Drift is an amalgamation of the movie, comic, and animated character. These are fantastic figures and worth a place in your collection.
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