2020

Released earlier this year, Authentics Soundwave is one of the lesser known versions of the classic character.  Check out my review of the Authentics Alpha Class Soundwave!

General Information:
Release Date: Q2 2020
Price Point: $9.99 (depending on retailer)
Retailer: Limited Markets (Amazon, Dollar General, Family Dollar, Walgreens etc.)
Accessories: Cannon, Radar Dish

Hasbro Unboxing Event (2020)

The War for Cybertron Trilogy continues with the second chapter in the trilogy: Earthrise where the Autobots and Decepticons have come to Earth, taking on new Earth-based forms in the 80's! Meanwhile the Studio Series continues with the remaining team members needed to form Devastator (and more!) while Selects kicks off with the long-awaited Seacons.

Bah-weep-graaaaagnah wheep nini bong!

Get a first look at the next bots coming to the game and learn more about ability level 11.

Restorative Justice

Take part in this SUPER XP event to win:

Fans on social media are reporting that the second wave of Generations Earthrise Deluxe Class figures are being found at Aldi Supermarkets in the US.  It has been a strange (and sometimes frustrating) year to be a collector and while Wave 2 preorders did go up on various sites months ago, not all fans were able to get those orders in before preorders ran out.  Now Wave 3 has begun to hit stores such as Target, leaving Wave 2 almost like an "orphaned" wave, so this is good news for those who missed it before.  As a reminder, Wave 2 has the followin

Months ago it was announced that the Transformers line would be entering the realm of figures such as Star Wars: Black Series and Marvel Legends with a series of 1:12 scale non-transforming figures based on the appearance of the characters in the G1 animated series. Now these items are in stock at Walmart.com! Check out links to the listings, product information and images below:

"Authentics" were introduced in 2018 as a line of lower-priced figures aimed at alternative channel stores such as Family Dollar and Woolworths in Australia. These figures used "evergreen" designs for characters that were not tied to any one specific continuity but rather borrowed design elements from various incarnations of popular characters such as Optimus Prime and Bumblebee.

With the Covid-19 Pandemic keeping much of the world in lockdown, conventions have largely been cancelled in 2020.  However, Galaxy Con has been working to give fans of science fiction and fantasy a convention experience at home via Virtual Panels held on their site.  Now they have announced a Transformers Virtual Panel in December featuring the legendary Peter Cullen and Frank Welker!

Hasbro Pulse has been holding live streams on Fridays to reveal upcoming products, switching between brands from week to week.  Today their live stream was a "triple play" including Transformers!  The three reveals for today were:

• Collaborative "Afterlife" Ectotron
• Studio Series B-127 (Cybertronian Bumblebee)
• Studio Series Dino

Here are some notes I took during the session: