Cyber Battalion Shockwave was a pleasant surprise when it first showed up overseas. At the time it was nice to see a chunky large-scale Shockwave with an update to the original G1 look. While a simplified figure I feel there's enough here to interest collectors.

The group Transform Element have posted 3D-print prototype photos of their MM-01 figure, an unofficial take on an unofficial redesign of Movie (sort of?) Bumblebee with a beast mode. Drawing inspiration from the same fan-produced art book that's led to things like the mechanical bull Sideswipe, this not-Bumblebee is a Not-Bumblebee in more ways than one, as it becomes a robotic tiger. Much like with the original art this copies from, the basic engineering concepts are not unlike Lioconvoy. The robot is said to be 17.5 centimeters tall, putting it in either solid "Voyager" territory, or maybe "Masterpiece" scale, depending. No price or release information is currently available. Read more...

The Wave 3 Prime Masters are more of the same. If you like the Prime Masters you probably have these, if not good luck finding them as they're sorta showing up on shelves? Bludgeon is the best and that's based on the cool history of the weapon it transforms into.

Last Sunday in Japan, the new anime SSSS Gridman debuted, animated by Studio TRIGGER of Darling in the Franxx and Kill La Kill fame. The series is based on the Tsuburaya Productions series Lightning Superman Gridman, which was the source of the footage used in Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad(which probably has more than a little to do with the "SSSS" in the title) ...why are you reading that here, you ask? Because one or more people on the SSSSG production crew really likes their Transformers. With an initially appropriate focus on the Shattered Glass universe. Keep reading for some visuals!

It looks like we're in the traditional "season" for Walgreens Transformers exclusives finally, as Power of The Primes Wreck-Gar is finally appearing in the US. Our first confirmed sighting comes from Sacramento, California by Instagram user MCUcollector24, who snapped a photo of his find on the shelf at an area Walgreens, marked at $17.99. It'll probably still take a little while for Wreck-Gar to make its way out to the rest of the country from here, but with any luck it will also become available online from Walgreens soon to help out those not lucky enough to manage a local find. Keep reading...

Apparently it was too early to observe that the flow of leaks via Weibo had seemed to subside, as usual-suspect "tf-factory" has put out a few minor items in the last little while. We've got copies of the final stock images for Voyager wave 1, showing the packaging and robot and vehicle images for Optimus Prime and Megatron. This is not our first time seeing the Voyager packaging, as it had been displayed at Summer Wonderfest in Japan immediately after SDCC. We also have images of the covers for the Hasbro Asia variants of the instructions for wave 1 Battle Masters, which brought an interesting detail to light, especially when taken together with the Voyager packaging. Read more...

This figure is a review sample sent to me directly from the Toy company Black Mamba. it is an upscaled version of Hasbro/TAKARA TOMY Voyager Class Transformers: Studio Series Starscream based upon his first appearance in the first Transformers film directed by Michael Bay. it has a new paint job, way more accessories and some new engineering not found in the original figure. Please enjoy the video and tell me what you think how about it.

Early Amazon listings are turning out to be quite a regular source of information these days, as a new round of updates has provided some information not even revealed during NYCC this month. Among the listings are the officially revealed Reflector/Refraktor, and Brunt, plus Red Alert who has been prominently featured in promotional art and snuck in the official press kit images from NYCC. The fan vote characters are also listed, and while not named we will recall that the winners for this round were Mirage and Impactor, with Impactor on the Decepticon side for Reasons, we're sure. But there is a surprise hidden among these! Find out more...