Alt Mode 134 – #Megatron (Fire on the Mountain G1 Classic Review)

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On this episode, we review another classic G1 Season 1 episode featuring Skyfire, new Transformers Trading Cards feature art from some of our favorite comics artists, and why was #Megatron trending on Twitter? All this and much, much more on this episode of TransMissions Alt Mode!

This episode was edited by Michael Ordway (@minervion).  Please check out his work in 3D modelling and animation and video and audio post-production at www.michaelordway.com!  Huge thanks to Michael for his hard work!

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Show Notes:

• Intro [00:34]
  • Going to TFcon? Take our TransMissions Shirt Survey
    
  • Merch! – http://transmissionspodcast.com/shop
    • We’ve got new T-shirt designs on our store!
      
  • Check out TransMissions Artist KGirl’s TeePublic Store!
    
• Comics News [03:08]
  • Free Transformers Trading Card Game Wave 1 Booster Pack Included With IDW’s Transformers Issue #7 (& #8)
    • Tweet from IDW editor David Mariotte
  • IDW Loses Another $3.7 Million, $1.6 Million from Publishing; No Mention of Wynonna Earp
• Classic G1 Review [08:16]
  • G1 Season 1 Episode 9 – Fire on the Mountain
    • Watch free online on tubitv.com
• Media News [21:23]
  • Transformers Trading Card Game Announces Organized Play and Introduces War for Cybertron: Siege I Airquake Hammerclaw & Private Smashdown
    • Transformers Trading Card Game: Organized Play 101
  • Some of our favorite artists worked on cards for the Transformers TCG!
    • Transformers Trading Card Game Introduces War for Cybertron: Siege I Squish Them Like Bugs – art by Sara Pitre-Durocher & colors by Josh Burcham
    • Transformers Trading Card Game Introduces War for Cybertron: Siege I Frag Toss & Point Defense System – art & colors by Josh Perez
      • Tweet from Josh Perez
    • Rock Toss card art by Casey Coller & colors by Josh Burcham
    • Infiltrate card art by Casey Coller & colors by Josh Perez
• Transforming Pop Culture [23:02]
  • Official Transformers Kentei (Proficiency Test) on February 16, 2020 In Tokyo & Osaka
  • Transformers x Ghostbusters Ectotron Ain’t Afraid T-Shirt by Mad Engine, LLC: Out at GameStop
  • Nicki Minaj starts using #Megatron and the Transformers community responds with memes
• Convention News [30:48]
  • Tickets Now On Sale for TFcon DC 2019
  • John McCrea to attend TFNation 2019
• Closing [33:21]

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