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Alt Mode Episode 57 – All Becomes One

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On this episode, we close out 2017 with a spoiler review of the Till All Are One Annual. We say farewell to our favorite Transformers comic series of 2017 on this episode of TransMissions Alt Mode! Patreon Contest Announcement! One lucky Patreon will win a $10 Gift Certificate from Toyhax (formerly Reprolabels) every month from September 2017 – August 2018! We did it! Our new monthly show TransMissions: Declassified is unlocked for Patreons! In TransMissions: Declassified we’ll take a deeper dive into some aspects of the Transformers multiverse. We’ve reached 60 Patreon supporters, so now this is a new monthly Patreon exclusive perk for all levels. But there’s still work to do! If we reach 100 Patreon supporters, the new show will be available to everyone! We’ve already done Episode 1, and that is available now and free for everyone. Check it out and if you want to hear more,… Continue reading

Alt Mode Episode 56 – Light Our Darkest Hour

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On this episode, we are joined by fellow Transformers fan and podcaster Jason Kirk as we review IDW’s Optimus Prime issue #14 in Comics. Free Comic Book Day is coming up and with it we’re getting a new Transformers planet-sized comic. We talk with artist Alex Milne about drawing Unicron! We also have a bunch of Bumblebee movie news and a review of Machinima’s Titans Return Episode 7. All this and much, much more on this episode of TransMissions Alt Mode! Patreon Contest Announcement! One lucky Patreon will win a $10 Gift Certificate from Toyhax (formerly Reprolabels) every month from September 2017 – August 2018! We did it! Our new monthly show TransMissions: Declassified is unlocked for Patreons! In TransMissions: Declassified we’ll take a deeper dive into some aspects of the Transformers multiverse. We’ve reached 60 Patreon supporters, so now this is a new monthly Patreon exclusive perk for all levels.… Continue reading

Episode 256 – Flame Toys Is On Fire!

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On this episode, we are joined by fellow Transformers fan and podcaster Jason Kirk, who brings us a whole lot of Decepticon Seeker Tetra Jets to look at from MAAS toys. Darryl talks about Generation Toys’ G1 version of Streetwise, and Charles has some big Power of the Primes news. All this and much, much more on this episode of TransMissions! Check out our “Trips to the Store” video segment on YouTube! Patreon Contest Announcement! One lucky Patreon will win a $10 Gift Certificate from Toyhax (formerly Reprolabels) every month from September 2017 – August 2018! We did it! Our new monthly show TransMissions: Declassified is unlocked for Patreons! In TransMissions: Declassified we’ll take a deeper dive into some aspects of the Transformers multiverse. We’ve reached 60 Patreon supporters, so now this is a new monthly Patreon exclusive perk for all levels. But there’s still work to do! If we reach… Continue reading

Alt Mode Episode 55 – Cold War

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On this episode, we have another classic review with Marvel’s G1 Transformers issue #49, in Media News, the Japanese G1 Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers cartoon sorta gets a blu-ray release, and Michael bay comments on the future of Transformers live action movies. 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! Order our exclusive Skybound Transformers #1 comic with cover art by E.J. Su! Want some TransMissions swag? Check out our new online shop, powered by Spreadshirt! (Patreon Supporters, you get a special shop with a 20% discount!) Like what we’re doing and want to help make our podcast even better? Support us on Patreon or donate via Paypal! If you already support… Continue reading

Episode 255 – Authentically Awful

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On this episode, Darryl talks about the G1-inspired figures from new third party company, Magic Square. Jeremy shows us images of Generation Toy’s G1-inspired Defensor combiner, and Charles talks about the new Transformers Authentics toyline. All this and much, much more on this episode of TransMissions! Check out our “Trips to the Store” video segment on YouTube! 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! Take our Best of 2017 Year End Survey! Vote for your picks for best Transformers toys and comics of 2017! Survey is open until Friday, December 15th, 2017. Patreon Contest Announcement! One lucky Patreon will win a $10 Gift Certificate from Toyhax (formerly Reprolabels) every month from September 2017 – August 2018! We did it! Our new monthly show TransMissions: Declassified… Continue reading

Declassified #4 – G1 Marvel Comics (teaser)

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On this episode of TransMissions Declassified, we go back to the story roots of the Transformers – the G1 Marvel Comics. Comics nerds Charles and Yoshi are joined by special guests Andrew Turnbull and Stuart Webb to discuss their love of these classic comics, and how they’ve influenced Transformers storytelling throughout its thirty-year history. This is a short teaser. The full episode is available exclusively to our supporters on the TransMissions Patreon! Huge thanks to Andrew Turnbull and Stuart Webb! Check out Andrew’s fan comic adaptation of the G1 UK Annual story Another TIme and Place and his webcomic The Daily Straxus. Andrew is also on the TFNation team, the UK’s premiere Transformers fan convention. Check out Stuart on the Transformers podcast Podcast Maximus and his blog, Transformation, exploring all the G1 UK comics (which can also be bought in book form!). Also, in his discussion of UK issue #288,… Continue reading

Alt Mode Episode 54 – Getaway With Murder

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On this episode, we review Transformers: Lost Light issue #11 in Comics. In Media News, the original storyboards for the Transformers Generation 1 cartoon episode “City of Steel” go up for auction, and we review Machinima’s Titans Return Episode 5. All this and much, much more on this episode of TransMissions Alt Mode! This episode was edited by Cass Ordway and Michael Ordway (@minervion). Huge thanks to Cass and Michael for their hard work! Take our Best of 2017 Year End Survey! Vote for your picks for best Transformers toys and comics of 2017! Survey is open until Friday, December 15th, 2017. Patreon Contest Announcement! One lucky Patreon will win a $10 Gift Certificate from Toyhax (formerly Reprolabels) every month from September 2017 – August 2018! We did it! Our new monthly show TransMissions: Declassified is unlocked for Patreons! In TransMissions: Declassified we’ll take a deeper dive into some aspects… Continue reading

Episode 254 – Takara Does Tokyo

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On this episode, Jeremy talks about Hasbro’s new Transformers Authentics “evergreen” toy line, Charles discusses images of new Transformers statues from Prime 1 Studios and Imaginarium Art, and Darryl examines images of Takara’s new Star Wars Transformers line from the Tokyo Comic Con. All this and much, much more on this episode of TransMissions! Check out our “Trips to the Store” video segment on YouTube! 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! Take our Best of 2017 Year End Survey! Vote for your picks for best Transformers toys and comics of 2017! Survey is open until Friday, December 15th, 2017. Patreon Contest Announcement! One lucky Patreon will win a $10 Gift Certificate from Toyhax (formerly Reprolabels) every month from September 2017 – August 2018! We… Continue reading

Listener Feedback Shows!

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  Hey everyone! We are putting together a couple listener feedback shows to be released during the holidays. We want to have some of you on the show, and there’s a couple ways to do it. If you’d like to send in audio, you can do it via the widget on our contact page and answer these questions: For TransMissions – What was your favorite toy news or release of 2017? For Alt Mode – What was your favorite comic arc or media news of 2017? You can send something in for both shows, but please do it as two separate recordings. The other way is for us to call you and record something with you and one or more of our hosts. Be prepared to answer the same question, and we’ll probably have a few more things to talk about. If you’d like to participate this way, please fill… Continue reading

Alt Mode Episode 53 – Foghorn Overlord

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On this episode, we are joined by Eric Crownover. In Comics, we review the final issue of Rom Vs Transformers: Shining Armor, in Media News, the Transformers Generation 1 soundtrack restoration project is complete, and there are several announcements for 2018 shows in Conventions News. All this and much, much more on this episode of TransMissions Alt Mode! This episode was edited by Cass Ordway and Michael Ordway (@minervion). Huge thanks to Cass and Michael for their hard work! Take our Best of 2017 Year End Survey! Vote for your picks for best Transformers toys and comics of 2017! Survey is open until Friday, December 15th, 2017. New Contest! Win a copy of the TFNation Transformers Animated Comic! Tell us you favorite character from Transformers Animated and why. Reminder: Duly Appointed Supporters of TransMissions Level Patreons get 2 entries if they enter! Send us your entries via email, Twitter, or Facebook!… Continue reading