Monday Musings: It’s Better to Have 5 than 500
A couple of years ago, I saw a post on the Transformers Subreddit from someone who was completely burnt out on buying toys. Their collection was MASSIVE, with floor-to-ceiling shelves…
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Atomic Monsoon Season 3 Episode 01 – Coming in 2026
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1mds7IEXjkhIQEy7XxGxhV Season Three of Atomic Monsoon kicks off with some pop culture things that we're looking forward to! Thanks as always to our friends at DeaFM Records for our theme…
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Atomic Monsoon Season 2 Episode 9: Transformers: The Movie (1986)
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4PqvRXay9WHwzi9Do6tm5v?si=f36c4120e52f4977 Retro Andy shows Master Stephanie Transformers: The Movie for the first time. The plot, the story, the characters, the controversies, the philosophy -- It's all in this Planet-Sized episode…
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Atomic Monsoon Season 2 Episode 8: More Than Meets the Monsoon
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0OKDO7Znr4xcs1KamxeU8m?si=6998863a14b54c78 Master Stephanie watched the original Transformers cartoon for the very first time! What did she think of Retro Andy's favorite childhood animated series? Find out! Thanks as always to…
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A List of Theatrical Releases I saw in 2024
As the year draws to a close, I wanted to do something to encapsulate my 2024, but I didn't want to get too into stories that involved other people without…
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There is a Transformer named SHREDDICUS MAXIMUS
...and that's awesome. In 2016, Hasbro released an update to the Power Master Optimus Prime toy from 1988 -- That was the one that had a smaller Optimus Prime that…
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JAZZ, the Nacho Cheese Autobot
This is Transformers Legacy Evolution G2 Universe Autobot Jazz. That's too many words for a character whose name is only four letters long -- "Jazz." Nacho Cheese Flavored Jazz "But…
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The Transformers: The Movie Conspiracy Nobody Talks About
There's a conspiracy that exists in Transformers: The Movie (1986), which I never see anybody talking about. Buckle in, this one requires some back story. The crafty Starscream In the…
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‘Til All Are One
From Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye Annual 2012 by IDW Publishing. One of my favorite moments in Transformers comics history was when Drift pointed out one of Rodimus’ personality…
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Receipt Doodles
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, sometimes when I’d go out to eat at fast food places, I’d pull out the pen and sharpie that I keep in my pocket, and doodle…
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I’ve got better things to do tonight…
March 16, 2014. For some reason, I re-drew this moment from Transformers: The Movie and added Springer's coolest quote from the film. I legitimately do not remmeber why I did…
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Childhood Heroes
From around 2005 or so? Something I did for fun in one of my college illustration classes, probably to practice inking. I ended up coloring it in photoshop, and adding…
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RAVAGE by The Cybertronic Spree
I got in on this Kickstarter over a year ago: RAVAGE, the first album of all-new music by The Cybertronic Spree! The Cybertronic Spree are a Transformers Cosplay band from…
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2022 Finale: Transformers ReAction Figures
Ultra Magnus, Wreck-Gar, Unicron, Sharkticon, and Cyclonus. Apparently, I forgot to order the Quintesson also in this wave. Magnus is cool. In addition to the standard ReAction Figure shoulder, hip,…
Top 40 at 40: 2012-2021
I’m turning 40 this month! To help deal with celebrate that, I’ve built a playlist containing 40 of my favorite songs, each one representing a year in my life. I…