Less than a week to go until Toy Fair 2018, we break down the possibilities of what we’ll see at NY Toy Fair.
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TFU News & Views – Episode 0004 – Off Topic Toy Fair 2018
Today we look at what else could be shown at Hasbro’s Toy Fair event and the rest of NY Toy Fair as we veer slightly off topic on TFU News & Views.
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TFU News & Views – Episode 0003 – Lost Light #14 Review
The Scavengers are chasing the Magic 8-Ball of Garrus-9 through outer space; here are my thoughts on issue 14 of Transformers Lost Light.
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TFU News & Views – Episode 0002 – A Good Time to Be A Transformers Fan…
We count down to Toy Fair and take a reflective look on why it is always a good time to be a Transformers fan.
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TFU News & Views 0001 – Toy Fair 2018 is Coming…February 7, 2018
TFU.INFO takes a look at what to expect from the Hasbro Fan Media Event at New York Toy Fair in 10 days!
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Episode 010 – By the Numbers & Online Fandom
In this episode we do a little math by breaking down the tech spec values for the 1984 Transformers toy line, as well as counting the molds used and reused. Also, we explore the early days of the Transformers online fandom, reading the first Usenet posts about the Marvel Comic. We even hunted down a special guest to help us out! (And you’ll never guess who it is!)
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Episode 009 – The Transformers G1 Cartoon episodes 6-10
In this episode we take a deeper look into episodes 6-10 of the original Transformers cartoon. From Optimus’ brush with death in “Divde & Conquer,” to the introduction, death and resurrection of Skyfire in, “Fire in the Sky,” and “Fire on the Mountain.” And we meet all 5 Dinobots in “S.O.S. Dinobots,” and “War of the Dinobots.”
Our special guests this episode include the current voice of Starscream in Machinima’s Prime Wars trilogy, Frank Todaro, as well as the Gabrial Owens a.k.a. “The Salty Seaman,” David Schulz from Gamer Going Grey, and Alan Young from ToyBoxComix.
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Episode 008 – Meet the Cast of G1 Season 1 (part 2)
As a follow up to Episode 4, we take a look at the voice actors who joined the cast in the second half of the first season of the original Transformers cartoon. Please check out the video version as well.
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Episode 007 – Marvel Books
In this episode of Transformers University we take a look at the contributions by some of the comics legends that comprised the art departments of Marvel Books in 1984. Did you know that Spider-Man co-creator, Steve Ditko worked on a Transformers book? Or painter Earl Norem? Well, they did! We explore some of the oddest Transformers stories of all time; from The Search for Treasure Undersea to The Great Car Rally to Return to Cybertron and more!
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With special guest appearances by Rob Springer of Zone Base, Alan Young of Toy Box Comix, and Jason Kirk of Podvocacy.
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