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Smorgasbord #33: The Smorgies Award 2015

Tom Shapira — Mon, 28 Dec 2015 18:00:22 +0000

Join Tom and Shawn and special guest star Maayan Priel (Legend of Fangirls) for the second annual Smorgasbord award show, as we recall the best (and worst) 2015 had to offer… from Best Writer to… [more]

MORAV: The Future of Robot Warfare According to Fon Davis

Desmond White — Sun, 15 Feb 2015 12:00:06 +0000

MORAV: The Future of Robot Warfare According to Fon Davis" title="MORAV: The Future of Robot Warfare According to Fon Davis" style="float:left;" />MORAV is an indie comic (and soon-to-be live-action series) that mashes giant robots with modern warfare to deliver an action-packed but surprisingly deep product. Behind-the-scenes is the behind-the-scenes man himself - Fon Davis, a miniatures designer who has worked on "The Matrix," "Star Wars," "Interstellar," and other monumental films. [more]

Smorgasbord #7: Rats, Ducks, and Angry Birds

Tom Shapira — Mon, 01 Dec 2014 18:00:11 +0000

In this episode, Shawn and Tom cover a rather large bunch of news including Roc Upchurch’s removal from Rat Queens, the new Howard the Duck title (and whether or not Steve Gerber is spinning in his grave),… [more]

We Dig Giant Robots: Transformers vs. G.I.Joe

Tom Shapira — Sat, 16 Aug 2014 11:00:47 +0000

Transformers vs. G.I.Joe" title="We Dig Giant Robots: Transformers vs. G.I.Joe" style="float:left;" />Transformers vs. G.I.Joe Writer: Tom Scioli, John Barber Artist: Tom Scioli Publisher: IDW One would not expect Transformers vs. G.I.Joe. Well, one would expect there to be a title called “Transformers vs. G.I.Joe” – seeing… [more]

Reinventing the Cog: A Conversation with The Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye’s James Roberts – Part Two

Dave Whittaker — Wed, 30 Jul 2014 11:00:14 +0000

The Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye’s James Roberts – Part Two" title="Reinventing the Cog: A Conversation with The Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye’s James Roberts – Part Two" style="float:left;" />Ok, so I have something of a confession to make. This interview in its original conception was a single piece and was meant to have been published quite some time ago. James had originally hoped… [more]

Transformers: Age of Extinction Review

Harry Edmundson-Cornell — Sat, 28 Jun 2014 20:00:32 +0000

Transformers: Age of Extinction Review" title="Transformers: Age of Extinction Review" style="float:left;" />The fourth Transformers movie, Transformers: Age of Extinction, is pretty terrible. It’s not really going to have its critical defenders, so piling on the bandwagon and expressing my many problems with the film doesn’t seem… [more]

Optimus Prime Died So The Transformers Could Live

Zaki Hasan — Sat, 28 Jun 2014 17:00:54 +0000

The Transformers Could Live" title="Optimus Prime Died So The Transformers Could Live" style="float:left;" />In 1986, Optimus Prime died. And I cried. Not big, wracking sobs or anything, mind you. But it’s entirely possible a single tear rolled down my cheek. I feel comfortable admitting that in a public… [more]

Roll Out! A Review of Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye #30

David G — Sat, 28 Jun 2014 14:00:42 +0000

Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye #30" title="Roll Out! A Review of Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye #30" style="float:left;" />Since the beginning, the Transformers have had a long and distinguished history in comics that have included stories that have been both revered and fondly remembered over the years. From the concept’s earliest days at… [more]

Optimus Prime, Pedophile

Julian Darius — Sat, 28 Jun 2014 11:00:43 +0000

Did you know that the beloved leader of the Autobots had a fetish for underage girls? Or that a Megatron look-alike not only shared the same fetish, but repeatedly tried to rape those girls? Or that… [more]

Reinventing the Cog: A Conversation with The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye’s James Roberts

Dave Whittaker — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 20:00:32 +0000

The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye’s James Roberts" title="Reinventing the Cog: A Conversation with The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye’s James Roberts" style="float:left;" />Many might think Transformers comics are glorified toy catalogues at best. However, to Transformers fans old and young, the toys are but one facet or tool for the indulgence of the imagination in creative and… [more]

When the Good Guys Deserted: On the Blaster Saga, Conclusion

Julian Darius — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 18:00:30 +0000

Continued from yesterday. The following American issue — #37 (Feb 1988), also by Budiansky, Delbo, Akin, and Garvey — follows up on the Throttlebots plot. It also features Ratbat and the Earth-bound Decepticons, who haven’t… [more]

Why “Man of Iron” May Be the Best Transformers Story Ever Told, Conclusion

Julian Darius — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 15:00:46 +0000

Continued from Wednesday. As the final chapter of “Man of Iron” begins, the British military has unearthed a portion of the side of the buried spacecraft. It’s now clear that the hill in question formed… [more]

Why I Dig the Transformers Movies, Part 3: Dark of the Moon (2011)

Julian Darius — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 11:00:06 +0000

Dark of the Moon (2011)" title="Why I Dig the Transformers Movies, Part 3: Dark of the Moon (2011)" style="float:left;" />Continued from yesterday. Despite its strange title, Dark of the Moon represented a return to form for the series and managed to push both its human and Transformers plots into brave new territory. We’ve looked… [more]

They Made Me Watch Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Harry Edmundson-Cornell — Thu, 26 Jun 2014 19:00:15 +0000

Transformers: Dark of the Moon" title="They Made Me Watch Transformers: Dark of the Moon" style="float:left;" />So please God read this so it's not in vain. I even tried to find something interesting and maybe even educational to say about it. That took effort! [more]

When the Good Guys Deserted: On the Blaster Saga, Part 4

Julian Darius — Thu, 26 Jun 2014 17:00:53 +0000

Continued from yesterday. Issue #36 (Jan 1988) doesn’t only mark the conclusion (such as it was) of the Blaster saga. It also marked the one-year anniversary of the death of Optimus Prime — a year… [more]

Transformers: Headmasters and Cycles of Violence

Julian Darius — Thu, 26 Jun 2014 13:00:15 +0000

Transformers: Headmasters and Cycles of Violence" title="Transformers: Headmasters and Cycles of Violence" style="float:left;" />When the Headmasters toys debuted, Marvel’s Transformers comic was selling well, in part due to the excitement surrounding 1986′s Transformers: The Movie. And so the Headmasters got to debut not in the monthly Transformers comic but… [more]

Why I Dig the Transformers Movies, Part 2: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)

Julian Darius — Thu, 26 Jun 2014 11:00:07 +0000

Revenge of the Fallen (2009)" title="Why I Dig the Transformers Movies, Part 2: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)" style="float:left;" />Continued from yesterday. Say what you want about the Transformers sequels — and I’ll say plenty of good and bad things below. They were directed by the original movie’s director, Michael Bay, executive produced by… [more]

When the Good Guys Deserted: On the Blaster Saga, Part 3

Julian Darius — Wed, 25 Jun 2014 20:00:54 +0000

Continued from yesterday. You might think that, after issue #32, Blaster would reconnect with the Throttlebots. But that never happens — at least not on-panel. When the story picks up again in issue #35 (Dec… [more]

Why “Man of Iron” May Be the Best Transformers Story Ever Told, Part 2

Julian Darius — Wed, 25 Jun 2014 17:00:22 +0000

Continued from Monday. As the second chapter begins, Sammy wakes from a dream and walks onto his roof, where he sees an extraterrestrial craft pass overhead. It’s a creepy sequence, and it has far more… [more]

Why I Dig the Transformers Movies

Julian Darius — Wed, 25 Jun 2014 11:00:34 +0000

It’s become kind of fashionable to mock the Tranformers movies. In large part, that’s due to their director, Michael Bay, who’s got a reputation for big explosions and superficial plots. When someone wants to mock… [more]

When the Good Guys Deserted: On the Blaster Saga, Part 2

Julian Darius — Tue, 24 Jun 2014 20:00:16 +0000

Continued from yesterday. Issue #30 (July 1987) — also by Budiansky, Perlin, Akin, and Garvey — continues the story, but begins in an unorthodox fashion: by introducing the Throttlebots on Cybertron. The Throttlebots were small… [more]

Unicron Vs. Galactus: Battle of the Planet-Eaters!

Julian Darius — Tue, 24 Jun 2014 17:00:33 +0000

When coming up with villains, you usually want someone who poses a real threat to the story’s heroes. Few things are as important to a story as making the conflict seem like something’s at stake.… [more]

When the Transformers Got Religion (in Transformers: The Movie)

Julian Darius — Tue, 24 Jun 2014 11:00:07 +0000

Transformers: The Movie)" title="When the Transformers Got Religion (in Transformers: The Movie)" style="float:left;" />There are a lot of reasons why Transformers: The Movie was revolutionary, when it was released in 1986. Its level of animation was spectacular for anything but a Disney film. Akira hadn’t yet been released,… [more]

When the Good Guys Deserted: On the Blaster Saga

Julian Darius — Mon, 23 Jun 2014 20:00:23 +0000

In 1986′s Transformers: The Movie, set in 2005, both the Autobots and Decepticons got new leaders. Marvel Comics adapted the movie as a three-issue mini-series, but the main comic book didn’t leap forward to 2006,… [more]

Why “Man of Iron” May Be the Best Transformers Story Ever Told

Julian Darius — Mon, 23 Jun 2014 17:00:19 +0000

When Transformers debuted from Marvel Comics in the U.S., it was originally a bimonthly four-issue mini-series, but it was so successful that it got extended. After a three-month pause between issues #4 (Mar 1985) and… [more]

The Transformed Man: Close Encounters of the Optimal Kind

Greg Carpenter — Mon, 23 Jun 2014 14:00:17 +0000

One day, just another day of organized happiness Like all the others I closed all the doors behind me. –all quotes from William Shatner’s “The Transformed Man,” words by Frank Devenport About a month ago… [more]

When “Tales of Cybertron” Explored the Transformers’ Backstory

Julian Darius — Mon, 23 Jun 2014 11:00:20 +0000

The original Transformers comic in the U.K. was augmented by hardcover annuals, beginning with Transformers Annual 1986 (published in late 1985). These annuals generally included several short stories, some in the comics format and others… [more]

It’s Transformers Week on Sequart!

Julian Darius — Sun, 22 Jun 2014 11:00:37 +0000

In celebration of the release of Transformers: Age of Extinction, Sequart will be publishing content related to the Transformers all this week. From their initial “Generation 1″ cartoon, toys, and comic book in the 1980s,… [more]

Megatron, Supreme Leader of All Decepti– Wait. What?

Dave Whittaker — Fri, 31 Jan 2014 02:49:39 +0000

Recently, IDW pitched upcoming events in their Transformers titles very much from the left of field when they began soliciting artwork of leader and founder of the Decepticons, Megatron, wearing an Autobot symbol. This move,… [more]

On “The Night the Transformers Saved Christmas”

Julian Darius — Wed, 25 Dec 2013 18:00:10 +0000

Surely among the least-known early Transformers comics, “The Night the Transformers Saved Christmas” appeared in the 26 December 1985 issue of Woman’s Day magazine. The four-page story wasn’t an insert; it was printed on page… [more]

The Greatest Villain of All Time

Nicholas Koulouris — Mon, 18 Sep 2006 00:31:05 +0000

He is portrayed in one form or another in all mythological writing, classic literature, movies, television, and even comic books. He appears in Marvel Comics as Mephisto. He plagues the DC Universe as Lucifer Morningstar.… [more]

Memoir in Ben-Day Dots

Julian Darius — Wed, 16 Apr 2003 11:00:20 +0000

I can’t recall the first comic I ever read. I’m sure they featured in my early childhood, as my family has tattered old Donald Duck and other Gladstone comics to prove it. There were also, to… [more]