Autobot Strike Mission images.

[onslaught86]

Yeah, remember how that doesn't happen with me as long as there are cool toys coming out? I only get burned out on TF when there's nothing interesting to buy for the forseeable future, ala the huuuuge gap before Animated started.

[Dominic]

I am at a point where I am reading the comics as filler. As much as I liked AHM, I dont not expect it consistently. But, I agree with O86. Other than the comics, there is not much to be excited about fiction wise.

Toy-wise, the last few years have a been a lesson in separating the toys from context. AEC provided little incentive to buy toys after Dreamwave folded. The movie related comics justified a few toys on their own.

But, limiting myself just to good characters would have meant ignoring most of the "Cybertron" line, which I really liked. Similarly, there were plenty of movie toys that are worth owning despite being movie toys.

[Dominic]

IMO, having seen Bludgeon and Lockdown imagery at Botcon, I don't know if one can exactly call it "Movie", it's in the movie line but the aesthetic is much more blended into Classics I think, despite Lockdown having mild Mech Alive. (They're calling the knife-reveal on Bludgeon MA as well, but I call that Automorph.)

I think the existing Movie line, the products we've seen and will be coming out this year are indeed underwhelming. Some are good, but as a whole there is a lot less to like.

I do not even know if I would call the blades "auto-morph", as they are not part of the transform. (The chest might be auto-mech-alive-morph. But, the blades are just springy weapon bits.)

Dom

[JediTricks]

I do not even know if I would call the blades "auto-morph", as they are not part of the transform. (The chest might be auto-mech-alive-morph. But, the blades are just springy weapon bits.)

We'll need to see it in person to really know, but as I understood the panel members, it was part of the transform.