2007 was a great year for the Transformers franchise, thanks to the first live-action movie that brought the brand to the mainstream audience. 2007 was also a great year for Apple thanks to the massive popularity of their iPods. Wanting to capitalize on both successes, Takara Tomy had the (seemingly) brilliant idea of combining both, … Continue reading One Shots / “Silhouettes”
Hasbro concluded the last day of Pulse Con 2021 with one of their bigger brands, Marvel, which obviously includes Marvel Legends. 2022 is yet another anniversary year, and this time, it's actually the 20th year of the Marvel Legends Series. To those needing a refresher, Toy Biz started this line in the early 2000s and … Continue reading #HasbroPulseCon2021 Reveals: Marvel Legends 20th Anniversary Iron Man
Hasbro has kicked off Pulse Con 2021, their two-day virtual event celebrating its brands and is full of upcoming product reveals and exclusives. The first day covered a couple of brands I've been following to varying degrees so let's talk about that Transformers stuff they showed. Following the War For Cybertron trilogy, the Transformers Generations … Continue reading #HasbroPulseCon2021 Reveals: Transformers Generations Legacy Laser Optimus Prime
"Straight out of camera" is what I wanted to say, but this photo was created though focus stacking in post, a technique I should've tried sooner. Anyway, I had a couple of tech and gear upgrades recently, including the camera I used for this photo. I'll get into details in a future post, but I'm … Continue reading One Shots / “Straight Out of… Box”
Marvel Studios' What If...? has completed its first season last week, and that last episode was a definite ride. It ended on a post-credits scene that sees Captain Carter reunited, well sort of, with Steve as she finds out what Hydra is smuggling: the Hydra Stomper. But, thanks to the sleuths over at New Rockstars … Continue reading Didn’t Notice This One: Hydra Stomper as Winter Soldier Analogue?
