From Earth to Cybertron: the world of the Transformers

Megatron’s Sweet Ride

June 30, 2011Rob

Once again, I go back to a Marvel Big Looker book: The Great Car Rally.

I really don’t wish to spoil details of any part of the story, but roughly the Autobots are in an auto race and the evil leader, Megatron, wants to stop or kill them or even win the race himself. The truth is that I really don’t know! The story is pretty silly but it’s a Big Looker book, don’t expect Shakespeare. Yet without the absurdity of the tale, we would never get this image.

Yes, good old Megatron has his own car and the roof opens so he can shoot at Cliffjumper. First thought that comes to mind is how is he even driving that and/or fitting inside the car?

I guess the car’s suspension runs on disbelief as well? Needless to say, one day I will meet and speak with good old Earl Norem. I have a lot to ask him.

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“Till all are one!”

Galvatron the Gun

June 16, 2011Rob

Galvatron the gun?

Many Transformers fans know that G1 is split between two time frames, the 1980’s and the year 2005, which happened during the animated movie and the subsequent seasons that followed.

With a full change of direction and many new cast members, this has added a new dimension to the popular toy and cartoon franchise. The year 2005 also saw the demise of Optimus Prime and the near devastation of Cybertron.

The Decepticon leader known as Megatron didn’t fare so well. He was abandoned in space and left to rust until he was reborn as Galvatron.

When the action figure was released in America, it showed his robotic transformation and his cannon transformation, but most didn’t realize that he was a true triple changer with his ability to transform into a laser gun.

I always wanted to know why Hasbro never pushed for this mode. Maybe with the rise of crime and kids with guns being almost completely outlawed in the states, this prompted Hasbro to go for the gun mode.

In the elemental scale of coolness, the elevation of Galvatron has just superseded its previous position due to adding a gun mode and making him that much cooler than we once thought.

Check out this awesome Galvatron video from YouTube channel optibotimus. This is the reissue with the solid metal matrix.

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”Till all are one!”

Prime’s Smile

May 30, 2011Rob

The Leader of the Autobots has changed his appearance over the years from

good old Convoy

to Powermaster

Action Master
Beast Wars

Car Robots
Bayformer

even War for Cybertron.

He has had more faces than Soundwave has cassettes. But when was the first time we ever saw Prime’s mouth? Most would argue it was in Beast Wars, but here’s a little known fact, it was during the heyday of the Transformers circa Generation 1. Marvel comics released a Big Looker Storybook called Battle for Cybertron.

On the cover we get to see our brave hero. It was a decent seller and soon, Marvel released book two called The Great Car Rally.

This is where things go south, and I do mean really south. The first and second books were drawn by the same artist, his name is Earl Norem.

On the first page of the second book shows a very odd image of our beloved leader of the robotic rebellion. Here, Prime is sporting a mouth. Yes, I said it, a mouth. WTF?

I quickly thought to myself that maybe, just maybe, this was an oversight and he would soon be sporting his metal mouth plate. However, only going a few pages in, we see Prime standing with Bumblebee rocking a mouth,

ready to kick someone’s metal dentures down their respective throats.

What makes this so unique is the last page of the book where good old Earl draws Prime laughing it up with his crew as they stand victorious with their new car trophy.

After re-reading this Marvel book, I completely have no more words I can say about this. My whole life defending the mouth-less Prime has now been debunked!

Well until next time. “Till all are one”!