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Last week Skybound Entertainment announced they have acquired the rights to create comics based on Hasbro’s Transformers and G.I. Joe properties. Among the forthcoming titles in the Skybound “Energon Universe” is Transformers from acclaimed writer & artist Daniel Warren Johnson. This week Skybound has been teasing via social media the lineup of Autobots who will appear in the series, and today the publisher revealed the full line-up, which will include Optimus Prime, Ratchet, Cliffjumper, Arcee, and Wheeljack.…

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's regular round up of the coolest toy and merchandise around. This week, NECA gets us ready for San Diego Comic-Con with a glorious TMNT collection; there’s not one, but two wildly different cool dino toys; and Lego offers a moment of peace. Check it out!Giving Optimus Prime a Proper Back Story | io9 InterviewImage: Hasbro PulseHasbro Transformers Studio Series GrimlockIf you’re wondering why Transformers fans were optimistic about the film franchise after Bumblebee, you don’t need to look…

Transformers and G.I. Joe are two of Hasbro’s biggest properties, and the pair have crossed over numerous times over the decades. Coming off the heels of the recently released Transformers: Rise of the Beasts movie, Hasbro is going all in on mixing its two brands together, and throwing them into a shared universe.‘Boba Fett is Always Gone’IGN revealed that Skybound Entertainment, the media company from Robert Kirkman (The Walking Dead, Invincible) is heading up the effort on the comics front. As part of the newly…

Scott Beck and Bryan Woods’ new A24 horror nabs a big star. Transformers’ producer hypes up Chris Hemsworth’s Orion Pax. Secret Invasion’s director hopes there’s potential for season 2. Plus, what’s coming on Superman & Lois, Silo, and more. Spoilers get!Optimus Primal and Optimus Prime Chilling in Times SquareHereticDeadline reports Hugh Grant is attached to star in Heretic, a new horror film at A24 from directors Scott Beck and Bryan Woods. Though details on the plot are “officially” under wraps, the film is…

Just when you thought the Transformers franchise was dead, the beasts have helped it rise back up. Transformers: Rise of the Beasts just enjoyed a solid opening weekend at the box office, topping the previous two installments in the series. Could it just be that this movie is better than the rest? Could it be the Beast Wars fans came out? Or could it be that Paramount and Hasbro finally found a new direction for the franchise?Spoilers of the Week: July 1stTime will tell the answer to that question, but when io9 spoke with…

Image: ParamountIt’s been five years since we had a Transformers movie grace our screens, and 2018's Bumblebee indicated a new direction was coming for the now 15-year franchise. With Rise of the Beasts, Paramount’s aiming to kick the films off towards a new direction, further distancing itself from Michael Bay’s first five films and into something that both makes money and tries to appeal more to longtime fans of the toy property. Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard Nerd Out About Jurassic Park's Returning HeroesOn the…

Considering Transformers: Rise of the Beasts takes place before the events of Michael Bay’s five Transformers movies, you might expect it to be devoid of surprises. Obviously, Optimus Prime doesn’t die. Obviously, Bumblebee doesn’t die. Obviously, the Autobots win. And that’s all true.Optimus Primal and Optimus Prime Chilling in Times SquareBut don’t forget, Rise of the Beasts adds characters, both human and robot, that don’t appear in the Michael Bay films, which leaves the door open for new stories. And what amazing new…

For a child of the 1980s, it doesn’t get much better than getting to direct a Rocky movie followed by a Transformers movie. But for Steven Caple Jr., that’s exactly what happened. The filmmaker went from Creed II, which reunited two epic 1980s rivals in Rocky Balboa and Ivan Drago, to Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, which does the same for two other 1980s rivals: Optimus Prime and Unicron.Giving Optimus Prime a Proper Back Story | io9 InterviewThat pair met in the unforgettable 1986 animated film, Transformers: The…

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Let’s face facts. The bar of quality for Transformers movies isn’t very high. Michael Bay’s 2007 original is OK and 2018's Bumblebee is solid, but in the 11 years between those, films like Revenge of the Fallen, The Last Knight, and the rest are all varying levels of crap. Five years after the last movie, coming back to the world of robots in disguise, the bar is basically “Please don’t suck.” Andwe’re happy to report that Transformers: Rise of the Beasts does not suck. It’s actually quite entertaining, especially for a…