Power of the Primes | Dinobot Slug

12.11.2019 – Power of the Primes may be the last of the Prime Wars Trilogy and it gave something fans has been hoping for since Hasbro introduced their Generations range of figure assortment recreating what could be the modern G1 beyond the CHUG (Classics, Henkei, Universe, and Generations) toyline. The Dinobots were the major favorites in this last part of the Prime Wars Trilogy and Hasbro delivered in bringing out the all-time favorites to the point that retail was sold out only a few were leftovers in the pegs as clearance before WFC: Siege was released months later. Dinobot Slug is no exception featured in this spotlight!

AoE Evolution 2-Pack | "1984" Grimlock

12.04.2019 – Grimlock is one of the favorite characters in the Transformers brand that has transcended and reincarnated in various forms of the succeeding series. The Dinobot Commander is so popular that there’s a plethora of merchandise based on the character alone ranging from action figures to even a Happy Meal toys. There have been better designed reiterations of Grimlock that’s from the Masterpiece range and recently with Generations as part of the ‘Power of the Primes.’ Almost five years ago there was also a revival of sorts with celebrating the ‘Thrilling 30’ from the brand it produced the Evolution 2-Packs and one of these three is Grimlock!

Optimus Time: Transformers Punishment!

ONE of the best things about manga and anime is the openness to doing stories which run parallel to the main story. They even have a great term for it: side stories. These in-continuity tales enable creators to fit in characters and plotlines that would be obscured by the weight of the main narrative.

            And that’s exactly what we’ve got with the new “Transformers: Punishment” one-shot. This extra-sized one-shot is actually a print version of a comic book originally created for the interactive Madefire platform. Reading it, it’s hard to believe this wasn’t originally scheduled for a release from IDW Publishing considering how good it is.

            Fans of writer John Barber and artist Livio Ramondelli will get a thrill because they get an extra helping of the two this month. “Punishment” is the kind of side story you get when the characters aren’t all trying to save planets.

            That being said, this is still Optimus Prime’s show. In “Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye” and “The Transformers,” Prime bids the Autobots farewell seemingly on a lark to go back to Cybertron. He doesn’t tell anyone why he’s going back right now, only that he must and that he will be back.

            “Punishment” details what happens on his trip to Cybertron. The book begins with the death of three Decepticons—Wilder, Treadshot and Brisko—at the hands of an unknown assailant.  This is apparently not an isolated incident, and Cybertron’s supreme leader Starscream soon arrives on the scene with Decepticon detective Barricade at his side. There’s someone killing Decepticons in what is called a Decepticon ghetto.

Movie Advanced: M4-002 Grimlock!

12.24.2014 – Grimlock is one of the popular characters in Transformers. This leader of the Dinobots has evolved over the years with various interpretation of the character from the animation, comic books, videogames and now the movie. In Transformers 4 he appears to a mystical character along with the Dinobots newly reinterpreted for the big screen. Though the character was not a hit with long time fans it clearly appeals to the younger generation how cool Grimlock can be.

Vintage TF G1: Dinobot Slag!

07.01.2014 – When you talk about the Dinobots the first name you’ll recall will be Grimlock, since he’s the most popular among the five characters that was created by Ratchet and Wheeljack in the classic animated series. In the comic books their origins are different from what you’ve known. The second popular Dinobot would probably be Slag, the Triceratops who had the humorous comment upon kicking the doors in the planet of the Quintessons in the 1986 Transformers: The Movie. For some he would pass up as a ‘cute’ Triceratops, but don’t be fooled by this Dinobot’s cuddliness.

The Loyal Subjects x Transformers: Grimlock!

12.17.2012 – If you haven’t heard about The Loyal Subjects based in Los Angeles is a company who focus in bringing artists. They promote their passion for the arts and bringing high quality products like urban vinyl toys and clothing that speaks the mind from creative individuals. They had acquired the rights for the Transformers brand from Hasbro last July and released a prototype of Optimus Prime last September which could be a limited exclusive run.

G1 Dinobots Wallpaper by Paul Vromen with Eman Zubia!

01.19.2012 – Check out these awesome pencils from Paul Vromen with special colors and graphics from honorary member Eman Zubia.

This wallpaper for you to download all you have to do is click the image to enlarge and then right click your mouse to acquire this exclusive art for FREE.

This first image features Dinobot Commander Grimlock transforming from robot to the Tyrannosaurus Rex!

Free wallpaper
pencils by Paul Vromen
colors/graphics by Eman B.Zubia

Toy Review: Grimstone & the Dinobots!

Grimstone and the Dinobots "Grimstone and the Dinobots". It sounds like one of those cartoons from the 80's they liked to show on Saturday mornings. Either that or a rock band. It's neither, however. Grimstone and the Dinobots is a boxset of Transformers available at toystores now. It's part the new Transformer subline called the "Power Core combiners". If you're old enough to remember the gestalt (a group of 5 or 6 Transformers who could join together to form one big bot), then you already know what you're in for. Or you'd think you'd know. They've gone and changed some things around. For one, it's no longer 5 robots with different personalities. It's just the one robot, in this case Grimstone. The robot, called the Power Core Commander, can control "drones" which are basically power up items, not individuals. These drones don't transform into a robot; they go straight from vehicle (or in this case dinosaur) to their respective limb once they've connected to the Commander.

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