The Energon Pub

Autobot Megatron wrote:P.S.
Who's behind me on my petition to stop the G.I Joe crossovers? Do we raid Joe conventions? Oh, wait, there are none, are there? I'm just sick of the constant disgraces these G.I. Joe crossovers are to Transformers fans. So really, who's with me?

Lol, I see what you did there!

Off topic but it's a sad time for any JI-Joe fan. I'm not one, but there's only a few movies figure wherever I go. No vehicles, just tumbleweeds. JI-Joe really need a new animated series. Like the very, very good Renegades.

Sabrblade wrote:

Autobot Megatron wrote:Granted, compared to Optimus/Rainbow Dash one, this one is horrid looking.

This cover has Rainbow Dash. The Optimus one had Pinkie Pie.

You know, you don't need to correct everyone every time.

Sabrblade wrote:

Autobot Megatron wrote:Granted, compared to Optimus/Rainbow Dash one, this one is horrid looking.

This cover has Rainbow Dash. The Optimus one had Pinkie Pie.

Oh, ok, like I said, I'm not a MLP fan, I'm glad I put a real name.

Autobot Megatron wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Autobot Megatron wrote:Granted, compared to Optimus/Rainbow Dash one, this one is horrid looking.

This cover has Rainbow Dash. The Optimus one had Pinkie Pie.

Oh, ok, like I said, I'm not a MLP fan, I'm glad I put a real name.

It's all good. At least you got one of the ones that are on these two covers.

Have an interesting article that popped up on the Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/sty ... ingtonpost

Lol that article is stupid. So their girl's toys have been improving since 2010, and the ones responsible are supposed to be the bronies? And somehow this is supposed to be propping up the entire company?

Remember when Hasbro revealed that the Transformers brand was so big that made them reinvent themselves as a media company to make even more TF money?

Who was responsible for that? Was it the female TF fans who suddenly flocked to the brand?

Maybe, just maybe the girl's toys branch is improving because they're making more toys that actually appeal to girls as opposed to just making utter crap that's supposed to be so "girly"?

Dead Metal wrote:Lol that article is stupid. So their girl's toys have been improving since 2010, and the ones responsible are supposed to be the bronies? And somehow this is supposed to be propping up the entire company?

Remember when Hasbro revealed that the Transformers brand was so big that made them reinvent themselves as a media company to make even more TF money?

Who was responsible for that? Was it the female TF fans who suddenly flocked to the brand?

Maybe, just maybe the girl's toys branch is improving because they're making more toys that actually appeal to girls as opposed to just making utter crap that's supposed to be so "girly"?

Sure, the article is FAR from perfect. It make a point that not partucular demographics is clearly represented.
Still, girls DO play more with toys and boys are lately more into video games. Maybe that's why Hasbro is trying so hard to please the little kids with the new AoE movie line. They kinda have to do this to secure future fans.

Also, in our modern society, it's became more and more redundant/ridiculous to put a sex on toys. "This is a boy toy, this is a girl toy". Those term are slowly and surely becoming a thing of the past.

TrU is making a campaing right now under "let toys be toys" by no longer reffering to any of it's toys as a "girl toy" or a "boy toy". Mc Donald is doing the same thing with it's Happy Meals.

There's two purpose to this. First, MONEY. If a boy or man have the cash to buy some dolls, if he's he's not ashamed to do it, he will spend his money. The Mc Donald cashier will no longer say "will you take a boy toy or girl toy" but rather "Will you take a TRANSFORMERS™ or a MY LITTLE PONY™".
$Catshing!$
Also, as a bonus, a little going forward for our society.

Well, as someone who's a huge TF and MLP fan... the cover does look a little flat, and isn't as good as the Prime/Pinkie Pie one from before.

Also, fad? MLP's been around in one form or another since the early 80's. I think it even predates Transformers itself.

The only thing I don't like about this cover is Starscream's face. It looks... wrong.

Other than that, I could care less what else was on the cover. It's officially licensed Transformers shenanigans that'll only pop up on comic book covers, not fiction. Hell, I wouldn't even mind if they did a one-time deal like they did with Mars Attacks: The Transformers.

Seriously, quit with the apocalyptic complaining. It's more work for us to clean up the place. >:oP