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When the GoBots Brought Their Battles to Saturday Mornings

Challenge of the GoBots arrived in the middle of an eighties toy boom, a scrappy little robot show trying to hold its own beside Transformers, He‑Man, G.I. Joe, and Voltron, giving kids a world where even the underdog machines got to be heroes.

The Retro Resurgence Podcast – Episode 23 | Nostalgic Sounds

Chad Droze

Episode 23 of the #RRPod is here, and we’ve brought in friend of the show Jym, host of “The Busy Signal Podcast“, with us to take a listening journey down memory lane as we each

WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To Comics | Episode 111.5

Adam Pope

Comic book writer, Todd Matthy of Dynamite’s Robots vs Princesses joins Adam to referee a Last Man Standing battle between Namor and Aquaman, review Just A Pilgrim from Black Bull, explore new Image Comics of

WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To Comics | Episode 111

Adam Pope

Adam and Mike Schwartz explore issue 111 of Wizard featuring a TON of Stan Lee and Joe Quesada stories, Wizard’s picks for 80’s cartoon comic book dream teams, a Fantastic Four movie Casting Call by

Cartoon Cruisers: A Comparison of Iconic Animated Vehicles

Brian Cave

We’ve all been on a commute, stuck in traffic due to some accident up ahead or cut off by a lousy driver. Sometimes you get mad and honk, sometimes you just suck it up and

The Retro Resurgence Podcast – Episode 15 | Retro Grab Bag Vol. 1

Chad Droze

Episode 15 comin’ at ya! It’s a special sweetened and condensed version of the Retro Resurgence Podcast. We try out a new type of format that we’re calling the “GRAB BAG”. Ken and Chad bring

Earth’s Betrayers: Arkeville and Braxis

Brian Cave

There are a lot of similarities between the 80s’ biggest bot changers. Both are alien species from metallic worlds, they convert their robotic bodies into vehicles (among other things), and they’re split into two factions

Unicron Attacks 2: Earth’s Last Stand

Brian Cave

The astronomers have been watching the skies for days in a panic. Something is moving out there, approaching Earth, bigger than a comet or an asteroid and on a path that matches up with no

What Makes a Sidekick?

Brian Cave

The word sidekick is different in cartoons than it is in comics. Sidekicks in comics tend to be characters who act as younger versions of the main character, like Robin to Batman or Speedy to

RetroCon 2024

Adam Pope

Wyatt, Adam and Kevin share stories from RetroCon 2024 including meet-ups with fellow Geekster contributors, celebrity encounters and what retro collectibles they walked away with. Plus, a report on the very special tribute to co-founder

Battle Beasts: Small Figures and Big Battles

The Retro Network

“Fire burns Wood! Wood floats on Water! Water puts out Fire!” Battle Beasts finally gave us the answer to a question that has plagued mankind since the dawn of time: If animals were bred into

Wide World of Toys: Walmart Toy Hunt, Ep. 2

Adam Pope

In the latest Wide World of Toys video, host Ken Spaulding invites you along to check out the toy aisle at his local Walmart and brings home a few new collectibles. Check out more photos

Wide World of Toys: Unboxing, Ep. 1

Adam Pope

It’s brand new series on TRN TV, the Wide World of Toys, hosted by Ken Spaulding! Join Ken as he unboxes his latest action figure purchases from lines like Transformers, WWE Retro and General Mills

Unicron Attacks

Brian Cave

Unicron, the Monster Planet. Cruising between two suns, the ringed planet drifted through space before setting his sights on Lithone. As he approached, he opens the many teeth on its surface, shining a beam of

Fascinating Facts About Your Favorite ’80s Cartoons

Mickey Yarber

If you thought you knew everything about your favorite 80’s cartoons, think again! From the many great, and some not so great, cartoons that aired in the 80’s there is an abundance of things about

Voice Actor Surprises

Brian Cave

After writing a post about Dan Gilvezan’s leadership roles, I started thinking about other surprises in 80s cartoon voice acting. Who starred in the most cartoons? Who had the most diverse range of characters? That

Toys That Had the Best Gimmicks

Brian Cave

Toy manufacturers have been able to squeeze in all sorts of features into our GI Joe, Transformers, and He-Man figures throughout the years. Spring-loaded missiles, lights and sounds, chips, battle-damage armor are just a few