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GBBlackrock @gbblackrock.bsky.social · 1h

I'm getting everything in place to play a Doctor-Who themed game of Family Feud at Gallifrey one in February! If you haven't do so already, participate by filling out this survey! You have until Friday at noon, when responses will be collated so that I can program the equipment. buff.ly/S2CE2v9

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GBBlackrock @gbblackrock.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Anyone else remember when the Transformers Hall of Fame folks at BotCon encouraged folks to make banners like these to promote their favorite characters? #Ratchet

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GBBlackrock @gbblackrock.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Well, this is a surprise…. Maybe it SHOULDN’T be, but it is…. #Transformers #Arcee #MissingLink #Headmaster

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Adam Grant @adamgrant.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The reports about the rapes at Cornell—and the lack of accountability—are sickening. So is the victim blaming: “If you don’t want to be raped, don’t go to a frat party.” Instead of telling girls and women to avoid harm, we should be raising boys and men not to commit it: Don’t. Rape. Women.

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Fire & Water Network @fwpodcasts.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

If you don’t want the Huntress to come after you – make sure to listen to Joe Staton on DC SpecialCast! fireandwaterpodcast.com/podcast/dcsc...

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Imagine8 Design @imagine8design.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Fantastic Pour ep 24 with guest @gbblackrock.bsky.social featuring Ratchet & Coca-Cola cocktail/mocktail podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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GBBlackrock @gbblackrock.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Join @imagine8design.bsky.social and myself as we discuss why Ratchet, the Autobots' doctor, is the hero of Marvel's The Transformers #8, despite the fact that the Dinobots get top billing on the issue's cover. Look for "The Fantastic Pour" wherever you get your podcasts, dropping tomorrow.

Panel from Marvel's The Transformers #8 (September 1985)

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GBBlackrock @gbblackrock.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

No, you haven't taken the wrong trail. You can find out EXACTLY who these guys are by listening to "The Fantastic Pour," where @imagine8design.bsky.social and I will discuss Marvel Comics' The Transformers #8 from 1985! It drops tomorrow!

Photoshopped panel from Marvel's The Transformers #8 (September 1985)

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Fire & Water Network @fwpodcasts.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Today on DC SpecialCast – The legendary Joe Staton talks about his career! fireandwaterpodcast.com/podcast/dcsc...

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DestronPeter @destronpeter.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Pictured here is the #RetroFuture Sticker Album by #FansProject. Lovingly designed to evoke vintage licensed sticker albums, with art delightfully reminiscent of not only vintage box art, but also Sunbow/Toei animation, this piece hits all the right nostalgia notes.

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GBBlackrock @gbblackrock.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Lots of kids of the 1980s watched The Transformers on television, but did you know that they were also comic book stars? Listen to "The Fantastic Pour" on Wednesday, when @imagine8design.bsky.social and I discuss issue #8 of the original Marvel Comics run of The Transformers comic book.

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GBBlackrock @gbblackrock.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Waiting around for something to listen to? You won't have to wait much longer, when "The Fantastic Pour" drops on Wednesday, you can hear @imagine8design.bsky.social and I discuss Marvel Comics' The Transformers issue #8, featuring the Dinobots!

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GBBlackrock @gbblackrock.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

If you know about the Transformers of the 1980s, even a little bit, you probably know who these guys are. If you don't, you'll find out on "The Fantastic Pour," dropping on Wednesday, where @imagine8design.bsky.social and I will discuss Marvel Comics' The Transformers issue #8.

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Justice Society Presents @jsapresents.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

New JSA IN THE 90s PODCAST! @masolko.bsky.social & Shag cover the 1991 JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA miniseries. In issue #6, Green Lantern & Black Canary are held captive by a living constellation thousands of feet in the air! And finally, the JSA reunites! fireandwaterpodcast.com/show/jsapres...

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GBBlackrock @gbblackrock.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Ever get the feeling like the person you're speaking with just doesn't get the hint? For the actual context of this image, tune in to "The Fantastic Pour" on Wednesday, where @imagine8design.bsky.social and I discuss issue #8 of Marvel's The Transformers.

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GBBlackrock @gbblackrock.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Coming on Wednesday! I am a guest on "The Fantastic Pour," hosted by @imagine8design.bsky.social We'll be talking about the first issue of Marvel's Transformers comic book I ever bought. Issue #8, featuring the Dinobots! But, as listeners will quickly discover, it's not really *their* story....

Cover to issue #8 of The Transformers (September 1985)

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GBBlackrock @gbblackrock.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Coming soon via your favorite podcasting service....

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GBBlackrock @gbblackrock.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Since I've already discussed Scourge, this may seem like I'm double-dipping. Maybe I am, but given the role his minions, the Sweeps, played in The Transformers: The Movie, I decided to give some time to the Studio Series toy specifically labeled as a Sweep. buff.ly/4BaSO2V

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GBBlackrock @gbblackrock.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I’m not surprised to see an Optimus Prime popcorn bucket so close to the 40th anniversary theatrical screenings of The Transformers: The Movie, but I AM surprised it was at Target.

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Ben Yee @bwtf-ben.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Thanks to the folks at #Hasbro Studios I was able to see "Optimus Prime: Awakening" ahead of its premiere later this week. Check out my NON-SPOILER thoughts on this short featuring Peter Cullen's final performance as Optimus Prime! #Transformers #Cartoons youtu.be/Z7hZ91FklTM?...

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Optimus Prime: Awakening NON-SPOILER Thoughts

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Marvel Star Wars: From Empire to Jedi @empiretojedi.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Now Available! A new MARVEL STAR WARS: FROM EMPIRE TO JEDI podcast! Join @kristatos01.bsky.social & Shag as they explore Marvel #StarWars #51! The Empire has unleashed a terrifying new superweapon, THE TARKIN! Can our Star Warriors save the galaxy? fireandwaterpodcast.com/podcast/swe2...

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GBBlackrock @gbblackrock.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

The 1990 version of Tic Tac Dough is already well-reviled, but to this day, I’m offended at how they cleared the pot between tie games. Even with doubling the value of each question afterward, this guaranteed that the winner could never win as much money as if they’d left the pot alone. (1/2)

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GBBlackrock @gbblackrock.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I seem to be in the minority in my feelings about the current direction in which DC has been taking the character of Martin Stein (classically, one-half of the superhero Firestorm). This probably won't persuade anyone, but writing it helped to get a few things off of my chest: buff.ly/xqonIUU

A classic image of the original version of Firestorm, from Firestorm Annual #3 (1985).

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GBBlackrock @gbblackrock.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Officially, today is the 60th anniversary of Star Trek (technically, it premiered in Canada on September 6th, two days before the American premiere). Quite a lot has changed since I wrote this bit a decade ago, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary: blackrockstoybox.blogspot.com/2016/09/the-...

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The 25th Anniversary of the 25th Anniversary of <i>Star Trek</i>

It was an all-day event. One of our local movie theaters was showing a Star Trek movie marathon. All five then-existing Star Trek movies, ...

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GBBlackrock @gbblackrock.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

My family had the classic comic collection "Batman: From the 30s to the 70s" when I was growing up. I've read it many times over, and secured my own copy a few years ago. I've known for years that there was a similar volume created for Superman, but for whatever reason, we didn't have that. (1/2)

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Fire & Water Network @fwpodcasts.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Now Available! Who built the ultimate LEGION OF DOOM? Shag, Brett, Chris, Paul, Sean & John battle it out in our latest fantasy DRAFT! Listen now on FWPRESENTS, check out the team rosters, and cast your vote! fireandwaterpodcast.com/podcast/fwp-...

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GBBlackrock @gbblackrock.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

It recently occurred to me that the song from Mary Poppins, "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious," is far more sinister than anyone seems to recognize: Don't believe me? Consider this alternative verse I came up with, and tell me that the *real* lyrics aren't saying something similar (1 of 2):

A scene from Mary Poppins as they sing "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious," but in black-and-white and out-of-focus.

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GBBlackrock @gbblackrock.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Like many Transformers fans, I own multiple Optimus Prime toys. This will always be the one I purchased in memory of Peter Cullen’s passing.

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GBBlackrock @gbblackrock.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Quick question to any Transformers fans who might know: Was Peter Cullen's appearance at TFConLA this past March his final TF Convention appearance? www.tfconla.com/peter-cullen...

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Peter Cullen the voice of Optimus Prime to attend TFcon Los Angeles 2026

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GenXGrownUp @genxgrownup.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

The Atari x Activision deal is indeed, big news. But there's more to the story.

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ATARI x ACTIVISION Is HUGE — But It’s Not What You Think

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GBBlackrock @gbblackrock.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Over the years, I've made it a bit of a side-hobby to save and clean up as much Transformers package art as I can (especially the G1-adjacent stuff that isn't actually G1: botchthecrab.com/archive has true-G1 well in-hand). (1 of 2)

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GenXGrownUp @genxgrownup.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Atari announces "something big" is coming, but we don't yet know what, Golden Axe animated series coming to Paramount+, Mr. Nutz gets new physical releases, & MORE in this week's gaming news roundup!

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What Is Atari’s “Biggest Announcement Ever?" + More Retro News!

YouTube video by GenXGrownUp

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Fire & Water Network @fwpodcasts.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Your favorite TV & movies stars from the DCU: Lex Luthor from #Superman movies, Barry Allen The Flash and S.T.A.R. Labs from #TheFlash CW TV show, Dr. Mid-Nite from the #Stargirl TV show, plus more! New WHO'S WHO REVIEW PODCAST available now! fireandwaterpodcast.com/show/whos-wh...

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GBBlackrock @gbblackrock.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I've known for many years that the Flash kept his costume hyper-compressed and miniaturized inside a ring that he wore on his finger, but somehow I've never thought through an obvious implication of that fact...That ring must feel REALLY heavy on his finger! How does he even WALK normally?

Image of the Flash's costume being released from his ring, from the cover of Flash vol. 2, #227.

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GBBlackrock @gbblackrock.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Perhaps the most memorable Decepticon to be introduced in The Transformers: The Movie (after new leader Galvatron, of course) is his most trusted lieutenant, Cyclonus. We take a look at Cyclonus through the lens of the 2022 Generations Selects toy: blackrockstoybox.blogspot.com/2026/08/gene...

Kingdom Cyclonus package art, recolored to better resemble the Selects toy.

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GBBlackrock @gbblackrock.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

In a recent post on Facebook, actress Jamie Lee Curtis revealed that her favorite song by "Weird Al" Yankovic is NOT one of his parodies, but rather a song he wrote himself entitled "Skipper Dan." buff.ly/dqgxJO4 (1 of 3)

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GBBlackrock @gbblackrock.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I will never not love it when “Agadoo” is referenced in pop culture. This is from Richard Osman’s House of Games (specifically, the “Singonyms” game).

Push pineapple, grind coffee.
To the left, to the right
Jump up and down and to the knees

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Fire & Water Network @fwpodcasts.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

New JSA IN THE 90s PODCAST! @zawisza.bsky.social & Shag cover the 1991 JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA miniseries. In issue #5, Flash & Hawkman face off against living constellations, but Vandal Savage joins the fray, and things go from bad to worse! fireandwaterpodcast.com/show/jsapres...

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Irredeemable Shag @onceuponageek.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

15 years since we started the original FIRE AND WATER PODCAST!! Time flies and all that! To celebrate, we just released a new TREASURYCAST all about the new JLA #200 treasury facsimile!! Give it a listen!

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Fire & Water Network @fwpodcasts.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

New ONCE UPON A GEEK PODCAST! Our 1980s BLUE DEVIL comic coverage continues! Shag & @diabolu.bsky.social find their joy as Blue Devil tries to keep the Trickster out of trouble… so naturally Trickster robs a bank in mid-air! #ouag38 fireandwaterpodcast.com/podcast/ouag...

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GBBlackrock @gbblackrock.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Today is the 40th anniversary of The Transformers: The Movie, which premiered August 8, 1986. I've celebrated by spotlighting toys of characters introduced in the film. Here's the one I kicked this off with in January; you can find more in the archive: blackrockstoybox.blogspot.com/2026/01/clas...

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"Classics" Rodimus (2006)

As most Transformers fans already know, 2026 is the 40th Anniversary of The Transformers: The Movie . Having done other celebrations of the ...

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GBBlackrock @gbblackrock.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

So, San Diego Comic-Con 2026 is now over. I've actually been home for a couple of days now (I attended Thursday and Friday), but it's taken me this long to recover. Here's the album of pretty much all the pictures I took (including a few shared already).

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San Diego Comic-Con 2026 · Jul 22 – 24 📸

Shared album · Tap to view!

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GBBlackrock @gbblackrock.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

“A broken clock is right twice a day.” What this wisdom fails to account for is that a poorly-running clock can be even worse: a clock that’s too slow is only right ONCE a day!

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GBBlackrock @gbblackrock.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Met my first Great British Bake Off celebrity at San Diego Comic-Con. Kim-Joy (Series 9) even signed her book for my wife!

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GBBlackrock @gbblackrock.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

After a few features on characters from The Transformers: The Movie featuring toys that mostly match how they actually appeared in that movie, this one's a little different. I'm taking a look at Ultra Magnus through the lens of the toy created for the "Fall of Cybertron" video game: buff.ly/qOLBdjZ

Photoshop based on Fall of Cybertron Ultra Magnus package art

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GBBlackrock @gbblackrock.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Some cosplay from today at San Diego Comic-Con (including my own).

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