Armada episode 52 - Mortal Combat / Micron Legend episode 52 - Shitō Something cool finally happened! We pour one out for Ninja World and reflect on the first arc of Daniel Warren Johnson's Transformers before taking a look at the final episode of Transformers Armada, which in many ways embodies the frustratingly almost-good nature of the show - but at least the fight between Optimus and Megatron is REALLY COOL, and our discussion ends on one of the most absurd twists we've had in the history...

Sigma 6 episodes 1-2 - Cobra Strike and Escape Hot off the tail of our episodes on Spy Troops and Valor vs Venom, we take a look at the first episodes of G.I. Joe: Sigma 6. Does Snake Eyes really need a team of ninja babies? Did 4Kids paint over Buzzer's chainsaw? Was it a good idea to make episode 2 largely about Hawk's horrible failson? It's another episode of Be A Hero, the podcast that has definitely always been about G.I. Joe!   Follow the podcast on Twitter: @OurWorldsPod Wadapan:...

Armada episode 51 - Origin / Micron Legend episode 51 - Kessen For our penultimate episode, we pull receipts on special guest Chris McFeely and return to the days before Sky TV. Join us as the preeminent Transformers historian gives us the basics on Unicron's similarity to Mumm-Ra, twenty years of built-up resentment about Powerlinx Optimus Prime, and the reasons that Fred should be protected at all costs. There's no nom-nom, but don't let that put you off!   Follow the podcast on Twitter:...

Dreamwave issues 14-18 - Worlds Collide We return to the Dreamwave Armada comic for its final arc, which looks an awful lot like a Generation 1 comic instead. Wada forgets what anime looks like, Jo struggles to feign interest in Optimus Prime doing nothing for four issues, and Simon Furman manages to write misogynistic dialogue in a story with no women. Plus, we finally discover the central theme of Armada!   Follow the podcast on Twitter: @OurWorldsPod Wadapan: @TheWadapan Jolene:...

Armada episode 50 - Union / Micron Legend episode 50 - Sōryokusen In which Squidhead becomes squid-dead.   Follow the podcast on Twitter: @OurWorldsPod Wadapan: @TheWadapan Jolene: @SJ_Broadside Podcast art by Claudia: @ActualSkullgrin

Armada episode 49 - Alliance / Micron Legend episode 49 - Unicron Unicron makes his debut for, like, the 10th episode in a row, with an episode that tries its damnedest to live up to the transformation sequence from The Transformers: The Movie. The Autobots' attempts to play nice are stonewalled, Optimus doesn't care about people dying if he can't see them, Megatron totally doesn't care about his soldiers (b-b-b-baka), and Demolishor has something like a character arc. Plus: Blackout!...

Armada episode 48 - Cramp / Micron Legend episode 49 - Shinnen Unicron Trilogy superfan Tyra joins us for what's perhaps the most celebrated episode in Transformers Armada: the one where Starscream goes swimming without waiting an hour after eating. Come with us as we play with these toys in our minds, looking at aggressive negotiations, emotional logic, and whether or not the Armada dub can ever be good.   Follow the podcast on Twitter: @OurWorldsPod Tyra: @Ty_Rannos Wadapan:...

Armada episode 47 - Portent / Micron Legend episode 47 - Pendant According to Wada, he was actually saying "moon's horn-ted", but I refuse to make that the title of the episode. Anyway, I get really irrationally angry at the episode in this one, so enjoy that.   Follow the podcast on Twitter: @OurWorldsPod Wadapan: @TheWadapan Jolene: @SJ_Broadside Podcast art by Claudia: @ActualSkullgrin

Armada episode 46 - Drift / Micron Legend episode 46 - Shinjitsu We're finally here! Join us for the Most Important Episode of Armada as we learn the secret origins of the Mini-Cons. Wads buys the worst birthday present ever and invents an arc for Wheeljack, and Jo thinks back to when the kids were actually characters. It's not just a commercial - it's a work of art!   Follow the podcast on Twitter: @OurWorldsPod Wadapan: @TheWadapan Jolene: @SJ_Broadside Podcast art by Claudia: @ActualSkullgrin

Armada episode 45 - Dash / Micron Legend episode 45 - Uragiri After a couple of real disappointments, we get back in the swing of things with some classic Decepticon Bickering. Hot Shot just wants to talk, Wheeljack reveals the secret fourth Mini-Con weapon, and Tidal Wave don't know nothin' about nothin'. All this, and Jo absolutely blindsides Wads with one of the funniest plot details of all time that was dropped from the dub.   Follow the podcast on Twitter: @OurWorldsPod Wadapan:...

Dreamwave issues 6-13 - Fortress We once again take a break from the cartoon to have a look at Simon Furman's debut on the Armada comic, which leans into his strengths — though they might not be what you think! Emergent themes, the full spectrum of Dreamwave art, and a villain that's ruthlessly committed to dialectics: we ended up enjoying this one more than we thought we would!   Follow the podcast on Twitter: @OurWorldsPod Wadapan: @TheWadapan Jolene: @lesbianautica Podcast art by Claudia:...

Armada episode 44 - Uprising / Micron Legend episode 44 - Cybertron Episode rating: Not applicable.   Follow the podcast on Twitter: @OurWorldsPod Wadapan: @TheWadapan Jolene: @SJ_Broadside Podcast art by Claudia: @ActualSkullgrin

Armada episode 43 - Puppet / Micron Legend episode 43 - Nisemono The best character in all of Armada has arrived, and so has Daniel Adkins! Join us as they spin us a tale of space knights, wiki-work and Powerlinx decoes, before we fall through a vortex into an episode with promising, memorable imagery... that the writers just didn't care enough to do anything with. (Fair warning: some of our commentary towards the end of the episode does get rather blue.)   Follow the podcast on Twitter:...

Armada episode 42 - Miracle / Micron Legend episode 42 - Fukkatsu We delve into the Mystic Mystery of the Mini-Cons this week, with an episode that gets points for *trying* with its dub... even if it manages to "fix" errors that don't exist in the process. Blurr has been replaced with an impostor, High Wire wants to go to Candy Mountain, Megatron is keeping a picture of his nemesis on his pillow, and Hot Shot is, like, 10. PLUS: Orbs, generally.   Follow the podcast on Twitter:...

Armada episode 41 - Depart / Micron Legend episode 41 - Tabidachi Our prayers for actual human interaction and focus on the kids is finally answered... but is it too little too late? Join us as we dive into Rad's parents' loveless marriage, and discover why Billy and Fred are just SO essential to the narrative that they can't be dropped. Plus: a special guest, here to tell you about the traaaaanslations!   Follow the podcast on Twitter: @OurWorldsPod Wadapan: @TheWadapan Jolene:...

Armada episode 40 - Remorse / Micron Legend episode 40 - Aseri A slow news week (or should that be "Joe news week"?) gives way to a character piece with some interesting animation, focusing on Hot Shot in the wake of Optimus's death — but more importantly, SCAVENGER GETS TO DO STUFF AGAIN! Plus, find out why Rad and Hot Shot are subtextually the same character!   Follow the podcast on Twitter: @OurWorldsPod Wadapan: @TheWadapan Jolene: @SJ_Broadside Podcast art by Claudia: @ActualSkullgrin

Armada episode 39 - Crisis / Micron Legend episode 39 - Kiki Stop us if you've heard this one before - by which I mean "if you've watched The Transformers The Movie", because this entire episode is riffing on that. The kids still don't get to do anything, but at least they get to have opinions; Hot Shot is harsh, but not wrong; and Optimus Prime does that thing that Optimus Primes always do. This one's actually pretty affecting!   Follow the podcast on Twitter: @OurWorldsPod Wadapan:...

Armada episode 38 - Threaten / Micron Legend episode 38 - Hydra Cannon As Armada comes off a rather inexplicable five month hiatus, we are faced with several questions about Starscream. For instance: is he stupid? Hot Shot and Alexis make sad faces, the Decepticons demonstrate the power of their fully armed and operational battlestation, and the writers have no idea what to do with either Side Swipe or Wheeljack.   Follow the podcast on Twitter: @OurWorldsPod Wadapan: @TheWadapan Jolene:...

Armada episode 37 - Crack / Micron Legend episode 37 - Pride Starscream succumbs to toxic masculinity in an episode that had both of us thinking we knew exactly where it was going, only to be absolutely blindsided by the ending. Some surprisingly clever dub changes, an actually good Fred and Billy scene, and a plot built around a contrived miscommunication - did we like this episode? Did we not? We have no idea, but it gives us a lot to talk about!   Follow the podcast on Twitter:...

Interview with Darren Jamieson On this spookiest of days, Jo takes the week off, as Wada jumps on what he calls the blagphone with Darren Jamieson—author of the infamous The Beast Within. An army of stooges, the heist of the century, and a cheap knockoff of The Beast... this, for the very first time, is the full story of that which should not be: the most horrifying, the most hideous, the most hated Transformers comic ever. Please don't send us any pork. Check out Wada's companion article,...

Armada Episode 36 - Mars / Micron Legend Episode 36 - Shoutotsu Special guest Cyberlink420 forces us to confront the inevitable passage of time, while Armada pares down its cast to just Starscream and Jetfire for an episode that explores the dynamic of two of the best characters in the show... even if it IS a bit frustrating that they haven't got to the fireworks factory yet. Also, it's the episode with that Starscream quote. You know the one.   Follow the podcast on Twitter:...

Armada episode 35 - Rescue / Micron Legend episode 35 - Kaihō You know what they say about Decepticons with big feet, right? Tidal Wave's relative size gets a lot of focus as we discuss Pulse Con 2023 and a solid (if occasionally frustrating) episode that sees Starscream clashing with his two dads, Megatron and Optimus Prime. Plus, the Mini-Cons powerlinx into a union. Solidarity forever!   Follow the podcast on Twitter: @OurWorldsPod Wadapan: @TheWadapan Jolene: @SJ_Broadside Podcast art by...

Skybound Transformers #1 Transformers comics are back, baby! Awoooou! Join us as we dive into the first issue of the new Skybound series by Daniel Warren Johnson and Mike Spicer... which you might be able to guess our feelings on from the fact that, 25 minutes into the episode, we're still discussing the intricacies of the colouring choices on page 3.   Follow the podcast on Twitter: @OurWorldsPod Wadapan: @TheWadapan Jolene: @SJ_Broadside Podcast art by Claudia: @ActualSkullgrin

Armada episode 34 - Regeneration / Micron Legend episode 34 - Spark Wouldn't It Be Badass If? That's the question of the day as we discuss a fun and characterful episode that—despite an infuriating premise and some frustrating inconsistencies—comes out a winner. Starscream cuts through a chair, Hot Shot pulls a Tomorrow's Joe, and the Skyboom Shield becomes even more rubbish than it already was. PLUS: Dub Dubs.   Follow the podcast on Twitter: @OurWorldsPod Wadapan: @TheWadapan Jolene:...