Transformers University - a TFU.INFO Podcast

We head back to Japan to see the manga published by Comic Bom Bom magazine in 1986. We’ll get a Scramble City tale in, “Full Throttle Scramble Power,” and we’ll tie-in to the Famicom game with the “Mystery of Convoy,” comic. Please like and subscribe wherever you listen to this show. Please subscribe to TFU.INFO on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/tfuinfo Catch us on social media: Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/TFU_INFO Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/tfuinfo Instagram – http://www.instagram.com/tfuinfo Help support the show by joining our Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/tfuinfo Or support the show by using our Amazon link: http://www.tfu.info/amazon And please visit the site and enjoy the toy archive at http://www.tfu.info

Kicking off Season 3 of the original cartoon, the only 5-part story in the series: Five Faces of Darkness. Learn the origins of the Transformers as we begin new tales in the far off future of 2005! With special guest Gabriel Owens, The Salty Seaman: http://www.youtube.com/recharge138 Please subscribe to TFU.INFO on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/tfuinfo Catch us on social media: Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/TFU_INFO Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/tfuinfo Instagram – http://www.instagram.com/tfuinfo Help support the show by joining our Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/tfuinfo Or support the show by using our Amazon link: http://www.tfu.info/amazon And please visit the site and enjoy the toy archive at http://www.tfu.info

It’s time to Meet the Cast once more as we head into Season 3 of the original Transformers cartoon. This time around we’ll meet some voice acting legends in the earliest days of their careers as well as some seasoned Hollywood actors creating a new realm of work for themselves. All clips in this episode used without permission under Fair Use guidelines and given proper accreditation. Please subscribe to TFU.INFO on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/tfuinfo Catch us on social media: Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/TFU_INFO Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/tfuinfo Instagram – http://www.instagram.com/tfuinfo Help support the show by joining our Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/tfuinfo Or support the show by using our Amazon link: http://www.tfu.info/amazon And please visit the site and enjoy the toy archive at http://www.tfu.info

We return to the Marvel US continuity in 1986 as we explore issues 16-19. We’ll see a number of future comics greats fill in for a Bumblebee-focused adventure. We’ll head back to Cybertron for a classic 2-parter and we’ll see Omega Supreme unleashed on the Decepticons! Plus we’ll check in with special guests Gabriel Owens, the Salty Seaman and Jon Schafer-Hames from Married with Comics podcast. The Salty Seaman: http://youtube.com/recharge138 Married with Comics: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/58iar-725ce/Married-With-Comics-Podcast Please subscribe to TFU.INFO on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/tfuinfo Catch us on social media: Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/TFU_INFO Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/tfuinfo Instagram – http://www.instagram.com/tfuinfo Help support the show by joining our Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/tfuinfo Or support the show by using our Amazon link: http://www.tfu.info/amazon And please visit the site and enjoy the toy archive at http://www.tfu.info

Decided to unleash two episodes this week for my Patrons! Enjoy! ——————– We head back to Europe to learn more about the UK exclusives tales weaved by Simon Furman in 1986. We’ll watch Buster Witwicky don a mech suit in, “Robot Buster,” we’ll explore the secrets of the Creation Matrix in, “Devastation Derby,” and we’ll see the future in, “Second Generation.” Plus, we’re covering a bonus pack-in comic from Marvel UK #54, “Meet the Special Teams.”   Please subscribe to TFU.INFO on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/tfuinfo   Catch us on social media:   Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/TFU_INFO Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/tfuinfo Instagram – http://www.instagram.com/tfuinfo   Help support the show by joining our Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/tfuinfo   Or support the show by using our Amazon link: http://www.tfu.info/amazon   And please visit the site and enjoy the toy archive at http://www.tfu.info

Keeping up with getting episodes to my Patreon students ahead of the rest of the world, here is episode 55, 2 weeks early! Enjoy! As always, love hearing your feedback, so please feel free to comment. –Ant ——————– The effects of Transformers: the Movie reverberated throughout brand, including the ancillary media of coloring books. In this episode, we look at 3 Marvel Books coloring books. Want to follow along, just check out the links below:   Battle at Oil Valley: http://camphortree.net/tf/books/coloring/oil-valley/oil-valley-all.html The Lost Treasure of Cybertron: http://camphortree.net/tf/books/coloring/lost-treasure/lost-treasure-all.html The Invasion of the Decepticon Camp: https://youtu.be/IKOwn6AMlVc   Please subscribe to TFU.INFO on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/tfuinfo   Catch us on social media:   Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/TFU_INFO Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/tfuinfo Instagram – http://www.instagram.com/tfuinfo   Help support the show by joining our Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/tfuinfo   Or support the show by using our Amazon link: http://www.tfu.info/amazon   And please visit the site and enjoy the toy archive at http://www.tfu.info

Following our look at the 1986 Autobot toys, we’re getting our evil on by breaking down the toy line from the Deception side of things. And we’re doubling our dose of Bens this week, with guest appearances from Ben Yee from bwtf.com and my friend and Transformers fan, Ben Cremeens. Please like and subscribe wherever you listen to this show. Please subscribe to TFU.INFO on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/tfuinfo Catch us on social media: Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/TFU_INFO Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/tfuinfo Instagram – http://www.instagram.com/tfuinfo Help support the show by joining our Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/tfuinfo Or support the show by using our Amazon link: http://www.tfu.info/amazon And please visit the site and enjoy the toy archive at http://www.tfu.info

In this episode we take an in-depth look at the Autobot side of the 1986 toy line; from what carried over from 1985 to late additions from Season 2 to TF:TM toys to the early introduction of season 3 figures, we’ll talk about it all. Special Guests include Ben Yee of bwtf.com and my friend and fellow Transformers fan, Cenate Pruitt. Please like and subscribe wherever you listen to this show. Please subscribe to TFU.INFO on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/tfuinfo Catch us on social media: Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/TFU_INFO Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/tfuinfo Instagram – http://www.instagram.com/tfuinfo Help support the show by joining our Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/tfuinfo Or support the show by using our Amazon link: http://www.tfu.info/amazon And please visit the site and enjoy the toy archive at http://www.tfu.info

Following our Transformers: the Movie extravaganza, I sat down with filmmaker, cinematographer, producer, and friend J.C. Reinberg to talk about the film, why it is a classic, it’s legacy, the current state of Transformers films, and so much more. If you are in the Los Angeles area, please swing by J.C. restaurant, Scum and Villainy Cantina, in Hollywood for a great time where you will feel right at home. It’s also the home of a podcast J.C. works on, Fatman on Batman Fatman Beyond. Scum and Villainy Cantina: http://twitter.com/svcantina Please like and subscribe wherever you listen to this show. Please subscribe to TFU.INFO on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/tfuinfo Catch us on social media: Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/TFU_INFO Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/tfuinfo Instagram – http://www.instagram.com/tfuinfo Help support the show by joining our Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/tfuinfo Or support the show by using our Amazon link: http://www.tfu.info/amazon And please visit the site and enjoy the toy archive at http://www.tfu.info

Our 50th episode extravaganza was so big, we had to put it into episode 51 as well! We pick up after Starscream’s death, where the focus shifts from the old characters to the new and continue to break down the story, the storyboards, and the legacy of the 1986 film Transformers: the Movie. Our All-Star lineup features old and new guests alike: Aaron, Ryan and Caleb from Autopod Decepticast: http://www.autopoddecepticast.com/ Filmmaker J.C. Reifenberg of Scum & Villainy Cantina and Fatman Beyond: http://twitter.com/svcantina Seth Everertt of Hall of Justice Podcast, Forbes.com, and Sports with Friends: https://twitter.com/Seth_Everett Chris McCloud from The Full Force Podcast: https://thefullforce.podbean.com/ Alan Young of ToyBoxComix: http://www.toyboxcomix.com Gabriel Owens, the Salty Seaman: https://www.youtube.com/recharge138 Eric Crownover from Nerdy Geek Talk Network: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA7a2ph9Pyz3DsowrjkI0Dw Ben Yee from Ben’s World of Transformers: http://www.bwtf.com John DeLuna and “Headmaster” Don from Radio Free Cybertron: http://www.tfradio.net Rob London from Stasis Pod: http://www.iaconunderground.net/series/stasis-pod/ Mike Seibert from Mike Seibert Radio: https://soundcloud.com/mikeseibertradio Dave Deceglie of Rob Boss & D-Squared Productions – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qP84U4J-8ac John Levengood of FourX11gd: https://www.youtube.com/FourX11gd Please like and subscribe wherever you listen to this show. Please subscribe to TFU.INFO on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/tfuinfo Catch us on social media: Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/TFU_INFO Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/tfuinfo Instagram – http://www.instagram.com/tfuinfo Help support the show by joining our Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/tfuinfo Or support the show by using our Amazon link: http://www.tfu.info/amazon And please visit the site and enjoy the toy archive at http://www.tfu.info

It’s our 50th episode celebration! And no better way to do it than with the centerpiece of transformers media, the 1986 animated film, Transformers: the Movie. We have an All-Star lineup of guests planned and so much content that we had to split this coverage across multiple episodes. Guests joining us for this part of our celebration: Ben Yee from BWTF.com Brian Kilby from Radio Free Cybertron tfradio.net Jeremy and Darryl from Transmissions Podcast transmissionspodcast.com Jason Kirk of Podvocacy podvocacy.com Jen and David from Stasis Pod Podcast iaconunderground.com Jim from Respect the Prime distortionprod.com Robo Rob Springer from zonebase.org Soundjack from Soundjack Rambles/Steel City Bots https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCFuivideD8z7E01RL1zIMQ …and we have many more for part 2. But join us as we kick off the look back and celebrate 50 episodes of Transformers University. Please like and subscribe wherever you listen to this show. Please subscribe to TFU.INFO on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/tfuinfo Catch us on social media: Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/TFU_INFO Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/tfuinfo Instagram – http://www.instagram.com/tfuinfo Help support the show by joining our Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/tfuinfo Or support the show by using our Amazon link: http://www.tfu.info/amazon And please visit the site and enjoy the toy archive at http://www.tfu.info

We delve into the cast of the original Transformers animated film, Transformers: the Movie. Find out which Hollywood legends voiced the characters we’ve come to know and love alongside some of the greatest Voice Actors of their generation. Watch the video version on our YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/tfuinfo Please like and subscribe wherever you listen to this show. Please subscribe to TFU.INFO on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/tfuinfo Catch us on social media: Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/TFU_INFO Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/tfuinfo Instagram – http://www.instagram.com/tfuinfo Help support the show by joining our Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/tfuinfo Or support the show by using our Amazon link: http://www.tfu.info/amazon And please visit the site and enjoy the toy archive at http://www.tfu.info

We’re determining our own path as we cover the Find Your Fate Junior books; this time around it is “Earthquake,” “Desert Flight,” and “Deception Poison.” Lots of fun paths to choose and some gruesome deaths along the way. With special guest Gabriel Owens, The Salty Seaman. Please like and subscribe wherever you listen to this show. Please subscribe to TFU.INFO on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/tfuinfo Catch us on social media: Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/TFU_INFO Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/tfuinfo Instagram – http://www.instagram.com/tfuinfo Help support the show by joining our Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/tfuinfo Or support the show by using our Amazon link: http://www.tfu.info/amazon And please visit the site and enjoy the toy archive at http://www.tfu.info

In this episode we cover 3 more storylines exclusive to Marvel UK: Crisis of Command, The Icarus Theory, and Dinobot Hunt. Buy on Kindle & Comixology here to read along: Crisis of Command: https://amzn.to/2RSvZFc Icarus Theory & Dinobot Hunt: https://amzn.to/2AK0Yto Please like and subscribe wherever you listen to this show. Please subscribe to TFU.INFO on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/tfuinfo Catch us on social media: Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/TFU_INFO Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/tfuinfo Instagram – http://www.instagram.com/tfuinfo Help support the show by joining our Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/tfuinfo Or support the show by using our Amazon link: http://www.tfu.info/amazon And please visit the site and enjoy the toy archive at http://www.tfu.info

We kick off 1986 with the first original video animation made exclusively for the Japanese market entitled, “Scramble City: Mobilization.” We’ll also take a look at the stop-motion version and the one characters introduced in the story before seen anywhere else. Please like and subscribe wherever you listen to this show. Please subscribe to TFU.INFO on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/tfuinfo Catch us on social media: Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/TFU_INFO Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/tfuinfo Instagram – http://www.instagram.com/tfuinfo Help support the show by joining our Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/tfuinfo Or support the show by using our Amazon link: http://www.tfu.info/amazon And please visit the site and enjoy the toy archive at http://www.tfu.info