Our Worlds are in Danger

Micron Legend: Linkage #1-13 Scuzi fo' innarupting, but we're back after 20 years away so Ichikawa can explain it all! Join us to find out how Servo is the PG Tips Monkey, why a Mini-Con van is called "Midship", and whether or not Sunburn can really be considered "fat"; we coin the term "toyetic diegesis", and Jo finds a way to make things about Kamen Rider again. ALSO: Divorce.   Follow the podcast on Bluesky: @ourworldspod.bsky.social Wadapan: @wadapan.bsky.social Jolene: @sjbroadside.bsky.social Podcast art by Claudia: @ActualSkullgrin

Transformers One (belated spoilers, obviously) Wads and a very croaky Jo are joined by Real Actual Jermalist Umar to discuss Transformers One, the film that fans are raving about! So did we like it? Weeeeeeeell... We talk about deference to Brand, Brian Tyree Henry putting his whole pussy into it, and Keegan-Michael Key doing Really Really Good Bits as we try to figure out what, if anything, this film's themes actually are. Transformers One: It's the second-best animated film about robots of September 2024!   Follow the podcast on Twitter: @OurWorldsPod Umar: @Speed_Freak01 Umar's review of Transformers One: Transformers One at The Upcoming Wadapan: @TheWadapan Jolene: @SJ_Broadside Podcast art by Claudia: @ActualSkullgrin

Transformers: The Ultimate Guide In the second half of our bumper post-TFNation episode, we look back at the Binder of Revelation from before there was a Binder of Revelation: Transformers: The Ultimate Guide, the one true history of the Transformers (as long as you're in the mid-2000s), whose decisions are sometimes clever and often baffling. Join us as we dig up the origin of the Dinobots, discuss which Decepticons would be into being "collared and leashed", and discover that Classics was the end of history. Also: ha ha, "Unicron's evil taint".   Follow the podcast on Twitter: @OurWorldsPod Wadapan: @TheWadapan Jolene: @SJ_Broadside Podcast art by Claudia: @ActualSkullgrin

Back in June, we were lucky enough to get invited on behalf of TFWiki.net to watch an advance screening of Transformers One and interview producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura and director Josh Cooley! While Wadapan sadly couldn't make it, Jo and friend of the show Umar had the opportunity to ask Lorenzo and Josh questions sourced from the TFWiki community. Listen in to find out what they had to say! Read transcripts of the interview here: Transformers One London advance screening at TFWiki   Follow the podcast on Twitter: @OurWorldsPod Umar: @Speed_Freak01 Jolene: @SJ_Broadside

TFNation 2024 retrospective Whoops! We intended this to be a mini-episode discussing both TFNation 2024 and Transformers: The Ultimate Guide, but it got out of hand and we ended up with a full three hours of recorded audio — so this episode is gonna be all about TFN! Join us as we discuss the guests of honour being assaulted by salsa goons, sleepy Gregg Berger storytime, crank opinions about cosplay contests, and Snake-Eyes mania. Plus: did you know that ninjuns were deadly assassins?   Follow the podcast on Twitter: @OurWorldsPod Wadapan: @TheWadapan Jolene: @SJ_Broadside Podcast art by Claudia: @ActualSkullgrin

Panini issues 1-9 Simon Furman gets the band back together in today's episode, where we're taking a look at the surprisingly high-effort Transformers Armada comic published by Panini Comics (née Marvel UK). We talk Earthforce vibes and activity pages before we're joined by Stuart, who tells us all about Andrew Wildman oversharing and the worst game of Guess Who ever. Plus, we look at a little-known prequel comic to the PS2 Armada video game!   Follow the podcast on Twitter: @OurWorldsPod Stuart: @InflatableDalek The Solar Pool: https://thesolarpool.weebly.com/ Wadapan: @TheWadapan Jolene: @SJ_Broadside Podcast art by Claudia: @ActualSkullgrin

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 of this show. Then, we look back over Armada's overall run, picking out the highlights (and lowlights) and discussing how we'd change things if we could do it all over. Fatality!   Follow the podcast on Twitter: @OurWorldsPod Wadapan: @TheWadapan Jolene: @SJ_Broadside Podcast art by Claudia: @ActualSkullgrin

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: @TheWadapan Jolene: @SJ_Broadside Podcast art by Claudia: @ActualSkullgrin

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: @OurWorldsPod Chris: @chrismcfeely Wadapan: @TheWadapan Jolene: @SJ_Broadside Podcast art by Claudia: @ActualSkullgrin

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: @lesbianautica Podcast art by Claudia: @ActualSkullgrin