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Hasbro Commemorates The 40th Anniversary of “The Transformers: The Movie” with “The Apology Tour”

February 13, 2026 Ken Pierce Leave a comment

The Press Release:
Hasbro, a leading games, IP and toy company, is officially kicking off a year-long celebration of THE TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE’s 40th anniversary that honors the film for its epic action, iconic characters, and that tragic moment fans are very much still processing.

In 1986, THE TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE rolled into theaters and proved that animated films can pull an emotional punch that can last across decades. The Autobots and Decepticons went to war, and in a moment that audiences young and old were not prepared for, Optimus Prime was defeated in an epic showdown with his arch-nemesis Megatron. This single moment hit hard and quietly taught millions of kids that great leadership sometimes comes with sacrifice. Decades later, the movie has only grown more legendary through home video re-releases, theatrical revivals, and generations of fans passing the Matrix of Leadership down to new viewers accompanied by a gentle reminder of that heart-wrenching scene.
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Hasbro To Showcase Fan-Favorite Brands At New York Comic Con 2025

September 30, 2025 Ken Pierce Leave a comment

The Press Release:
Hasbro, a leading games, IP and toy company, is bringing the fun to New York Comic Con with a full lineup of activities for fans of all ages! Explore the worlds of TRANSFORMERS, G.I. JOE, MAGIC: THE GATHERING, DUNGEONS & DRAGONS and MY LITTLE PONY, along with premier collaboration brands Star Wars™ and Marvel from Disney Consumer Products and Ghostbusters from Sony through engaging content and experiences.

HASBRO BOOTH #1012
Explore the best of Hasbro in person! The booth offers an immersive experience for fans of all ages, with product displays and a curated selection of top-quality toys and collectibles available for physical purchase. Attendees will have the opportunity to be the first to secure the following Hasbro Fall Convention Exclusives: TRANSFORMERS GENERATIONS ARMADA NEMESIS PRIME & AIR DEFENSE MINI-CON TEAM, G.I. JOE CLASSIFIED SERIES #172 COBRA-LA PYTHONA, STAR WARS: THE BLACK SERIES MACE WINDU & DARTH SIDIOUS FIGURES, STAR WARS: THE VINTAGE COLLECTION JEDI SPIRITS 3-PACK and MARVEL LEGENDS SERIES FANTASTIC FOUR VILLAIN SUPER-SKRULL. Product photos can be found here.

HASBRO BRAND AND PARTNER PANELS
Join Hasbro and their partners for engaging brand panels at New York Comic Con, celebrating TRANSFORMERS, G.I. JOE, MAGIC: THE GATHERING, Star Wars, Marvel, and Ghostbusters! Attendees can expect the hottest new product reveals, important updates, and presentations from the creative minds behind their favorite franchises.

* Hasbro Star Wars™ and MARVEL Panel: Thursday, October 9 from 11:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. | Room 408 – Hasbro hosts an action-packed toy panel with brand team members to reveal exciting new products, giving fans a first look across these iconic product lines. The panel will bring updates on the Hasbro lines inspired by Star Wars, including The Black Series and The Vintage Collection, and the Marvel Legends product line.
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Hasbro Reveals New Marvel Legends Gamerverse Action Figures for Fall

May 30, 2025 Ken Pierce Leave a comment

The Scoop:
Yesterday, the Hasbro Pulse Marvel Legends Fanstream highlighted the first wave of Hasbro toys inspired by the highly anticipated film Marvel Studios’ The Fantastic Four: First Steps. That reveal can be found by clicking HERE. They also shined a light on some new action figures from their popular Marvel Legends Gamerverse line which I am presenting below. These are based off of characters in their Marvel video games and include MARVEL LEGENDS SERIES GAMERVERSE PSYLOCKE VS. THANOS, MARVEL LEGENDS SERIES GAMERVERSE CAPTAIN AMERICA VS VENOM, MARVEL LEGENDS SERIES GAMERVERSE MARVEL’S JUGGERNAUT, MARVEL LEGENDS SERIES GAMERVERSE WOLVERINE VS MARVEL’S SILVER SAMURAI, MARVEL LEGENDS SERIES GAMERVERSE MARVEL’S WAR MACHINE VS MARVEL’S OMEGA RED and MARVEL LEGENDS SERIES GAMERVERSE GARGANTOS

MARVEL LEGENDS SERIES GAMERVERSE PSYLOCKE VS. THANOS: Armed with her psychic blades, the telepathic mutant Psylocke battles the mad titan Thanos. Bring the excitement and wonder of the Marvel Universe to your collection with Hasbro Marvel Legends Psylocke and Thanos action figures! These collectible 6-inch scale Marvel figures are inspired by the characters’ appearance in classic Marvel video games. Figures are fully articulated with premium design and poseable heads, arms, and legs. This Marvel action figure set comes with 9 accessories, including attachable power FX pieces for Psylocke and alternate hands for both figures. Hasbro Marvel action figures’ 6-inch scale make them great for displaying in fans’ collections.

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Hasbro Unveils Marvel Studios’ “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” Action Figures

May 29, 2025 Ken Pierce Leave a comment

The Press Release:
Today, Hasbro Pulse Marvel Legends Fanstream highlighted the first wave of Hasbro toys inspired by the highly anticipated film Marvel Studios’ The Fantastic Four: First Steps. The initial wave will include fan favorite characters such as Marvel’s Mister Fantastic, Invisible Woman, The Thing, Human Torch and Silver Surfer.

The new Marvel Legends action figures revealed today include: MARVEL LEGENDS SERIES MISTER FANTASTIC, MARVEL LEGENDS SERIES JOHNNY STORM, MARVEL LEGENDS SERIES MARVEL’S INVISIBLE WOMAN, MARVEL LEGENDS SERIES MARVEL’S THE THING, MARVEL LEGENDS SERIES HUMAN TORCH and MARVEL LEGENDS SERIES SILVER SURFER

MARVEL LEGENDS SERIES MISTER FANTASTIC: Reed Richards is the Fantastic Four’s patriarch and a scientific genius. Beyond his intellect, Reed possesses the superhuman ability to bend, stretch, and extend his body parts across far distances. Bring the excitement and wonder of the Marvel Universe to your collection with the Hasbro Marvel Legends Mister Fantastic action figure! This collectible 6-inch scale Marvel figure is detailed to look like the character’s appearance in THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS. This Reed Richards figure wears his Mister Fantastic suit and is fully articulated with premium design and poseable head, arms, and legs. This Marvel action figure set comes with 4 accessories, including an alternate set of regular hands and one set of extra-long “stretched” arms and hands. Hasbro Marvel action figures’ 6-inch scale make them great for displaying in fans’ collections.

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Exhibitor Spotlight from Toy Fair 2025: Hasbro Part Two

March 23, 2025 Ken Pierce Leave a comment

Hello once again my dear friends. As always its nice to see you dropping in for our posts and as some of you already know, I am continuing along with the findings from the Toy Association’s annual Toy Fair trade show. I’m up to our Hasbro Toys appointment and hitting the second installment from them. Let’s get down to business.

As I’ve already pointed out. Hasbro Toys maintains a few licenses that I greatly enjoy such as Marvel Comics releases, which you all should have seen yesterday, Star Wars and even GI Joe. With this installment we are focusing the spotlight on their “Transformers” items. I’ll speak here and there but not as often as I had been doing since there are still other posts to do on the website and the eventual finalization of Toy Fair items.

Now though I still love the franchise for “Transformers” I am not really collecting any of them at this point. There are just far too many for me to decide on but I will admit that the Optimus Prime that greeted us was a welcome sight and I’d purchase him any day.

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Hasbro Commemorates The 40th Anniversary of “The Transformers: The Movie” with “The Apology Tour”

Hasbro To Showcase Fan-Favorite Brands At New York Comic Con 2025

Hasbro Reveals New Marvel Legends Gamerverse Action Figures for Fall

Hasbro Unveils Marvel Studios’ “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” Action Figures

Exhibitor Spotlight from Toy Fair 2025: Hasbro Part Two

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