Botch the Crab babbles about Transformers and life in New York City. He's very funny and kind of mean. http://www.BotchTheCrab.com http://www.BotchTheCrab.com/replies.asp?index=622 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:14:01 GMT That's right: it's time to show off the stylish upgrades of Sunstreaker and Tracks -- the vainest Autobots. Tracks is the more straightforward of the two and is fixated fairly exclusively on loving his own appearance. Oddly, it's not his native tall, dark and handsome Cybertronian form that he flaunts and cherishes, it's his Corvette Stingray form with the phoenix-like design gracing its curvaceous hood. Fellow Autobots believe his preoccupation with his looks distracts him from the war at hand, but when confronted, Tracks rationalizes their criticism away as envy of his good looks. Fortunately for them, Tracks is also fast, well-armed, versatile. http://www.BotchTheCrab.com/replies.asp?index=621 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 01:55:01 GMT My wife, Heather, and I were having a pleasant evening together after not seeing each other much for several days. We'd just finished dinner at our favorite fish house and were indulging in a rare dessert, and I happened to be rambling about a friend of mine who I felt was letting me down regarding something he is supposed to be doing. I said something to the effect of "I'm disappointed in him." And then I casually continued to say, with this friend and our mutual acquaintances in mind, "...but then I'm disappointed in everybody." http://www.BotchTheCrab.com/replies.asp?index=620 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 22:26:01 GMT He is the template upon which every subsequent incarnation is based: the original OPTIMUS PRIME. Even if your own archetypical conception of Optimus is based on the cartoon, that image is itself derived from that first toy. From Armada to Animated, from the Bayformers movie to the War For Cybertron game, no derivation can be called honest without reproducing the core characteristics of the first Prime: the distinctive blue helmeted head with the antennae and silver faceplate; the chest windows and torso grill; the red upper body, blue legs and silver midsection. The original Optimus Prime is an icon -- everything that comes after is just an homage. http://www.BotchTheCrab.com/replies.asp?index=619 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 23:33:01 GMT You're wondering what that is, aren't you? http://www.BotchTheCrab.com/replies.asp?index=618 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 19:06:01 GMT Decepticon jets are great, but because they're supposed to be airborne, they're not as fun to send rolling across your kitchen floor. Kind of dispels the illusion, doesn't it? Decepticon cars, though... You can send those evil warriors careening across hardwood floors into cats and babies and ankles, immersed in the wheeled malevolence, cackling all the way. When the Stunticons were introduced in the cartoon as the Decepticons' response to Autobot road mastery, I loved it. More Decepticons is always a good thing, and 'Cons that intentionally collide into the likes of Jazz or Sideswipe are even better. And then, when they transform and merge into one giant super warrior... Decepti-Bliss. And now we have greatly improved box art for all of them! http://www.BotchTheCrab.com/replies.asp?index=617 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 22:17:01 GMT The improved box art for Slingshot was edited and repaired by Vito Adesso (visiting all the way from Italy) and was scanned from the Japanese laserdisc box set scans. Thanks, Vito! http://www.BotchTheCrab.com/replies.asp?index=616 Sat, 10 Jul 2010 13:52:01 GMT We needed a dessert to follow the crustaceans at last week's drunken crab-fest. Something with a little Truth, some Justice, and maybe a touch of The American Way. This looks like a job... for Superman Cake! http://www.BotchTheCrab.com/replies.asp?index=615 Sun, 04 Jul 2010 16:20:01 GMT