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Convinced that Optimus Primal and Rhinox are planning to reprogram her into a Maximal against her will, Blackarachnia runs away from the base to consider her choices. But she's not alone in the forest - Dinobot's clone finds her, and a fight is on! Who'll win a one-on-one between the Predacon deserter and the creepy clone of a Predacon deserter? Who decided to make Silverbolt her commanding office...

Spoilers ahoy as we talk More Than Meets the Eye #51!

Cheetor "miraculously" survived being attacked by an ill-defined monster that's totally not just him mutating into a terrible new form, but can he survive another round of weird dreams? Does Blackarachnia have some kind of snout fetish? And is somebody going to teach Cheetor to shave? Join us this week for the second half of cyber-puberty in Feral Scream pt. 2!

It's been a long time since we've had an episode that revolved entirely around Cheetor being an idiot, but everyone's second-least-favorite kid-appeal character is back to ruining everything again! Megatron captures a stasis pod with a blank protoform in order to make a clone of Dinobot using his new Transmetal 2™ technology! But when Cheetor tries to take down Megatron's sweet evil device all by...

This week, the crew is emotionally destroyed by More Than Meets The Eye #50. Warning: Spoilers and F-bombs abound!

When a family of protohumans is attacked by cyborg raptors with laser eyes, it's up to the Maximals to take care of the orphaned children and return them to their tribe! But who's making cyborg raptors with laser eyes? (Spoilers: It's Megatron.) Can Blackarachnia be trusted to lead them back home? (Spoilers: Yes, but she won't be happy about it.) And can Megatron's unrequited boner for Dinobot get...

This week we cover the latest news and talk ex-RiD #50 and the second episode of new-RiD season 2!

Did you have your fill of pretty CG water in Deep Metal? Well TOO BAD, because it's time for more! Rhinox concludes that the only way to get the Ark properly secured is to retrieve the Sentinel console from the Axalon. But with the Maximal's old base at the bottom of a river, it's up to Rattrap to pilot a tiny submersible pod into the ruins to retrieve it before the Predacons come after him! Can h...

News is thin on the ground after Toy Fair, but that's okay because we've got the first episode of Robots in Disguise season 2 to recap! Listen in for Mini-Con talk, new running gags, and Jen having an existential crisis over Optimus Prime!

The year is 1998, and Mainframe Entertainment has finally gotten the hang of really nice CG water. So it's time for something new and exciting: a character with an aquatic beast mode! But why does newcomer Depth Charge have a revenge boner for Rampage? How many fish-based nicknames can Rattrap come up with? And do Transmetal cats hate water? Join us as we get into some Deep Metal!

This week we're joined Live From New York by our Emmy Award-winning friend Ant from TFU.info! Listen in as we ask him the Toy Fair questions no one else cared enough to ask! We also talk the new Transformers album, TFSS Oilmaster, and the new F2P Earth Wars mobile game!

It's a new season, and that means new toys to sell! To save the universe as they know it, the Maximals have to save Optimus Prime! But what effect will storing Prime's spark have on Optimus Primal's body? How many of us shot ourselves in the eyes with his toy's missiles? And how did the Predacons manage to survive the last episode? Join us as we find the Optimal Situation!

The news is thin on the ground this week, but that's fine, because we've got a new issue of More Than Meets the Eye to discuss! Spoilers ahoy!

A mysterious ship crashes on Planet Actually Not Earth, and the Cybertrons and Destrons race to capture the time-travel warp gate inside so they can summon a great hero or weapon from the past to help defeat the other side once and for all! Can a character really be more annoying than Tazmania Kid? Did that gate key come from Bad Dragon? And when did Optimus Primal become Robot Jesus? Join us as w...

No comics to recap this week, but we talk the future of the Robots in Disguise cartoon, an IDW Comixology sale, and a new segment: Crazy Fan Theories!

Say goodbye to the universe, Maximals! The future has changed. Yessssss. The Autobots lose! Evil triumphs! And you… YOU… NO LONGER EXIST!

Welcome to Iacon Underground's new weekly news-and-reviews podcast, Iacon Underground Radio! This week we talk Combiner Wars leaks, unsexy Leozacks, and RiD season 2. Our fiction recap is Sins of the Wreckers #3 -- which ties in neatly with our other podcast, Stasis Pod! Watch this space for information on new features, our expanding social media presence, and an upcoming IUR/Stasis Pod Patreon ca...

With Megatron in Ravage’s custody, the Beast Wars are pretty much over, right? But Megatron has a trick up his sleeve in his CD drive that may sway the old Decepticon to his side! Meanwhile, Optimus tries to ground Silverbolt for consorting with the enemy, but can even a big metal monkey stand in the … Continue reading

Cybertron finally learns the location of the time-lost Maximals and Predacons! But the Tripredicus Council hides this information from the Maximals, preferring to deal with the renegade Megatron on their own. When their agent shows up on prehistoric Earth and offers his help, will Optimus accept — even if he's a Decepticon? Will Ravage finally bring an end to the Beast Wars? And why is there so mu...

This week we continue Season 2's Final Five with Transmutate! When a damaged stasis pod produces a deeply flawed but powerful Cybertronian, Rampage declares the creature his sparkmate and runs away with it. But Silverbolt wants to protect it from both Rampage and the Maximals who want to power it down for its own good. Is a creature like Transmutate too pure for this cruel world?

"The question that once haunted my being has been answered. The future is not fixed, and my choices are my own. And yet, how ironic... for I now find that I have no choice at all! I am a warrior... let the battle be joined."

Don't look in the basement! When Cheetor finds a giant stasis pod marked with a big X, Rhinox and Optimus fear that the science experiment gone wrong known as Protoform X has escaped! Can the Maximals or the Predcons get the monster under control before it hunts them down and kills them all? Is Silverbolt's thing for Blackarachnia cute or hella creepy? And when did Megatron get a 3D printer? Join...

Megatron gets control of the latest alien weapon, but instead of using it to unquestionably destroy the Maximals, he decides to head straight for a bigger target: Cybertron itself! Can Optimus Primal and his sweet hoverboard stop him? Is Tarantulas a better Evil Bro than underling? And what is Megatron's obsession with his own head? Join us this week for a second helping of Other Visits!

Tigatron and Airazor stop scouting each other for long enough to stumble onto another alien site — which attacks them mid-romantic moment! Will the Maximals or the Predacons get there to secure the location first? Have Megatron's jamming towers replaced falling boulders as the most effective weapon against the Predacons? And will Jen survive the loss of her ship? Join us as we set the dinner table...

The realization that Megatron's side may be the winning one causes Dinobot to rethink his loyalties. But are the Predacons the same team he remembers, or is Megatron's plan worse than Dinobot realized? If he changes his mind, will the Maximals take him back? And is Rattrap the most tsundere character in Transformers canon? Find out as we become Maximal, No More!