The condition of your Voltron remake has been downgraded from “pointless big-screen adaptation that will be called a cynical cash-in on Transformers” to “new toy line and Nicktoons cartoon series that most people over the age of 12 won’t even notice, except when they have the sudden realization that Voltron is now 25 fucking years old and are forced to confront the ceaseless march of mortality all over again.”

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I know that I’ve said this a million times before, but I absolutely love the concept of the vintage action figure/toy as a canvas for art.  No one does art like this better than Hex Evo.  His Pollock-esque use of graffiti-inspired design over these toys of his youth is exceptional in the sense that his pieces are not only visually striking, yet also manage to tell a story.  I think that this “Fat Chance” piece, based upon a vintage Spider-Man Kingpin figure, is particularly cool.

You’ve also got to respect the fact that Hex Evo isn’t just sticking strictly to action figures.  He’s also using their accessories as canvases, as in the case of this “Big Shot” piece, which is based on the massive G1 Transformers Fortress Maximus gun.

And finally, this awesome “Game of Love” piece is a commission that utilizes a Super Nintendo cartridge as its canvas.

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Activision has released a new trailer for Transformers: War for Cybertron featuring a look at the multi-player aspect of this game. What’s cool about this is that you will be able to create your own Autobot or Decepticon to use during multi-player. Not much is shown in the video outside of weapon, color and side selection so I hope more customization options will be available when the game is released on June 22nd for the PS3, Xbox 360, Wii and DS.

Hex Evo has come up with another brilliant graffiti-style vintage action figure custom with his Lion in the Dark piece.  This time around, the base is the G1 Transformers Steeljaw figure, but the concept is taken even further by the fact that it is fleshed out as an actual 1987 mixtape.  I’m a huge fan of these pieces that Hex Evo has been doing and am very much looking forward to what he comes up with next!

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Thanks to Gametrailers.com we now have our first look at actual gameplay of the upcoming Transformers: War For Cybertron game. When the first CG trailer was announced I was quite apprehensive about this game as there really hasn’t been a good Transformers game produced. After seeing this gameplay footage, I have a little bit more faith that this could turn out to be a good game. For those nerds who will complain that the Autobots and Decepticons don’t have the “correct” vehicle look, keep in mind this game takes place before they all came to Earth so they will not look like Earths vehicles. Transformers looks to be released later this year for the Wii, PS3, Xbox 360 and PC.

In the perfect amalgamation of “street” and “nerd”, we are presented with THESE Transformer caps.  Now if only these caps could change into an inhaler, or I don’t know, a glock or something.

Listen up Nerd Citizens… If you’re a child of the 1980’s more than likely you either had a poster of his work or you spent hours staring at the back of the Transformer’s boxes featuring the illustrations of Jeff Mangiat. He was the illustrator responsible for the character illustrations on the packages as well as the amazing stylized battle scenes on the backs of the classic packages:

Is their a more iconic image of Optimus Prime? Doesn’t he make a minor fan favorite character like Brawn look awesome? How awesome is that battle scene?
Head on over and read the awesome Jeff Mangiat interview at TFORMERS.com

Special thanks to Guan for the heads up on this article!

Check this shit out! How awesome is that? Obviously, it doesn’t look like we’re seeing any game play footage here, but the aesthetic is super cool. It looks like they took quite a few ques from the most recent animated series, but gave everything an extra realistic polish. And Omega Supreme!  Omega Supreme!

Get more info on the game here.

Thanks for the heads up, Brian!

Max and Ben welcome indy comic creator Jeffrey Brown as they discuss Jeffrey’s career, his creations, his origins and his future projects.  From stories about cats to Transformers spoofs to everything in between, Episode 65 of Nerd City has everything that you’ve ever wanted in your entire life.

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After recently discovering the art of Skinner, he has quickly become one of my favorite artists.  His work is a psychedelic pop art vision of a heavy metal rendition of all of the great fantasy properties.  From his successful Blood Wizard skateboard company to his gallery showings worldwide, to his forthcoming art book, skinner is really making a name for himself with his uniquely stylish and kickass art.  Skinner was kind enough to answer a few questions from Nerd City.

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