Newage The Legendary Heroes H42EXR Shean (Red Version, 2022)

Starting in 2018, Newage Toys (originally styled as "New Age," but the one-word form seems to be in consistent use today) has quickly become one of the more popular third-party (that is, unofficial) alternatives to Transformers toys from Hasbro and/or Takara. Newage has released a few different lines of transforming robots, catering to different sizes and aesthetics, but perhaps their most popular line is "The Legendary Heroes," which replicates a wide variety of characters and toys homaging the original Transformers line (now often called "Generation One") in a smaller scale. For example, Shean, which is patterned after "Generation One" Mirage (but in a red color scheme from Mirage's pre-Transformers days as a Diaclone toy), is just 3 inches tall in robot mode.

The Memoirs of Nicodemus Legend: Bone of Contention

"Bone of Contention" was the eighth episode of Legend, and first aired on June 20th, 1995. It was written by George Geiger and directed by Charles Correll. You can watch the episode via Amazon Prime Video or DVD.

The Memoirs of Nicodemus Legend: The Gospel According To Legend

"The Gospel According To Legend" was the seventh episode of Legend, and first aired on June 12th, 1995. It was written by John Considine and directed by Michael Vejar. You can watch the episode via Amazon Prime Video or DVD.

Crisis on Infinite Earths: 40 Years Later

So, generally, when I want to celebrate an anniversary, I make an effort to post pretty close to the actual date of the anniversary. In this case, I wasn't back up to speed on blogging when the anniversary of the first issue took place in January, but since it was a year-long event, I'm going to assume this is still a timely discussion.