On Sunday, February 13, 2000, I had the privilege of visiting the Hasbro Toy Fair showroom in New York City and, on behalf of Altered States Magazine, was permitted to tour the facility and to take a number of photographs of the Transformers items on display. More...

Well, let's see, it's been over a half a year since I did one of these editorials, or at least since I published an editorial.

Oh, I had some written, but thanks to the delays of ASM, they never saw the light of day. One of them was written around November, talking about the problems I saw with Beast Machines; that editorial has been incorporated to this issue's feature story, so at least it wasn't completely for naught. More....

For those who have no idea what I'm talking about, or think I refer to removing the top of someone's head, here's what I mean by scalping. Scalping is the practice of buying up a desirable commodity, such as tickets to an event or copies of a hard to find toy, and then selling it at inflated prices once the demand exceeds the supply that you helped deplete. Certain types of scalping are illegal in many states, mainly ticket scalping. However, in this piece I intend to address that rather scummy practice of toy scalping. More....

As all Decepticons know, the scene in Transformers: The Movie, where all the cons are ejected from Astrotrain, just doesn't sit well; it seems very out of place. But as I contemplated the Decepticons, their culture, and Cybertronians in general, it occurred to me that whole scene wasn't nearly as brutal and cold hearted as it first apeared. More....

Okay, so technically, the new millenium doesn't start until January 1, 2001. But why argue with millions of other people, especially on a difference in semantics? Besides, it makes this award title a bit shorter, and I'm all for that. More...

Announcing the results and winners of the Name the Beast Wars Crew Contest! More...

Announcing the results and winners of the Name Phil's Car Contest! More...