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Ded Pirrie

@edpirrie.bsky.social

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Illustrator, TFNation crewmember, comic creator. Credits include Transformers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Sonic The Hedgehog and Godzilla.

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Ded Pirrie @edpirrie.bsky.social · 16h

Ooh, exceptional!

Ded Pirrie @edpirrie.bsky.social · 1d

Today is the day! Please do let us know if you pick a copy up and what you think of it!
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New Tales of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles title launches in the UK this week

The Turtles are back, and your local TG Jones should have them!

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Nick Roche @nickroche.bsky.social · 1d

WoooOOOooooOOO, CREEEEEEPY CAPITALISMMM...!

There's a bunch of horror/Hallowe'en themed Transformers portrait art up on my store. (Decepticon Pretenders, it's your time to shine!) Please check 'em out, and order now in time for Pumpkin day!

(Scarenthood books and larger art pieces also available!)

Nick Roche @nickroche.bsky.social · 2d

You ready for my GHOSTS IN THE MACHINE Hallowe'en pop-up store?

Head to nickrocheart.bigcartel.com for 22 all-new portraits of horror moments from across ALL of Transformers! Finished off in black, white and pumpkin orange! Prices range from €40 to €45 before shipping, so order noooWWooOOOOooo...

Black and white ink drawing of Undead Cliffjumper from Transformers Prime

Black and white ink drawing of the Decepticon Bludgeon, a skeleton samurai

Black and white ink drawing of the unholy Predacon RAMPAGE from Beast Wars

Black and white ink drawing of the reanimated Starscream following his destruction by the Underbase

Ded Pirrie @edpirrie.bsky.social · 1d

Dudes keep getting bigger!
I won't be surprised to see a Lynx Supreme soon!

Ded Pirrie @edpirrie.bsky.social · 3d

Yeah, I think that's quite a way over halfway. Still a fair bit to do though

Ded Pirrie @edpirrie.bsky.social · 3d

Very near to completing my first playthrough of Silent Hill f. Enjoying it, despite it feeling ridiculously unfair at times.

More "Silent Hill influenced" than "Actual Silent Hill" though. A fine experiment, but not where I want to see the series go from here personally.

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Kaiju United @kaijuunited.bsky.social · 4d

NEW COMMUNITY ARTICLE

Guest Contributor @gdemonology.bsky.social dives into the political themes of the newly translated 'Minus One' novelization.

Read here: kaijuunited.com/2025/10/03/g...

#Godzilla #Kaiju #Esasay #GodzillaMinusOne

Ded Pirrie @edpirrie.bsky.social · 4d

Official non-transforming, well-articulated figures from China. They're (so far) all below 6 inchs big, making them a conservative way to collect.
Unfortunately, their main distribution model is in blind boxes, with 'special' figures released alongside now and them.

Ded Pirrie @edpirrie.bsky.social · 4d

Turns out the IDW Tailgate was shown as well!

Ded Pirrie @edpirrie.bsky.social · 4d

Same!
Which is why this line appeals to me. Nice robot representations with decent articulation and in rough scale, but at a smaller (but not too small) size!

One I'm confident these will keep on going, I'll start moving on the "main" collection versions.

Ded Pirrie @edpirrie.bsky.social · 4d

I've never heard of that one. Just looked it up, and reckon you'll regret not holding on to it.

Ded Pirrie @edpirrie.bsky.social · 4d

Yeah, I think this is a must even if it doesn't fit in with the rest of the line.

Ded Pirrie @edpirrie.bsky.social · 4d

Learn to move on stuff you never touch.

Ded Pirrie @edpirrie.bsky.social · 4d

Yeah, I expected that there, tho. These guys have been really good at being proper on-model til now.

The retro card one actually does better, cuz it gives him that brown "hood".

Ded Pirrie @edpirrie.bsky.social · 4d

Finally, the colour versions of wave three. Ratbat confirmed!

Ded Pirrie @edpirrie.bsky.social · 4d

And Grimlock in both modes!

I don't know what the release plan is for these last few, or even what scale they are. I'd like them to be the same as the regular line, but it's possible there are bigger releases.

The IDW stuff I'd like to see as a sister line, releasing as many and as often.

Ded Pirrie @edpirrie.bsky.social · 4d

Also shared was the greyscale for a PM Optimus/God Girai...

Ded Pirrie @edpirrie.bsky.social · 4d

They're also dipping into MTMTE/LL characters, which I know will tip a few of you over the edge into collecting these!
Drift and Cyclonus:

Ded Pirrie @edpirrie.bsky.social · 4d

In all honesty, I don't really care about SG, aside from when it was an excuse to do an obscure deco, Like, I wouldn't get the SG Magnus unless it came with a regular head and I could just make it Delta Magnus.

Ded Pirrie @edpirrie.bsky.social · 4d

I mean, I'll get over it, but it's still disappointing and doesn't bode well for Tailgate in the future.

At least we should be seeing Ratchet in wave five.

Ded Pirrie @edpirrie.bsky.social · 4d

They just made a new head, chestplate, and gun for the Brawn figure when the only part they really should have shared was the back.

Ded Pirrie @edpirrie.bsky.social · 4d

Prototypes for Auldey's AAE TF wave 4 have done the rounds!
Ironhide, Shockwave, Thundercracker, Outback and Beachcomber, and what appears to be three flavours of Ultra Magnus.

Outback is very disappointing, as he's by the far the least accurate to his character model.

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John-Paul Bove AKA the wordmonger(er) @wordmonger.bsky.social · 4d

In case you missed it, a new monthly comic launches next week from Panini - written by me, pencilled & inked by @edpirrie.bsky.social & coloured by Kat Cardy. Lots of fun, action & humour to be had plus free gifts every issue! It's turtley up your street!*

*Sorry.

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New Tales of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles title launches in the UK this week

The Turtles are back, and your local TG Jones should have them!

downthetubes.net

Reposted by Ded Pirrie

ArrowFyre @arrowfyre.bsky.social · 5d

Finally, Season 1 Maximals complete... more or less.

On episode 128 we're reviewing TakaraTomy MPG-15 Rattrap🧀

I've REALLY been looking forward to this one!

Watch it here 👉 youtu.be/9TiKsCjFME0

#Transformers #Beastwars #Rattrap #Takaratomy

Ded Pirrie @edpirrie.bsky.social · 5d

And there's the cover so you know what you're looking for!

John-Paul Bove AKA the wordmonger(er) @wordmonger.bsky.social · 5d

Very pleased to announce that the first issue I wrote of the all new Turtles comic is out in the UK on Oct 8th! Available at all good newsagents with art by the stellar @edpirrie.bsky.social and colours by the epic Kat Cardy. Please check it out and share it far and wide! #tmnt #turtles