Bah Weep Graaagnah Wheep Ni Ni Bong! Welcome back to Transformers AutoBook club, a weekly video and podcast series where we read and deep dive into one issue or story per week from Marvel's Transformers comics!

Strap in Autobuddies and Deceptichums! Today we take our first steps into the saga that is Target: 2006! Already it's a very unexpected, exciting, and possibly even critical chapter in the history of Transformers, with appearances from characters I was NOT prepared for.

0:00 - 00:52 - Dedication

00:52 - 45:06 - Hello, "The Rest Is Giant Robots," The Celebration of Life Concert, Bayblade bar side story.

06:41 - 10:06 - Program schedule, important context for "Target: 2006"

10:06 - 34:34 - "Target: 2006" Prologue

34:34 - 35:24 - Closing thoughts

35:24 - 36:40 Outro, how to support the show, socials, etc.

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On August 26th, 2026, Peter Cullen, the voice of Optimus Prime died. I pondered why his death in particular weighed heavily on my mind and heart, and it wasn't just because I was a fan.

Bah Weep Graaagnah Wheep Ni Ni Bong! Welcome back to Transformers AutoBook club, a weekly video and podcast series where we read and deep dive into one issue or story per week from Marvel's Transformers comics!

This week we're finishing off an absolute gem of a story, with parts 3 and 4 of "In The National Interest!" Something of a neat and tidy ending so far as Joy, Rick and Tony are concerned...unless... And there's a shocker of an ending for the most unexpected character of the entire story, which has me itching to find out what happens next!

0:00 - 13:12 - Hello (From my actual face!) A big thank you to Evan David, a look at what he did for me, and a look at some of the Transformers stuff that I finally got my hands on!

13:12 - 45:06 - "In The National Interest" parts 3 & 4

45:06 -46:20 - Closing thoughts

46:20 - 47:04 - What's next?

47:04 - 48:52 - Outro, how to support the show, socials, etc. If you enjoyed this episode, you can help support the show by joining the Patreon at www.patreon.com/transformersautobookclub

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Bah Weep Graaagnah Wheep Ni Ni Bong! Welcome back to Transformers AutoBook club, a weekly video and podcast series where we read and deep dive into one issue or story per week from Marvel's Transformers comics!

We're reading the first two parts of a four part story this week, which for my money, is far and away Furman's best to date! There are unexpected returns of characters, a new non-Transformer robot, government intrigue, a race between two factions, both unknowingly hunting the same target, and awesome, exciting, wonderfully flowing action sequences. This one is just excellent!

0:00 - 2:47 - Hello! No news, brief show notes!

2:47 - 32:15 - "In The National Interest" parts 1 & 2

32:15 -33:33 - Closing thoughts

33:33 - 35:02 - Outro, how to support the show, socials, etc.

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Bah Weep Granagh Weep Nini Bong! Welcome back to Transformers AutoBook club, a weekly video and podcast series where we read and deep dive into one issue or story per week from Marvel's Transformers comics!

This week it's a prose story pulled from the Transformers 1986 annual, written by an amazing writer, whose name I was surprised to see attached to this story once I'd finished reading it. Because of the brevity of the story, that's pretty much all I can say without spoiling it!

0:00 - 6:10 - Hello! Music news, brief show notes!

6:10 - 24:18 - "The Mission"

24:18 - 26:17 - Closing thoughts

26:17 - 27:57 - Outro, how to support the show, socials, etc.

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Bah Weep Granagh Weep Nini Bong! Welcome back to Transformers AutoBook club, a weekly video and podcast series where we read and deep dive into one issue or story per week from Marvel's Transformers comics!

A character focused issue this week, Skids enters into... Some kind of relationship with an old-west obsessed young woman, and learns something about himself and his role within the Autobots thanks to the experience. This week also sees the return and downward mental health spiral of one Jake Dalrymple.

0:00 - 2:17 - Hello! No news again, brief show note!

2:17 - 36:32 - "Showdown!"

36:32 - 38:05 - Closing thoughts

38:05 - 39:39 - What's next!?

39:39 - 41:50 Outro, how to support the show, socials, etc.

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A very brief corrections episode, covering the final page of issue 19 "Command Performances!" which I somehow managed to totally omit from episode 40! It's a critical page, with information that has ramifications for the continuing story, plus the pay off that this entire issue was building to!

Bah Weep Granagh Weep Nini Bong! Welcome back to Transformers AutoBook club, a weekly video and podcast series where we read and deep dive into one issue or story per week from Marvel's Transformers comics!

The Autobots head out on a recon mission this week, to collect vital information from the Decepticons. Of course, the Decepticons have plans of their own... Another new character is introduced, and lots of parts of the story start moving, giving us a bit of a hint about where things are headed - Though thanks to Buster's vision from the Matrix of Creation, we kind of know what to expect already.

0:00 - 1:21 - Hello! No news, but how are you all?

1:21 - 27:54 - "Command Performances!"

27:54 - 28:35 - Closing thoughts

28:35 - 30:08 - Outro, how to support the show, socials, etc. Transformers The Movie 40th project TBC!

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Til all are one!

Bah Weep Granagh Weep Nini Bong! Welcome back to Transformers AutoBook club, a weekly video and podcast series where we read and deep dive into one issue or story per week from Marvel's Transformers comics!

The second half of our trip to Cybertron this week! This week we'll see the debut of a very literal space bridge in these comics, find out what happens after Lord Straxus got the Decepticon transmission form Earth, and bear witness as yet another transformer meets with a horrible fate.

0:00 - 1:31 - Hello! No news, but Transformers The Movie 40th anniversary...Considerations?

1:31 - 28:28 - "Return to Cybertron Part 2: The Bridge to Nowhere!"

28:28 - 29:35 - Closing thoughts

29:35 - 31:01 - Outro, how to support the show, socials, etc.

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Til All Are One!

Bah Weep Granagh Weep Nini Bong! Welcome back to Transformers AutoBook club, a weekly video and podcast series where we read and deep dive into one issue or story per week from Marvel's Transformers comics!

The return of Bob Budiansky, and a return to Cyberton this week! Things are looking dire for the Autobots, but intelligence about a transmission from Earth gives them renewed hope. Yet more new characters join the roster this week, including Blaster, who seems to be a very complicated character, and there's the most grisly and horrible thing we've seen in this comic since the infamous issue #5!

0:00 - 6:40 - Hello! Masters of the Universe (And G.L.O.W.) was AMAZING!

6:40 - 38:01 - "Return to Cybertron Part 1: The Smelting Pool!" 38:01 - 38:36 - Closing thoughts

38:36 - 40:37 - Outro, how to support the show, socials, etc.

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