Launching a fresh property is never a sure thing, yet DC had reason to be a little optimistic. The release of Sovereign Seven was at least bolstered by the return of Chris Claremont to monthly superhero work and an art style that matched the splashy Image aesthetics of the early ’90s. Of course, this was 1995, not 1992.
The title debuted just as the early‑’90s speculator boom imploded across the industry -- by 1997, overall comic sales would collapse to just 14% of their 1993 high.
So, Gene Kendall here with a full disclosure: Hasbro sent me these figures for review, perhaps following my look back at the 1987 launch of Headmasters, the line that brought us the mighty Scorponok in the first place. And I've been informed September 17th is Transformers Day, a day Hasbro is devoting to various promotions and some new YouTube content.
I have a passing interest in the toy world. I read about the industry, I watch people get very animated about shoulder joints and pricing strategies on YouTube, but I almost never buy any myself. Transformers, in particular, are something I admire from afar -- like outer space phenomenon, or other people's dogs. But here we are, and on my table is the Cyberworld Scorponok Strike Battle Set… and a tiny Mirage Cyber Changer who is very much not a car, which is already confusing this kid of the '80s.
Gene Kendall here, with the launch of another review series of questionable merit and mainstream interest.
