Transformers Timelines 6 Diamond Edition to Feature 16 additional pages of Allspark Almanac Content
Additionally, the TFCC have launched a contest to win a Botcon Animated Minerva, only 75 made. Read on for details on this contest, and also the full press release from Fun Publications regarding Timelines Issue 6.
Coming this November – BotCon Commemorative edition of Transformers Timelines Issue 6: The Stunti-Con Job featuring the Allspark Almanac Addendum!
This SUPERSIZED 48-page edition of TRANSFORMERS: TIMELINES offers the first ALL-NEW comic continuation of the TRANSFORMERS: ANIMATED cartoon series. Dubbed season 3.5, this brand new comic adventure “Stunti-Con Job” is written by TRANSFORMERS: ANIMATED Story Editor MARTY ISENBERG with new concepts and characters developed by Cartoon Network’s Art Director DERRICK J. WYATT. Also included is 16 pages of ADDITIONAL Allspark Almanac content developed exclusively for this awesome comic offering. A must read for TRANSFORMERS fans!
story – MARTY ISENBERG, MATT YOUNGBERG & DERRICK J. WYATT
writer – MARTY ISENBERG
art – MARCELO MATERE & THOMAS DEER
cover – THOMAS DEER
November
48 pages, FC
$7.95
And now… The Ultimate Transformers Timelines Animated Comic Contest!
We want to make sure every comic shop across the U.S. carries this amazing Animated offering and we want you to help. Best part? You can win a 2011 Transformers Animated Custom Class Minerva Figure limited to under 75 built.
Simply visit your favorite Comic shop(s) and ask them to order Transformers Timelines Issue 6: The Stunti-Con Job. Solicitation appears on page 298 of September Previews.
Whoever gets the MOST solicitations ordered at their comic shop* will receive a 2011 Transformers Animated Custom Class Minerva. The owner of the comic shop with the highest number of orders will receive a signed 2011 Transformers Timelines Issue 6, a TF3 Razer DeathAdder Gaming mouse and a BotCon 2011 Exclusive Fisitron figure.
Grand Prize – 2011 Custom Class Transformers Animated Minerva
First Prize – TF3 Razer DeathAdder Gaming mouse and Vespula Mouse mat
Five (5) Runner up Prizes – Transformers Timelines Issue 6 Signed Copy (Signed by Marty Isenberg, Marcelo Matere, Derrick J. Wyatt, Abby Collins and more!)
*For Contest Rules and Regulations please visit www.transformersclub.com
DISCUSSION: (Jump To This Thread On The Boards)
Rotorstorm
hope I'll get it, my membership runs out in november (14th)
Kaijumaster
well thats just good news!
03Mach1
These are the comics available with the convention exclusive box set and through comi shops.
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Originally Posted by Rotorstorm  hope I'll get it, my membership runs out in november (14th) |
General Tekno
Yeah; you don't need to be a club member to get this. Just preorder it at the local comic shop to make sure you get a hold of a copy.
It'll be in the club store as well, I think, but that's the expensive option.
It'll be in the club store as well, I think, but that's the expensive option.
GogDog
Meh.
Sol Fury
We have received a full press release with more details:
Transformers Timelines 6 Diamond Edition to Feature 16 additional pages of Allspark Almanac Content - Transformers News - TFW2005
Transformers Timelines 6 Diamond Edition to Feature 16 additional pages of Allspark Almanac Content - Transformers News - TFW2005
Rotorstorm
sweet, I confused it with the club comic. No local comic stores near me (they're a rare thing in the UK) so I'll order online. Thanks for correcting me 
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Originally Posted by 03Mach1 These are the comics available with the convention exclusive box set and through comi shops. |
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Originally Posted by General Tekno Yeah; you don't need to be a club member to get this. Just preorder it at the local comic shop to make sure you get a hold of a copy. It'll be in the club store as well, I think, but that's the expensive option. |
General Tekno
.....well. I have to say, I don't quite understand the contest.
Never mind that it'll lead to two things:
1) People who want Minerva buying up the comic like mad themselves, as it'll still be cheaper
2) It favors the larger stores. If you live somewhere with a small comic shop you're out of luck.
Never mind that it'll lead to two things:
1) People who want Minerva buying up the comic like mad themselves, as it'll still be cheaper
2) It favors the larger stores. If you live somewhere with a small comic shop you're out of luck.
Lumpy
oh man... so it's the store who orders the most? that kinda sucks... that's a lot of extra books to sit on... hmm...
SPLIT LIP
I'll pick this up. Don't care a bit about the contest.
General Tekno
I was just thinking about how this could be gamed by someone who wants Minerva and knows her aftermarket price.
Namely, she probably goes for hundreds. Someone wanting one for 400 bucks could try and game it by getting 100 copies of the comic for themselves, JUST for Minerva. Odds are few places will order that many.
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Originally Posted by Lumpy oh man... so it's the store who orders the most? that kinda sucks... that's a lot of extra books to sit on... hmm... |
Namely, she probably goes for hundreds. Someone wanting one for 400 bucks could try and game it by getting 100 copies of the comic for themselves, JUST for Minerva. Odds are few places will order that many.
Pete@BotCon
That would be $800 worth of comics...
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Originally Posted by General Tekno I was just thinking about how this could be gamed by someone who wants Minerva and knows her aftermarket price. Namely, she probably goes for hundreds. Someone wanting one for 400 bucks could try and game it by getting 100 copies of the comic for themselves, JUST for Minerva. Odds are few places will order that many. |
col
So you have to order a ton of comics in the hopes of winning? That's kind of a waste of paper.
Chris McFeely
I'd say anyone would be in for a tough time trying to get their retailer to order excessive amounts of a Transformers comic in excess of what they normally sell, especially one with an eight buck price tag. NO retailer is going to want to be left with a load of unsold low-sale, low-interest stock like that - I fully predict most of them will want the person trying to enter the contest to pay for them.
(Not that I'm slamming FP when I describe the book like that, y'unnerstand, that's just where TF comics sit on the totem pole.)
(Not that I'm slamming FP when I describe the book like that, y'unnerstand, that's just where TF comics sit on the totem pole.)
Lumpy
the comic is $8? i'm going to have my shop order one, but even when I worked there, I got them to order ten 07 comics... I ended up buying 5 of them to give to people because they just weren't moving, and i felt bad about getting them to order that many. If a store buys that many comics, they could hypothetically sell Minerva for a large amount, then discount the comics to still make the money back, but ultimately it's not worth the price in my opinion.
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Originally Posted by Pete@BotCon That would be $800 worth of comics... |
Pete@BotCon
We are counting on demand for more Animated! This is going to be a very cool offering and fans (we would hope) will really want this book... Winning comic shop owner will receive $200 in prizes, so not a bad deal for them.
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Originally Posted by Lumpy the comic is $8? i'm going to have my shop order one, but even when I worked there, I got them to order ten 07 comics... I ended up buying 5 of them to give to people because they just weren't moving, and i felt bad about getting them to order that many. If a store buys that many comics, they could hypothetically sell Minerva for a large amount, then discount the comics to still make the money back, but ultimately it's not worth the price in my opinion. |
Batman
I already have the comic from my box set, but I will pick it up anyway to show my support for Animated.
GrantB
First off, Pete, your press release says the rules for this contest are at TransformersClub.com. I can't find them. Advice for the future: put things up before you announce them in a press release.
Regarding your comment: With all due respect, it's not a good deal. It's not a deal at all if the owner is stuck with unsold issues.
I suspect you will have a few stores buying tons of issues because winning is the only way to get a Minerva. I think anyone with half a brain can see what's going to happen:
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Originally Posted by Pete@BotCon We are counting on demand for more Animated! This is going to be a very cool offering and fans (we would hope) will really want this book... Winning comic shop owner will receive $200 in prizes, so not a bad deal for them. |
Regarding your comment: With all due respect, it's not a good deal. It's not a deal at all if the owner is stuck with unsold issues.
I suspect you will have a few stores buying tons of issues because winning is the only way to get a Minerva. I think anyone with half a brain can see what's going to happen:
- A few deep-pocketed stores will order a ton, in conjunction with a deep-pocketed collector. They are gambling, and don't expect to sell the comics ordered, which will likely be given away, put in the discount bin, or trashed.
- Other comic stores will ignore this contest and order this comic like they've treated all past BotCon comics: according to demand and maybe a couple extra for the shelf.
col
Also, who wins the Minerva if several people go to the same comic shop that orders the most?
Feralstorm
I'll probably work to acquire a copy of the comic, even though I have the convention edition.
I just love contests that taunt me with a prize I strongly want coupled with a competition I'd be completely incapable of winning, don't you?
I just love contests that taunt me with a prize I strongly want coupled with a competition I'd be completely incapable of winning, don't you?
muffinhunter
Totally rad. I'll have to remember to seek it out when the new DCBS pre-orders go up.
General Tekno
Pretty much; yeah. This is exactly my theory.
Besides, much as having a 48pg TFA comic is nice for us, retailers will only see an 8 dollar comic. Which is less likely to sell to people who aren't already in the know and buying.
And we're assuming here that it's not someone attempting to get a Minerva just to flip. If she goes for over a grand on eBay, 800 dollars for comics is still a net profit gain. A slight gamble, but probably a gain.
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Originally Posted by GrantB First off, Pete, your press release says the rules for this contest are at TransformersClub.com. I can't find them. Advice for the future: put things up before you announce them in a press release. Regarding your comment: With all due respect, it's not a good deal. It's not a deal at all if the owner is stuck with unsold issues. I suspect you will have a few stores buying tons of issues because winning is the only way to get a Minerva. I think anyone with half a brain can see what's going to happen:
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Besides, much as having a 48pg TFA comic is nice for us, retailers will only see an 8 dollar comic. Which is less likely to sell to people who aren't already in the know and buying.
And we're assuming here that it's not someone attempting to get a Minerva just to flip. If she goes for over a grand on eBay, 800 dollars for comics is still a net profit gain. A slight gamble, but probably a gain.
Autovolt 127
That is soo awesome. Too bad i still don't have the other Allspark Almanacs. 
LesterX 
YES YES YES! MORE TFA! I hope I can get this!
YES YES YES! MORE TFA! I hope I can get this!
Insane Galvatron
This is the worst way to run a contest EVER! So basically, I go out and preorder the comic from my local comic shop. Come home and email the club the name of the store I ordered from. If that store happens to order the most comics, I get Minerva. If not, I don't. Wouldn't a random drawing be more fair? Larger cities with store who move more comics will have an unfair advantage. Not to mention, a city with a lot of fans who ALL order from one store and ALL put that store down as "their store". How in the world would all that get sorted out?
ninja6fett
Amazon my friend. Just picked up #2 the other day.
On topic. I will be picking this up, considering my love for all things Animated, but I have no illusions that I could possibly get Minerva.
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Originally Posted by Autovolt 127 That is soo awesome. Too bad i still don't have the other Allspark Almanacs. |
On topic. I will be picking this up, considering my love for all things Animated, but I have no illusions that I could possibly get Minerva.
Fort Max
Sold! Now, where I'm the uk can I actually get this?
LesterX
Meh, I don't care about Minerva. My TFA Arcee is satisfactory enough. 
GrantB
From the contest rules:
Might it be possible that comic stores with multiple locations don't split their Diamond ordering into multiple orders? If I ran a business, I sure as hell wouldn't do that.
This contest gets dumber with each new detail we learn.
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This contest gets dumber with each new detail we learn.
MagnusPrimal
Whoa, $8 this year? For the comic? This might be the first one I pass on.
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Originally Posted by Pete@BotCon We are counting on demand for more Animated! This is going to be a very cool offering and fans (we would hope) will really want this book... Winning comic shop owner will receive $200 in prizes, so not a bad deal for them. |
Sideswipe80
So how much will this book be? I can go tomorrow to my local shop to pre-order it?
Help?
Help?
Josh
i want those addendum pages! D:
LemonPrime
Yeah, that's mainly what I'm interested in.
I'll ask for a copy for myself for sure, but with the current market for Transformers comics, I'm as likely to find Minerva sitting on a park bench with my name scribbled on the package as I am winning her through this contest. Pretty much all of the comic shops in my area stopped putting in large orders of TF comics after sitting on stacks of variants for the Movie 1 Prequel and the 15* variants per issue of Escalation. A few of them have told me they only order enough to fill their handful of subscriptions. On occasion, they'll put one or two on the shelf. There just isn't the demand for them that we'd like to see.
On the bright side, thanks to the Club for even making it possible.
*Yes, 15 variants per issue is an exaggeration.
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Originally Posted by Josh i want those addendum pages! D: |
I'll ask for a copy for myself for sure, but with the current market for Transformers comics, I'm as likely to find Minerva sitting on a park bench with my name scribbled on the package as I am winning her through this contest. Pretty much all of the comic shops in my area stopped putting in large orders of TF comics after sitting on stacks of variants for the Movie 1 Prequel and the 15* variants per issue of Escalation. A few of them have told me they only order enough to fill their handful of subscriptions. On occasion, they'll put one or two on the shelf. There just isn't the demand for them that we'd like to see.
On the bright side, thanks to the Club for even making it possible.
*Yes, 15 variants per issue is an exaggeration.
Sideswipe80
Help?
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Originally Posted by Sideswipe80 So how much will this book be? I can go tomorrow to my local shop to pre-order it? Help? |
Sol Fury
Try Orbital up in London. I know Ace will be carrying it but as they're mail order I'm not sure if they'll do single sales.
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Originally Posted by Fort Max Sold! Now, where I'm the uk can I actually get this? |
mitchsantona
I'll buy 2 or 3 on top of my 2 botcon issues purely for support of the line. And I understand the intent behind this contest, and as an Animated fan I appreciate that intent, but I can't see this contest really panning out smoothly. I'd rather just have the club auction the figures off or have an Animated collection contest or something.
Fort Max
Ta mate.
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Originally Posted by Sol Fury Try Orbital up in London. I know Ace will be carrying it but as they're mail order I'm not sure if they'll do single sales. |
Feralstorm
I'm calling that the prize(s) go to a TF fan who happens to own or at least work at a comic shop.
AutobotMaximal
This. I'm happy for the comic folks in the group though. I'm interested in Animated, just not in comic form.
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Originally Posted by GogDog Meh. |
Sideswipe80
So can I go pre order now at my comic shop?
sunlink
Nice idea by FunPub to get their comic bought but the chances are pretty slim to actually win Minerva.
Pete@BotCon
We look forward to anyone who wants to participate doing so. We also understand this contest may not be for everyone, but I would not call those who do participate "fools" or "losers". Not very respectful of your fellow fan...
We will be clarifying any concerns before the contest start date so it runs smoothly.
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Originally Posted by GrantB From the contest rules: This contest gets dumber with each new detail we learn. |
We will be clarifying any concerns before the contest start date so it runs smoothly.
Ikkstakk
Okay... I have alerted my comic shop... 
Pete, can you elaborate on the $200 worth of prizes that the winning store will receive?
Pete, can you elaborate on the $200 worth of prizes that the winning store will receive?
General Tekno
The prize details are on the club site.
Can't recall everything, but I know Botcon Fisitron is one of them.
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Originally Posted by Ikkstakk Okay... I have alerted my comic shop... Pete, can you elaborate on the $200 worth of prizes that the winning store will receive? |
Can't recall everything, but I know Botcon Fisitron is one of them.
samtastic
I love transformers animated. I love the botcon set and comic & will personally but comic again if it contains more of DJW's character designs.
But this contest seems annoying. Instead of encouraging creativity or anything fun in any way, the contest requires fans to basically work as sales representatives for FP, beg stores to order lots of copies --ie: create artificial demand for an overpriced book.
Basically this is a way for FP to have fans boost their sales. Basically make fans work for them for free.
I prefer contests where I don't have to volunteer as part of the sales team; but instead offer something creative to try and win an exclusive item.
That said -- if folks are willing or excited to partner with FP to spread the word, I guess I have no problem with that. Just not my thing.
But this contest seems annoying. Instead of encouraging creativity or anything fun in any way, the contest requires fans to basically work as sales representatives for FP, beg stores to order lots of copies --ie: create artificial demand for an overpriced book.
Basically this is a way for FP to have fans boost their sales. Basically make fans work for them for free.
I prefer contests where I don't have to volunteer as part of the sales team; but instead offer something creative to try and win an exclusive item.
That said -- if folks are willing or excited to partner with FP to spread the word, I guess I have no problem with that. Just not my thing.
Pete@BotCon
I hope you have participated then in the dozen or so creative based contests we have held over the last year plus. We have more of those on the way as well!
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Originally Posted by samtastic but instead offer something creative to try and win an exclusive item. |
Pete@BotCon
The owner of the comic shop with the highest number of orders will receive a signed 2011 Transformers Timelines Issue 6, a TF3 Razer DeathAdder Gaming mouse and a BotCon 2011 Exclusive Fisitron figure.
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Originally Posted by Ikkstakk Okay... I have alerted my comic shop... Pete, can you elaborate on the $200 worth of prizes that the winning store will receive? |
samtastic
That's great! I love those contests. I ran out of time on a few, but prefer those
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Originally Posted by Pete@BotCon I hope you have participated then in the dozen or so creative based contests we have held over the last year plus. We have more of those on the way as well! |
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