BotCon 2016 Artist Alley Announcements - Colle, Pitre-Durocher, Matere and More

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Yet more updates coming through directly from BotCon HQ - via TF_JW in the Energon Pub - about this year's Artist Alley, featuring a slew of IDW and FunPub creators present this April in Louisville! Check out below more info and images.

TF_JW wrote:Next up, you may recognize her work on the IDW Combiner Hunters comics. Or her AMAZING Starscream, Torchbearers, and DJD artwork: Sara Pitre-Durocher!

Head over to her Tumblr or DeviantART pages to see samples of her work:
http://spewpew.tumblr.com/
http://yamiza.deviantart.com/

TF_JW wrote:After Sara is Brian Shearer. He's got a unique paint/marker style for his art that fans will no doubt find interesting!

TF_JW wrote:Casey Coller will be in the BotCon Artist Alley again this year! Casey is a fantastic artist and an all around good guy! Stop by his table and say hello!

TF_JW wrote:Brandy Dixon has been providing colors for various BotCon/the TCC projects for the last few years. If you head for her table, she's going to have plenty of G1 Seeker/Rainmaker art as well as Beast Wars anniversary artwork for the voice actors and special guests to sign!

TF_JW wrote:Marcelo Matere has been providing artwork for Transformers packaging, comic books, and toy designs for quite some time now. His style is very adaptable, from highly detailed G1 to a more cartoonish Animated look. His latest project is as cover artist for IDW's "Deviations" title.

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Re: BotCon 2016 Artist Alley Announcements - Colle, Pitre-Durocher, Matere and More (1771932)
Posted by G.B. Blackrock on March 7th, 2016 @ 3:27pm CST

What's with all the posts simply repeating what TF_JW has already officially shown us?

Re: BotCon 2016 Artist Alley Announcements - Colle, Pitre-Durocher, Matere and More (1771933)
Posted by TF_JW on March 7th, 2016 @ 3:28pm CST

Archie Cunningham is the creator of the Armored Forces comic, but his interest in comic books and pop culture goes far beyond that... Check out his Transformers art as well as his original creations at BotCon 2016! It'll be great to have him there!

artists_archie.jpg

https://twitter.com/BotCon/status/706951045977612288

Re: BotCon 2016 Artist Alley Announcements - Colle, Pitre-Durocher, Matere and More (1771934)
Posted by TF_JW on March 7th, 2016 @ 3:33pm CST

G.B. Blackrock wrote:What's with all the posts simply repeating what TF_JW has already officially shown us?

I think those posts are automatically generated when they create a front page post.

Re: BotCon 2016 Artist Alley Announcements - Colle, Pitre-Durocher, Matere and More (1771936)
Posted by G.B. Blackrock on March 7th, 2016 @ 4:08pm CST

TF_JW wrote:
G.B. Blackrock wrote:What's with all the posts simply repeating what TF_JW has already officially shown us?

I think those posts are automatically generated when they create a front page post.

I guess that makes sense. It's kind of annoying for me, though, as I get an e-mail that tells me there's a new post whenever such is generated on these forums.

Usually, I find this to be a helpful feature, but it's frustrating to come on to find that there's actually nothing new after all.

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Posted by TF_JW on March 7th, 2016 @ 4:22pm CST

Robby Musso, who is probably the nicest guy you will ever meet, will be set up in the Artist Alley again this year. Stop by to see his fantastic artwork, which includes a lot more than just Transformers for those with wider interests.

artists_robby.jpg

https://twitter.com/BotCon/status/706957206290305025

There's also this guy. I don't think anyone knows who he is...
Just kidding, everyone knows the Transformers: Animated art director and biggest Transformers fanboy there is, Derrick J. Wyatt!

artists_derrick.jpg

https://twitter.com/BotCon/status/706964258014285825

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Posted by TF_JW on March 7th, 2016 @ 5:10pm CST

Winston Bolen has been providing line art and colors for the Transformers Collectors' Club for almost ten years... yet this will be his first BotCon appearance ever! Stop by his table to see some great pieces that you've probably never seen for sale before!

artists_winston.jpg

https://twitter.com/BotCon/status/706971035241992192

Adam Hicks is a pop culture illustrator who has quite the library of work to offer. Super heroes, movie & tv characters, and of course Transformers. He's great with marker sketches, so make sure you get your name on his commissions list!

artists_adam_hicks.jpg

https://twitter.com/BotCon/status/706975809920176132

Re: BotCon 2016 Artist Alley Announcements - Colle, Pitre-Durocher, Matere and More (1771953)
Posted by TF_JW on March 7th, 2016 @ 5:19pm CST

Do you like dinosaurs? Everyone likes dinosaurs!

Matt Frank, the much-praised artist behind IDW's Godzilla comics and frequent artist for Fun Publications projects, will be in the Artist Alley with plenty of beastly goodness. Grimlock, Beast Wars, and some plain old humanoid robots as well, you'll have plenty to browse through if you stop by his table.

artists_matt_frank.jpg

https://twitter.com/BotCon/status/706980932490760192

Re: BotCon 2016 Artist Alley Announcements - Colle, Pitre-Durocher, Matere and More (1771955)
Posted by TF_JW on March 7th, 2016 @ 5:27pm CST

Thomas Deer is a fantastic colorist who has worked on many comics for Fun Publications and IDW. You can find his colors paired with Matt Frank's line art in more than a few of those issues!

artists_thomas_deer.jpg

https://twitter.com/BotCon/status/706983278557921280

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Posted by TF_JW on March 7th, 2016 @ 6:43pm CST

If you've seen any concept art from the movies or Transformers Prime, there is a chance that Ken Christiansen had a hand in creating it. Especially if it was in the Transformers Covenant of Primus book. If you're fan of the enigmatic 13 original Transformers, stopping by Ken Christiansen's table would be... Prime.

artists_ken.jpg

https://twitter.com/BotCon/status/706989609843036161

If you never heard the name Rob Roberts, perhaps you've heard "Cheetimus". You've definitely seen his custom Transformers action figures! He'll have his table set up again this year, sell customs and offering to jazz up your Transformers figures with whatever paint you'd like!

artists_rob_roberts.jpg

https://twitter.com/BotCon/status/706993383223513088

Silas Zee has made a name for himself with his simple style that captures the look of animated films from days past and turning robotic characters in to human forms.

artists_silas.jpg

https://twitter.com/BotCon/status/706998618214023169

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Posted by TF_JW on March 7th, 2016 @ 6:57pm CST

Hayato Sakamoto is currently writing and illustrating the pack-in and web comics for Takara Tomy's Legends toy line, as well as providing artwork for the occasional IDW Transformers More Than Meets The Eye issue. He has also done the Takara Tomy Kre-O comic strips and the BotCon 2014 "Hoist The Flag" comic.

artists_hayato_sakamoto.jpg

https://twitter.com/BotCon/status/707006292108386304

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Posted by TF_JW on March 7th, 2016 @ 7:30pm CST

Last but certainly far from least is Dan Khanna! Dan has been part of the brand almost as long as there has been a BotCon, and continues to produce terrific artwork. Stop by his table and say "hi" as you browse his extensive portfolio.

artists_dan_khanna.jpg

https://twitter.com/BotCon/status/707013044250005504

Re: BotCon 2016 Artist Alley Announcements - Colle, Pitre-Durocher, Matere and More (1771979)
Posted by TF_JW on March 7th, 2016 @ 7:31pm CST

A pantheon of talent!

artists_full.jpg

Re: BotCon 2016 Artist Alley Announcements - Colle, Pitre-Durocher, Matere and More (1772009)
Posted by Va'al on March 8th, 2016 @ 3:32am CST

The final round-up of all the artists in their Alley at BotCon 2016 in Louisville, courtesy of TF_JW in the Energon Pub, has been mirrored below for your viewing pleasure - and features all of yesterday's announced guests plus the likes of Dan Khanna, Robby Musso, Hayato Sakamoto, Ken Christiansen and more! Check it out.

Re: BotCon 2016 Artist Alley Announcements - Colle, Pitre-Durocher, Matere and More (1772019)
Posted by Autobot N on March 8th, 2016 @ 6:20am CST

TF_JW wrote:offering to jazz up your Transformers figures with whatever paint you'd like

This pleases me. Since I'm getting the unpainted class figure, I'll have him paint it (and maybe my Wheeljack).

Also, probably a dumb question, but does anyone know if he'll charge money for this?

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Posted by Evil Eye on March 8th, 2016 @ 6:41am CST

Autobot N wrote:
TF_JW wrote:offering to jazz up your Transformers figures with whatever paint you'd like

This pleases me. Since I'm getting the unpainted class figure, I'll have him paint it (and maybe my Wheeljack).

Also, probably a dumb question, but does anyone know if he'll charge money for this?

Almost certainly. It won't be cheap, I can assure you.

Anyway, this is quite the awesome lineup! I wish I could go. I'd love to meet some of these guys, especially Hayato Sakamoto.

Also, that Strongarm pic by Silas Zee is just adorable.

Re: BotCon 2016 Artist Alley Announcements - Colle, Pitre-Durocher, Matere and More (1772035)
Posted by TF_JW on March 8th, 2016 @ 7:16am CST

I'd reach out to him via Twitter - @Cheetimus or email - Cheetimus@cheetimus.com to ask ahead of time what he would charge. Maybe even get in on his commission list early.

Re: BotCon 2016 Artist Alley Announcements - Colle, Pitre-Durocher, Matere and More (1772047)
Posted by Sabrblade on March 8th, 2016 @ 8:57am CST

When Cheets painted my Primal Prime for me back at BotCon 2014, he charged a fee of $50.

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Posted by Autobot N on March 8th, 2016 @ 9:49am CST

Sabrblade wrote:When Cheets painted my Primal Prime for me back at BotCon 2014, he charged a fee of $50.

Sheesh. That kicks Break-Neck off of the stuff to buy there.

Then again (if your price range is correct), having the class figure painted would probably equal the remaining cost of taking the class itself, and takes away the chance of me screwing it up.

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Posted by G.B. Blackrock on March 8th, 2016 @ 11:25am CST

Sabrblade wrote:When Cheets painted my Primal Prime for me back at BotCon 2014, he charged a fee of $50.

He did mine after the convention, but at the same price. Personally, I thought it was totally worth it, even after accounting for some delays.

You can see some pictures of his work on mine here: http://blackrockstoybox.blogspot.com/20 ... prime.html

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Posted by TF_JW on March 10th, 2016 @ 8:16am CST

**Important Guest Update For BotCon 2016**

We regret to inform u all that Scott McNeil will not be able to attend BotCon 2016 as a guest due to personal matters. We wish him the best!

https://twitter.com/BotCon/status/707931810018230272

The best to Scott. The staff of Fun Pub and I are sorry you can't make it!

Watch this page for the latest guest updates:
http://www.botcon.com/BotCon2016/bc16guests.cfm

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Posted by Cascadia on March 10th, 2016 @ 10:26am CST

It is unfortunate that Scott McNeil cannot make it to Botcon but I wish all of the best to him.

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Posted by G.B. Blackrock on March 10th, 2016 @ 10:52am CST

TF_JW wrote:**Important Guest Update For BotCon 2016**

We regret to inform u all that Scott McNeil will not be able to attend BotCon 2016 as a guest due to personal matters. We wish him the best!

https://twitter.com/BotCon/status/707931810018230272

The best to Scott. The staff of Fun Pub and I are sorry you can't make it!

Watch this page for the latest guest updates:
http://www.botcon.com/BotCon2016/bc16guests.cfm

Bummer.

Re: BotCon 2016 Artist Alley Announcements - Colle, Pitre-Durocher, Matere and More (1772614)
Posted by Va'al on March 10th, 2016 @ 11:04am CST

A very brief but important update from BotCon HQ, via TF_JW, concerning Beast Wars voice actor Scott McNeil - who can no longer attend the event, due to personal matters. As we're sure he will be missed at the con, we join in with best wishes and hope to see him at another event soon!

**Important Guest Update For BotCon 2016**

We regret to inform you all that Scott McNeil will not be able to attend BotCon 2016 as a guest due to personal matters. We wish him the best!

The best to Scott. The staff of Fun Pub and I are sorry you can't make it!

Watch this page for the latest guest updates:
http://www.botcon.com/BotCon2016/bc16guests.cfm

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Posted by TF_JW on March 10th, 2016 @ 3:14pm CST

From one Dinobot to another: BotCon 2016 is pleased to announce Gregg Berger as guest!

http://www.botcon.com/BotCon2016/bc16guests.cfm

Hello Members!

We have some exciting news! On Friday afternoon, BotCon registered attendees will be treated to a script reading panel starring Judd Nelson, David Kaye, Venus Terzo, and Gregg Berger! To see this you must be a registered attendee, so make sure you have signed up for your Primus, Golden Ticket Primus, MiniCon or Protoform package. Also, for those who have already registered, if you have not yet added your Judd Nelson VIP Pass to your existing package you can do that today! Visit BotCon for the details and then if you need to register, add the VIP pass or do both, you can do that here.

As you can tell from the above paragraph, there has been a guest change. Unfortunately due to personal reasons, Scott McNeil had to cancel. However, Gregg Berger will now be coming! We will all miss Scott, but we are very excited about seeing our old friend Gregg in a few short weeks.

Registration will close on March 21st so there is not much time left to register. Currently there are only 30% of the Primus packages, 8% of the GT packages and 19% of the Iacon (non-attending) packages, left.

Please note that March 16 is the last day you can join the Transformers Collectors Club. If you are interested in receiving the discounts for BotCon, the 2016 FREE Membership Incentive figure and/or purchasing the TFSS 5.0 (to be revealed in full at BotCon 2016) you will need to be an active member as of March 16. All memberships will end December 31, 2016. Hasbro looks forward to sharing new plans for the Collector’s Club with you in the future.

We appreciate your support over the last 12 years and wish the brand well in their new endeavors.

Thank you for your support and we look forward to seeing each and every one of our Club members at BotCon 2016!

Brian

Re: BotCon 2016 Artist Alley Announcements - Colle, Pitre-Durocher, Matere and More (1772633)
Posted by datguy86 on March 10th, 2016 @ 3:27pm CST

TF_JW wrote:
Please note that March 16 is the last day you can join the Transformers Collectors Club. If you are interested in receiving the discounts for BotCon, the 2016 FREE Membership Incentive figure and/or purchasing the TFSS 5.0 (to be revealed in full at BotCon 2016) you will need to be an active member as of March 16. All memberships will end December 31, 2016. Hasbro looks forward to sharing new plans for the Collector’s Club with you in the future.

We appreciate your support over the last 12 years and wish the brand well in their new endeavors.

Thank you for your support and we look forward to seeing each and every one of our Club members at BotCon 2016!

Brian

Ah, so Hasbro is taking over the club. Interesting.

Re: BotCon 2016 Artist Alley Announcements - Colle, Pitre-Durocher, Matere and More (1772634)
Posted by G.B. Blackrock on March 10th, 2016 @ 3:33pm CST

datguy86 wrote:
TF_JW wrote:
Please note that March 16 is the last day you can join the Transformers Collectors Club. If you are interested in receiving the discounts for BotCon, the 2016 FREE Membership Incentive figure and/or purchasing the TFSS 5.0 (to be revealed in full at BotCon 2016) you will need to be an active member as of March 16. All memberships will end December 31, 2016. Hasbro looks forward to sharing new plans for the Collector’s Club with you in the future.

We appreciate your support over the last 12 years and wish the brand well in their new endeavors.

Thank you for your support and we look forward to seeing each and every one of our Club members at BotCon 2016!

Brian

Ah, so Hasbro is taking over the club. Interesting.

Not necessarily. All that's saying is that the announcement of who IS doing the club would come from Hasbro. Which is how it's pretty much always been.

Not to say that Hasbro ISN'T taking over the club, themselves. It's just that we can't glean that from this post.

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Posted by datguy86 on March 10th, 2016 @ 3:39pm CST

G.B. Blackrock wrote:
datguy86 wrote:
TF_JW wrote:
Please note that March 16 is the last day you can join the Transformers Collectors Club. If you are interested in receiving the discounts for BotCon, the 2016 FREE Membership Incentive figure and/or purchasing the TFSS 5.0 (to be revealed in full at BotCon 2016) you will need to be an active member as of March 16. All memberships will end December 31, 2016. Hasbro looks forward to sharing new plans for the Collector’s Club with you in the future.

We appreciate your support over the last 12 years and wish the brand well in their new endeavors.

Thank you for your support and we look forward to seeing each and every one of our Club members at BotCon 2016!

Brian

Ah, so Hasbro is taking over the club. Interesting.

Not necessarily. All that's saying is that the announcement of who IS doing the club would come from Hasbro. Which is how it's pretty much always been.

Not to say that Hasbro ISN'T taking over the club, themselves. It's just that we can't glean that from this post.

Ah, good point.

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Posted by Emerje on March 10th, 2016 @ 3:47pm CST

Yeah, I just read the new email before coming here. This is the first time FunPub has actually addressed the club's move directly. But it seems like they'll still be handling the Figure Subscription Service next year unless that counts as a 2016 project since you need a 2016 membership to buy them.

Emerje

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Posted by G.B. Blackrock on March 10th, 2016 @ 3:48pm CST

Emerje wrote:Yeah, I just read the new email before coming here. This is the first time FunPub has actually addressed the club's move directly. But it seems like they'll still be handling the Figure Subscription Service next year unless that counts as a 2016 project since you need a 2016 membership to buy them.

Emerje

I'm still convinced that they're going to try to squeeze those in by the end of the year. Admittedly, they'll have to move pretty quickly after BotCon to make that happen.

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Posted by Lucky Logician on March 10th, 2016 @ 3:56pm CST

TF_JW wrote:Please note that March 16 is the last day you can join the Transformers Collectors Club. If you are interested in receiving the discounts for BotCon, the 2016 FREE Membership Incentive figure and/or purchasing the TFSS 5.0 (to be revealed in full at BotCon 2016) you will need to be an active member as of March 16.

As a side note, can you only get one TFSS per membership? Cause I'm thinking about ordering two for 5.0 and I need to know if I should buy another membership now in order to make that happen.

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Posted by G.B. Blackrock on March 10th, 2016 @ 4:39pm CST

Lucky Logician wrote:
TF_JW wrote:Please note that March 16 is the last day you can join the Transformers Collectors Club. If you are interested in receiving the discounts for BotCon, the 2016 FREE Membership Incentive figure and/or purchasing the TFSS 5.0 (to be revealed in full at BotCon 2016) you will need to be an active member as of March 16.

As a side note, can you only get one TFSS per membership? Cause I'm thinking about ordering two for 5.0 and I need to know if I should buy another membership now in order to make that happen.

Historically, you can get as many TFSS sets you like, so long as you've got the money, and you make the orders during whatever subscription period is set for the TFSS. You won't need to buy an extra membership.

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Posted by LOST Cybertronian on March 10th, 2016 @ 10:20pm CST

The Transformers Collectors' Club sent out an email update for BotCon 2016. As was mentioned earlier, Scott McNeil is no longer attending but in his place Gregg Berger (G1 Grimlock, Long Haul and Skyfire) will be attending and participating in the script reading with Judd Nelson, David Kaye and Venus Terzo. Also registration will close on March 21 and the update gives a hint concerning the future of the Transformers Collectors' Club. You can read their entire update below.

Hello Members!

We have some exciting news! On Friday afternoon, BotCon registered attendees will be treated to a script reading panel starring Judd Nelson, David Kaye, Venus Terzo, and Gregg Berger! To see this you must be a registered attendee, so make sure you have signed up for your Primus, Golden Ticket Primus, MiniCon or Protoform package. Also, for those who have already registered, if you have not yet added your Judd Nelson VIP Pass to your existing package you can do that today! Visit BotCon for the details and then if you need to register, add the VIP pass or do both, you can do that here.

As you can tell from the above paragraph, there has been a guest change. Unfortunately due to personal reasons, Scott McNeil had to cancel. However, Gregg Berger will now be coming! We will all miss Scott, but we are very excited about seeing our old friend Gregg in a few short weeks.

Registration will close on March 21st so there is not much time left to register. Currently there are only 30% of the Primus packages, 8% of the GT packages and 19% of the Iacon (non-attending) packages, left.

Please note that March 16 is the last day you can join the Transformers Collectors Club. If you are interested in receiving the discounts for BotCon, the 2016 FREE Membership Incentive figure and/or purchasing the TFSS 5.0 (to be revealed in full at BotCon 2016) you will need to be an active member as of March 16. All memberships will end December 31, 2016. Hasbro looks forward to sharing new plans for the Collector’s Club with you in the future.

We appreciate your support over the last 12 years and wish the brand well in their new endeavors.

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Posted by Bounti76 on March 10th, 2016 @ 11:14pm CST

Soooo.....it looks like one of two things has happened. Either FunPub lost their license to the Collector's Club, or Hasbro just decided not to renew it, in order to run it themselves or license it to someone else. As for TFSS 5.0, my guess is that it had been planned before this decision, and it will be FunPub's swansong as operators of the Fan/Collector's Club. Whether it will come out late this year or finish next year is anyone's guess.

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Posted by Emerje on March 11th, 2016 @ 6:44am CST

G.B. Blackrock wrote:
Emerje wrote:Yeah, I just read the new email before coming here. This is the first time FunPub has actually addressed the club's move directly. But it seems like they'll still be handling the Figure Subscription Service next year unless that counts as a 2016 project since you need a 2016 membership to buy them.

Emerje

I'm still convinced that they're going to try to squeeze those in by the end of the year. Admittedly, they'll have to move pretty quickly after BotCon to make that happen.

There's a few reasons why that is unlikely:

1) They likely wouldn't be able to run a payment plan if they have to handle everything by the end of the year. And asking full payment would be too much for those on the 4.0 payment plan.

2) It'd be too close to the final 4.0 release. The first figure in a sub usually comes in the spring, it's hard to believe they'd have the resources to push out seven sub figures that fast.

3) If they were to do that then between two sets of sub figures, BotCon exclusives, the Membership figure, and store figures they'd be releasing more than two dozen figures in a year which would be exceptionally difficult for a company of Fun Pub's size to coordinate.

I think as long as they're getting people to sign up in 2016 and placing they're order with the factory they're being allowed to continue operating the sub. In reality this wouldn't be all that different from a store exclusive, just spread out over a year.

Emerje

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Posted by datguy86 on March 11th, 2016 @ 8:59am CST

Emerje wrote:
G.B. Blackrock wrote:
Emerje wrote:Yeah, I just read the new email before coming here. This is the first time FunPub has actually addressed the club's move directly. But it seems like they'll still be handling the Figure Subscription Service next year unless that counts as a 2016 project since you need a 2016 membership to buy them.

Emerje

I'm still convinced that they're going to try to squeeze those in by the end of the year. Admittedly, they'll have to move pretty quickly after BotCon to make that happen.

There's a few reasons why that is unlikely:

1) They likely wouldn't be able to run a payment plan if they have to handle everything by the end of the year. And asking full payment would be too much for those on the 4.0 payment plan.

2) It'd be too close to the final 4.0 release. The first figure in a sub usually comes in the spring, it's hard to believe they'd have the resources to push out seven sub figures that fast.

3) If they were to do that then between two sets of sub figures, BotCon exclusives, the Membership figure, and store figures they'd be releasing more than two dozen figures in a year which would be exceptionally difficult for a company of Fun Pub's size to coordinate.

I think as long as they're getting people to sign up in 2016 and placing they're order with the factory they're being allowed to continue operating the sub. In reality this wouldn't be all that different from a store exclusive, just spread out over a year.

Emerje

Also, a fiscal year is different from a regular year. FunPub's fiscal year could end in March or April, allowing time for all the shipments to be paid for FunPub's 2016 finances. However, FunPuh's licensing may have run out on the regular year. Finances are stupid that way.

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Posted by WiseMan on March 11th, 2016 @ 9:21am CST

I asked a couple of questions once I got that e-mail from them. Here's what I asked and their reply:

Question 1: I just got the e-mail about March 16th being the last day that you can join the Transformers Club. My membership is set to expire at the beginning of September. What do I need to do to make sure that I get the TCC magazine issues that come out after September?

Answer: As far as I know we should have the magazines that come out after September available for purchase at our online store.

Question 2: Since the club is undergoing some kind of change, is there still a collected volume 6 planned?

Answer: I don’t know yet if we are going to have any more collected editions.

The second question makes me wonder about the timing of things. I asked about collected edition 6 in mid-December and their answer was that it was planned but they didn't have a date yet. A few months later and they're not so sure.

So if you want to be sure to get all of the TCC issues you would have to sign up by March 16th if your subscription ends any time after March 16th but still during 2016, otherwise you run the risk of trying to buy them through the store which might not even exist.

Fantastic.

Re: BotCon 2016 Artist Alley Announcements - Colle, Pitre-Durocher, Matere and More (1772781)
Posted by RK_Striker_JK_5 on March 11th, 2016 @ 11:54am CST

My subscription expires in April. Should I renew now?

Re: BotCon 2016 Artist Alley Announcements - Colle, Pitre-Durocher, Matere and More (1773415)
Posted by Va'al on March 17th, 2016 @ 10:53am CDT

The official BotCon Facebook page has uploaded two new images, showing off in full the recently teased Terrorsaur figure - the free figure included in the Primus and Golden tickets for the event. Check out the redecoed and reheaded Combiner Wars Air Raid below!

A BotCon first! Here is your official look at the FREE figure you receive for attending BotCon as a Primus or Golden Ticket Primus package holder. From this year's "Dawn of the Predacus" comic, produced by IDW, we are thrilled to present COMBINER WARS TERRORSAUR!

If you are planning on attending BotCon as a registered attendee, time is running out to pre-register! Order your weekend package today at http://www.botcon.com/BotCon2016/register.cfm

Re: BotCon 2016 Artist Alley Announcements - Colle, Pitre-Durocher, Matere and More (1773416)
Posted by OptimalOptimus2 on March 17th, 2016 @ 10:56am CDT

That smile. :lol:

Re: BotCon 2016 Artist Alley Announcements - Colle, Pitre-Durocher, Matere and More (1773421)
Posted by Evil Eye on March 17th, 2016 @ 11:09am CDT

Dr Va'al wrote:The official BotCon Facebook page has uploaded two new images, showing off in full the recently teased Terrorsaur figure - the free figure included in the Primus and Golden tickets for the event. Check out the redecoed and reheaded Combiner Wars Air Raid below!

A BotCon first! Here is your official look at the FREE figure you receive for attending BotCon as a Primus or Golden Ticket Primus package holder. From this year's "Dawn of the Predacus" comic, produced by IDW, we are thrilled to present COMBINER WARS TERRORSAUR!

If you are planning on attending BotCon as a registered attendee, time is running out to pre-register! Order your weekend package today at http://www.botcon.com/BotCon2016/register.cfm

Sweet baby Primus that face.

Re: BotCon 2016 Artist Alley Announcements - Colle, Pitre-Durocher, Matere and More (1773424)
Posted by Nemesis Maximo on March 17th, 2016 @ 11:14am CDT

I haven't loved a BotCon figure this much since Rampage. I need to find some way to get my hands on this beauty.

Re: BotCon 2016 Artist Alley Announcements - Colle, Pitre-Durocher, Matere and More (1773427)
Posted by Deadput on March 17th, 2016 @ 11:23am CDT

Delta Magnus wrote:Sweet baby Primus that face.

Well it captures his spirit I guess.

Re: BotCon 2016 Artist Alley Announcements - Colle, Pitre-Durocher, Matere and More (1773429)
Posted by Henry921 on March 17th, 2016 @ 11:26am CDT

Delta Magnus wrote:
Dr Va'al wrote:The official BotCon Facebook page has uploaded two new images, showing off in full the recently teased Terrorsaur figure - the free figure included in the Primus and Golden tickets for the event. Check out the redecoed and reheaded Combiner Wars Air Raid below!

A BotCon first! Here is your official look at the FREE figure you receive for attending BotCon as a Primus or Golden Ticket Primus package holder. From this year's "Dawn of the Predacus" comic, produced by IDW, we are thrilled to present COMBINER WARS TERRORSAUR!

If you are planning on attending BotCon as a registered attendee, time is running out to pre-register! Order your weekend package today at http://www.botcon.com/BotCon2016/register.cfm

Sweet baby Primus that face.

The goofy grin absolutely makes that figure pop.

Also, poor Vivian.

Re: BotCon 2016 Artist Alley Announcements - Colle, Pitre-Durocher, Matere and More (1773431)
Posted by Noideaforaname on March 17th, 2016 @ 11:29am CDT

Visible limbs in alt mode? That's not what I want in Terrorsaur!

OptimalOptimus2 wrote:That smile.

"He's a smirker! Mangle!"

Re: BotCon 2016 Artist Alley Announcements - Colle, Pitre-Durocher, Matere and More (1773433)
Posted by Nemesis Maximo on March 17th, 2016 @ 11:39am CDT

Noideaforaname wrote:Visible limbs in alt mode? That's not what I want in Terrorsaur!

OptimalOptimus2 wrote:That smile.

"He's a smirker! Mangle!"

Re: BotCon 2016 Artist Alley Announcements - Colle, Pitre-Durocher, Matere and More (1773444)
Posted by Sigma Magnus on March 17th, 2016 @ 12:42pm CDT

That face, dear Primus...I think it's gonna haunt my dreams... :shock:

Re: BotCon 2016 Artist Alley Announcements - Colle, Pitre-Durocher, Matere and More (1773445)
Posted by Hellscream9999 on March 17th, 2016 @ 12:53pm CDT

Sigma Magnus wrote:That face, dear Primus...I think it's gonna haunt my dreams...

You were saying.jpg

Re: BotCon 2016 Artist Alley Announcements - Colle, Pitre-Durocher, Matere and More (1773457)
Posted by Sigma Magnus on March 17th, 2016 @ 1:29pm CDT

Hellscream9999 wrote:
Sigma Magnus wrote:That face, dear Primus...I think it's gonna haunt my dreams...

You were saying.jpg

BY THE THIRTEEN PRIMES WHY

Re: BotCon 2016 Artist Alley Announcements - Colle, Pitre-Durocher, Matere and More (1773461)
Posted by Autobot N on March 17th, 2016 @ 1:41pm CDT

HOLY CRAP.jpg

Now I know why his name is Terrorsaur. Because his face is pure terror.

Re: BotCon 2016 Artist Alley Announcements - Colle, Pitre-Durocher, Matere and More (1773504)
Posted by SW's SilverHammer on March 17th, 2016 @ 3:16pm CDT

Man that's a really Good Filthy frank headsculpt