Botcon '08 Convention Comic Three Page Preview On Thursday! Don Figueroa Returns!

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008 4:50AM CDT

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Update! April Fool'd By The Club...Forgiveness Possible.
Don Figueroa is to be 'real' artist for convention comic, making a brief return for the club, and the 3 page preview should still be happening on Thursday. End Update

The Fooled--Yesterday, on the Collector's Club website, it was announced that a 3 page preview of the mirrorverse 'Shattered Glass' convention comic book would be available online this Thursday. Apparently, a prominent member of the club's own forums has been able to scoop up the preview early and present it for all to see.

For those that want the entire comic book and style to stay a surprise, please know that my opinon is that you will be pleased with the art style chosen and the first few pages represent what looks to be a quality story with very surprising guest stars galore! This is not your father's Transformers!!

For those willing to be a bit more spoiled check out Page 1, Page 2, and Page 3.

Thanks to Munkeefist for the detective work!--The Fooler

Credit(s): Sabrblade

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Re: Botcon '08 Convention Comic Three Page Preview On Thursday! Don Figueroa Returns! (669689)
Posted by rhinox555 on April 1st, 2008 @ 4:56am CDT

Haha,yeah right. nice job though.

Re: Botcon '08 Convention Comic Three Page Preview On Thursday! Don Figueroa Returns! (669695)
Posted by Tigertrack on April 1st, 2008 @ 5:17am CDT

rhinox555 wrote:Haha,yeah right. nice job though.

Wait, what does that mean? THis is real, just check out the link to the CClub website, and see the page they took their pic from.

I doubt they would take the time to do up three pages to mislead us... :-B

Re: Botcon '08 Convention Comic Three Page Preview On Thursday! Don Figueroa Returns! (669697)
Posted by Sabrblade on April 1st, 2008 @ 5:22am CDT

Grimlock's an upper-class genius, Starscream's a gentleman, Predacons are featured, and the rest of the Cons backup are past Botcon exclusives? This is very weird, but cool at the same time. I wonder what the Deathsaurus repaint character will be called, or if he'll still be called Deathsaurus?

Re: Botcon '08 Convention Comic Three Page Preview On Thursday! Don Figueroa Returns! (669712)
Posted by Chaoslock on April 1st, 2008 @ 6:12am CDT

Anybody else noticed the Seacons on page 3?

Re: Botcon '08 Convention Comic Three Page Preview On Thursday! Don Figueroa Returns! (669723)
Posted by NuclearConvoy on April 1st, 2008 @ 7:01am CDT

Even though I'm not capable of attending BC08, I needs me this comic, it looks aces!

Re: Botcon '08 Convention Comic Three Page Preview On Thursday! Don Figueroa Returns! (669724)
Posted by Down_Shift on April 1st, 2008 @ 7:03am CDT

Man, I never really liked G2 comics. Art just isn't my sytle.

Re: Botcon '08 Convention Comic Three Page Preview On Thursday! Don Figueroa Returns! (669761)
Posted by Counterpunch on April 1st, 2008 @ 7:41am CDT

Just...awesome.

Re: Botcon '08 Convention Comic Three Page Preview On Thursday! Don Figueroa Returns! (669773)
Posted by sallyxi on April 1st, 2008 @ 7:56am CDT

wow,they look so great, more colorful.

Re: Botcon '08 Convention Comic Three Page Preview On Thursday! Don Figueroa Returns! (669808)
Posted by Talon523 on April 1st, 2008 @ 8:59am CDT

I don't mind the art. I just don't like the writing. Far too many I grimlocks. But I am not attending so this won't effect me anyways.

Re: Botcon '08 Convention Comic Three Page Preview On Thursday! Don Figueroa Returns! (669826)
Posted by DISCHARGE on April 1st, 2008 @ 9:44am CDT

Boy, that was cheezey. At least it's better than Animated.
I still have a feeling it's a joke.

Re: Botcon '08 Convention Comic Three Page Preview On Thursday! Don Figueroa Returns! (669827)
Posted by Hard Hacker on April 1st, 2008 @ 9:48am CDT

Bugbite as a WWI pilot. Who would have thought.

Re: Botcon '08 Convention Comic Three Page Preview On Thursday! Don Figueroa Returns! (669854)
Posted by First Gen on April 1st, 2008 @ 10:19am CDT

Wow, thats pretty meh. If its a fan production than okay, but the art is pretty bad the script is atrocious.

I'm sorry but this storyline deserves way better.

Re: Botcon '08 Convention Comic Three Page Preview On Thursday! Don Figueroa Returns! (669871)
Posted by Optimus Frimal on April 1st, 2008 @ 10:45am CDT

Why do they all seem to speak as if they were 'British'? :-(

Re: Botcon '08 Convention Comic Three Page Preview On Thursday! Don Figueroa Returns! (669874)
Posted by Tigertrack on April 1st, 2008 @ 10:48am CDT

Well it could be an April Fool, but by golly, TFCC would get all of us then...

I like the art btw, and I know some wouldn't but I find it refreshingly different and very G2, UK in its feel. :APPLAUSE:

Re: Botcon '08 Convention Comic Three Page Preview On Thursday! Don Figueroa Returns! (669966)
Posted by Jeysie on April 1st, 2008 @ 12:21pm CDT

*rolls her eyes and is somehow reminded of a post she just made regards April Fools in the General Discussion forum*

Re: Botcon '08 Convention Comic Three Page Preview On Thursday! Don Figueroa Returns! (670067)
Posted by Sabrblade on April 1st, 2008 @ 2:58pm CDT

Guys, its an April Fools prank. These pages aren't real. The cub's site put up a fake 3-page preview to get us all excited.

They had me fooled too.

Re: Botcon '08 Convention Comic Three Page Preview On Thursday! Don Figueroa Returns! (670080)
Posted by Jeysie on April 1st, 2008 @ 3:16pm CDT

Sabrblade wrote:The cub's site put up a fake 3-page preview to get us all excited.

I'm not sure "excited" is the right word. It would have been more like "scared".

I mean, the art's cool, and some of the implied potential characterization might be interesting. But the dialogue is terrible. Then again, it seems a number of people on the Net liked it...

Re: Botcon '08 Convention Comic Three Page Preview On Thursday! Don Figueroa Returns! (670106)
Posted by Tigertrack on April 1st, 2008 @ 3:33pm CDT

Thanks for the update- TT24 pwned... :oops:

Re: Botcon '08 Convention Comic Three Page Preview On Thursday! Don Figueroa Returns! (670132)
Posted by First Gen on April 1st, 2008 @ 3:49pm CDT

Thank GOD! For a second there I thought Bay wrote it.

EDIT: Removed Lil formers pic due to bandwidth exceedationismitation.

Re: Botcon '08 Convention Comic Three Page Preview On Thursday! Don Figueroa Returns! (670151)
Posted by Chris McFeely on April 1st, 2008 @ 4:07pm CDT

In complaining about the dialogue, you're simply proving how badly you've missed the point.

Re: Botcon '08 Convention Comic Three Page Preview On Thursday! Don Figueroa Returns! (670155)
Posted by First Gen on April 1st, 2008 @ 4:19pm CDT

Chris McFeely wrote:In complaining about the dialogue, you're simply proving how badly you've missed the point.

Thanks for that beauty of a revelation Chris. What would we do without your anonymous rarely posting dont know who you are self? :grin:

Re: Botcon '08 Convention Comic Three Page Preview On Thursday! Don Figueroa Returns! (670163)
Posted by Jeysie on April 1st, 2008 @ 4:23pm CDT

Chris McFeely wrote:In complaining about the dialogue, you're simply proving how badly you've missed the point.

In the sense of being seriously evaluated because a person thought it was real, it's bad dialogue.

In the sense of knowing it's a parody, it's kind of lame. Mainly because it was played straight enough to fool people so it couldn't be over-the-top funny, but not straight enough to be good funny.

Re: Botcon '08 Convention Comic Three Page Preview On Thursday! Don Figueroa Returns! (670229)
Posted by NuclearConvoy on April 1st, 2008 @ 5:35pm CDT

tigertracks 24 wrote:Well it could be an April Fool, but by golly, TFCC would get all of us then...

I like the art btw, and I know some wouldn't but I find it refreshingly different and very G2, UK in its feel.

Agreed, and s'why I like it.
Any chance of me getting this even if I don't attend, like through Diamond or something?

Re: Botcon '08 Convention Comic Three Page Preview On Thursday! Don Figueroa Returns! (670258)
Posted by Scaleface on April 1st, 2008 @ 6:36pm CDT

I love the Classic Thundercracker in Action Master colors!

Re: Botcon '08 Convention Comic Three Page Preview On Thursday! Don Figueroa Returns! (670481)
Posted by UltraPrimal on April 1st, 2008 @ 10:28pm CDT

Too bad it's fake because that comic is awesome. The first panel alone sold me on the set. The "Grimlocks New Brain" Grimlock and the "Mr. T" Jazz were just too cool. Now it feels like anything else will be a disappointment.

And it's too bad they won't be making figures of some of those reinforcements. Cause I would buy some of those like the red Deathsaurus and G2 Thundercracker. Though idealisticly I'd prefer the cancelled BW Megatron remold of RiD Megatron/BotCon Deathsaurus.

Re: Botcon '08 Convention Comic Three Page Preview On Thursday! Don Figueroa Returns! (670518)
Posted by NuclearConvoy on April 1st, 2008 @ 10:42pm CDT

UltraPrimal wrote:Too bad it's fake because that comic is awesome. The first panel alone sold me on the set. The "Grimlocks New Brain" Grimlock and the "Mr. T" Jazz were just too cool. Now it feels like anything else will be a disappointment.

And it's too bad they won't be making figures of some of those reinforcements. Cause I would buy some of those like the red Deathsaurus and G2 Thundercracker. Though idealisticly I'd prefer the cancelled BW Megatron remold of RiD Megatron/BotCon Deathsaurus.

I'm with you. I'm incredibly dissapointed now.
And I too would buy a G2 Thundercracker.
Fucking April Fool's needs to die.

Re: Botcon '08 Convention Comic Three Page Preview On Thursday! Don Figueroa Returns! (670789)
Posted by Senor Hugo on April 2nd, 2008 @ 6:21am CDT

So, the April Fools comic was something new and something fresh that looked like a great read.

Which means the actual comic will be everything we've gotten before.

-sigh-

Re: Botcon '08 Convention Comic Three Page Preview On Thursday! Don Figueroa Returns! (671121)
Posted by Scaleface on April 2nd, 2008 @ 4:45pm CDT

Well, technically, it's not "fake", it's a real comic, it's just not the Botcon 2008 storyline. It's another alternate reality Transformers comic. Sadly limited to 3 pages in length.