BotCon 2014 Artist Alley Official Press Release

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Our friends at BotCon just dropped by with an official press release announcing many of the artist that will be featured in this year's Artist Alley. See the full press release below:

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

BotCon 2014 to feature its largest Artists’ Alley ever… again!
Pasadena, California June 19th – June 22nd!

Pasadena, CA – May 14th, 2014 – Fun Publications, Inc., licensee for Hasbro’s official
Transformers Collectors’ Convention, BotCon, is excited to announce that this
years award-winning convention is set to feature another record year for artist
participation. With over 25 amazing artists appearing at BotCon, being held at the
Pasadena Convention Center from June 19th to June 22nd in the wonderful city of
Pasadena, fans from around the world will get to meet and buy art from many of the
best professional artists working on Transformers today!

Pop Culture enthusiasts and Transformers fans of all ages can still register for
BotCon 2014 through the BotCon.com online registration system. Fans and
Collectors who register for BotCon as a Primus package holder will receive the
five-figure PIRATES VS KNIGHTS convention set, admission to the Friday private
sales room experience, The TRANSFORMERS FAN EXPERIENCE at Universal,
priority seating at all panels and seminars throughout the weekend and access to
all of the great guests attending BotCon 2014. Finally, Primus package attendees
will also receive a special bonus Transformers Deluxe figure to go along with
their convention box set. General Admission for non-registered attendees will be
available on Saturday and Sunday only.

For more information on BotCon and all activities and the exclusive figure
offerings, please visit BotCon.com. Press inquiries; please contact Pete Sinclair
pete@funpubinc.com.

About Fun Publications, Inc.

For nearly 20 years, Fun Publications, Inc. has been a Hasbro licensee offering
fans and collectors of pop culture memorabilia news, exclusive product and family
events through different print offerings, websites, collector clubs and brand
specific conventions such as GIJoeCon and BotCon. Located in Fort Worth Texas,
Fun Publications reaches a large audience, serving the United States and many
other countries such as Japan, Great Britain, Brazil, Australia and Canada. For
more information visit TransformersClub.com, GIJoeClub.com, GIJoeCon.com, and
BotCon.com. BotCon is a registered trademark of Fun Publications, Inc. (C) 2014 Fun
Publications, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Re: BotCon 2014 Artist Alley Official Press Release (1574429)
Posted by El Duque on May 15th, 2014 @ 4:32pm CDT

Non-Attendee registration is now open for those can't make it to BotCon this year. Click here to visit the BotCon 2014 page and get started.

Hello Everyone!

Non-Attending registration is now open. There is a limited number of non-attending sets available. When we run out, at a later date we will load the leftover attending sets (if available) into non-attending as we must keep those in stock for fans that want to travel to the event.

So, if you don't get a non-attending set now, we will let you know in the future when (if any) additional sets become available.

These sets will ship 3-4 weeks after the staff returns from BotCon. Also, note that the Priority Mail number of days listed in the shipping section is the service the Post Office offers and not a guarantee that the items will come in that number of days. All Priority Mail is a 2-5 day service and can actually take longer than that.

Please go to BotCon.com and click the registration button.

See you in Pasadena!

Brian

Re: BotCon 2014 Artist Alley Official Press Release (1574435)
Posted by Midnight_Fox on May 15th, 2014 @ 4:46pm CDT

Got Rod and I's set. Got my confirmation e-mail already. Was stalking their Facebook page and got in as soon as it was up.

Re: BotCon 2014 Artist Alley Official Press Release (1574450)
Posted by Thalack on May 15th, 2014 @ 5:36pm CDT

Midnight_Fox wrote:Got Rod and I's set. Got my confirmation e-mail already. Was stalking their Facebook page and got in as soon as it was up.

Congratulations!

Re: BotCon 2014 Artist Alley Official Press Release (1574458)
Posted by Rated X on May 15th, 2014 @ 5:57pm CDT

Got my Iacon set ! Also taking a gamble on the assembled custom class figure praying it doesnt suck !

Re: BotCon 2014 Artist Alley Official Press Release (1574463)
Posted by Sabrblade on May 15th, 2014 @ 6:18pm CDT

Reposting this since it got lost amid the box art news and registration news:

Sabrblade wrote:Tornado's been busy lately making more story posts on his Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=754251827942485&id=735228939844774

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=755654227802245&id=735228939844774

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https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=757919680909033&id=735228939844774

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=758426614191673&id=735228939844774

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=759605667407101&id=735228939844774

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https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=761434753890859&id=735228939844774

Lots of story material, there.

He's also made a couple more posts since:

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=764277163606618&id=735228939844774

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=765833980117603&id=735228939844774

Re: BotCon 2014 Artist Alley Official Press Release (1574496)
Posted by triKlops on May 15th, 2014 @ 8:10pm CDT

Got my order for the Iacon package in.
Didn't add anything else as the 4 bills was a big enough chunk in one shot for me.

Re: BotCon 2014 Artist Alley Official Press Release (1574528)
Posted by Henry921 on May 15th, 2014 @ 10:21pm CDT

Placed my order. Looking forward to having Scorponok.

And the comic, I suppose.

Shame about the distinct lack of bagged sets this year. I'd have bought one just for a spare Scorponok. >:oP

Re: BotCon 2014 Artist Alley Official Press Release (1574529)
Posted by Wolfman Jake on May 15th, 2014 @ 10:24pm CDT

Rated X wrote:Got my Iacon set ! Also taking a gamble on the assembled custom class figure praying it doesnt suck !

Good luck on the custom class figure. I was tempted to add that on, but decided to wait and see instead, in the event it's something unrelated to "Classics", such as a Shattered Glass character.

Re: BotCon 2014 Artist Alley Official Press Release (1574537)
Posted by Flashwave on May 15th, 2014 @ 11:48pm CDT

*Grabs longingly at open air in front of monitor*

Man, I really want the se, but I can't,

Re: BotCon 2014 Artist Alley Official Press Release (1574575)
Posted by mooncake623 on May 16th, 2014 @ 8:04am CDT

Henry921 wrote:Placed my order. Looking forward to having Scorponok.

And the comic, I suppose.

Shame about the distinct lack of bagged sets this year. I'd have bought one just for a spare Scorponok. >:oP

No bag set available? I was able to add one with my non-attendee package.

Re: BotCon 2014 Artist Alley Official Press Release (1574578)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on May 16th, 2014 @ 8:09am CDT

mooncake623 wrote:
Henry921 wrote:Placed my order. Looking forward to having Scorponok.

And the comic, I suppose.

Shame about the distinct lack of bagged sets this year. I'd have bought one just for a spare Scorponok. >:oP

No bag set available? I was able to add one with my non-attendee package.

Only 250 bagged sets this year.

Re: BotCon 2014 Artist Alley Official Press Release (1574589)
Posted by mooncake623 on May 16th, 2014 @ 8:41am CDT

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
mooncake623 wrote:
Henry921 wrote:Placed my order. Looking forward to having Scorponok.

And the comic, I suppose.

Shame about the distinct lack of bagged sets this year. I'd have bought one just for a spare Scorponok. >:oP

No bag set available? I was able to add one with my non-attendee package.

Only 250 bagged sets this year.

Right but I heard it was sold out during registrations for attendees last week, so I was surprise I was able to get one this week.

Re: BotCon 2014 Artist Alley Official Press Release (1574590)
Posted by Sabrblade on May 16th, 2014 @ 8:43am CDT

mooncake623 wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
mooncake623 wrote:
Henry921 wrote:Placed my order. Looking forward to having Scorponok.

And the comic, I suppose.

Shame about the distinct lack of bagged sets this year. I'd have bought one just for a spare Scorponok. >:oP

No bag set available? I was able to add one with my non-attendee package.

Only 250 bagged sets this year.

Right but I heard it was sold out during registrations for attendees last week, so I was surprise I was able to get one this week.

Some were held back for non-attendees to get.

Re: BotCon 2014 Artist Alley Official Press Release (1574597)
Posted by mooncake623 on May 16th, 2014 @ 8:54am CDT

Sabrblade wrote:Some were held back for non-attendees to get.

Seems that way. I'm sure more were held back for attendees to get at the convention too.

Re: BotCon 2014 Artist Alley Official Press Release (1574602)
Posted by ScottyP on May 16th, 2014 @ 9:05am CDT

mooncake623 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Some were held back for non-attendees to get.

Seems that way. I'm sure more were held back for attendees to get at the convention too.

Probably not, the attendee window to get them was registration. They have have saved like, 5 for walk ups? :lol:

They always do save a decent amount of sets as unsold so they can do QC swaps. I've only had to swap something out once at the show but I was sure glad it wasn't an issue. That's one thing they do very well lately.

Re: BotCon 2014 Artist Alley Official Press Release (1574608)
Posted by mooncake623 on May 16th, 2014 @ 9:14am CDT

BBTS as the box set for pre-order $499

kinda like $100 mark-up to not have to deal with funpub? lol

http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=HAS23793&mode=retail

Re: BotCon 2014 Artist Alley Official Press Release (1574617)
Posted by ScottyP on May 16th, 2014 @ 9:38am CDT

According to the Botcon Facebook page there is literally one Iacon package left. So if you're reading this and sleeping on it, well, uh, stop reading this.

Re: BotCon 2014 Artist Alley Official Press Release (1574623)
Posted by El Duque on May 16th, 2014 @ 9:53am CDT

Registered for an Iacon package yesterday as soon as it opened up for orders. Also snagged a bagged set and custom class figure.

Re: BotCon 2014 Artist Alley Official Press Release (1574637)
Posted by ScottyP on May 16th, 2014 @ 10:28am CDT

El Duque wrote:Registered for an Iacon package yesterday as soon as it opened up for orders. Also snagged a bagged set and custom class figure.

You're not going? :-(

Re: BotCon 2014 Artist Alley Official Press Release (1574661)
Posted by El Duque on May 16th, 2014 @ 11:23am CDT

ScottyP wrote:
El Duque wrote:Registered for an Iacon package yesterday as soon as it opened up for orders. Also snagged a bagged set and custom class figure.

You're not going?

Just not in the cards this year :sad:

Re: BotCon 2014 Artist Alley Official Press Release (1574665)
Posted by El Duque on May 16th, 2014 @ 11:25am CDT

Courtesy of the official BotCon Facebook page we have an in-hand look at Ginrai from this year's Pirates vs. Knights exclusive box set. Images mirrored below:

Re: BotCon 2014 Artist Alley Official Press Release (1574666)
Posted by Sabrblade on May 16th, 2014 @ 11:27am CDT

Holy snap, that shield logo looks awesome!

Re: BotCon 2014 Artist Alley Official Press Release (1574667)
Posted by El Duque on May 16th, 2014 @ 11:32am CDT

In other BotCon news, the non-attendee set are sold out! Hopefully you jumped at the opportunity to purchase the non-attendee Iacon package yesterday when we reported that orders had opened, because they have all been spoken for according to the latest update from FunPub.

Hello Everyone!

Non-Attending registrations now sold out. If there are any leftover attending sets we will turn them into non-attending sets (closer to the event) as we must keep those in stock for fans that want to travel to the event.

So, if you don't get a non-attending set now, we will let you know in the future when (if any) additional sets become available.

Please DO NOT register for an attending set and try to change it to a non-attending set later as we will cancel this registration and put it back in stock.

Thanks for your support!

Brian

Re: BotCon 2014 Artist Alley Official Press Release (1574671)
Posted by YoungPrime on May 16th, 2014 @ 11:43am CDT

What were the price for these sets anyway?

Re: BotCon 2014 Artist Alley Official Press Release (1574674)
Posted by ScottyP on May 16th, 2014 @ 11:46am CDT

YoungPrime wrote:What were the price for these sets anyway?

$395

Re: BotCon 2014 Artist Alley Official Press Release (1574700)
Posted by Sabrblade on May 16th, 2014 @ 12:48pm CDT

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=764254776948317

Re: BotCon 2014 Artist Alley Official Press Release (1574705)
Posted by Thalack on May 16th, 2014 @ 12:51pm CDT

Wow, Ginrai is nice. Looking forward to this years set. What am I saying, it's the 30th anniversary, I'm looking forward to everything. :p

Re: BotCon 2014 Artist Alley Official Press Release (1574707)
Posted by metalogan on May 16th, 2014 @ 12:53pm CDT

Alas, I am not able to attend Botcon this year. Would anyone here be willing to be a pal and pick up a few (unrevealed) sets if I wanted them? I purchased a non-attendee, but am interested to find out what the other sets will be. If anyone is willing to pick some up , I would be willing to compensate and provide a little extra! I'm also curious as to what the free fig will be as well. Lemme know, e-mail me. :BOWDOWN:

(all together ) cen tex logan at yahoo

Re: BotCon 2014 Artist Alley Official Press Release (1574722)
Posted by Midnight_Fox on May 16th, 2014 @ 1:38pm CDT

I too would appreciate a Ninja Shopper for other sets.

Re: BotCon 2014 Artist Alley Official Press Release (1574740)
Posted by Henry921 on May 16th, 2014 @ 2:28pm CDT

Shield looks cool and all but I hate seeing the car window hanging off to the left side of it.

And damn, they sold out fast. I'm guessing there weren't many non-attending packages available to start...

Re: BotCon 2014 Artist Alley Official Press Release (1574754)
Posted by Midnight_Fox on May 16th, 2014 @ 3:08pm CDT

Henry921 wrote:Shield looks cool and all but I hate seeing the car window hanging off to the left side of it.

And damn, they sold out fast. I'm guessing there weren't many non-attending packages available to start...

I'm thinking only 1/3 to 1/4 of the amount for attendees.

Re: BotCon 2014 Artist Alley Official Press Release (1574762)
Posted by MGrotusque on May 16th, 2014 @ 4:28pm CDT

Sabrblade wrote:https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=764254776948317

That's a silly pose. #-o

Re: BotCon 2014 Artist Alley Official Press Release (1574770)
Posted by shajaki on May 16th, 2014 @ 4:45pm CDT

come oooooon xovergen

Re: BotCon 2014 Artist Alley Official Press Release (1574784)
Posted by craggy on May 16th, 2014 @ 7:00pm CDT

makes sense for them to be frugal, not like the 30th anniversary is going to bring out more people wanting to spend more money or anything

Re: BotCon 2014 Artist Alley Official Press Release (1574788)
Posted by Diem on May 16th, 2014 @ 7:10pm CDT

craggy wrote:makes sense for them to be frugal, not like the 30th anniversary is going to bring out more people wanting to spend more money or anything

A bunch of people on Seibertron.com who have attended previous years ain't attending this year, so...

Re: BotCon 2014 Artist Alley Official Press Release (1574789)
Posted by Mindmaster on May 16th, 2014 @ 7:14pm CDT

Diem wrote:
craggy wrote:makes sense for them to be frugal, not like the 30th anniversary is going to bring out more people wanting to spend more money or anything

A bunch of people on Seibertron.com who have attended previous years ain't attending this year, so...

I really wanted to come as my graduation gift... it's just so expensive...

Re: BotCon 2014 Artist Alley Official Press Release (1574790)
Posted by Thalack on May 16th, 2014 @ 7:17pm CDT

For the people who do go to botcon, do you guys regularly get together at some point during botcon for say a lunch or dinner? Just wondering since I'm new here and I'll be there this year. Wouldn't mind at least saying hi.

Re: BotCon 2014 Artist Alley Official Press Release (1574815)
Posted by Midnight_Fox on May 16th, 2014 @ 10:02pm CDT

Diem wrote:
craggy wrote:makes sense for them to be frugal, not like the 30th anniversary is going to bring out more people wanting to spend more money or anything

A bunch of people on Seibertron.com who have attended previous years ain't attending this year, so...

Also, probably a bit gun shy after last year.

Re: BotCon 2014 Artist Alley Official Press Release (1574948)
Posted by Thalack on May 17th, 2014 @ 1:15pm CDT

Midnight_Fox wrote:
Diem wrote:
craggy wrote:makes sense for them to be frugal, not like the 30th anniversary is going to bring out more people wanting to spend more money or anything

A bunch of people on Seibertron.com who have attended previous years ain't attending this year, so...

Also, probably a bit gun shy after last year.

I've heard last year wasn't a good year in comparison to other years. Which is hard for me to gauge considering last year was my first botcon, I loved every moment of it and it's the reason why I'm going again this year and plan on trying to make it year after year. Regardless of where it is in the U.S.

Re: BotCon 2014 Artist Alley Official Press Release (1575007)
Posted by craggy on May 17th, 2014 @ 4:48pm CDT

well, I'll be going to my first Auto Assembly this year. If international travel costs weren't a factor I might have made it Botcon instead. It only costs 4 times as much for the ticket (of course, there's the toys to consider as well in the cost, but Scorpy would have made me justify it)

Re: BotCon 2014 Artist Alley Official Press Release (1575040)
Posted by shajaki on May 17th, 2014 @ 7:24pm CDT

Midnight_Fox wrote:
Diem wrote:
craggy wrote:makes sense for them to be frugal, not like the 30th anniversary is going to bring out more people wanting to spend more money or anything
A bunch of people on Seibertron.com who have attended previous years ain't attending this year, so...
Also, probably a bit gun shy after last year.

what happened last year?

Re: BotCon 2014 Artist Alley Official Press Release (1575051)
Posted by spiderbob007 on May 17th, 2014 @ 8:50pm CDT

Can't make it to BotCon or afford to buy the set, especially without the benefit of attending BotCon, but I would love to pickup the Ginrai figure. I'm a big fan of the classics Prime mold, and this color looks really striking. Hopefully the collectors club will have it available on their website after the convention, if not I will be scanning eBay.

Re: BotCon 2014 Artist Alley Official Press Release (1575062)
Posted by Henry921 on May 17th, 2014 @ 9:47pm CDT

BigBadToyStore is sold out of their Botcon box set preorders...

Re: BotCon 2014 Artist Alley Official Press Release (1575171)
Posted by Thalack on May 18th, 2014 @ 12:22pm CDT

Henry921 wrote:BigBadToyStore is sold out of their Botcon box set preorders...

I noticed his last night going through their site. And at $500 a set, no less. Wow, this box set is gonna be a hot one.

Re: BotCon 2014 Artist Alley Official Press Release (1575203)
Posted by ScottyP on May 18th, 2014 @ 2:27pm CDT

shajaki wrote:
Midnight_Fox wrote:
Diem wrote:
craggy wrote:makes sense for them to be frugal, not like the 30th anniversary is going to bring out more people wanting to spend more money or anything
A bunch of people on Seibertron.com who have attended previous years ain't attending this year, so...
Also, probably a bit gun shy after last year.
what happened last year?

No idea what that's about. It was a very fun convention, a bit lower on people than usual and the dealer room was just so-so selection wise, but a great time.

Re: BotCon 2014 Artist Alley Official Press Release (1575727)
Posted by mooncake623 on May 20th, 2014 @ 9:05am CDT

[quote="ScottyP"][/quote]

Hey ScottyP into it or no?

http://www.seibertron.com/energonpub/perfect-effect-deathstalker-scorponok-t100151s0.php

Re: BotCon 2014 Artist Alley Official Press Release (1575748)
Posted by ScottyP on May 20th, 2014 @ 10:44am CDT

mooncake623 wrote:
ScottyP wrote:

Hey ScottyP into it or no?

http://www.seibertron.com/energonpub/perfect-effect-deathstalker-scorponok-t100151s0.php

I'll take a super-fun Energon mold compatible with a G1 Headmaster all day long. I'm sure PE will make a nice Scorponok action figure that falls apart into twelve pieces that kind of constitute an alt mode once you're done finessing them together for 8 days.

Re: BotCon 2014 Artist Alley Official Press Release (1575750)
Posted by mooncake623 on May 20th, 2014 @ 10:48am CDT

ScottyP wrote:
mooncake623 wrote:
ScottyP wrote:

Hey ScottyP into it or no?

http://www.seibertron.com/energonpub/perfect-effect-deathstalker-scorponok-t100151s0.php

I'll take a super-fun Energon mold compatible with a G1 Headmaster all day long. I'm sure PE will make a nice Scorponok action figure that falls apart into twelve pieces that kind of constitute an alt mode once you're done finessing them together for 8 days.

Haha nice! Never messed with the Energon mode before. Really looking forward to it.

Re: BotCon 2014 Artist Alley Official Press Release (1575894)
Posted by Thalack on May 20th, 2014 @ 9:19pm CDT

ScottyP wrote:
mooncake623 wrote:
ScottyP wrote:

Hey ScottyP into it or no?

http://www.seibertron.com/energonpub/perfect-effect-deathstalker-scorponok-t100151s0.php

I'll take a super-fun Energon mold compatible with a G1 Headmaster all day long. I'm sure PE will make a nice Scorponok action figure that falls apart into twelve pieces that kind of constitute an alt mode once you're done finessing them together for 8 days.

Is that what PE figures are like? I don't own much in the way of 3rd party. I spend enough on Hasbro/takara figures. I'd hate to see my bank account if I bought things like Giant, the Menasor and other 3rd party figures that looked realy nice.

Re: BotCon 2014 Artist Alley Official Press Release (1575898)
Posted by mooncake623 on May 20th, 2014 @ 9:23pm CDT

Thalack wrote:
ScottyP wrote:
mooncake623 wrote:
ScottyP wrote:

Hey ScottyP into it or no?

http://www.seibertron.com/energonpub/perfect-effect-deathstalker-scorponok-t100151s0.php

I'll take a super-fun Energon mold compatible with a G1 Headmaster all day long. I'm sure PE will make a nice Scorponok action figure that falls apart into twelve pieces that kind of constitute an alt mode once you're done finessing them together for 8 days.

Is that what PE figures are like? I don't own much in the way of 3rd party. I spend enough on Hasbro/takara figures. I'd hate to see my bank account if I bought things like Giant, the Menasor and other 3rd party figures that looked realy nice.

Nah PE is pretty awesome (but on the expensive side even for 3P). ScottyP is just not a fan of Warden (which is the figure he is refering to)
PE is also known for parts forming.

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