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News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 2:28 am

Our friends at IDW Limited have dropped by to let us now about a BotCon first, and maybe even exclusive: Limited Edition Blue and Black Label Hardcover Drift! The volume repackages the already printed Complete Drift, including the mini-series and the character's Spotlight, and come with all the extras we've come to know from the Limited series.

Take a look below at some of the promotional images.

We're bringing a limited book to BotCon this weekend. One that'll be available there first. And maybe only there because we only made 65 books. 15 blue, 50 black, no red.

It's Drift. And it's bad-ass.

by **quickmixed** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 3:00 am

So this would be the reason why the preorder was put back from the 18th then. I was pretty dirty when I first read that this was going to be a Botcon exclusive. Because I'm not going and definitely wanted to pick it up. :BOOM:

But then I checked my emails. :WHISTLE:

by **Lilformerz** » Thu Jun 27, 2013 6:44 am

Nooooooo
I can't get it....nooo
Drift is my favourite transformer character! :oops:

by **natecm** » Tue Jul 02, 2013 7:11 pm

It wasn't a Bot Con exclusive, just a premiere. We'll have it up on the site soon. Just need to re-organize and re-group after the convention.

News Credits: 1 · by **njb902** » Wed Jul 03, 2013 9:50 pm

My wife picked it up for me while we were at BotCon and I forgot about it till right now..... I guess I know what I'm doing for a little while.

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Tue Jul 30, 2013 1:19 pm

As promised, our friends over at IDW Limited have now made available their rarest Limited Edition hardcover volume yet: The Complete Drift Blue and Black Label! It's now available to order here (Blue) and here (Black) - check out a reminder of the details below!

Black Label Details

This Black Label edition of TRANSFORMERS: The Complete DRIFT comes with a hand-drawn illustration by series artist Alex Milne. The book is signed by Hutchison, McCarthy and Milne and hand-numbered to 50.

• Limited to 50 copies

• Hand-drawn illustration by series artist Alex Milne

• Limited-edition, custom-designed tray case

• Mounted signature page signed by Hutchison, McCarthy & Milne

• Exclusive cover only available through this IDW Limited release

• Vellum title-page overlay

• New end pages

• Collects all 4 issues of TRANSFORMERS: DRIFT

• Stamped with the IDW Limited Black Foil Imprint

• Black satin ribbon bookmark

Blue Label Details

This Blue Label edition of TRANSFORMERS: The Complete DRIFT comes with a hand-drawn illustration by series artist Alex Milne. The book is signed by Hutchison, McCarthy and Milne and hand-numbered to 15.

• Limited to just FIFTEEN copies

• Hand-drawn multi-character color illustration by Alex Milne

• Limited-edition, custom-designed tray case

• Mounted signature page signed by Hutchison, McCarthy and Milne

• Exclusive cover only available through this IDW Limited release

• Vellum title-page overlay

• New end pages

• Collects all 4 issues of TRANSFORMERS: DRIFT

• Stamped with the IDW Limited Blue Foil Imprint

• Blue satin ribbon bookmark

News Credits: 251 · by **Mindmaster** » Tue Jul 30, 2013 1:42 pm

But the question is: will it come with an exclusive version of Generations Drift? 8-}

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Tue Jul 30, 2013 1:48 pm

Mindmaster wrote:But the question is: will it come with an exclusive version of Generations Drift?

Alas, no.

News Credits: 1 · by **T-Macksimus** » Tue Jul 30, 2013 3:02 pm

Va'al wrote:
Mindmaster wrote:But the question is: will it come with an exclusive version of Generations Drift?

Alas, no.

For that kind of dough, especially for the Blue Label, we should get a highly articulated Leader Class version of him. I love me some Drift and snagging one of these sets would be like a wet dream come true but I'd sooner kiss Grimlocks shiny metal dino-butt than shell out that kind of money for something that doesn't even include an actual transforming figure.

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Tue Jul 30, 2013 3:04 pm

T-Macksimus wrote:
Va'al wrote:
Mindmaster wrote:But the question is: will it come with an exclusive version of Generations Drift?

Alas, no.

For that kind of dough, especially for the Blue Label, we should get a highly articulated Leader Class version of him. I love me some Drift and snagging one of these sets would be like a wet dream come true but I'd sooner kiss Grimlocks shiny metal dino-butt than shell out that kind of money for something that doesn't even include an actual transforming figure.

The sets are a little pricey, yes.
Though they do include a lot of nice extras, from the lithos to the sketches, via the signatures. Still, not sure they ever justify the cost.. :-?

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Thu Aug 01, 2013 4:40 am

The IDW Limited Facebook page has uploaded some of the original Milne sketches included in the various copies.

(Not newsing it as they're pretty much all gone.)