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News Credits: 3599 · by **Seibertron** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 11:19 am

The products on the list(s) below from Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc. are expected to ship to comic book specialty stores on the indicated date(s) below. Note that this list is tentative and subject to change. Please check with your retailer for availability.

Products available this week on April 18th, 2007:

MAR073466 GI JOE GRAHAM CRACKERS EXCLUSIVE TRIPLE TREAT SET $8.99
FEB073529 TRANSFORMERS SPOTLIGHT TARGET 2006 #1 $3.99

Products available next week on April 25th, 2007:

MAR073503 TRANSFORMERS PRIME DIRECTIVE MOVIE PREQUEL #4 $3.99

Product Codes

(O/A) offered again
(PI) please inquire at your store
(MR) mature readers
(RES) resolicited
(Note Price) new price increase

News Credits: 1 · by **jgilkinson** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 11:52 am

Did I miss the TF Animated Movie TBP or hasnt it been come out yet? Got all of the comic issues but i wanted the tpb.

by **Roboto750** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 1:02 pm

So, Target 2006 is part of the Spotlight series? I thought it was going to be released under the Generations banner.

I can't wait for the next part of the movie prequel comic next week! Its been one of my favorite things that IDW has done with TFs so far. I wasn't too pleased with the animated movie adaption. Just wasn't original enough for me. I think I stopped at issue 3, but I can't even remember....

News Credits: 487 · by **Darth Bombshell** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 1:41 pm

Roboto750 wrote:So, Target 2006 is part of the Spotlight series? I thought it was going to be released under the Generations banner.

It was supposed to be.

jgilkinson wrote:Did I miss the TF Animated Movie TBP or hasnt it been come out yet?

Nope. Hasn't come out yet. And looks like it (along with Escalation, Kup and the TFCC TPB) are going to be late. That is, unless, they all magically appear on the list next week.

News Credits: 1 · by **Blozor** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 2:35 pm

Darth Bombshell wrote:
Roboto750 wrote:So, Target 2006 is part of the Spotlight series? I thought it was going to be released under the Generations banner.

It was supposed to be.

I suspect it was a misprint by Diamond, and it's supposed to say "Generations: Target 2006," or more likely for the price, "Spotlight: Kup." Here's to hoping it's Kup because I really want to read this, and I already have Target 2006.

News Credits: 10 · by **JazZeke** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 2:42 pm

Ryall posted this on the IDW board:

April 18:

TF: Target: 2006 #1

April 25

TF: Cybertron: Balancing Act
TF Spotlight: Kup

May 2

TF Movie Prequel #4
TF: Escalation #6
TF Animated Movie TPB

May 9

TF Cover Gallery, Vol. 2
TF Target: 2006 #2
TF: War Within TPB, Vol. 2

So most likely it's an error on the Diamond shipping list.

by **Roboto750** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 2:52 pm

JazZeke wrote:Ryall posted this on the IDW board:

April 18:

TF: Target: 2006 #1

April 25

TF: Cybertron: Balancing Act
TF Spotlight: Kup

May 2

TF Movie Prequel #4
TF: Escalation #6
TF Animated Movie TPB

May 9

TF Cover Gallery, Vol. 2
TF Target: 2006 #2
TF: War Within TPB, Vol. 2

So most likely it's an error on the Diamond shipping list.

That would seem more like it. Though, this puts the next prequel comic a week later than I was hoping. :sad:

News Credits: 1 · by **Leonardo** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 3:11 pm

What the deuce is "TF: Cybertron: Balancing Act"? Are they adapting the Cybertron TV show/toy line?

by **Roboto750** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 3:14 pm

Leonardo wrote:What the deuce is "TF: Cybertron: Balancing Act"? Ar ethey adapting the Cybertron TV show/toy line?

I believe it is the collected issues of the fan club only comic that ran in the Transformers Collector's Club newsletter. We heard about this a while back, but nothing for a while. Funny, I was actually thinking about what happened to this release yeasterday. I thought it might have been cancelled.

News Credits: 1 · by **Leonardo** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 3:36 pm

Roboto750 wrote:
Leonardo wrote:What the deuce is "TF: Cybertron: Balancing Act"? Ar ethey adapting the Cybertron TV show/toy line?

I believe it is the collected issues of the fan club only comic that ran in the Transformers Collector's Club newsletter. We heard about this a while back, but nothing for a while. Funny, I was actually thinking about what happened to this release yeasterday. I thought it might have been cancelled.

Ah, thank you.

Wait, it's no longer a "fan club only" comic if it's collected for general publication, is it?

News Credits: 487 · by **Darth Bombshell** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 3:40 pm

JazZeke wrote:Ryall posted this on the IDW board:

April 25

TF: Cybertron: Balancing Act
TF Spotlight: Kup

May 2

TF Movie Prequel #4
TF: Escalation #6
TF Animated Movie TPB

May 9

TF Cover Gallery, Vol. 2
TF Target: 2006 #2
TF: War Within TPB, Vol. 2

Ooh, that's nice. Now it leaves me with a difficult choice: do I get all of that weekly, or save it until the fourth and buy them all as birthday prezzies?

JazZeke wrote:So most likely it's an error on the Diamond shipping list.

If you ask me, the whole Diamond shipping list is a great huge error.

by **Roboto750** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 3:41 pm

Leonardo wrote:
Roboto750 wrote:
Leonardo wrote:What the deuce is "TF: Cybertron: Balancing Act"? Ar ethey adapting the Cybertron TV show/toy line?

I believe it is the collected issues of the fan club only comic that ran in the Transformers Collector's Club newsletter. We heard about this a while back, but nothing for a while. Funny, I was actually thinking about what happened to this release yeasterday. I thought it might have been cancelled.

Ah, thank you.

Wait, it's no longer a "fan club only" comic if it's collected for general publication, is it?

Nah, no longer fan club only, though they do get them first (individually). I know it's kinda controversial because of that. Though, I'm a fan club member and I'm fine with it. It'll be a nice little collection of all of the comics, including the ones that I missed.

News Credits: 1 · by **Leonardo** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 3:44 pm

Roboto750 wrote:
Leonardo wrote:
Roboto750 wrote:
Leonardo wrote:What the deuce is "TF: Cybertron: Balancing Act"? Ar ethey adapting the Cybertron TV show/toy line?

I believe it is the collected issues of the fan club only comic that ran in the Transformers Collector's Club newsletter. We heard about this a while back, but nothing for a while. Funny, I was actually thinking about what happened to this release yeasterday. I thought it might have been cancelled.

Ah, thank you.

Wait, it's no longer a "fan club only" comic if it's collected for general publication, is it?

Nah, no longer fan club only, though they do get them first (individually). I know it's kinda controversial because of that. Though, I'm a fan club member and I'm fine with it. It'll be a nice little collection of all of the comics, including the ones that I missed.

Are they good? I mean, presumably they were free for club members. Are they going to be worth a purchase?

by **Roboto750** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 3:49 pm

Leonardo wrote:
Roboto750 wrote:
Leonardo wrote:
Roboto750 wrote:
Leonardo wrote:What the deuce is "TF: Cybertron: Balancing Act"? Ar ethey adapting the Cybertron TV show/toy line?

I believe it is the collected issues of the fan club only comic that ran in the Transformers Collector's Club newsletter. We heard about this a while back, but nothing for a while. Funny, I was actually thinking about what happened to this release yeasterday. I thought it might have been cancelled.

Ah, thank you.

Wait, it's no longer a "fan club only" comic if it's collected for general publication, is it?

Nah, no longer fan club only, though they do get them first (individually). I know it's kinda controversial because of that. Though, I'm a fan club member and I'm fine with it. It'll be a nice little collection of all of the comics, including the ones that I missed.

Are they good? I mean, presumably they were free for club members. Are they going to be worth a purchase?

They're decent. The art is good and you get to see some rare characters being used. My only gripe is that they're pretty darn short. If they have a good price on them, then yeah, it's a good buy for the collection.

News Credits: 1 · by **Leonardo** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 3:51 pm

Roboto750 wrote:
Leonardo wrote:
Roboto750 wrote:
Leonardo wrote:
Roboto750 wrote:
Leonardo wrote:What the deuce is "TF: Cybertron: Balancing Act"? Ar ethey adapting the Cybertron TV show/toy line?

I believe it is the collected issues of the fan club only comic that ran in the Transformers Collector's Club newsletter. We heard about this a while back, but nothing for a while. Funny, I was actually thinking about what happened to this release yeasterday. I thought it might have been cancelled.

Ah, thank you.

Wait, it's no longer a "fan club only" comic if it's collected for general publication, is it?

Nah, no longer fan club only, though they do get them first (individually). I know it's kinda controversial because of that. Though, I'm a fan club member and I'm fine with it. It'll be a nice little collection of all of the comics, including the ones that I missed.

Are they good? I mean, presumably they were free for club members. Are they going to be worth a purchase?

They're decent. The art is good and you get to see some rare characters being used. My only gripe is that they're pretty darn short. If they have a good price on them, then yeah, it's a good buy for the collection.

I'll consider them.

News Credits: 487 · by **Darth Bombshell** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 6:01 pm

Roboto750 wrote:Nah, no longer fan club only, though they do get them first (individually). I know it's kinda controversial because of that. Though, I'm a fan club member and I'm fine with it. It'll be a nice little collection of all of the comics, including the ones that I missed.

Let's not forget that this was a Fan Club exclusive that got a general release, too. And I don't seem to recall anyone bitching about that...

by **Mr.RobotoAutoMan** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 6:14 pm

!!!! the tf:movie comic coming out early? i thought it wasnt due till may?

by **Roboto750** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 11:04 pm

Darth Bombshell wrote:
Roboto750 wrote:Nah, no longer fan club only, though they do get them first (individually). I know it's kinda controversial because of that. Though, I'm a fan club member and I'm fine with it. It'll be a nice little collection of all of the comics, including the ones that I missed.

Let's not forget that this was a Fan Club exclusive that got a general release, too. And I don't seem to recall anyone bitching about that...

Actually that was a Botcon exclusive comic from 2006, not a club exclusive per se. The exclusive analogy is still the same though. You're right, I don't think anyone complained about that one. I'm fine with them releasing this stuff generally. It allows more people to appreciate and enjoy them.