BotCon 2012 Peter Cullen Autograph Guidelines
Tuesday, April 17th, 2012 3:35PM CDT
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BotCon wrote:NOTE: The following procedure applies ONLY to Peter Cullen!
Mr. Cullen is very limited in the number of autographs that he can sign at any show. We are very fortunate that he will be attending BotCon this year. In order to be as fair to every fan at the show as possible, and to help you maximize your BotCon experience by not waiting in a very long line for Mr. Cullen, we will be instituting a random drawing for his autograph line. This is how the procedure will go:
1. Mr. Cullen will be signing 125 autographs.
2. Each person who is a registered guest at BotCon will have one entry in the autograph drawing. You do not need to do anything as we have entered your name into a database that will randomly pick the attendees that are eligible for Mr. Cullen's autograph.
3. General Admission attendees who purchase an autograph band will also be put into the drawing, provided that they purchase their autograph band before 11:00 AM, Saturday April 28, 2012.
4. After the list is generated (around noon) we will post it online at BotCon.com, tweet that it is posted and have a printed copy posted on the room-to-room trading board.
5. If your name is on the list, you will need to go to the info booth and receive your autograph ticket.
6. Names will be listed by last name, first name, city, postal code and country to avoid any confusion.
7. At 1:30 PM the line will start for Mr. Cullen's autograph. There is no reason to line up early, as Mr. Cullen will sign for each person in the line.
8. You will be allowed ONE item to sign, please have it out and ready to go when you get to the front of the line.
9. Please move along as fast as you can so that we can get everyone through the line in the allotted time. You can have a friend take your picture during the autograph signing but there will not be time to pose with Mr. Cullen.
10. These tickets are NOT transferrable. We will recheck the names drawn when you get to the front of the autograph line in order to audit that you were chosen in the drawing.
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Posted by griftimus prime on April 17th, 2012 @ 4:13pm CDT
Posted by Random on April 17th, 2012 @ 4:43pm CDT
Sorry, just trying to figure out why only 125 autographs. Seems odd to me.
Posted by Kibble on April 17th, 2012 @ 4:47pm CDT
BotCon wrote:10. These tickets are NOT transferrable. We will recheck the names drawn when you get to the front of the autograph line in order to audit that you were chosen in the drawing.
My Cullen autograph scalping ability has been foiled! DAMN YOUS, BOTCON!
Shouldn't the dumbass golden ticket get you an automatic pass into the line?
Posted by CADimusPrimus on April 17th, 2012 @ 4:50pm CDT
Posted by Hufferbee7 on April 17th, 2012 @ 5:13pm CDT
Posted by --B-- on April 17th, 2012 @ 5:27pm CDT
Posted by YRQRM0 on April 17th, 2012 @ 5:29pm CDT
Posted by 33Silencer on April 17th, 2012 @ 5:41pm CDT
Posted by craggy on April 17th, 2012 @ 6:22pm CDT
As to the limit on the number of autographs...I don't know why it is being done, since we're not told. Is it a ploy to drive the demand up? Some cynical plot by the reptilian overlords who have hidden the dinosaurs that mankind used to milk for oil? Or maybe Cullen doesn't want to, or can't (possibly for medical reasons) sit and sign things for hours on end? I don't know, and it's no use complaining about the fact that he'll only sign a limited amount of autographs. The method to obtaining said autograph is fair game, complain away, oh ye internets!
Posted by NatsumeRyu on April 17th, 2012 @ 9:51pm CDT
Hufferbee7 wrote:The lottery idea for Peter Cullen is a JOKE! If people REALLY want an autograph let them sit in line for hours waiting...there is always a POSTED cutoff number. If you want to meet him/get an autograph be willing to sit. Yes, it may take hours of waiting, but it you REALLY want it then you will WAIT. This is going to cause more issues then before. People who don’t want to meet him/get an autograph are taking away from people that do because it is nontransferable. I am about done with Botcon, and think smaller conventions is where it is at. Plus if you got a "Golden Ticket," for the $300 extra that should make a person a little higher up then a walk in off the street. It is all about money, and not the collector anymore...it is a real shame.
This....I've never waited in line fore autographs before because it's not my thing...usually I'm the one entertaining people in line, LOL.
But yeah, I'd personally feel bad if my name was drawn because that's one less person who gets the autograph. I'll try and remember to bring my WfC poster or something...Lord knows I keep forgetting to even just get the game cover signed, despite bringing it the past two years AND the HMS guys being available pretty much anytime the dealer hall was open.... hah.
But yeah, sorry to the folks who wait for this sort of stuff. REALLY stinks that it's non-transferrable.
Posted by ghost_l2yder on April 17th, 2012 @ 10:21pm CDT
Posted by joevill on April 17th, 2012 @ 10:56pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on April 17th, 2012 @ 11:19pm CDT
It almost felt to me like some of the animation errors in The Headmasters were done on purpose as some sort of tribute to all the animation errors of the G1 cartoon, in some silly attempt to better fit the two together.cannonfodder4000 wrote:Sabrblade wrote:BeastProwl wrote:Is he going to be handing out pictures of BLUE-ticus?
Wait is that from Headmasters? and here I thought it wasn't as prone to animation errors as the original cartoon!
Almost like the animators were like, "Hey, this show's predecessor was littered with animation errors, so let's make some for our show to make it look more like that show! "
Posted by Sodan-1 on April 18th, 2012 @ 4:24am CDT
Fan makes eye-contact with Peter Cullen: "Hello Mr. Cullen."
Security guard: "Looks like we've got a trouble-maker here. Take the shot."
Posted by joevill on April 18th, 2012 @ 7:30am CDT
camzilla51 wrote:This goes against everything he ever stood for. Peter Cullen is a very humble person, as those of us lucky enough to have met him before have seen, and they're celebretizing him! As if he was a hot topic in sleezy tabloid news. I don't like the hype, and I don't like the lack of explanation. Give us a chance to sit down and bond with this precious man. We promise, we pudgy, slimy, pimpley, nerdy, rejects of society won't bite!
How disrespectful.
As nice and humble person he maybe, perhaps he got greedy?
Posted by Counterpunch on April 18th, 2012 @ 10:14am CDT
Fans have not been very well behaved over the Peter Cullen autograph line in the past two years and there are far too many people who line up. The guy would be there for six hours signing stuff.
The lottery really is the most fair way to go about this now.
Posted by CADimusPrimus on April 18th, 2012 @ 10:22am CDT
Just like everything else about this year's BotCon, we'll have to see how it turns out. Hopefully it works, but we will definitely know if it doesn't.
Posted by Kibble on April 18th, 2012 @ 10:30am CDT
Counterpunch wrote:The lottery is the best way to go.
Fans have not been very well behaved over the Peter Cullen autograph line in the past two years and there are far too many people who line up. The guy would be there for six hours signing stuff.
The lottery really is the most fair way to go about this now.
I can get behind that, but I think people should at least put their name in for the drawing so those that really want in get a chance. That way someone like me wouldn't win (if I were actually going this year) because honestly, I don't give two shits about getting a Cullen autograph. I think he does a fantastic job and find what they do interesting...I'd probably have a good time having beers and chatting about their profession, but I really have no hero worship going on for voice actors. Same goes for guys like Archer or TF designers. Again, I'd be interested in hanging out and chatting about their profession, but I couldn't care less about their autograph or anything. I do think the ridiculous golden ticket should, if not get you in, give you a better shot, though.
Posted by AutobotMR2 on April 18th, 2012 @ 11:13am CDT
I do agree that it may have something to do wiht him having to sit for however many hours of sign things. I'm pretty sure he made a suggestion to limit the number of people in line, then FunPub...like everything else lately...had to go and COMPLETLEY RUIN IT! They should have made it a choice to participate in this, as people have stated before, how is that fair to fans who want his autograph as opposed to those who don't?? I'm not sure FunPub entirely thought this through...much lik everything else they do. My heart does go out to all of those going this year who spent all of this money for a fan convention, and instead get the business convention.
Posted by Magna Prime on April 18th, 2012 @ 11:35am CDT
Posted by El Duque on April 18th, 2012 @ 11:43am CDT
Cosplayers! Gonna be at BotCon2012? Make sure you go all out cause the best costume as decided by FP staff will get cover shoot 4 Issue 45! The three BEST costumes, as judged throughout the weekend, will be announced via Twitter pic by Sunday at Noon, with the winning costume announced at the 2PM Cosplay panel on Sunday! We'll need some help on deciding the winner, so make sure to comment on the pics when we tweet them out at noon Sunday!
Posted by Delicon on April 18th, 2012 @ 12:11pm CDT
I can also understand why they won't let people transfer their autograph rights, because frankly certain people would be selling them for hundreds of dollars without shame.
Perhaps a good compromise which would maximize the ability for fans to get autographs who truly wanted them would be to allow anyone whose name was drawn to "opt out" of their chance so new names could be chosen. Some of us have met Peter before and would be more than willing to step aside and let our fellow fans get the same chance we had.
Posted by AutobotMR2 on April 18th, 2012 @ 1:10pm CDT
Delicon wrote:Perhaps a good compromise which would maximize the ability for fans to get autographs who truly wanted them would be to allow anyone whose name was drawn to "opt out" of their chance so new names could be chosen. Some of us have met Peter before and would be more than willing to step aside and let our fellow fans get the same chance we had.
This would be a great idea, but I wouldn't hold my breath on them actually taking the time to do this. It makes waaaayyyy too much sense (LOL).
Posted by Cyber Bishop on April 18th, 2012 @ 1:18pm CDT
Posted by ghost_l2yder on April 18th, 2012 @ 10:25pm CDT
Posted by El Duque on April 19th, 2012 @ 4:33pm CDT
BotCon wrote:Be sure to check out these two amazing artists, both of whom will be attending BotCon 2012... Livio Ramondelli and Dan Khanna!
Livio has worked on various Transformers titles for IDW, including "Transformers: Autocracy". Dan Khanna has worked on different Transformers projects for several companies for well over a decade and is the artist behind the "Transformers: Invasion" comic offered this year at BotCon 2012.
Be sure to visit both Livio and Dan at the BotCon 2012 Artist Alley!
Posted by Seibertron on April 19th, 2012 @ 6:17pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on April 19th, 2012 @ 6:18pm CDT
Great idea! Until that happens though, since his bio says that he can change his colors, one could get both the RtS and United versions and repurpose one of them (perhaps the RtS version) as Hauler.Seibertron wrote:The thumbnail you selected for the news story reminded me that we need a Hauler repaint of RTS Solar Storm Grappel.
Posted by Dead Metal on April 20th, 2012 @ 2:33am CDT
Posted by El Duque on April 20th, 2012 @ 12:00pm CDT
- Simon Furman
- Ken Christiansen
- David Willis
- Silas Zee
- Tyla Sprouse
- Donna Kunz
Rounding out our Artists Alley is six more incredible artists/creators! Each will be avaialble throughout the weekend selling some amazing art work and other great items at BotCon 2012!
Be sure to stop by and see Ken Christiansen, David Willis (of Shortpacked/Recordicons fame), Silas Zee, Tyla Sprouse, Donna Kunz (Puggleformers!) and Simon Furman! You read that last one right, as Simon will be on hand in the Artist Alley selling copies of the following scripts:
*Transformers: War Within -- Age of Wrath #4 (unpublished)
*Transformers: War Within -- Age of Wrath #5 (unpublished), including a bonus FREE outline of issue #6 *Transformers Beast Wars #1 (Dreamwave/unpublished) *Transformers #80 (Marvel US, 1991)
Make sure you take the time to visit every one of the great artists that will be at BotCon 2012!
Posted by NatsumeRyu on April 20th, 2012 @ 3:00pm CDT
Posted by #Sideways# on April 20th, 2012 @ 4:27pm CDT
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Posted by UltraPrimal on April 20th, 2012 @ 5:45pm CDT