Quick Look at Botcon 2015 "Cybertron's Most Wanted" Comic

Couple of quick questions from someone who has never been to a BotCon:

- Are the BotCon comics all in the same continuity, or is each year standalone?
- Is it the same continuity as the 3H BotCon comics
- Have the BotCon comics ever been collected in a trade format either in print or digitally?

EDIT** Nevermind---I actually see that most of my questions were answered in this thread! Thanks!

jogunwarrior wrote:Couple of quick questions from someone who has never been to a BotCon:

- Are the BotCon comics all in the same continuity, or is each year standalone?
- Is it the same continuity as the 3H BotCon comics
- Have the BotCon comics ever been collected in a trade format either in print or digitally?

For the first two questions, I have written a list of nearly every piece of BotCon and TCC fiction in the first post of this thread, which color codes them by continuity.

In short, not all of the BotCon comics are part of the same continuity. Some are, and some aren't. See the list in the first post to see which ones belong to which continuity.

For the third question, the BotCon comics themselves have not been collected in trade format, but several of the TCC magazine comics have. As far as digital releases go, none of the BotCon comics have been released digitally, but nearly all of the TCC text stories and a few non-BotCon comics have.

Updated the list again, and overhauled it to not only break down the giant Fun Pub section by year, but to also specify the kind of medium each piece of fiction is.

EDIT: Added links to where those that can be viewed online legally for free... can be viewed online legally for free.

Very much like last year's fictional Tornado journal pages, the BotCon crew have created three new Facebook pages and profiles tying in to this year's theme and event in the new FunPub instalment. All working under the banner of the Axiom Nexus News channel, the three characters include investigative journalist Rook, reporter Andromeda and the unnamed News Editor. You can find out more and follow their doings by clicking on their profile images below!

Task assigning, fact checking, anchor monitoring Editor of the Axiom Nexus News channel. Keeping the news accurate and on point.

Welcome to the home of Axiom Nexus News channel's number one rated evening news anchor. Bringing you all of the news that worth knowing in Axiom Nexus!

Ace investigative reporter for the Axiom Nexus News channel. Digging deep into issues of the Transtech population.

THREE?!!! Man, they're really ambitious this year!

And, woohoo! More Axiom Nexus fiction to read! WEEEEE!

Is the black one Rook? That head looks more like Cw Skydive

MaverickPrime wrote:Is the black one Rook? That head looks more like Cw Skydive

Rook was a redeco of G1 Windcharger.

Makes sense to up the back cover stuff to three since David Willis is apparently no longer doing Recordicons.

datguy86 wrote:Makes sense to up the back cover stuff to three since David Willis is apparently no longer doing Recordicons.

He did Recordicons last issue, #62.

Was there some announcement that Recordicons would be ending soon?

Also, this isn't back cover stuff. This is like the Tornado Facebook from last year that contained text stories leading up to that year's BotCon comic. These three will likely do the same for this year's comic.

So how much of this is actually going to matter? Like is this ever going to be picked up again, or is this going to supplement this years story, rather than complement it; like tornadoes blog, where it gave character information that should've been in the comic rather than a peripheral supplement.

SW's SilverHammer wrote:So how much of this is actually going to matter? Like is this ever going to be picked up again, or is this going to supplement this years story, rather than complement it; like tornadoes blog, where it gave character information that should've been in the comic rather than a peripheral supplement.

Can't answer either way since I haven't yet had time to sit down and read any of it (had a busy work schedule all weekend).

Sabrblade wrote:

datguy86 wrote:Makes sense to up the back cover stuff to three since David Willis is apparently no longer doing Recordicons.

He did Recordicons last issue, #62.

Was there some announcement that Recordicons would be ending soon?

Also, this isn't back cover stuff. This is like the Tornado Facebook from last year that contained text stories leading up to that year's BotCon comic. These three will likely do the same for this year's comic.

From his twitter account on May 9th: https://twitter.com/damnyouwillis/status/597086311250526209

datguy86 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

datguy86 wrote:Makes sense to up the back cover stuff to three since David Willis is apparently no longer doing Recordicons.

He did Recordicons last issue, #62.

Was there some announcement that Recordicons would be ending soon?

Also, this isn't back cover stuff. This is like the Tornado Facebook from last year that contained text stories leading up to that year's BotCon comic. These three will likely do the same for this year's comic.

From his twitter account on May 9th: https://twitter.com/damnyouwillis/status/597086311250526209

Well, at least he's doing Hot Shot's Bot Thoughts/Hot Shot's Jam Sessions/Shotimus Prime's Interview Times/whatever the final name is.

Via the official BotCon Twitter account, we get another preview at some of their comics fiction for this year's Cybertron Most Wanted cast of characters - specifically, the page shows a little insight into the role and past of the Thief, Packrat (with art, writing and everything else by Jesse Wittenrich). Check out the mirrored image from Collections below, and browse our very own Seibertron.com gallery of the toy right here!

Beast wars random parts bin anyone? Is your Waspinator missing its wings? This is actually pretty cool.

BW Megatron's "high noon" pocket watch and rubber duckie. Dinobot's sword

Let's play I spy!

Stasis Pod
Rampage Claw
Dinobot Sword
Transmetal Driver
Inferno's Flamethrower and half of his body
Depth Charge's Cybershark and Wing
Megatron's rubber duckie
Terragator's Shell?

Transmetal Tarantulas leg

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Let's play I spy!

Stasis Pod
Rampage Claw
Dinobot Sword
Transmetal Driver
Inferno's Flamethrower and half of his body
Depth Charge's Cybershark and Wing
Megatron's rubber duckie
Terragator's Shell?

Maybe Terragator was part of "the Gathering" comic series

Oh,this looks interesting!

A couple of days ago we reported on BotCon's social media and fiction efforts via the Axiom Nexus news crew. What has made its appearance since is a more interactive page, also part of the same initiative for the 2015 event, under the name of Ask Vector Prime! Read on below to find out more about it, and head here to pose your own queries.

Vector Prime, one of our most venerable elders, answers some of your questions as a way to foster better understanding between Cybertronians and humans.

Holy crap its back!!!

Will anyone ask him if there will be any more shattered glass serieses and if we will be getting a nexus prime figure from the cw molds ps no idea what this is but 8t sounds like a funny idea XD

I always love seeing what he will say! I forgot all about this

Um o can't use the links also THERES A SG UNICRON?

Starsaber468 wrote:Um o can't use the links also THERES A SG UNICRON?

Where did you get SG Unicron from?



There is nothing that says anything about an SG Unicron.

It was part of different forum then it accidently was posted to this because the forum was botcon fiction forum

So i found this kmage and somereaskn little liokaisers concept art doesn't deserve a article

So i found this kmage and somereaskn little liokaisers concept art doesn't deserve a article

Sabrblade wrote:

MaverickPrime wrote:Is the black one Rook? That head looks more like Cw Skydive

Rook was a redeco of G1 Windcharger.

I updated your post for our gallery instead.

Seibertron are u going to post a article about the liokaiser concept art

Starsaber468 wrote:Seibertron are u going to post a article about the liokaiser concept art

What Liokaiser concept art?

Will Vector Prime once again declare Alignment canon...only for the human behind him to wuss out on TFwiki?

No, seriously, I love all of Jim Sorenson's work, and I hope Hasbro won't use this opportunity to undo any of it. Just making one teeny exception for a story written without their permission over a decade ago to provide yet another official link between Marvel continuity and Beast Wars won't lead to a slippery slope. Not even if it leads to an official reprint. Pleeeeeease?

(Is there still a PDF of Alignment floating around out there somewhere? I only know of the one that was stored on the late, great, Megaupload)

Oh, maybe VP will give us an in-continuity (cuz we know what happened in the real world) explanation of what destroyed the Dreamwave universes! Or does that already exist?

Concept art of likkaiser its on 9ne my comments actually my only comments with a picture on it innmatger of a fact

datguy86 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

datguy86 wrote:Makes sense to up the back cover stuff to three since David Willis is apparently no longer doing Recordicons.

He did Recordicons last issue, #62.

Was there some announcement that Recordicons would be ending soon?

Also, this isn't back cover stuff. This is like the Tornado Facebook from last year that contained text stories leading up to that year's BotCon comic. These three will likely do the same for this year's comic.

From his twitter account on May 9th: https://twitter.com/damnyouwillis/status/597086311250526209

And now it's official. He's done with TFCC. http://www.shortpacked.com/blog.php?postid=787

I remember doing the Ask Vector Prime stuff when I was a little kid just getting into Transformers during the Cybertron era. I asked Vector Prime something about whether he'd ever fought Brushguard or some crap like that. I didn't get a reply. I vowed to never ask Vector Prime again.

Look at that smug look on his face in that picture. Thinks he's so important. Answer my question you jackass!

PrymeStriker wrote:I remember doing the Ask Vector Prime stuff when I was a little kid just getting into Transformers during the Cybertron era. I asked Vector Prime something about whether he'd ever fought Brushguard or some crap like that. I didn't get a reply. I vowed to never ask Vector Prime again.

Look at that smug look on his face in that picture. Thinks he's so important. Answer my question you jackass!

You ok?

I loved reading ask Vector Prime back in the day. Sure I knew it was fake and nothing major would be revealed but it sure looked like someone at Hasbro was having fun.

Haha this is awesome. I'm sure anyone who got into the franchise with Cybertron is just the right age to enjoy this.

Va'al wrote:Via the official BotCon Twitter account, we get another preview at some of their comics fiction for this year's Cybertron Most Wanted cast of characters - specifically, the page shows a little insight into the role and past of the Thief, Packrat (with art, writing and everything else by Jesse Wittenrich). Check out the mirrored image from Collections below, and browse our very own Seibertron.com gallery of the toy right here!

Okay, that can't be the Beast Wars cartoon proper since Sentinel was taken by the Predacons and never installed in the Maximals' seasons 3 base. He would have then been destroyed by Tigerhawk when Tigerhawk blew up the Predacon base. So this has to be another alternate version of it.

Va'al wrote:A couple of days ago we reported on BotCon's social media and fiction efforts via the Axiom Nexus news crew. What has made its appearance since is a more interactive page, also part of the same initiative for the 2015 event, under the name of Ask Vector Prime! Read on below to find out more about it, and head here to pose your own queries.

Vector Prime, one of our most venerable elders, answers some of your questions as a way to foster better understanding between Cybertronians and humans.

Wow, first we get more entries of this in the Complete AllSpark Almanac book, and now a full fledged Facebook page. Neat!

mirageandjazz1197 wrote:

Starsaber468 wrote:Um o can't use the links also THERES A SG UNICRON?

Where did you get SG Unicron from?



There is nothing that says anything about an SG Unicron.

Go back to Page 1 of this topic.

Bumblevivisector wrote:(Is there still a PDF of Alignment floating around out there somewhere? I only know of the one that was stored on the late, great, Megaupload)

See this thread.

Bumblevivisector wrote:Oh, maybe VP will give us an in-continuity (cuz we know what happened in the real world) explanation of what destroyed the Dreamwave universes! Or does that already exist?

Well, since Battletrap comes from Dreamwave G1, it probably still exists.

Is that thing on his face a moustache? His teeth? WTH?

MaverickPrime wrote:Is that thing on his face a moustache? His teeth? WTH?

Yeah I saw that too. It's an old pic, surprised that I never noticed it before. Now I can't take my eyes off of it.

Page 2 of the "Collections" preview comic is up - https://twitter.com/BotCon/status/599272098025054208/photo/1



The third and final page will be up on Monday - https://twitter.com/BotCon/status/599293210238656512

Pete Sinclair has chimed in on the nature of this mini-comic:

The 'Collections' one shot takes place at some point after the Beast Wars. We haven't even defined what Universe this is from. One thing that seems to be the case, as you all know, is Beast Wars exists in many different timelines. This may be another timeline that has similar traits to the G1 toon continuity, Wings continuity or whatever other ones that are floating out there and contains Beast Wars but also contains one of these little stories that are specific to THAT timeline.

And Jesse Wittenrich followed up with:

Yup. And a significant amount of time after the Beast Wars as well. The fighting took place across the entire planet, spreading parts and pieces everywhere. Including the bottom of an ocean *looks at Depth Charge's fin and Rampage's claw*. Packrat has spent a LONG time on his collection; he's picked up everything, not just the pile we see in one panel.

Via fiction aficionado and Seibertronian Sabrblade, we have the second part of BotCon/FunPub's comic 'Collections' (first part was posted here), featuring Packrat (the Thief) and his encounter with Waspinator Thrustinator. You can read it mirrored below, along with some clarification from Pete Sinclair and creator Jesse Wittenrich, via fellow fansite The Allspark.

Pete Sinclair wrote:The 'Collections' one shot takes place at some point after the Beast Wars. We haven't even defined what Universe this is from. One thing that seems to be the case, as you all know, is Beast Wars exists in many different timelines. This may be another timeline that has similar traits to the G1 toon continuity, Wings continuity or whatever other ones that are floating out there and contains Beast Wars but also contains one of these little stories that are specific to THAT timeline.

Jesse Wittenrich wrote:Yup. And a significant amount of time after the Beast Wars as well. The fighting took place across the entire planet, spreading parts and pieces everywhere. Including the bottom of an ocean *looks at Depth Charge's fin and Rampage's claw*. Packrat has spent a LONG time on his collection; he's picked up everything, not just the pile we see in one panel.

They might as well just show off the convention exclusives seeing how two of them have already been leaked. Did funpub even aknowledge the green roadbuster and black skids on social media or are they just staying quiet with piss in their pants ?

Does anyone suspect a transformers combiner wars/combiner hunters repaint of Nexus prime to be done?

Starsaber468 wrote:Does anyone suspect a transformers combiner wars/combiner hunters repaint of Nexus prime to be done?

I could actually see that considering they will have the Combaticon/Aerialbot molds to work with. I hope they do, that way I can mash my 2 FP Bruticus sets together into Energon Bruticus Maximus. Right now I'm using the old one as Nexus Prime.

Rated X wrote:They might as well just show off the convention exclusives seeing how two of them have already been leaked. Did funpub even aknowledge the green roadbuster and black skids on social media or are they just staying quiet with piss in their pants ?

Wrong thread, X. This is the fiction thread, not the toy reveal thread.

You just posted in something you probably didn't want to.

Sabrblade wrote:

Rated X wrote:They might as well just show off the convention exclusives seeing how two of them have already been leaked. Did funpub even aknowledge the green roadbuster and black skids on social media or are they just staying quiet with piss in their pants ?

Wrong thread, X. This is the fiction thread, not the toy reveal thread.

You just posted in something you probably didn't want to.

And what ever happened to the infamous thread merging? I would think everything Botcon 2015 would and should be on one thread. Its not like theres that much of it. And thats the problem. Their marketing strategy is dumb. And im loving all these leaked figures from China. They should take the wake up call seriously and just show off the goods.

Rated X wrote:And what ever happened to the infamous thread merging? I would think everything Botcon 2015 would and should be on one thread.

This is in the Cartoon and Comics Forum. And this isn't strictly a BotCon 2015 thread either. I'm the one who created this thread, and did so to let it be a general nexus of discussion for all BotCon and TCC related fiction, past and present, as stated on Page 1 of this thread.

And even regardless of that, your post about toys was off topic for the news story you commented on anyway, as the news was about a comic page that had nothing to do with the toys you mentioned.

So please, if you wish to discuss those toys, take it back to the BotCon 2015 Transformers Exclusives Toy Reveals thread and leave it there.