BotCon 1997 - Revision history

Phantom Dusclops'92: /* Convention exclusive toys */

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Convention exclusive toys

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	{{Bp-p1\|[[Fractyl#Toys\|Fractyl]]}}		{{Bp-p1\|[[Fractyl#Toys\|Fractyl]]}}
	{{Bp-m1\|[[Packrat#Toys\|Packrat]]}}		{{Bp-m1\|[[Packrat#Toys\|Packrat]]}}
			</ul>

	The two were only sold as a set, although numbers released for the figures confusingly state that there were 600 Packrats and 570 Fractyls produced. After the convention, 3H sold "box sets" through their website that included only Packrat, with nothing in the empty space where Fractyl should be.		The two were only sold as a set, although numbers released for the figures confusingly state that there were 600 Packrats and 570 Fractyls produced. After the convention, 3H sold "box sets" through their website that included only Packrat, with nothing in the empty space where Fractyl should be.

Phantom Dusclops'92: /* Convention exclusive toys */

2021-10-19T19:29:24Z

Convention exclusive toys

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	===Convention exclusive toys===		===Convention exclusive toys===
	[[Image:BC97toy.jpg\|right\|200px\|thumb\|This awesome packaging is 2/3 the cost of this set but who cares? It's awesome!]]		[[Image:BC97toy.jpg\|right\|200px\|thumb\|This awesome packaging is 2/3 the cost of this set but who cares? It's awesome!]]
	*[[Predacon (BW)\|~~Predacon]] Geochemist '''~~[[Fractyl#Toys\|Fractyl]]~~''' in [[Energon armor\|Energon Armor]]~~ - ~~A [[redeco]] of "basic" [[Terrorsaur (BW)#Toys~~\|~~Terrorsaur]].~~		<ul class="iconlist">
			{{Bp-p1\|[[Fractyl#Toys\|Fractyl]]}}
	*[[Maximal]] Thief '''[[Packrat#Toys\|Packrat]]~~''' in [[Energon armor\|Energon Armor]] - A redeco of "basic" [[Rattrap (BW)#Toys\|Rattrap]].~~		{{Bp-m1\|[[Packrat#Toys\|Packrat]]}}

	The two were only sold as a set, although numbers released for the figures confusingly state that there were 600 Packrats and 570 Fractyls produced. After the convention, 3H sold "box sets" through their website that included only Packrat, with nothing in the empty space where Fractyl should be.		The two were only sold as a set, although numbers released for the figures confusingly state that there were 600 Packrats and 570 Fractyls produced. After the convention, 3H sold "box sets" through their website that included only Packrat, with nothing in the empty space where Fractyl should be.

S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47 at 08:10, 20 June 2021

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	*Vince DiCola also had a hard time believing that there was still a continued interest of the brand when he was invited as a special guest by [[Glen Hallit]] the previous year, and only accepted out of curiosity. Once he arrived he became amazed of the large interest in not only the brand, but the movie, and his score!<ref>Vince DiCola foreword on the slipcover of the [[The Transformers: The Movie - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack#20th Anniversary Edition\|20th anniversary rerelease]] of the film OST.</ref>		*Vince DiCola also had a hard time believing that there was still a continued interest of the brand when he was invited as a special guest by [[Glen Hallit]] the previous year, and only accepted out of curiosity. Once he arrived he became amazed of the large interest in not only the brand, but the movie, and his score!<ref>Vince DiCola foreword on the slipcover of the [[The Transformers: The Movie - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack#20th Anniversary Edition\|20th anniversary rerelease]] of the film OST.</ref>
	*This year marked the first time a professional comic artist was commissioned to provide original promotional art for BotCon as well as the publishing of an exclusive comic. Both would continue to remain staples of BotCon.		*This year marked the first time a professional comic artist was commissioned to provide original promotional art for BotCon as well as the publishing of an exclusive comic. Both would continue to remain staples of BotCon.

			==References==
			{{Reflist}}

	==External links==		==External links==
	*[http://www.botconarchives.com/archive/1997/index.html BotCon 1997 in the BotCon archives]		*[http://www.botconarchives.com/archive/1997/index.html BotCon 1997 in the BotCon archives]

	~~==References==~~
	~~{{Reflist}}~~
	~~{{stub}}~~

	[[Category:Conventions]]		[[Category:Conventions]]

Charles RB: /* Notes */

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Notes

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	*According to a magazine advertisement for the convention, story editor [[Larry DiTillio]], Hasbro representatives [[Vincent D'Alleva\|Vinnie D'Alleva]] and [[Todd Wise]], and voice actors [[Susan Blu]], [[Garry Chalk]], [[Frank Welker]] were originally scheduled to attend. None of them ended up making the convention, but Welker sent an audiotaped message to the attending fans.		*According to a magazine advertisement for the convention, story editor [[Larry DiTillio]], Hasbro representatives [[Vincent D'Alleva\|Vinnie D'Alleva]] and [[Todd Wise]], and voice actors [[Susan Blu]], [[Garry Chalk]], [[Frank Welker]] were originally scheduled to attend. None of them ended up making the convention, but Welker sent an audiotaped message to the attending fans.
	*The same advertisement put the convention in Kendallville, Indiana rather than Rochester, New York.		*The same advertisement put the convention in Kendallville, Indiana rather than Rochester, New York.
	*Until he was invited to BotCon 1997, Simon Furman was unaware there ''was'' a ''Transformers'' fandom! As a result, he allowed himself to forget everything he'd done and was unprepared for an in-depth Q&A session: "I was floundering, and often had to resort to a lame ‘sorry, I don’t remember.’ It was a nightmare... I made damn sure that by the time the 1998 Botcon rolled around I’d re-read/revisited practically everything I’d ever written.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20120307073649/http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?t=5032</ref>		*Until he was invited to BotCon 1997, Simon Furman was unaware there ''was'' a ''Transformers'' fandom! As a result, he allowed himself to forget everything he'd done and was unprepared for an in-depth Q&A session: "I was floundering, and often had to resort to a lame ‘sorry, I don’t remember.’ It was a nightmare... I made damn sure that by the time the 1998 Botcon rolled around I’d re-read/revisited practically everything I’d ever written."<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20120307073649/http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?t=5032</ref>
	*Vince DiCola also had a hard time believing that there was still a continued interest of the brand when he was invited as a special guest by [[Glen Hallit]] the previous year, and only accepted out of curiosity. Once he arrived he became amazed of the large interest in not only the brand, but the movie, and his score!<ref>Vince DiCola foreword on the slipcover of the [[The Transformers: The Movie - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack#20th Anniversary Edition\|20th anniversary rerelease]] of the film OST.</ref>		*Vince DiCola also had a hard time believing that there was still a continued interest of the brand when he was invited as a special guest by [[Glen Hallit]] the previous year, and only accepted out of curiosity. Once he arrived he became amazed of the large interest in not only the brand, but the movie, and his score!<ref>Vince DiCola foreword on the slipcover of the [[The Transformers: The Movie - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack#20th Anniversary Edition\|20th anniversary rerelease]] of the film OST.</ref>
	*This year marked the first time a professional comic artist was commissioned to provide original promotional art for BotCon as well as the publishing of an exclusive comic. Both would continue to remain staples of BotCon.		*This year marked the first time a professional comic artist was commissioned to provide original promotional art for BotCon as well as the publishing of an exclusive comic. Both would continue to remain staples of BotCon.

MrRald at 18:08, 6 January 2021

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	*Namebadge.		*Namebadge.
	*Program guide.		*Program guide.
			Additionally, the first 100 attendees who paid for the pre-convention dinner were given a [[Decoy]] hand-painted by Dave Van Domelen, a wooden stand with an engraved plaque, and a laminated copy of a storyboard panel from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. However, 3H continued to take seating reservations after announcing that there were no more dinner exclusives left.

	{{-}}		{{-}}
	===Fiction===		===Fiction===

	*'''[[Ground Zero]]''' - standalone comic story included with Fractyl/Packrat.		*'''[[Ground Zero]]''' - standalone comic story included with Fractyl/Packrat.

	Additionally, the first 100 attendees who paid for the pre-convention dinner were given a [[Decoy]] hand-painted by Dave Van Domelen, a wooden stand with an engraved plaque, and a laminated copy of a storyboard panel from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. However, 3H continued to take seating reservations after announcing that there were no more dinner exclusives left.


	==Guests==		==Guests==

MrRald at 21:00, 22 December 2020

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	[[Image:BC97mural.jpg\|right\|150px\|thumb\|Simon and Andrew stayed up all night signing these just for you.]]		[[Image:BC97mural.jpg\|right\|150px\|thumb\|Simon and Andrew stayed up all night signing these just for you.]]
	~~{{-}}~~

	~~===Fiction===~~

	*'''[[Ground Zero]]''' - standalone comic story included with Fractyl/Packrat.
	{{-}}		{{-}}

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	*Namebadge.		*Namebadge.
	*Program guide.		*Program guide.
			{{-}}
			===Fiction===

			*'''[[Ground Zero]]''' - standalone comic story included with Fractyl/Packrat.

	Additionally, the first 100 attendees who paid for the pre-convention dinner were given a [[Decoy]] hand-painted by Dave Van Domelen, a wooden stand with an engraved plaque, and a laminated copy of a storyboard panel from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. However, 3H continued to take seating reservations after announcing that there were no more dinner exclusives left.		Additionally, the first 100 attendees who paid for the pre-convention dinner were given a [[Decoy]] hand-painted by Dave Van Domelen, a wooden stand with an engraved plaque, and a laminated copy of a storyboard panel from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. However, 3H continued to take seating reservations after announcing that there were no more dinner exclusives left.
	~~{{-}}~~

	==Guests==		==Guests==
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	*[[David Kaye]]		*[[David Kaye]]
	*[[Venus Terzo]]		*[[Venus Terzo]]
			{{-}}
	===Hasbro employees===		===Hasbro employees===
	*[[Dawn Berryman]], marketing		*[[Dawn Berryman]], marketing

MrRald at 17:17, 21 December 2020

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	===Other merchandise===		===Other merchandise===
	*'''BotCon 1997 Mural Print''' - a print featuring Fractyl and Packrat's back-of-package mural art.{{fact}}		*'''BotCon 1997 Mural Print''' - a print featuring Fractyl and Packrat's back-of-package mural art.{{fact}}

	~~===Soundtrack album===~~
	*''[['Til All Are One: Featuring Stan Bush and Vince DiCola]]''		*''[['Til All Are One: Featuring Stan Bush and Vince DiCola]]''

	~~===Miscellaneous===~~
	[[Image:BC97decoy.jpg\|150px\|thumb\|Dave stayed up ''many'' nights painting these just for you.]]		[[Image:BC97decoy.jpg\|150px\|thumb\|Dave stayed up ''many'' nights painting these just for you.]]
	*Convention T-shirt.		*Convention T-shirt.

MrRald at 17:16, 21 December 2020

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	{{-}}		{{-}}

	===~~Comics and art~~===		===Fiction===

	*'''[[Ground Zero]]''' - standalone comic story included with Fractyl/Packrat.		*'''[[Ground Zero]]''' - standalone comic story included with Fractyl/Packrat.
			{{-}}

			===Other merchandise===
	*'''BotCon 1997 Mural Print''' - a print featuring Fractyl and Packrat's back-of-package mural art.{{fact}}		*'''BotCon 1997 Mural Print''' - a print featuring Fractyl and Packrat's back-of-package mural art.{{fact}}
	~~{{-}}~~
	===Soundtrack album===		===Soundtrack album===
	*''[['Til All Are One: Featuring Stan Bush and Vince DiCola]]''		*''[['Til All Are One: Featuring Stan Bush and Vince DiCola]]''

MrRald at 16:42, 21 December 2020

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	==Merchandise==		==Merchandise==
	~~[[Image:BC97toy.jpg\|right\|200px\|thumb\|This awesome packaging is 2/3 the cost of this set but who cares? It's awesome!]]~~

	===Convention exclusive toys===		===Convention exclusive toys===
			[[Image:BC97toy.jpg\|right\|200px\|thumb\|This awesome packaging is 2/3 the cost of this set but who cares? It's awesome!]]
	*[[Predacon (BW)\|Predacon]] Geochemist '''[[Fractyl#Toys\|Fractyl]]''' in [[Energon armor\|Energon Armor]] - A [[redeco]] of "basic" [[Terrorsaur (BW)#Toys\|Terrorsaur]].		*[[Predacon (BW)\|Predacon]] Geochemist '''[[Fractyl#Toys\|Fractyl]]''' in [[Energon armor\|Energon Armor]] - A [[redeco]] of "basic" [[Terrorsaur (BW)#Toys\|Terrorsaur]].

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	The two were only sold as a set, although numbers released for the figures confusingly state that there were 600 Packrats and 570 Fractyls produced. After the convention, 3H sold "box sets" through their website that included only Packrat, with nothing in the empty space where Fractyl should be.		The two were only sold as a set, although numbers released for the figures confusingly state that there were 600 Packrats and 570 Fractyls produced. After the convention, 3H sold "box sets" through their website that included only Packrat, with nothing in the empty space where Fractyl should be.
	~~{{-}}~~

	[[Image:BC97mural.jpg\|right\|150px\|thumb\|Simon and Andrew stayed up all night signing these just for you.]]		[[Image:BC97mural.jpg\|right\|150px\|thumb\|Simon and Andrew stayed up all night signing these just for you.]]
			{{-}}

	===Comics and art===		===Comics and art===
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	*'''BotCon 1997 Mural Print''' - a print featuring Fractyl and Packrat's back-of-package mural art.{{fact}}		*'''BotCon 1997 Mural Print''' - a print featuring Fractyl and Packrat's back-of-package mural art.{{fact}}
			{{-}}
	===Soundtrack album===		===Soundtrack album===
	*''[['Til All Are One: Featuring Stan Bush and Vince DiCola]]''		*''[['Til All Are One: Featuring Stan Bush and Vince DiCola]]''
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	Additionally, the first 100 attendees who paid for the pre-convention dinner were given a [[Decoy]] hand-painted by Dave Van Domelen, a wooden stand with an engraved plaque, and a laminated copy of a storyboard panel from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. However, 3H continued to take seating reservations after announcing that there were no more dinner exclusives left.		Additionally, the first 100 attendees who paid for the pre-convention dinner were given a [[Decoy]] hand-painted by Dave Van Domelen, a wooden stand with an engraved plaque, and a laminated copy of a storyboard panel from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. However, 3H continued to take seating reservations after announcing that there were no more dinner exclusives left.
	{{--}}		{{-}}

	==Guests==		==Guests==

DDog: I have the 20th Anniversary rerelease, and thought this was interesting. You can read it in full here.

2020-11-10T04:57:56Z

I have the 20th Anniversary rerelease, and thought this was interesting. You can read it in full here.

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	*According to a magazine advertisement for the convention, story editor [[Larry DiTillio]], Hasbro representatives [[Vincent D'Alleva\|Vinnie D'Alleva]] and [[Todd Wise]], and voice actors [[Susan Blu]], [[Garry Chalk]], [[Frank Welker]] were originally scheduled to attend. None of them ended up making the convention, but Welker sent an audiotaped message to the attending fans.		*According to a magazine advertisement for the convention, story editor [[Larry DiTillio]], Hasbro representatives [[Vincent D'Alleva\|Vinnie D'Alleva]] and [[Todd Wise]], and voice actors [[Susan Blu]], [[Garry Chalk]], [[Frank Welker]] were originally scheduled to attend. None of them ended up making the convention, but Welker sent an audiotaped message to the attending fans.
	*The same advertisement put the convention in Kendallville, Indiana rather than Rochester, New York.		*The same advertisement put the convention in Kendallville, Indiana rather than Rochester, New York.
	*Until he was invited to BotCon 1997, Simon Furman was unaware there ''was'' a ''Transformers'' fandom! As a result, he allowed himself to forget everything he'd done and was unprepared for an in-depth Q&A session: "I was floundering, and often had to resort to a lame ‘sorry, I don’t remember.’ It was a nightmare... I made damn sure that by the time the 1998 Botcon rolled around I’d re-read/revisited practically everything I’d ever written."[http://web.archive.org/web/20120307073649/http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?t=5032]		*Until he was invited to BotCon 1997, Simon Furman was unaware there ''was'' a ''Transformers'' fandom! As a result, he allowed himself to forget everything he'd done and was unprepared for an in-depth Q&A session: "I was floundering, and often had to resort to a lame ‘sorry, I don’t remember.’ It was a nightmare... I made damn sure that by the time the 1998 Botcon rolled around I’d re-read/revisited practically everything I’d ever written.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20120307073649/http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?t=5032</ref>
	*This year marked the first time a professional comic artist was commissioned to provide original promotional art for ~~Botcon~~ as well as the publishing of an exclusive comic. Both would continue to remain staples of BotCon.		*Vince DiCola also had a hard time believing that there was still a continued interest of the brand when he was invited as a special guest by [[Glen Hallit]] the previous year, and only accepted out of curiosity. Once he arrived he became amazed of the large interest in not only the brand, but the movie, and his score!<ref>Vince DiCola foreword on the slipcover of the [[The Transformers: The Movie - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack#20th Anniversary Edition\|20th anniversary rerelease]] of the film OST.</ref>
			*This year marked the first time a professional comic artist was commissioned to provide original promotional art for BotCon as well as the publishing of an exclusive comic. Both would continue to remain staples of BotCon.

	==External links==		==External links==
	*[http://www.botconarchives.com/archive/1997/index.html BotCon 1997 in the BotCon archives]		*[http://www.botconarchives.com/archive/1997/index.html BotCon 1997 in the BotCon archives]

			==References==
			{{Reflist}}
	{{stub}}		{{stub}}

	[[Category:Conventions]]		[[Category:Conventions]]