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'''Club Exclusive Airazor!  Club Exclusive Astrotrain!'''
'''Club Exclusive AIRAZOR!  Club Exclusive ASTROTRAIN!'''


=Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue #13=
=Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue #13=
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'''Resident Cartoonist:''' [[Jesse Wittenrich]]<br>
'''Resident Cartoonist:''' [[Jesse Wittenrich]]<br>
'''Resident Colorist:''' [[Drew Eiden]]<br>
'''Resident Colorist:''' [[Drew Eiden]]<br>
'''Contributors:''' [[Scott Marble]], [[Matt Moylan]], [[David Willis]], [[Andrew Sorohan]], [[Greg Sepelak]], [[Trent Troop]], [[Timothy Lim]], and [[Kris Smith]]<br>
'''Contributors:''' [[Scott Marble]], [[Matt Moylan]], [[David Willis]], [[Andrew Sorohan]], [[Greg Sepelak]], [[Trent Troop]], [[Ninjaink|Timothy Lim]], and [[Kris Smith]]<br>
'''Featured Artists:''' [[Don Figueroa]], [[Marcelo Matere]]
'''Featured Artists:''' [[Don Figueroa]], [[Marcelo Matere]]




==Contents==
==Contents==
*"Interview: [[Peter Cullen|The Voice of Optimus Prime]] SPEAKS!!!" by [[Scott Marble]] (pages 3 and 4)
* On the cover: Package art for the club's exclusive [[Airazor (BW)#Timelines 2|Airazor]] and [[Astrotrain (Cybertron)#Timelines|Astrotrain]] toys, by [[Chris Appel]], [[Dan Khanna]] and [[Brian Frey]] (p. 1)
*"Fan Artist Spotlight!" featuring [[Bumblebee (G1)|"Bumblebee"]] by Timothy Lim, ominously labelled [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 19|'one of four']]...
* Inside cover: "Brian's Bytes and Bolts", "From the Editor's Desk" (p. 2)
*"Hasbro NEWS!" with an interview with the Titanium Team (page 5)
* "Interview: [[Peter Cullen|The Voice of Optimus Prime]] SPEAKS!!!" by [[Scott Marble]] (pp. 3 and 4)
*"Micro-Sized" (page 6)
* "Fan Artist Spotlight!" featuring [[Bumblebee (G1)|"Bumblebee"]] by Timothy Lim, ominously labelled [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 19|'one of four']]...
**[[Mini-Con]] profiles: [[Deepdive (Cybertron)|Deepdive]], [[Overcast (Cybertron)|Overcast]], [[Longarm (Cybertron)|Longarm]].
* "Hasbro NEWS!" with an interview with the Titanium Team (page 5)
**[[Mini Mayhem!]]
* "Micro-Sized" (p. 6)
**[[Lil Formers]]
** [[Mini-Con]] profiles: [[Deepdive (Cybertron)|Deepdive]], [[Overcast (Cybertron)|Overcast]], [[Longarm (Cybertron)|Longarm]]
*[[Maximal Command Security Force]] profiles: [[9K]], [[Overshoot]], [[Switchblade (BW)|Switchblade]] (page 7)
** ''[[Mini Mayhem!]]''
*[[Grimlock (G1)|''Classics'' Grimlock]] bio, with art by [[Don Figueroa]] and [[Drew Eiden]] (page 8)
** ''[[Lil Formers]]''
*[[Mirage (G1)|''Classics'' Mirage]] bio, with art by [[Marcelo Matere]] and [[Drew Eiden]] (page 9)
* [[Maximal Command Security Force]] profiles: [[9K]], [[Overshoot]], [[Switchblade (BW)|Switchblade]] (p. 7)
*[[The Dark Heart of Sandokan|The Black Sea of Sandokan]] prologue by [[Ben Yee|Benson Yee]]
* Bios in the style of ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'':
*"[[Crossing Over, Part 1]]" comic (pages 11-16)
** [[Transformers: Classics|''Classics'']] [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], with art by [[Don Figueroa]] and [[Drew Eiden]] (p. 8)
** [[Transformers: Classics|''Classics'']] [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], with art by [[Marcelo Matere]] and [[Drew Eiden]] (p. 9)
* "Transformers Timelines Presents: [[The Dark Heart of Sandokan|The Black Sea of Sandokan]]," a prologue by [[Ben Yee|Benson Yee]]
* "[[Crossing Over, Part 1]]" - comic story (pp. 11-16)


==Items of note==
==Notes==
*The third year of the magazine brings a lot of design changes, as well as the first big switch in the comic story.  
* The third year of the magazine brings a lot of design changes, as well as the first big switch in the comic story.  
*This is the first issue to have an actual cover! All the usual page 1 stuff moves to page 2, which now includes: a table of contents, "Brian's Bytes and Bolts", "From the Editor's Desk" (by [[Pete Sinclair]]), some credits, and a message for people who are moving. This exact layout remains unchanged for the remainder of the magazine's run, so just assume it's like that unless you read otherwise.
* This is the first issue to have an actual cover! All the usual page 1 stuff moves to page 2, which now includes: a table of contents, "Brian's Bytes and Bolts", "From the Editor's Desk" (by [[Pete Sinclair]]), some credits, and a message for people who are moving. The chibi-Skyfall has been replaced by [[Landquake (Timelines)|Landquake]]. This layout remains unchanged for the remainder of the magazine's run, so just assume it's like that unless you read otherwise.
*"Micro-Sized" appears for the first time, a page of comics and Mini-Con profiles.
* "Micro-Sized" appears for the first time, a page of comics and Mini-Con profiles.
*The prologue to [[The Dark Heart of Sandokan]] is unique to this issue - the online story tells readers to check it out before reading.
** The Giant Planet Mini-Con Team's personalities are based on those of the Brothers Strong from long-running animated web series ''{{w|Homestar Runner}}''; Longarm is Strong Mad, Overcast is Strong Bad, and Deepdive is Strong Sad.
*This issue's cover features the packaging art for club exclusives [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] and [[Astrotrain (Cybertron)|Astrotrain]] by [[Dan Khanna]] and [[Chris Appel]].
** Longarm is described as being "sharp as a bowl of wet glitch mice"; [[glitch-mouse|glitch mice]] were originally mentioned in Generaton 1 cartoon episode "[[S.O.S. Dinobots]]".
* Characters mentioned in Grimlock's bio include: [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]],  and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]].
** References are made to the events on [[Klo]] from Marvel US ''The Transformers'' issue [[End of the Road! (US)|#80]], and to Grimlock's stolen Decepticon battleships, from issue [[A Savage Circle|#78]].
* Characters mentioned in Mirage's bio include: [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] and Optimus Prime.
** Mirage hunted in [[Langton|Langton's loopbrush]], named after {{w|Langton's loops}}, a form of digital artificial life.
** Mirage hung out at [[O'Malley's]], a bar previously named in "[[Dawn of Future's Past]]".
* The prologue to "[[The Dark Heart of Sandokan]]" is unique to this issue - the online story tells readers to check it out before reading.


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Latest revision as of 16:29, 12 September 2023

« Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club #13 »

Airazor from Venus, Astrotrain from Mars.
Publisher Fun Publications
Cover date Feb/March 07

Club Exclusive AIRAZOR! Club Exclusive ASTROTRAIN!

Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue #13

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Editor-In-Chief: Brian Savage
Editor: Pete Sinclair
Associate Editor: Benson Yee
Research Editor: Karl Hartman
Lead Writer: Rik Alvarez
Creative Director/Layout: Lanny Lathem
Columnist: Rob Meyer
Head Proofreader: Heather Choplin
Resident Cartoonist: Jesse Wittenrich
Resident Colorist: Drew Eiden
Contributors: Scott Marble, Matt Moylan, David Willis, Andrew Sorohan, Greg Sepelak, Trent Troop, Timothy Lim, and Kris Smith
Featured Artists: Don Figueroa, Marcelo Matere


Contents

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Notes

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  • The third year of the magazine brings a lot of design changes, as well as the first big switch in the comic story.
  • This is the first issue to have an actual cover! All the usual page 1 stuff moves to page 2, which now includes: a table of contents, "Brian's Bytes and Bolts", "From the Editor's Desk" (by Pete Sinclair), some credits, and a message for people who are moving. The chibi-Skyfall has been replaced by Landquake. This layout remains unchanged for the remainder of the magazine's run, so just assume it's like that unless you read otherwise.
  • "Micro-Sized" appears for the first time, a page of comics and Mini-Con profiles.
    • The Giant Planet Mini-Con Team's personalities are based on those of the Brothers Strong from long-running animated web series Homestar Runner; Longarm is Strong Mad, Overcast is Strong Bad, and Deepdive is Strong Sad.
    • Longarm is described as being "sharp as a bowl of wet glitch mice"; glitch mice were originally mentioned in Generaton 1 cartoon episode "S.O.S. Dinobots".
  • Characters mentioned in Grimlock's bio include: Bludgeon, Megatron, Optimus Prime, and Ultra Magnus.
    • References are made to the events on Klo from Marvel US The Transformers issue #80, and to Grimlock's stolen Decepticon battleships, from issue #78.
  • Characters mentioned in Mirage's bio include: Unicron and Optimus Prime.
  • The prologue to "The Dark Heart of Sandokan" is unique to this issue - the online story tells readers to check it out before reading.
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