BotCon 2008
BotCon 2008 will be the Official Transformers Convention in 2008, run by Fun Publications. It will be held in Cincinnati, Ohio, from April 24 to 27.
Hype for the convention began on the BotCon website on November 27, 2007, when the entire page was replaced by a giant graphic of a mysterious trio of ominous-looking Autobots, a new logo featuring a purple BotCon logo with a matching purple Autobot symbol, and a spooky video clip featuring a backwards Transformers theme. The video clip also claims that "this spring ... at BotCon 2008 ... everything you thought you knew ... will be ... shattered." In light of these elements, it is likely the convention toy set will have a "mirror universe" theme of evil Autobots, but this has yet to be confirmed.
On November 28, the page was updated with the location, date, and venue.
This Botcon will also feature a special 15-minute Beast Wars prequel episode entitled "Theft of the Golden Disk", showing how Megatron and his team of Predacon criminal stole the Golden Disk.
Venue
BotCon 2008 will be held at the Duke Energy Center.
Merchandise
Convention-exclusive toys
Comics
Guests
Hasbro employees
Comics and art
Events
FunPub scheduled a large number of events to take place over the course of the convention to keep attendees entertained and informed.
