BotCon 2008

Everything you thought you knew will be purple.

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, and yes this is all true.

On November 28, the page was updated with the location, date, and venue.

On January 31, 2008, registration forms went up, and on February 29, the "Shattered Glass" set was announced to be sold out, for both Primus and Iacon packages.

Venue

BotCon 2008 will be held at the Duke Energy Center.

Merchandise

Convention-exclusive toys

• Convention box set - "Shattered Glass," a set of five toys was only available to those who registered for either the 'Primus Package' or the non-attendee 'Iacon Package.' The set also included a badge, the convention comic, bio cards, and for the first 100 registrants, an exclusive pin. This set sold out (both boxed and bagged versions) well in advance of the convention, after which the BotCon 2005 Descent into Evil set was provided as an alternative.

("Bad guys"):

• Optimus Prime, a redeco of Classics Optimus Prime
• Grimlock, a redeco of Classics Grimlock.
• Goldbug, a retool of Cybertron Hot Shot.
• Autobot Jazz, a retool of Cybertron Crosswise.

(and "good guys"):

• Starscream, a redeco of Cybertron Voyager class Starscream.
• Mini-con Razorclaw, a redeco of Classics Overbite.

• Attendee-Only Bonus Toy - Ricochet, a redecoed Shattered Glass Autobot Jazz, was provided as a bonus to those who picked up their 'Primus Package' box set in person.

Guests

Voice actors

• David Kaye
• Bumper Robinson
• Tara Strong

Comics and art

• Simon Furman
• Marty Isenberg

Events

FunPub scheduled a large number of events to take place over the course of the convention to keep attendees entertained and informed.

Sunday

From Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki, a Wikia wiki.