Last week the Transformers Collector’s Club teased that they had an announcement to make and today the lid has been lifted on that reveal. Up for preorder now is the first “Transformers Collectors Club Magazine Collected Edition”, collecting the first year’s worth of Collectors Club magazines. Unlike the Balancing Act trade paperback which collected the first two years worth of comic strips, this volume presumably contains the magazines in their entirety, the comic strips, the profiles, the features and all the other content. This limited edition volume is priced at $19.99 and features a new cover by Robby Musso, and is available for preorder until 17 December 2012. Check out the preorder listing here.
G.B. Blackrock
The going theory is that FunPub couldn't do this without treading on IDW's comics license. That said, I'm very much in agreement with you. Adding all that useless magazine stuff (outdated by now to boot!) just adds to the page count (and therefore price), and eliminated any interest I might have had.
BigPhill
I got a shipping notice for mine the other day. Although I have the originals I like this format so I can store them safely in my comic boxes.
I know it's an expensive thing to get, but I hope they do the same with each batch of magazines.
Thundershot
I totally would have bought this had it just been the comics and profiles…
Escargon
Some dude on The Allspark just got his. Here's a link:
The Transformers Collectors' Club Collected Edition Volume 1 – The Allspark Forums
Demonss
Nope not new.. Just always hoping that the TFCC is learning and makes things easier for everyone..
xZAOx
Hello! Welcome to the online Transformer community. I hope you enjoy your time here.
Just giving you a friendly greeting, because you must be new to working with TFCC .
Demonss
I'm not foreign, but really fax ordering or email ordering?
That seems archaic.. The Post office website http://www.usps.com provides accurate flat rate padded priority envelops that are sized: 12-1/2" x 9-1/2"
The cost regardless where internationally they go is $16.95.
I can see the first class option needing to get in contact with you (since it can vary, though I have to think there's an automated way to do this instead of via fax or email), but why not at least have the international flat rate envelopes as an option?
I mean it would make sense to have some automated ordering system that isn't trying to send a package that's over 12x12x12 and weighs over 6 lbs..
I mean if it's a factor of people trying to order something that's not magazines on the flat rate envelope then put a note in that this option is only for magazines, and then when you guys get hte order if there's a problem you can go from there..
Deceptigtar
its says if you need to order it to contact the email at the bottom. so i assume you place the order through email, not the site.
BigPhill
Thank you, but what am I meant to do?
Order the mag at the expensive shipping cost, and then email for a refund?
Thanks.
Pete Sync
We have added the note in the item description. Was accidentally left off. Check the listing now…
https://www.toyarama.com/store/-pre…zine-collected-edition-volume-1-1-pc-p396.php
MECHADOOM
I'm sorry, but you have no idea what you are talking about. If you think G.I. Joe figures and vehicles are anywhere near as complicated to manufacture as Transformers then you are *SORELY* mistaken. Joe figures are essentially a standardized body type, with, what, 3 screws at most? And the average Botcon Transformer has how many screws, springs, ratcheting joints, pins? Add to that the fact that they need to make sure the figure works properly once it's put together. Yeah, the molds may already be created, but it's not as easy to churn out a Transformer as it is to make a Joe.
[Wing_Saber-X]
Wait what? It comes with a possible Botcon 2013 reveal?
Deceptigtar
this is messed up. there is no way those prices are correct. i have sent many things that are bigger and weigh more over seas for far less than that. sorry that our overseas friends get screwed on shipping.
Pete Sync
We called the numbers just right on the 2012 set. It sold out after being available for a couple months. The Oktober Guard set sold out in like a day. We were not able to adjust the numbers for that set like we usually were able to or we would have upped production numbers then. So we made an exception this year and ran a second batch so any fan that wanted the set could still get it.
Just want to make sure you have the FACTS.
turmoil
no i am pointing out yet again FP does dumb ass shit like this magazine.
the Gi Joe Con and botcon are both ran by FP…they are made the same way…they run ideas with proposals for figures and designs by hasbro…hasbro approves and rejects what they want.
then the set gets made.
If FP can re-issue the GI Joe 2012 set then they can reissue the botcon 2012 set also…i was saying that FP being the typical idiot based path of business they seem embarked on cannot see the simplicity in reissuing the botcon set that would obviously sell out again like the original run did.
that was the justification of reissuing the Gi Joe 2012 set (due to high demand and everyone not being able to acquire the figures in the set)
this is a copy and past of the pre-order for the reissue of the gi joe convention set off their store website :
(PRE-ORDER) 2012 3 3/4 GIJoeCon Exclusive Oktober Guard-Operation Bear Trap Convention Set (1 pc) Part Number: 11-13-12
Price: $360.00
This is the second-run of the "sold out" and extremely popular 2012 Operation: Bear Trap!
(PRE-ORDER)(THIS ITEM HAS TO BE ORDERED BY ITSELF IN A SINGLE TRANSACTON PLEASE DO NOT ADD ANY OTHER ITEMS TO YOUR CART WHILE ORDERING THIS ITEM)2012 3 3/4 GIJoeCon Exclusive Oktober Guard-Operation Bear Trap Convention Set.
All pre-orders are billed as soon as your order is placed. These are due to arrive in late Spring of 2013. Pre-Order Deadline Monday, December 3, 2012.
END OF copy and paste….
If they can reissue the Gi joe figures then i don't see any excuse as to why the same cannot be done with the current botcon 2012 set.
Same company and same factories are used in China for their orders…
bottom line intent of my post:
FP is doing dumbass things and cannot pull it's head from its ass it seems.
Digilaut
I love how first you say: they should rerelease the 2012 Botcon set!
Immediately followed by: the 2012 Botcon set wouldn't sell!
Am I missing something here?…
Anyway, you can't possible compare the the two, for all we know the process of creating/rereleasing a GI Joe set is way different from a Transformers one. Maybe GI Joes are easier and cheaper to rerelease, maybe there's some kind of mandate from Hasbro that prevents the reuse of a TF mold. Simple truth: we are not involved in this process so it's easy for us to claim things that are simply not true.
You'll have to understand though, that the conventions and exclusive material are the things this club thrives on. It's not a philanthropy company, it's a legitimate business, that paid good money for licenses so they can invest in things that will eventually make them profit. Whether it's run by people who are fans or not is not important in this case.
So what reason would they have to re-release sets (other than leftover stock)? Doing so would only devalue the exclusivity of the sets and would probably impact the amount of visitors for their conventions, as well.
In all fairness, I too think the decisions made by the TFCC are really strange sometimes. There've been a couple of times where I wondered if the Club had maybe lost any sensible touch with the collectors base, or didn't know what the hell they were doing – I know this reads as an insult to those working for TFCC, I'll apologize for that immediately.
But again, truth is: I'm not part of the creation process, so I have no idea just what kind of rules and obstacles they have to work with.
Re-releasing old magazines in TPB form? Sure, why not. I'm not interested in them, and neither do alot of people in this thread, so it seems. But you know what? As these are magazines of an exclusive collectors' club, I'm sure there are people out there who'd love to have the magazines bundled this way, yes, even with the outdated information contained in the articles.
Not going into debate about whether or not the memberships are outrageous, it makes perfect sense that a book collection a club's magazines would be exclusive to…erhm, the club.
Sorry to hear you're interested in these but can't easily get them – however, I'm positive you'll be able to find a member here on TFW who's a member and will gladly help you out getting one! I've been offered help by alot of members in the past!
turmoil
well for shits and giggles, look at the company.
They have not done anything that makes sense lately…fucking stupid ideas from a stupid ass company.
They re-lease the Gi Joe con set from 2012 yet no one with a active brain cell thinks to do the same thing with the botcon 2012 set….
not like it would Not sell out again like it did the first time.
fucking tards.
Arsenic
Great. It requires TCC account to pre-order, and international membership costs $82.00
Deonasis
^I am sure fixing international shipping charges is high on their agenda.. Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!
Edit: Actually those shipping prices are most likely a mistake but still, the challenge has been set – can FP ship this internationally for < $14???