The recently revealed Transformers #07 Retailer Incentive Cover C showed a small announce about a free Transformers Trading Card Game Booster pack. Now the official Transformers Trading Card Twitter has confirmed that there will be a free Transformers Trading Card Game Wave 1 Booster Pack Included With IDW’s Transformers Issue #07.
Grab your copy of Transformers #07 this Wednesday, June 12th and look for your free booster pack inside your comic. A very nice marketing idea to let fans to be involved not only with the new comics but with the new trading card game.
Click on the bar to see the mirrored covers now with the promotional announce on them, and then let us know you impressions on the 2005 Boards!
Carnage73
FINALLY found a copy of Transformers # 8 with a pack AND a copy of Transformers '84 # 0 at Time Capsule in Seekonk, MA on Wednesday. This made my day even better than it already was because I had a job interview that morning with one of Rhode Island's premiere employers.
Carnage73
I pulled my EIGHTH common Starscream from my copy of # 7.
Automaster
I just picked up issue 8 and it had common Bombshell in it. He is the bane of my entire Transformers TCG collecting life! If I never see another common Bombshell again it'll be too soon.
This pack didn't even have a decent rare battle card. It was combat training.
Carnage73
Found a copy today of Transformers # 7 with the retailer incentive cover at a local Newbury Comics. They are sold out of # 8 per one of the staff who did an inventory check for me.
Carnage73
Found a tweet from David Marriotte from IDW that the booster pack that will come with issue # 8 when it arrives in comic shops on July 3 will be Wave 1.
Carnage73
I went to 4 comic shops in my local area on Tuesday & Wednesday. All 4 were sold out of Transformers # 7. One clerk from 1 of the regional chains that is also affiliated with the company that produces The Tick comic said that he is trying to get more copies for some customers who reserve books there. The owner of the independent comic & guitar shop up the street said he had customers pick up 2 copies to have 1 to open & 1 to keep sealed.
Wreckgar
That I do not know. I only found out from a podcast that they are doing it
Carnage73
Wave 1 or Wave 2?
Wreckgar
For those interested, apparently issue 8 will also have a booster pack included.
Carnage73
Marvel packed promos for OverPower in some of its books in 1995 & 1996 but the packs were stapled inside the comic.
jessecuster
I got Barrage(likely my 4th) and a much needed Data Bank as my rare battle card.
Automaster
I got Inferno from this pack and Roll Out! as the rare battle card.
HeroicC300
I got basic Optimus Prime.
chrizgrv
I got a flame war with mine. Was it coincidence or did others get her too?
Worf
If you're looking for it at major retailers and failing, try you local game store. These are stores that carry Magic and Pokemon games (and is probably their main source of income). In particular, if they carry Magic cards, you're golden because they're likely going nto be a Wizards Partner, which means they can get you TF CCG stuff.
My FLGS brought in boosters and all that when I requested them, and even though it's basically just me and someone else, they're getting in all the CCG promo stuff too as a Wizards partner. You'll also get better local service and maybe even find organized play. (If not, hey, free promo cards – I've been showered with promo cards from them because I've been going to their store for over a decade and he's got nothing better to do with them).
omegafix
Issue #7 comes pollybagged with a pack of cards fron the CCGView attachment 28301066
Wreckgar
I've seen plenty of mass retailers carrying the cards. Maybe someone else is snagging them before you get there? I've seen packs everywhere at both targets and Walmarts. Pretty much every comic shop around here also carries them.
I'd say to ask local shops to order them and bring and empty booster pack to Walmart and Target and see if they are getting more or if they can talk to their supplier. No retailer will turn down money and the worst WM and T could say is "I don't know"
Worth a shot at least
Coil
Man, they haven't done this kinda thing since I was a kid.
shamanking282
Glad it's not another promo. Didn't want to have to buy the issue.
myrrh
…you know what would be even better?..if retailers actually stocked the trading card game…
…i've found exactly one third-depleted box of rise of the combiners boosters buried behind some baseball cards next to the customer-service checkout at target, and those were probably all my own purchases, to boot…nothing ever found elsewhere, not at gamestop, not at other targets, not at wal-mart, not at the local hobby shops…