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On this episode of TransMissions, we’re all about Cons. Comicons, Transformer cons and Decepticons! This year is the 30th anniversary of Transformers and we want to prepare you with our best tips for traveling and attending conventions. But don’t just take out word for it. We’ve got a bunch of our past guests from Transformers superfans to IDW artists and writers to give lots of advice for making sure you have a blast this convention season!
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Show Notes
- Cold Open [0:00:19]
- Intro [0:02:39]
- Transformers Convention Schedule 2014
- BotCon (June 19th-22nd) – Pasadena, California, USA [0:05:23]
- Exclusive Figures: Pirates vs. Knights set of 5 figures
- Guests
- Susan Blu
- Hal Rayle
- Michael McConnohie
- Jack Angel
- David Kaye
- Samantha Newark
- Derrick J. Wyatt
- Marty Isenberg
- James Roberts (@jroberts332)
- John Barber (@TheJohnBarber)
- Mairghread Scott (@MairghreadScott)
- Artists’ Alley
- Texas Comicon (June 20th-22nd) – San Antonio, Texas, USA (Same time as BotCon) [0:20:34]
- Guests
- TFcon (July 11th-13th) – Mississauga, Ontario, Canada [0:28:19]
- Exclusive Figure: ”Masterpiece” Shafter
- Guests
- Susan Blu
- Neil Kaplan
- Garry Chalk
- Aaron Archer
- The Cybertronic Spree
- Andrew Griffith
- Sarah Stone
- Josh Perez
- TFcon USA (October 24th-26th) – Chicago, Illinois, USA
- No information announced yet, we’ll update on a future show
- TFExpo (August 1st-3rd) – Wichita, Kansas, USA [0:42:14]
- Guests
- Auto Assembly (August 8th-10th) – Birmingham, England, UK [0:43:13]
- Guests
- Jim Sorenson
- Flint Dille
- James Roberts
- Alex Milne
- Joana Lafuente
- Casey Coller
- Simon Furman
- Andrew Wildman
- Stephen Baskerville
- John-Paul Bove
- Guests
- Ener-Con (August 23rd-24th) – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada [0:45:25]
- Guests
- Michael Chain
- James Raiz
- Guests
- BotCon (June 19th-22nd) – Pasadena, California, USA [0:05:23]
- TransMissions Convention Prep Tips [0:47:33]
- Convention Exclusive Figures
- Pre-Con Prep
- Budget question from listener Tom Lynch (@Paranoid_Cats): “$500 spending money goal for TFCon Chicago – crazy, not enough, or just right?”
- Yoshi’s Tip for the Ladies
- Vendors
- Professional
- Collectors
- Amateur
- Walking The Floor
- Convention Pro Tips From Past TransMissions Guests [1:17:07]
- Peaugh (@Peaugh) [1:17:51]
- Josh Burcham (@jcburcham) [1:20:05]
- Livio Ramondelli (@LivioRamondelli) [1:24:27]
- Andrew Griffith (@glovestudios) [1:26:05]
- Blog post with instructions for ordering commissions
- Josh Perez (@dyemooch) [1:30:28]
- deviantART page for ordering commissions
- John-Paul Bove (@wordmongerer) [1:37:32]
- Mairghread Scott (@MairghreadScott) [1:45:55]
- Sarah Stone (@fayren) [1:50:00]
- Alex Milne (@markerguru) [2:03:10]
- Ladywreck (@ladyofwreck) [2:08:50]
- Order Wreck and Rule! T-Shirts
- Listen to The Underbase Transformers Comics Podcast!
- Listen on Stitcher
- Full Metal Hero
- Closing [2:21:56]
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