▁Club . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁last ▁year ▁that ▁the ▁company ▁would ▁run ▁the ▁G . I . J oe ▁Collect ors ▁Club , ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁convention ▁employees ▁told ▁fans ▁that ▁the ▁company ▁would ▁ce ase ▁operations ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁The ▁Tim elines ▁Land qu ake ▁to y ▁proved ▁extremely ▁popular . ▁Crit ics ▁of ▁the ▁com ic ▁have ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁stories ▁play ▁directly ▁to ▁the ▁fans ▁of ▁the ▁Trans form ers ▁convent ions ▁and ▁stories ▁center ▁on ▁the ▁to ys ▁being ▁introduced ▁each ▁year . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁After ▁the ▁Trans form ers ▁convention ▁license ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁Fun ▁Publications , ▁they ▁issued ▁a ▁new ▁series ▁called ▁Trans form ers : ▁Tim elines , ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁stand ▁alone ▁tales . ▁The ▁first ▁com ic ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁with ▁a ▁story ▁called ▁" Des cent ▁into ▁Ev il ", ▁st arring ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁updated ▁classic ▁Aut ob ots ▁and ▁new ▁characters ▁fighting ▁the ▁evil ▁forces ▁of ▁Death sa urus ▁and ▁his ▁In sect icons . ▁As ▁would ▁follow ▁with ▁each ▁year ' s ▁story , ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁characters ▁appearing ▁would ▁be ▁released ▁as ▁exclusive ▁figures ▁at ▁Bot con . ▁▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Their ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Bot Con ▁tale , ▁" D awn ▁of ▁Future ' s