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One of the most innovative uses of licensed characters in comics has to go to Tom Scioli and John Barber’s “Transformers vs. GI Joe”, now available in a hardcover “Quintessential Collection” from IDW. Scioli joins Wendi on this episode to discuss the life lessons of Jack Kirby, the larger spiritual implications of the Autobots, the…
This August, General Joe Colton, the original G.I. JOE, will take the fight directly to the TRANSFORMERS home world of Cybertron in the Hasbro Comic Book Event of 2017 – First Strike! This six-part, bi-weekly series will feature the talents of writers Mairghread Scott (TRANSFORMERS) and David A. Rodriguez (SKYLANDERS), with art by Max Dunbar…
First Strike #1 Mairghread Scott & David Rodriguez • Max Dunbar (a) • Freddie E. Williams II (c) The crossover of the year is here! Earth is finally ready to officially join the Cybertronian Council of Worlds and appoint their first representative to the Council. Too bad the ceremony is interrupted by a massive explosion…
The Bumblebee spinoff film is set to be directed by Travis Knight. This will be the Kubo and the Two Strings director’s live-action directorial debut. No plot details are available. We do know Michael Bay, Lorenzo di Bonaventura, and Steven Spielberg are producing the project with Hasbro’s Brian Goldner and Stephen Davis. The script has been written by Christina Hodson. Stay tuned, kids…. …
IDW Publishing, a subsidiary of IDW Media Holdings (OTC: IDWM), today announced a multi-year book sales and distribution partnership with Penguin Random House Publisher Services (PRHPS) exclusively for the trade bookstore market. The agreement takes effect April 2017. Celebrated for its diverse catalog of licensed and creator-driven titles, IDW publishes some of the most successful…
Read more IDW Publishing Signs Distribution Deal With Penguin Random House
REVOLUTION was only the beginning! Once the dust settles on Revolution, IDW’s groundbreaking event series that catapulted a new comic book universe into existence, heroes and villains will rise from the ashes to form new alliances and take on even greater challenges in this brave new comic world. REVOLUTIONARIES will be born. A G.I. Joe, a…
Read more A New Team of Hasbro Characters Unite To Form REVOLUTIONARIES
Opening June 28, 2017, “Transformers: The Last Knight” will feature the return of Optimus Prime, Megatron, Bumblebee, Barricade and Drift, and the introduction of Sqweeks. The film stars Mark Wahlbert, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, Isabela Moner, Jerrod Carmichael, Laura Haddock, Santiago Cabrera and Anthony Hopkins.
Read more The first movie poster from ‘Transformers: The Last Knight’
This September, the 5-part bi-weekly REVOLUTION will forever impact the future of Transformers, G.I. Joe, ROM, Micronauts, Action Man, and M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand, establishing a cohesive comic book universe for all these characters and titles. Spinning out of those universe-defining events, multiple exciting new Hasbro-licensed titles will follow shortly thereafter to pick up…
Dark Horse Comics, Activision Publishing, Inc., and award-winning game development studio, Treyarch have teamed up to deliver Call of Duty: Zombies, a comic book series of undead proportions, written by comics superstar Justin Jordan (Green Lantern: New Guardians), and illustrated by Jonathan Wayshak (Devolution), with story by Zombies Director, Jason Blundell and the studio’s Lead…
Read more Dark Horse Comics Deploys Justin Jordan for Call of Duty®: Zombies Comic Book Series
IDW Publishing has unveiled its most ambitious comic book publishing venture in its history revolving around its fan-favorite titles based on Hasbro properties. The “Revolution” event marks the birth of a comic book crossover that will be comprised of not only the TRANSFORMERS and G.I. JOE properties, but also all-new properties MICRONAUTS, ROM, and ACTION MAN, as…
