IDW Publishing Announces Hasbro Crossover Comic Series

As Paramount sorts out their own Harbso Cinematic Universe, IDW Publishing is preparing to create a world of their own with the very same properties in a new comic book crossover called Revolution.

Co-written by Cullen Bunn and John Barber with art by Fico Ossio, 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 well as the launch of a long-awaited M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand series.

IDW stresses that the event is not a reboot of their previously-published Hasbro comics, but it will instead take many of the building blocks of what has come before and build on them anew, bringing all these elements together in an epic event that results in an all-new status quo for all involved. Everything fans have enjoyed up to this point remains intact as part of this ongoing continuity. The ramifications of Revolution will extend well beyond the event, as all of these iconic characters will henceforth exist in the same universe, altering the scope of IDW editorial in all the Hasbro series from this moment onward.

“The Revolution series builds out of a detail that was introduced in IDW’s first-ever issue of TRANSFORMERS in 2005,” said IDW’s Chief Creative Officer, Chris Ryall. “So to finally be able to build upon the various story elements we’ve seeded over the years, and which come into play in a big way starting with July’s ROM #1 even before the launch of Revolution, is a blast. We’ve been working toward a full-fledged universe for some time and it’s great fun to be able to finally bring it to vivid life, especially since it allows us to give the world new titles like the very-requested M.A.S.K., as well as some exciting new books still to be announced.”

“We’ve done plenty of crossovers in the past,” said Michael Kelly, Head of Global Publishing at Hasbro, “but nothing near this scope or scale. Our heroes, whether they are from Earth or from distant reaches of the galaxy, all have one thing in common: their powers and abilities are based primarily on technology. We have been able to use this fact to build a natural and believable link between all of these disparate characters. The result is a complex and dynamic world where all manner of conflicts and team-ups can and will exist. If you are a fan of Hasbro’s brands, your time is now.”

As Revolution rolls out, each associated series will receive its own “Revolution” one-shot that ties in to the main event. Revolution will feature an array of variant covers with stunning cover art by Brandon Peterson, Tradd Moore, John Byrne, James Biggie, Adam Riches, Guido Guidi, Ken Christensen, Art Baltazar, and more.

Nothing will be the same after the Revolution erupts this September with issues 1 & 2 plus one-shot tie-ins (G.I. JOE, MICRONAUTS, ROM) all available to order together. Comics set to tie-in to the event include:

ROM

Co-written by Chris Ryall (Onyx), Christos Gage (Marvel’s Daredevil)

Art by David Messina (Star Trek)

G.I. Joe

Written by Aubrey Sitterson (Street Fighter X G.I. JOE)

Art by Giannis Milonogiannis (Prophet)

Transformers: Till All Are One

Written by Mairghread Scott (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, TRANSFORMERS)

Art by Naoto Tsushima (TRANSFORMERS)

Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye

Written by James Roberts (TRANSFORMERS)

Art by Alex Milne (TRANSFORMERS)

Transformers

Written by John Barber (Back to the Future)

Art by Andrew Griffith (TRANSFORMERS)

M.A.S.K.

Written by Brandon Easton (Marvel’s Agent Carter, TRANSFORMERS: Deviations)

Art by Tony Vargas (Rot & Ruin)

Action Man

Written by John Barber (TRANSFORMERS)

Art by Paolo Villanelli (G.I. JOE: SNAKE EYES)

Micronauts

Written by Cullen Bunn (Uncanny X-Men)

Art by Chris Panda

Click on the image to see a bigger version!

Trending

X