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HissTank › G.I. Joe Comics › IDW Declares A Pencils Down Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic

IDW Declares A Pencils Down Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic

Posted on April 5, 2020 at 12:45 am by Silver Optimus under G.I. Joe Comics

IDW has announced a ‘Pencils Down‘ for most (if not all) of its writers and artists due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Mr. Larry Hama has left the following Facebook post regarding the announcement by the publisher:

“ Just got ‘pencils down’ on a storyline I’ve been doing for 275 issues. This is a hiatus at present. I am wrapping up the end of ‘Snake Hunt’ so that it will be ready to go into the chute once the smoke clears.”

Comic industry is one of the industries which has been affected hard by the pandemic due to its distribution nature. With essential services taking up the front lines, comic book publishers are stepping back as a support and to minimize the loss.

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  1. J James's Avatar J James says

    04-04-2020, 01:05 AM

    https://www.newsarama.com/49703-idw-...on-hiatus.html

  2. Sean_C has no avatar! Sean_C says

    04-04-2020, 01:34 AM

    Joe fans should be used to hiatuses.

  3. sbartek1974's Avatar sbartek1974 says

    04-04-2020, 01:39 AM

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Sean_C View Post
    Joe fans should be used to hiatuses.
    You're not a real Joe fan without hiatuses.

  4. Breakerfan has no avatar! Breakerfan says

    04-04-2020, 01:40 AM

    I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of titles are going on hiatus. Diamond's website earlier this week said they have put shipping books to shops on hiatus.

  5. jcast has no avatar! jcast says

    04-04-2020, 02:13 AM

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Sean_C View Post
    Joe fans should be used to hiatuses.
    I thought this was a resurrected thread at first.

  6. Bub has no avatar! Bub says

    04-04-2020, 07:27 AM

    Well, I waited out a 14 year hiatus...what's a few months?

  7. nero9000's Avatar nero9000 says

    04-04-2020, 07:34 AM

    The entire comic book industry is "on hiatus". Meaning it's dead, and not a moment too soon, either. Forget 275, I'll be surprised if IDW ever puts out another comic book again.

    This is the best news of 2020. ARAH has been in need of a mercy killing for years now, and we don't even need to go into their other Joe and TF efforts. My fingers are crossed for all of Marvel and DC to fold over, too, so they'll finally stop pissing on the corpses of once great characters.

  8. Megastar has no avatar! Megastar says

    04-04-2020, 08:00 AM

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by nero9000 View Post
    The entire comic book industry is "on hiatus". Meaning it's dead, and not a moment too soon, either. Forget 275, I'll be surprised if IDW ever puts out another comic book again.

    This is the best news of 2020. ARAH has been in need of a mercy killing for years now, and we don't even need to go into their other Joe and TF efforts. My fingers are crossed for all of Marvel and DC to fold over, too, so they'll finally stop pissing on the corpses of once great characters.
    So f##k all the people who;ll lose their jobs and the fans, becusce you don't like anything their doing!?

  9. Dusty Ayers's Avatar Dusty Ayers says

    04-04-2020, 08:06 AM

    Ever since I was a kid I only ever read Joe comics and a few issues of other lines so I don’t have a sense of the industry but I suspect all the comics publishers are on hiatus due to COVID.

    I don’t necessarily think this is specific to Joe, but that is a possibility.

  10. nero9000's Avatar nero9000 says

    04-04-2020, 08:57 AM

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Megastar View Post
    So f##k all the people who;ll lose their jobs and the fans, becusce you don't like anything their doing!?
    It's time for all the unqualified hack creators who have told the fans to f##k off to f##k off themselves, yes. For every comic book shop who have stacked up on collector's item #1 issues, it's time to enjoy the fruits of your labor. For every "collector" who slobbered all over the latest death of a beloved character, now you're really getting what you wanted. If there's anyone left still reading this trash in 2020, you're probably severely addicted and can probably use some detoxing. This is for the best, trust me.

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