Robert Kirkman-led Skybound Entertainment (commonly known as just ‘Skybound’) is reportedly in talks to acquire comic book publishing rights of G.I. Joe and Transformers franchises.
This news comes amidst rumors of the current license coming to an expiry. IDW is rumored to lose the license awarded to them by Hasbro.
The Hollywood Reporter says:
Skybound, the imprint run by The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman, is in negotiations with Hasbro to acquire the publishing license to the two properties. If a deal is reached, it will mark a sea change for the look and feel of the comics and is a big loss for IDW, which has been making G.I. Joe and Transformer comics since the mid-2000s. Kirkman, who is known to be a major fan of the toy brands and is said to have personally gotten involved in the chasing of the rights, is not expected to write any of the new comics. Additionally, if a deal does go through, new books would not be expected to hit shelves until 2023.
Skybound is mostly known for The Walking Dead and the Fire Power comic book series.
DESTRO says
Rumor: IDW To Lose G.I. Joe License In 2022
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flintshotduke says
Finally!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !
Itchweed says
Hope Marvel gets it back....
ShadowNinja says
Will marvel want it back? Comic companies are struggling.
TargetCobraIsle says
Everyone here cool with that? I would have thought that you would want some form of monthly comic for your (or one of many) favorite hobby.
Trooper13 says
I mean, I loved the early IDW run. The Gage and Costa Cobra Minis? Top shelf. The first twenty or so issues of Dixon’s run. Pretty great. Some of the Special Missions and Origins were cool. The last almost ten years have been atrocious. What a shame, but they definitely don’t deserve the license anymore.
I hope Marvel doesn’t get it. That company is a dumpster fire.
wmichben says
The only reason I am fine with this is because I can never find their comics in stores so I order them directly from IDW and their lowest shipping option is now $7. I was fine with the slow media mail they used to offer because it was like $2.50. Then they dropped that and shipping was $5 and it only recently went up to $7. That just seems silly to me when I am buying one $4 comic at a time.
I just want Larry Hama to be able to finish his run then I hope they can start another long-running reboot. IDW could never keep the other titles running for very long. It was the same with DDP where they would run for maybe 24 issues then reboot again.
wmichben says
I hope Marvel doesn?t get it. That company is a dumpster fire.
jscott991 says
If IDW is "losing" the license, that implies someone else is going to pick it up.
chuckles32 says
Perhaps it is time for a new GI Joe force and enemy....but can that be pulled off. Who knows.
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