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Hasbro has issued an official statement for the rebranding of their in-house television content production and distribution division; Hasbro Studios.

Titled as Allspark, the division is in charge of all TV animation content (Transformers, My Little Pony etc.) as well at live action programming (Power Rangers, Clue etc.).

“We are excited to refine our brand in the industry under the moniker ‘Allspark’, which is a fun homage to the life force in Transformers,” says Stephen Davis, Hasbro’s executive VP and chief content officer.

The official website is currently undergoing an update following the announcement. The URL is now updated as https://allspark.hasbro.com/ (formerly known as hasbrostudios.com).

Allspark is currently working on Season 2 of Transformers: Cyberverse, Zoids: Build Them To Life, Power Rangers: Beast Morphers and the final season of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.

You can check out the full press release, after the jump.

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Here’s a little news which flew under our radar. My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic 2018 Christmas Special aired last weekend and featured a brief homage to the G.I. Joe Franchise.

On a mission to find the best gift ever, MLP: FIM character Discord used his magic to disguise himself and Rainbow Dash as Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow respectively. It is ironic really; considering the fact that Snake Eyes is a silent character and Discord is quite the jabberjaw.

My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic and G. I. Joe: Renegades both began airing on Discovery Family Channel (formerly known as The Hub) about the same time. Renegades received the axe at the end of Season 1 but MLP trotted on to its current 8th Season with Season 9 green-lighted for a future date.

Will we see another G.I. Joe animated series? Hopefully. Since the cancellation of Renegades, changes happened to Hasbro; including the acquisition of Boulder Media Animation Studio which is currently producing many projects for Hasbro brands including Transformers (Cyberverse / Rescue Bots Academy), Littlest Pet Shop (World Of Our Own), Micronauts and My Little Pony (Equestria Girls). Hasbro also formed its own animation production company titled Allspark Animation. May be one day, the odds will be in our favor and we’ll get to see a new show based on the franchise we know and love. Yo Joe!

You can check out some screenshots from the latest episode, after the jump.

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It’s been a few days, but legendary GI Joe artist Russ Heath has passed away. If you’re not immediately familiar with his name, you’ll certainly be familiar with his work, he was responsible for the basic look and feel for the Sunbow GI Joe characters, locations, animals, vehicles and storyboards. He penciled Marvel’s GI Joe issue #24 and inked issue #64. He also did a lot of work on titles like the Punisher and Punisher War Journal, etc…

Tim Finn has blogged a wonderful tribute on A Real American Book that I wanted to share with everyone here at Hiss Tank.

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At San Diego Comic-Con 2018, there were a few G.I. Joe items on display by Pop Culture Shock Collectibles. Included is a prototype for their new 1/4 scale classic Storm Shadow Statue. They also have artwork showcasing design art for classic snake Eyes and Baroness 1/4 scale statues. See them after the jump.

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The “G.I. Joe Stop-Motion Film Festival” kicks off in Denver this September and Collider.com has the exclusive reveal of our announcement trailer! Since 2005, this festival has been displaying the best indie animators who bring their fan-favorite action figures to life!

http://collider.com/gi-joe-stop-motion-film-festival-trailer/

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Hasbro is letting us know that they have entered a brand new agreement with Paramount regarding Theatrical and Television content based on Hasbro properties for both Live Action and Animation fronts.

“Paramount has been a valuable partner of Hasbro’s for more than a decade, and we’re looking forward to taking our relationship to the next level,” said Brian Goldner, Chairman and CEO, Hasbro. “Storytelling, in its many forms, is revolutionizing our business and differentiating Hasbro in all sectors where we operate. We look forward to collaborating with the talented team at Paramount to create powerful new stories for kids, fans and families globally.”

While terms of the relationship are not being disclosed, Paramount and Hasbro will partner on financing projects at varying levels of investment, and Paramount will distribute the projects produced during the five year term of this deal worldwide. Paramount and Hasbro will also collaborate on television programming.

This really is an interesting development considering the fact that cartoons based on Hasbro properties such as G. I. Joes may fall under Viacom (Paramount’s parent company) owned Nickelodeon.

Check out the full press release, after the jump.

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Hasbro has recently applied for the G. I. Joe logo trademark at the United States Patent And Trademark Office.

What’s interesting is the fact that they have applied for the log0 which we saw during the 80s Era of G. I. Joe rather than the modern one. The document submitted contains an attachment with the logo under the description of “The mark consists of the words G.I. JOE followed by three bars, with a star on top of the “J” in the JOE portion”.

The trademark is filed under “Toy action figures and accessories for use therewith”.

While we believe that this may have been a move on Hasbro’s part to strengthen their trademark portfolio by renewing old ones, we cannot help but wonder if this means new action figures. In fact, It was not too long ago that we heard Hasbro planning to revitalize the brand.

You can check out additional information and the logo, after the jump.

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Hasbro Hascon has just updated their Facebook page with new updated information for G.I. Joe VIP ticket holders.

“The G.I. Joe animated series of the 1980s and 1990s were instrumental in driving interest in the G.I. Joe vs. Cobra storyline. Drawn from our store of production animation cells in the Hasbro Vault archives, we will be packaging eight randomly-selected original cells from the 1990s series in a custom folio-style envelope. This unique, first-of-its kind offering was produced by IDW and is exclusive to G.I. Joe V.I.P. ticket-holders at #HASCON2017!”

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After quite a while, Hasbro has applied for a G. I. Joe related Trademark at the United States Patent And Trademark Office.

The requested trademark is a tagline so familiar among the ARAH Sunbow Cartoon crowd. At the end of each episode (on the PSA segment) we would always hear…

“Knowing Is Half The Battle”

Trademark details:

  • Trademark Name: KNOWING IS HALF THE BATTLE
  • Trademark ID: 87364420
  • Trademark Owner: Hasbro, Inc.
  • Filed Date: Mar. 14, 2017
  • Trademark Description: Toy action figures and accessories for use therewith; toy vehicles and accessories for use therewith

We currently do not know why Hasbro applied for the trademark. It could very well be to keep the rights with them or it can be for new animated series. Only time can tell.