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Hasbro To Showcase 2023 Plans On Investor Day 2022

Posted on September 30, 2022 at 4:10 am by Silver Optimus under G.I. Joe Cartoons, G.I. Joe Classified, G.I. Joe Comics, G.I. Joe Movie, G.I. Joe Video Games

Hasbro is all set to live broadcast their annual Investor Day on October 4th, 2022.

For those who do not know, Hasbro’s Investor Day is the equivalent of Disney’s D23 (well, sort of). Every year Hasbro will showcase its entire plan for the following year. Since very recently, Hasbro has ditched its usual formal approach to Investor Day in favor of a much more entertaining one; akin to the aforementioned D23.

Hasbro will discuss and showcase future plans for almost all of its properties. This year’s event is set to go on for a whopping 3 and a half hours starting from 9 AM EDT.

We expect to see and hear about Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, Transformers: Earthspark, G.I. Joe Classified Series, G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes console game, the Agreement between Hasbro and Paramount, the new Comic Book License for Transformers and G.I. Joe properties, and many more.

For those who wish to watch the show online, you may register via Hasbro’s official website. If embedding is allowed, TFW2005 Network will host a link to the stream during the event.

You can check out this year’s agenda, after the jump.

p.s: Last year’s event Hasbro Investor Day 2021 Live Stream

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G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero 300th Issue Jamie Sullivan Cover Revealed

Posted on August 21, 2022 at 4:51 am by Silver Optimus under G.I. Joe Comics

IDW is sharing Jamie Sullivan’s cover art for G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #300.

“Cover Reveal

Check out this G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #300 cover by Jamie Sullivan with over 300 characters on it! Is that some sort of record?!”

You can check out the full version of the cover with this news post.

G.I. Joe 40th Anniversary 1oz Silver Coin

Posted on August 19, 2022 at 11:31 am by Silver Optimus under G.I. Joe Cartoons, G.I. Joe Comics

To celebrate the 40th Anniversary of G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, New Zealand Mint has produced a 1oz limited-edition silver coin.

There will only be 1,982 coins to be purchased (get it? for the year 1982) at US$ 99.00 each.

Official description:

“Yo Joe! Celebrate the 40th anniversary of G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero with this action-packed memento!

Featuring the first cover of the comic book series in 1982, this rectangular 1oz pure silver coin shows the Joe team in full colour with the 40th-anniversary logo at the top. The design includes a mirrored border and a mix of light and heavy frosting on the text and speech bubbles. This is a piece that will certainly stand out in your collection! To confirm it as legal tender, the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth ll is engraved on the obverse.

This officially licensed coin arrives in a G.I. Joe-themed box, that includes the anniversary logo and an eye-catching image of Snake Eyes. Inside this specially designed box, the coin is held in an acrylic case, perfect for showcasing while keeping it protected from any forces. Printed on the back of the box is a Certificate of Authenticity and the coin’s unique number in the mintage of 1,982 – reflecting the year of the launch.

Join the Joes in defending the world against the controlling Cobra!”

You can purchase the silver coin via New Zealand Mint.

IDW November 2022 G.I. Joe Solicitations

Posted on August 19, 2022 at 7:57 am by Silver Optimus under G.I. Joe Comics

Everything that has a beginning, has an end…

We have with us the IDW November 2022 G.I. Joe Solicitations. With it, IDW’s run on Hasbro’s G.I. Joe property come to a closure.

This November we will see…

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #300 – Cover A
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #300 – Cover B
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #300 – Cover C
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #300 – Cover D

Find out more information about each title (and their covers), after the jump.

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Hasbro Speaks About The Future Of Transformers And G.I. Joe Comic Book License

Posted on August 14, 2022 at 12:31 am by Silver Optimus under G.I. Joe Comics

Breaking the silence, Hasbro VP of Global Publishing, Michael Kelly spoke to Nerd Reactor on the new license for G.I. Joe and Transformers comic books.

Mr. Kelly confirmed that IDW would indeed lose the rights by the end of 2022. However, he declined to divulge the name of the new license holder.

“Actually, we’re in a bit of a transition at the moment, as you might have heard,” Kelly tells Nerd Reactor. “So we’ve been with IDW on the comic book front, with Transformers and Joe, and that’s going to be ending at the end of this year. We’re not ready yet to announce who our new partner is, but we’ve already begun some creative discussions.”

Both brands will step into a new direction after the transition.

“Certainly there’ll be plenty of things that they’ll be familiar with,” Kelly continued. “Because again, we’re not going to completely reinvent the brands, but I think what they’ll find is a fresh take on the storytelling and the characters. Probably develop a little bit more slowly to try and bring some new fans in as well as by starting out focusing on two or three main characters and really giving them a lot of depth and a lot of personalities and then building out the team of characters as we go along. So yeah, that’s usually what we do.”

Regarding creative decision-making from Hasbro’s side:

“In some regards, we will do adaptations of TV or movies, obviously, but a lot of what we’re doing is actually original storytelling,” Kelly explained. “As far as toys are concerned, we at times will try to incorporate some of the artistic designs of toys. But it’s important to us that the integrity of the storytelling always be what’s driving the narrative. So we’re never going to just say, ‘Oh, well, you know, Hasbro is releasing a new toy, so we’ll put it in this comic, like an advertisement.’ We don’t do that.”

Tie-in comics with Transformers: EarthSpark will also take place.

“When it comes to the kids’ properties, we tend to try and use the main characters that fans are familiar with,” Kelly said. “If there’s anything that we would do, we would focus more on the heroism or on the adventure of it – less on the violence side. So we really want to craft that message so that kids are reading the stories that they’re ready for, and that their parents are going to be happy that they’re reading as well. What it is about is just making sure that it’s accessible. So certainly, you know, Bumblebee would be a character that we would focus on for a younger audience, because he’s everybody’s best friend, and it tends to resonate well with kids. If we do bring in Decepticons like Starscream and Megatron, we might play them a little bit more, sort of over the top – not humorous necessarily, but scary.”