Skybound have revealed covers for the upcoming Cobra Commander #1. This is the all new Energon Universe which links up various Hasbro properties into one continuity. Duke made a brief cameo in the recent Transformers #2, and will have his own book launching at the end of December. Cobra Commander then gets his intro mini series starting in January. Read on for full details and pics, then hit your LCS to snag your copies!
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Skybound DUKE #1 Covers
Skybound have revealed additional variant covers for DUKE #1, which will be the first all new GI Joe comic in the shared Energon Universe. One has Duke standing on a downed Starscream, while the other features a side portrait of The Baroness. Both are due to drop on December 27th. Check the pics and info after the break!
Skybound G.I. Joe and Transformers Shared Universe Comics Poster
Thanks to faceboook user Jon Robert for posting up a new G.I. Joe and Transformers Shared Universe Comics Poster. There are a few details in here that are of note.
Duke #1 on sale December 2023
Cobra Commander #1 on sale January 2024
Transformers #1 on sale October 2023
It looks like the new Universe is called “The Energon Universe” and will indeed combine both brands. How deep that goes is yet to be seen. Stay tuned for further details as they become available.
The New Home for G.I. Joe and Transformers Comics Revealed
Via Bleeding It Cool website we have a very interesting article which finally reveals the new home for G.I. Joe and Transformers comics.
After IDW losing both the Transformers and GI Joe licenses at the end of 2022, it was unclear which would be the new editorial for each of Hasbro’s franchises (not officially at least). Now we finally have details about this new comic project:
…Transformers and GI Joe will be making their debut appearance together for Image Comics and Skybound Entertainment in Void Rivals #1, out next week. And this will begin a new Skybound comic book license with Hasbro for Transformers and GI Joe.
“Void Rivals” is a new comic book by Robert Kirkman, Matheus Lopes and Lorenzo De Felici, from Image Comics and Skybound, being published next week.
Read the full article here and then share your impressions on the Hisstank Boards!