I agree, we don't need a multiverse story at this point, maybe later on down the line, they'll do their own verison of Worlds Collide
Does anyone have any idea of when it is most likely we will find out who the new Transformers comic publisher and why it has not happened yet?
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I agree, we don't need a multiverse story at this point, maybe later on down the line, they'll do their own verison of Worlds Collide
I'm just gonna leave this right here...
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Void Rivals #1
SERIES PREMIERE The blockbuster OBLIVION SONG team of ROBERT KIRKMAN & LORENZO DE FELICI debut the biggest new comic book series of 2023 with the launch of AN ALL-NEW SHARED UNIVERSE and a SURPRISE you won't see coming!
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It'd be weird if they started the Transformers off in a title that...in NO way indicates the Transformers are in it.
I feel like they would announce getting the license if that were the case....in a press release or something.
But, Robert Kirkman has pulled crazier stunts.
www.comicsbeat.com
www.looper.com
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So...I could see him doing that. And if anyone COULD get away with that, it'd probably be Robert Kirkman. Something to keep a eye on.
I feel like they would announce getting the license if that were the case....in a press release or something.
But, Robert Kirkman has pulled crazier stunts.
Kirkman goes on whirlwind WOLF-MAN tour!
Kirkman goes on whirlwind WOLF-MAN tour!
www.comicsbeat.com
The Walking Dead Comics Are Suddenly Ending Today - Looper
Don't bother trying to remember clues that the series is ending - it's simply concluding without any warning.
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I Love That Robert Kirkman Is Making Comics Surprising Again
I have not read a lot of Robert Kirkman’s comics, but I love his publishing stunts. And I love Kirkman’s rationale for them, which is simply to make comics surprising again.
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So...I could see him doing that. And if anyone COULD get away with that, it'd probably be Robert Kirkman. Something to keep a eye on.
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Honestly, if you were a comic publisher and just got the Transformers license, what could be a better introduction than to have them hiding in plain sight in one of your other comics, until they suddenly stop hiding?
Have people questioning whether it's a reference? Or maybe...?
I am pretty sure Hasbro would be required to update shareholders that a deal had been done before it resulted in product tbh but we'll see.
If that is the case, it likely be at the next shareholder meeting, but you need to bare in mind that comics are EXTREMELY small in the grand scheme of things, they aren't like Manga which pretty much exploded in resent years as DC & Marvel comics, pretty much go off the deep end into stupidy and try and have as many "events" as possible or Firsts, when they aren't really firsts, to pretty much prop them up and keeping the higher ups from shutting them down and outsourcing to another company, so with Hasbro & IDW, I'm guessing, while they may of stuck another deal with another company, IDW has formerly stopped making new comics but its likely there is a time limit in between that IDW can contuine to sell the Tradepaper backs and hard backs of the last issues of their runs before they formerly stop selling them to retailers!
I don't think that's accurate, Phazer.
Microsoft, via Xbox, has literally announced multiple company acquisitions during public events instead of telling investors first.
Granted Microsoft is a incomprehensibly huge company so an acquisition isn't necessarily big enough to be noteworthy to investors, but the principle remains the same.
How was the IDW license announced? Press release, investor event or what?
Microsoft, via Xbox, has literally announced multiple company acquisitions during public events instead of telling investors first.
Granted Microsoft is a incomprehensibly huge company so an acquisition isn't necessarily big enough to be noteworthy to investors, but the principle remains the same.
How was the IDW license announced? Press release, investor event or what?
Hasbro is also incomprehensibly huge. Not Microsoft huge, but still beyond our mortal brains. They probably own properties even they don't know they have. "A comic book company bought a license for one of our brands" doesn't rise to the shareholder level. If they were to buy a comic company or start their own, that would be another story, because shareholders would definitely have questions about the strategy there. But this is just a brand licensing deal. Or maybe it'll be a bundle of brands. Still just a licensing deal. Hasbro does gazillions of licensing deals.
Eh, Hasbro has 5600 employees which, while a lot, is an approachable figure. Comprehensible even. 8.48 billion market cap.
Microsoft recently announced that they're laying off nearly twice that many people, and it still was only a fraction of the 220,000+ people who work for that company. 2.3 TRILLION market cap
Even if we're both right about what happened, I feel it would be deceptive to not acknowledge the wildly different scale between the two companies. Microsoft was just one of the few companies besides Hasbro that I followed with any seriousness so it was my go to for how the company interacts with its investors.
Microsoft recently announced that they're laying off nearly twice that many people, and it still was only a fraction of the 220,000+ people who work for that company. 2.3 TRILLION market cap
Even if we're both right about what happened, I feel it would be deceptive to not acknowledge the wildly different scale between the two companies. Microsoft was just one of the few companies besides Hasbro that I followed with any seriousness so it was my go to for how the company interacts with its investors.
Interesting question. I honestly don't remember that well.
From the looks of things, Hasbro just announced it to the media, probably by press release.
And the actual press release:
Worth noting that the announcement DID come MONTHS before the first comic came out. This article is from May 19 2005. Infiltration 0 didn't come out until October 19 2005.
...It's kind of adorable that the article mentions the "controversy" of the comics being priced at $3.99. And those comments pish-poshing IDW's other tie-in's like 24 and The Shield. And Ryall interacting with the fans in the comments. The nostalgia is strong. I 'member those days.
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It's not the number of employees or market cap. The amount of stuff Hasbro owns is what's staggering. They are the Disney of toys.
I'm not saying I necessarily believe this theory about a surprise reveal. It's just that if they were to play along and do that, they wouldn't have to ruin the surprise by making some shareholder disclosure. Individual brand licensing deals are micro data in the grand scheme of it.
We FINALLY have an answer, Image comics has landed TF & GI Joe:
SCOOP: Transformers & GI Joe at Image Comics In Void Rivals #1
Transformers and GI Joe will be making their debut appearance together for Image Comics and Skybound Entertainment in Void Rivals #1.
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Cool!
I've said it elsewhere, but starting with a shared universe doesn't instill me with a lot of confidence.
You tried your best to trick us again, Kirkman! And you would've gotten away with it too, if it weren't for those meddling kids!
I was thinking about at least thumbing through the book when it comes out next Wednesday, but now I'm definitely picking it up!
And...as long as they were planning on doing both books anyway, I don't see the harm in them starting off with a shared universe. *shrug* I'll be interested to see what they have planned. Is the main character on the covers for Void Rivals actually a Joe in space armor?
I was thinking about at least thumbing through the book when it comes out next Wednesday, but now I'm definitely picking it up!
And...as long as they were planning on doing both books anyway, I don't see the harm in them starting off with a shared universe. *shrug* I'll be interested to see what they have planned. Is the main character on the covers for Void Rivals actually a Joe in space armor?
I don't mind the idea that they are in a shared universe. They can start that way and go off and do their own thing on separate worlds. When things get stale we can have some crossover events.
Well, I guess I have something new to add to my pull list.