Hasbro Comic Book Universe

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"Hasbro Comic Book Universe"
Revolution, IDW Publishing and Hasbro, May 2016.jpg
Official teaser for 2016's Revolution .
Publisher IDW Publishing
Publication dateOctober  2005  –December  2020
GenreVarious
Main character(s)

The Hasbro Comic Book Universe (HCBU) is an American comic book franchise and shared universe created and published by IDW Publishing, based on various properties of the toy company Hasbro.

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Publication history

Following the bankruptcy of Dreamwave Productions in 2005, IDW picked up the Transformers comic book license and hired veteran writer Simon Furman to craft a rebooted continuity based on the Generation 1 toy line, similar to what Marvel Comics did through Ultimate Marvel. [1]

In May 2008, IDW obtained the G.I. Joe comic book license from Devil's Due Publishing. [2]

Over the years, both comics participated in several crossover events, like Infestation and Infestation 2 .

In 2016, IDW gained the rights of Rom , Micronauts , Action Man and M.A.S.K. from other publishers. That same year, IDW announced the Hasbro Reconstruction campaign, in order to converge those brands in the same continuity, starting with the crossover event Revolution . [3]

In 2017, IDW gained the rights of Visionaries , with most of its characters debuting after the crossover event First Strike .

In April 2018, IDW announced the HCBU would conclude with the limited series Transformers: Unicron in November 2018.

In-continuity canon

IDW has never established a shared continuity between its own Transformers and G.I. Joe comics, even during the crossover event Infestation , when they both exist in separate universes, with other licensed franchises. While The Transformers has only participated in Infestation, the miniseries The Transformers: Hearts of Steel , also set in its own alternate timeline, has participated in Infestation 2 . On the other side, G.I. Joe participated in both events.

While other brands exist within the HCBU (e.g. Jem and Clue ), they did not appear in Revolution, First Strike or Transformers: Unicron for tonal reasons. IDW's versions of My Little Pony , Dungeons & Dragons , Magic: The Gathering , Stretch Armstrong and Go-Bots exist "outside" of this universe entirely.

List of works

2005

TitleIssue(s)Premiere dateFinale dateNote(s)Ref.
The Transformers: Infiltration 0–6October 19, 2005July 12, 2006

2006

TitleIssue(s)Premiere dateFinale dateNote(s)Ref.
The Transformers: Evolutions — Hearts of Steel 1–4July 5, 2006September 27, 2006
The Transformers: Stormbringer July 19, 2006October 18, 2006
The Transformers: Spotlight 31 (unnumbered)September 13, 2006May 1, 2013
The Transformers: Escalation 1–6November 29, 2006May 2, 2007Sequel to The Transformers: Infiltration.

2007

TitleIssue(s)Premiere dateFinale dateNote(s)Ref.
The Transformers: Megatron Origin 1–4June 20, 2007October 24, 2007
The New Avengers/The Transformers July 5, 2007October 10, 2007Crossover with the New Avengers (Marvel Comics).
The Transformers: Devastation 1–6October 3, 2007February 27, 2008Sequel to The Transformers: Escalation.

2008

TitleIssue(s)Premiere dateFinale dateNote(s)Ref.
The Transformers: All Hail Megatron 1–16July 10, 2008October 14, 2009
G.I. Joe (vol. 1)0–27 (plus 1 special)October 22, 2008February 23, 2011
The Transformers: Maximum Dinobots 1–5December 10, 2008April 15, 2009

2009

TitleIssue(s)Premiere dateFinale dateNote(s)Ref.
G.I. Joe: Origins1–23February 2009January 2011
G.I. Joe: Cobra (vol. 1)1–13March 2009June 2009
G.I. Joe: Cobra Special 1–2September 2009September 2010Tie-in to G.I. Joe: Cobra (vol. 1).
The Transformers1–31November 18, 2009December 7, 2011Sequel to The Transformers: All Hail Megatron.
The Transformers: Bumblebee1–4December 16, 2009March 10, 2010

2010

TitleIssue(s)Premiere dateFinale dateNote(s)Ref.
G.I. Joe: Cobra II 1–4January 2010February 2011
The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers 1–5January 27, 2010May 19, 2010
G.I. Joe: Hearts & MindsMay 2010September 2010
The Transformers: Ironhide 1–4May 12, 2010August 4, 2010
The Transformers: Drift September 2010October 20, 2010

2011

TitleIssue(s)Premiere dateFinale dateNote(s)Ref.
The Transformers: Infestation1–2February 2, 2011February 16, 2011Part of the crossover event Infestation.
G.I. Joe: InfestationMarch 2, 2011March 16, 2011Part of the crossover event Infestation.
The Transformers: Heart of Darkness1–4March 23, 2011June 29, 2011
G.I. Joe: Cobra Civil WarOne-shotApril 1, 2011Prelude to Cobra Civil War.
G.I. Joe (vol. 2)1–21May 2011January 2013
G.I. Joe Cobra: Cobra Civil War December 2012
G.I. Joe: Snake EyesMay 18, 2011February 6, 2013Separated inside three storylines.
The Transformers: The Death of Optimus PrimeOne-shotDecember 21, 2011

2012

TitleIssue(s)Premiere dateFinale dateNote(s)Ref.
The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye 1–57 (plus 1 annual)January 11, 2012September 28, 2016Issues #23-27 tied to Dark Cybertron; issues #56-57 tied to Titans Return.
The Transformers: Autocracy1–12January 18, 2012June 20, 2012
The Transformers: Robots in Disguise1–57 (plus 1 annual)January 25, 2012September 28, 2016Issues #23-27 tied to Dark Cybertron; retitled as The Transformers (vol. 2) in issue #35; retitled as Transformers in issue #39; issues #56-57 tied to Titans Return.
The Transformers: Infestation 21–2February 1, 2012February 15, 2012Part of the crossover event Infestation 2; related to The Transformers: Hearts of Steel.
G.I. Joe: Infestation 2March 14, 2012March 28, 2012Part of the crossover event Infestation 2.

2013

TitleIssue(s)Premiere dateFinale dateNote(s)Ref.
G.I. Joe (vol. 3)1–15February 2013April 2014
G.I. Joe: Special Missions1–13March 2013April 2014
The Transformers: Monstrosity1–12March 1, 2013July 31, 2013Sequel to The Transformers: Autocracy.
G.I. Joe: The Cobra Files1–9April 2013December 2013
The Transformers: Dark CybertronOne-shotNovember 6, 2013Tied to Dark Cybertron.

2014

TitleIssue(s)Premiere dateFinale dateNote(s)Ref.
The Transformers: Dark Cybertron FinaleOne-shotMarch 26, 2014Tied to Dark Cybertron.
The Transformers: Windblade (vol. 1)1–4April 16, 2014July 23, 2014
The Transformers: Punishment1–5June 2014 (printed on January 21, 2015)Digital comic.
The Transformers: Primacy1–4August 13, 2014November 19, 2014Sequel to The Transformers: Monstrocity.
G.I. Joe (vol. 4)1–8September 2014April 2015Retitled as The Fall of G.I. Joe.
The Transformers: Drift — Empire of Stone1–4November 26, 2014February 25, 2015Sequel to The Transformers: Drift.

2015

TitleIssue(s)Premiere dateFinale dateNote(s)Ref.
G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes — Agent of Cobra1–5January 2015May 2015
Jem and the Holograms1–26 (plus 1 annual and 2 specials)March 25, 2015June 14, 2017
The Transformers: Windblade (vol. 2)1–7March 25, 2015September 23, 2015Sequel to The Transformers: Windblade (vol. 1); issues #1-5 tied to Combiner Wars.
Transformers: Combiner HuntersOne-shotJuly 29, 2015Tied to Combiner Wars.
Transformers: RedemptionOctober 28, 2015Sequel to The Transformers: Punishment.
Transformers: Sins of the Wreckers1–5October 2015June 2016Sequel to The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers.

2016

TitleIssue(s)Premiere dateFinale dateNote(s)Ref.
Micronauts1–11 (plus 1 annual)April 27, 2016April 12, 2017
Transformers: Till All are One1–12 (plus 1 annual)June 15, 2016December 13, 2017Sequel to The Transformers: Windblade; issues #5-8 tied to Titans Return.
Revolution 0–5June 21, 2016November 30, 2016 [3]
Action Man 1–4June 22, 2016September 21, 2016
Rom0–14 (plus 1 annual)July 27, 2016November 1, 2017
Transformers: Titans ReturnOne-shotJuly 27, 2016Tied to Titans Return.
Transformers: RevolutionOctober 26, 2016Part of the crossover event Revolution. [3]
Transformers: Till All are One: RevolutionNovember 2, 2016
G.I. Joe: RevolutionNovember 16, 2016
Rom: RevolutionSeptember 21, 2016
Micronauts: RevolutionSeptember 28, 2016
M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand: RevolutionSeptember 29, 2016
Action Man: RevolutionOctober 26, 2016
M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand1–10 (plus 1 annual)November 30, 2016October 11, 2017
Transformers: More than Meets the Eye: RevolutionOne-shotDecember 7, 2016Part of the crossover event Revolution. [3]
Optimus Prime 1–25 (plus 1 annual)December 14, 2016November 21, 2018Sequel to The Transformers: Robots in Disguise.
Transformers: Lost Light 1–25November 7, 2018Sequel to The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye.
Jem: The Misfits1–5December 21, 2016July 6, 2017Spin-off of Jem and the Holograms.
G.I. Joe (vol. 5)1–9December 28, 2016October 11, 2017

2017

TitleIssue(s)Premiere dateFinale dateNote(s)Ref.
Revolutionaries1–8January 18, 2017September 27, 2017Team-up between various Hasbro characters.
Transformers Annual 2017One-shotMarch 9, 2017
Micronauts: Wrath of Karza1–5April 26, 2017September 20, 2017Sequel to Micronauts.
Transformers: SalvationOne-shotJune 14, 2017Sequel to Transformers: Redemption.
Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook1–3July 14, 2017October 25, 2017Featuring various background stories.
First Strike 0–6Sequel to Revolution.
Rom vs. Transformers: Shining Armor1–5July 19, 2017November 27, 2017
Jem: Infinite1–6June 29, 2017October 19, 2017Crossover event between Jem and the Holograms and Jem: The Misfits.
ClueNovember 23, 2017
G.I Joe: First StrikeOne-shotSeptember 20, 2017Part of the crossover event First Strike.
Micronauts: First StrikeSeptember 27, 2017
Optimus Prime: First StrikeOctober 18, 2017
Rom: First Strike
M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand: First StrikeNovember 1, 2017
Transformers: First StrikeNovember 8, 2017
Jem: Dimensions1–4December 6, 2017March 7, 2018
Rom & the Micronauts1–5December 20, 2017May 9, 2018
Scarlett's Strike Force1–3December 27, 2017February 28, 2018

2018

TitleIssue(s)Premiere dateFinale dateNote(s)Ref.
Transformers vs. Visionaries1–5January 3, 2018May 2, 2018
Rom: Tales of the Solstar OrderOne-shotApril 4, 2018Back-up strips published in Rom #11–14.
Transformers: Unicron 0–6May 5, 2018November 14, 2018
Transformers: Requiem of the WreckersOne-shotMay 30, 2018Sequel to Transformers: Sins of the Wreckers.

2019

TitleIssue(s)Premiere dateFinale dateNote(s)Ref.
Synergy: A Hasbro Creators ShowcaseOne-shotMarch 27, 2019Contains stories for G.I. Joe, Transformers, and Jem and the Holograms.

2020

TitleIssue(s)Premiere dateFinale dateNote(s)Ref.
Rom: Dire Wraiths 1–3January 15, 2020December 30, 2020Prequel and spin-off to Rom, uses characters from Inhumanoids .

Major storylines

Tie-in books

Unproduced works

See also

References

  1. ↑ "DYNAMIC FORCES® - Marvel, DC, Dynamite, Signed Comics, Sketch Covers, CGC Graded, Variants, Collectibles and more!". www.dynamicforces.com. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
  2. ↑ "IDW Lands G.I. Joe License". CBR. 2008-05-29. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "IDW Is Merging G.I. Joe, Transformers, and Its Other Hasbro Comics Into One Giant Universe". io9. June 2016. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
  4. ↑ "TRANSFORMERS HISTORIA: Chris McFeely Writes History Of IDW Transformers Universe, Due In December". TFormers.com. September 19, 2018. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Legacy of Rust - Transformers Wiki". tfwiki.net. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
  6. ↑ "Spy Games - Transformers Wiki". tfwiki.net. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
  7. ↑ "Transformers: Collision Course - Transformers Wiki". tfwiki.net. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
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