Hasbro Reconstruction | |
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Publisher | IDW Publishing Hasbro, Inc. |
Publication date | June 2016 – November 2018 |
Main character(s) | Hasbro Comic Book Universe |
Hasbro Reconstruction was a 2016 comic book launch by IDW Publishing about its line of comic books based on properties of the toy company Hasbro. Since June 2016, this branding converged most of IDW's Hasbro comics into the Hasbro Comic Book Universe, using the end of Revolution as its launching pod, which then continued with First Strike . [1] [2] For November 2018, IDW concluded the branding. [3]
The Hasbro Reconstruction branding serves to converge IDW's own versions of Transformers and G.I. Joe into a shared universe of characters from various Hasbro brands, which had started with Simon Furman and E. J. Su's The Transformers: Infiltration in October 19, 2005. Rom and Micronauts reappeared on 2016 after Hasbro regained their comic book rights from Marvel Comics. Action Man and M.A.S.K. were the last additions for the event series Revolution . [1] Between 2017 and 2018, the characters of Visionaries debuted on the aftermath of the event series First Strike . [2] [4] The Reconstruction branding concluded with the Transformers: Unicron miniseries. [3] [5]
Title | Publication dates / Issues | Initial creative team | Notes / References |
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Transformers: Till All are One | June 15, 2016 [6] – December 13, 2017 [7] (5–14; plus 1 annual) | Writer Mairghread Scott Artist Sara Pitre-Durocher | Sequel to The Transformers: Windblade . Focusing on Windblade and Starscream. |
Action Man | June 22 [8] – September 21, 2016 [9] (1–4) | Writer John Barber Artists Chris Evenhuis Paolo Villanelli | Focusing on Action Man. |
Revolution | July 21 [10] – November 30, 2016 [11] (0-5) | Writers John Barber Cullen Bunn Artists Fico Ossio | |
Micronauts | November 16, 2016 [12] – April 12, 2017 [13] (7–11; plus 1 annual) | Writer Cullen Bunn Artist David Baldeon | Focusing on Pharoid, Space Glider, Orbital Defender, Microtron, Acroyear and Biotron. |
Rom | November 23, 2016 [14] – November 1, 2017 [15] (5–14; plus 1 annual) | Writers Chris Ryall Christos N. Gage Artists David Messina Paolo Villainelli | Focusing on Rom. |
M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand | November 30, 2016 [16] – October 11, 2017 [17] (1–10; plus 1 annual) | Writer Brandon M. Easton Artists Tommy Lee Edwards Tony Vargas | Spinning out of the events of Revolution. Focusing on Spectrum, Aura, Eclipse and Gulliver. |
Optimus Prime | December 14, 2016 [18] – November 21, 2018 [19] (1–25; plus 1 annual) | Writer John Barber Artist Kei Zama | Sequel to The Transformers: Robots in Disguise . Focusing on Optimus Prime. |
Transformers: Lost Light | December 14, 2016 [20] – November 7, 2018 [21] (1–25) | Writer James Roberts Artist Jack Lawrence | Sequel to The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye . Focusing on Rodimus and Megatron. |
G.I. Joe | December 28, 2016 [22] – October 11, 2017 [23] (1–9) | Writer Aubrey Sitterson Artist Giannis Milonogiannis | Spinning out of the events of Revolution. Focusing on Scarlett, Roadblock, Rock ‘n Roll, Quick Kick, Wild Bill, Shipwreck and former Decepticon Skywarp. |
Revolutionaries | January 18 [24] – September 27, 2017 [25] (1–8) | Writer John Barber Artists Fico Ossio Sebastian Cheng | Spinning out of the events of Revolution. Focusing on Action Man, Kup, Ayana Jones and G. B. Blackrock. |
Micronauts: Wrath of Karza | April 26 [26] – September 20, 2017 [27] (1-5) | Writers Cullen Bunn Jimmy Johnston Artist Andrew Griffith | Sequel to Micronauts. Focusing on Baron Karza. |
Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook | June 7 [28] – August 30, 2017 [29] (1-3) | Writers Various Artists Various | Featuring various background stories of IDW's Hasbro Universe. |
First Strike | July 14 [30] – October 25, 2017 [31] (0-6) | Writers Mairghread Scott David Rodriguez Artists Max Dunbar Freddie E. Williams II | |
Rom vs. Transformers: Shining Armor | July 19 [32] – November 27, 2017 [33] (1-5) | Writers John Barber Christos N. Gage Artist Alex Milne | Focusing on Stardrive, a Transformer that was raised and recruited by the Solstar Order. |
Rom & the Micronauts | December 20, 2017 [34] - May 9, 2018 [35] (1-5) | Writer Christos N. Gage Artist Paolo Villanelli | Spinning out of the events of First Strike. Featuring Rom teaming up with the Micronauts. |
Scarlett’s Strike Force | December 27, 2017 [36] – February 28, 2018 [37] (1–3) | Writer Aubrey Sitterson Artist Nelson Daniel | Spinning out of the events of First Strike. Focusing on Scarlett and her own G.I. Joe team, with the addition of Spectrum from M.A.S.K. Cancelled after three issues. |
Transformers vs. Visionaries | January 3 [38] – May 2, 2018 [39] (1-5) | Writer Magdalene Visaggio Artist Fico Ossio | Spinning out of the events of First Strike. Focusing on Ironhide and the Spectral Knights. |
Transformers: Unicron | May 5 [5] – November 14, 2018 [40] (0-6) | Writer John Barber Artist Alex Milne | Focusing on Unicron. |
Title | Publication date | Initial creative team | Notes / References |
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Rom: Revolution #1 | September 21, 2016 [41] | Writer Chris Ryall Artist Christos N. Gage | Tie-in to Revolution. |
M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand: Revolution #1 | September 28, 2016 [42] | Writer Brandon M. Easton Artist Anthony Vargas | Tie-in to Revolution. |
Micronauts: Revolution #1 | September 28, 2016 [43] | Writer Cullen Bunn Artist Chris Panda | Tie-in to Revolution. |
Transformers: Revolution #1 | October 26, 2016 [44] | Writer John Barber Artist Andrew Griffith | Tie-in to Revolution. |
Action Man: Revolution #1 | October 26, 2016 [45] | Writer John Barber Artist Drew Johnson | Tie-in to Revolution. |
Transformers: Till All are One: Revolution #1 | November 2, 2016 [46] | Writer Mairghread Scott Artist Naoto Tsushima | Tie-in to Revolution. |
G.I. Joe: Revolution #1 | November 15, 2016 [47] | Writer Aubrey Sitterson Artist Giannis Milonogiannis | Tie-in to Revolution. |
Transformers: More than Meets the Eye: Revolution #1 | December 7, 2016 [48] | Writers James Roberts Nick Roche Artist Alex Milne | Tie-in to Revolution. |
Transformers Annual 2017 | March 9, 2017 [49] | Writer John Barber Artist Priscilla Tramontano | |
Transformers: Salvation | June 14, 2017 [50] | Writers John Barber Artist Livio Ramondelli | Sequel to The Transformers: Punishment and Transformers: Redemption. Focusing on the Dinobots. |
G.I. Joe: First Strike #1 | September 20, 2017 [51] | Writers Aubrey Sitterson Artist Ilias Kyriazis | Tie-in to First Strike. |
Micronauts: First Strike #1 | September 27, 2017 [52] | Writers Christos N. Gage Artist Chris Panda | Tie-in to First Strike. |
Optimus Prime: First Strike #1 | October 18, 2017 [53] | Writers John Barber Artist Guido Guidi | Tie-in to First Strike. |
Rom: First Strike #1 | October 18, 2017 [54] | Writers Christos N. Gage Artist Chris Panda | Tie-in to First Strike. |
M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand: First Strike #1 | November 1, 2017 [55] | Writers Aubrey Sitterson Artist Ilias Kyriazis | Tie-in to First Strike. |
Transformers: First Strike #1 | November 8, 2017 [56] | Writers John Barber Artist Guido Guidi | Tie-in to First Strike. |
Rom: Tales of the Solstar Order | April 4, 2018 [57] | Writers Chris Ryall Christos N. Gage Artists Guy Dorian Sal Buscema | Back-up strips published in Rom #11-14. |
Transformers: Requiem of the Wreckers | May 30, 2018 [58] | Writer Nick Roche Artists Josh Burcham Geoff Senior Guido Guidi | Sequel to The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers and The Transformers: Sins of the Wreckers. Focusing on Verity Carlo and the Wreckers. |
Transformers: Historia | January 9, 2019 [59] [60] | Writer Chris McFeely Artists Various | Guide of all Transformers comic books set in the HCBU, similar to The Transformers: Continuum. |
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