Hasbro Comic Book Universe (2019–present)

Hasbro Comic Book Universe
Publication information
Publisher	IDW Publishing and Skybound Entertainment (licensed by Hasbro)
Genre	Various
Publication date	March 2019 – present
Main character(s)	Action Force; Beast Wars; G.I. Joe; Inhumanoids; Rom; Transformers;

Search Hasbro Comic Book Universe (2019–present) on Amazon.

The second and current incarnation of the Hasbro Comic Book Universe (HCBU) is an American comic book franchise and shared fictional universe that was originally published by IDW Publishing since 2019 to 2022,^[1] and is being continued by Skybound Entertainment since 2023.^[2]

Based on various brands from Hasbro, it is a reboot of the previous continuity that IDW debuted between 2005 and 2018.^[3]

Publication history[edit]

Background[edit]

Between 2005 and 2018, IDW Publishing debuted the original incarnation of the Hasbro Comic Book Universe (HCBU) with The Transformers: Infiltration, featuring titles and characters from Transformers, G.I. Joe, Jem, Micronauts, Rom, Action Man, M.A.S.K., Clue, Visionaries and Army Ants, culminating in the Hasbro Reconstruction relaunch that included Revolution, First Strike and Transformers: Unicron.^[4]^[5]

Development[edit]

In August 2018, former IDW Publishing President Greg Goldstein announced new reboots for various of their Hasbro-based comics.^[3] In 2019, IDW debuted the new HCBU continuity with new series based on Transformers, G.I. Joe and Rom.^[6]^[7] Between 2022 and 2023, IDW passed the licenses of Transformers and G.I. Joe to Skybound Entertainment.^[1]^[2]

List of works[edit]

2019[edit]

Title	Issue(s)	Premiere date	Finale date	Publisher	Note(s)	Ref.
Transformers (vol. 3)	1−43 (plus one annual and two specials)	March 13, 2019	May 18, 2022	IDW Publishing		^[6]
G.I. Joe (vol. 6)	1−10	September 18, 2019	November 11, 2020			^[7]
Transformers: Galaxies	1−12	September 25, 2019	December 30, 2020		Transformers (vol. 3) spin-off	^[8]

2020[edit]

Title	Issue(s)	Premiere date	Finale date	Publisher	Note(s)	Ref.
Rom: Dire Wraiths	1−3	January 15, 2020	December 30, 2020	IDW Publishing		^[9]
Snake Eyes: Deadgame	1−5	July 15, 2020	July 7, 2021			^[10]
Transformers: Escape	1−5	December 30, 2020	July 7, 2021		Transformers (vol. 3) spin-off	^[11]

2021[edit]

Title	Issue(s)	Premiere date	Finale date	Publisher	Note(s)	Ref.
Transformers: Beast Wars	1−17 (plus one annual)	February 3, 2021	June 22, 2022	IDW Publishing		^[12]
G.I. Joe: Castle Fall	One-shot	February 17, 2021			G.I. Joe (vol. 6) tie-in
Transformers: King Grimlock	1−5	August 4, 2021	February 2, 2022			^[13]
Transformers: Shattered Glass	1−5	August 25, 2021	December 22, 2021			^[13]
Wreckers: Tread & Circuits	1−4	October 13, 2021	January 12, 2022		Transformers (vol. 3) spin-off	^[14]
Snake Eyes: Deadgame — Declassified	One-shot	December 1, 2021			Snake Eyes: Deadgame tie-in

2022[edit]

Title	Issue(s)	Premiere date	Finale date	Publisher	Note(s)	Ref.
Transformers: War's End	1–4	February 23, 2022	May 25, 2022	IDW Publishing	Transformers (vol. 3) spin-off	^[15]
Transformers: Last Bot Standing	1–4	May 11, 2022	August 31, 2022			^[16]
Transformers: Fate of Cybertron	One-shot	June 29, 2022			Transformers (vol. 3) tie-in
Transformers: Shattered Glass II	1−5	August 31, 2022	December 14, 2022		Transformers: Shattered Glass sequel	^[17]

Unproduced works[edit]

Transformers: Collision Course^[18]

Collected editions[edit]

IDW Publishing series (2019–2022)[edit]

Title	Material collected	Pages	Publication date	ISBN
Transformers
Transformers, Volume One: The World in Your Eyes	Transformers #1−12	288	October 22, 2019	1684055318, 978-1684055319 Search this book on .
Transformers, Volume Two: The Change in Your Nature	Transformers #13−18 Transformers: Galaxies #1−6	280	August 25, 2020	1684056756, 978-1684056750 Search this book on .
Transformers, Volume Three: All Fall Down	Transformers #19−24 Transformers: Galaxies #7−12	280	December 15, 2020	1684057396, 978-1684057399 Search this book on .
Transformers, Volume Four: Declaration of War	Transformers #25−30 Transformers Valentine's Day Special Transformers: Escape #1−5	304	November 10, 2021	1684058066, 978-1684058068 Search this book on .
Transformers, Volume Five: Horrors Near and Far	Transformers #31–36 Transformers Annual 2021 Transformers Halloween Special Wreckers: Tread & Circuits #1–4		June 8, 2022	168405883X, 978-1684058839 Search this book on .
Transformers, Volume Six: War's End	Transformers #37–43 Transformers: War's End #1–4 Transformers: Fate of Cybertron		November 1, 2022	1684059410, 978-1684059416 Search this book on .
Transformers: Beast Wars
Transformers: Beast Wars, Volume 1	Transformers: Beast Wars #1−6	144	January 5, 2022	1684058589, 978-1684058587 Search this book on .
Transformers: Beast Wars, Volume 2	Transformers: Beast Wars #7–12	144	June 28, 2022	1684059038, 978-1684059034 Search this book on .
Transformers: Beast Wars, Volume 3	Transformers: Beast Wars #13–17 Transformers: Beast Wars 2022 Annual	128	October 4, 2022	1684059380, 978-1684059386 Search this book on .
Other Transformers series
Transformers: King Grimlock	Transformers: King Grimlock #1–5	128	June 28, 2022	1684058996, 978-1684058990 Search this book on .
Transformers: Shattered Glass	Transformers: Shattered Glass #1–5	128	July 26, 2022	168405902X, 978-1684059027 Search this book on .
Transformers: Last Bot Standing	Transformers: Last Bot Standing #1–4	136	October 25, 2022	1684059402, 978-1684059409 Search this book on .
G.I. Joe
G.I. Joe: World on Fire	G.I. Joe #1−10 G.I. Joe: Castle Fall	288	April 14, 2021	1684056756, 978-1684056705 Search this book on .
Snake Eyes: Deadgame	Snake Eyes: Deadgame #1−5	144	December 7, 2021	1684057957, 978-1684057955 Search this book on .
Rom
Rom: Dire Wraiths	Rom: Dire Wraiths #1−3	96	January 20, 2021	1684056810, 978-1684056811 Search this book on .

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Kit, Borys; Kit, Borys (2022-01-21). "IDW to Lose 'G.I. Joe,' 'Transformers' License at End of 2022 (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Kit, Borys; Kit, Borys (2021-12-10). "Robert Kirkman's Skybound in Talks to Acquire G.I. Joe, Transformers Publishing License (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 "ICv2 Interview: IDW Publisher and President Greg Goldstein, Part 2". icv2.com. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
↑ "IDW Is Merging G.I. Joe, Transformers, and Its Other Hasbro Comics Into One Giant Universe". Gizmodo. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
↑ "EXCLUSIVE: IDW Reveals First Strike Tie-Ins, New Ongoing Hasbro Series". CBR. 2017-06-07. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 "'Transformers' Comic to Explore Cybertron Before the War | Hollywood Reporter". www.hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 Cobra Reigns Supreme in IDW Publishing's Rebooted G.I. Joe Series - IGN, retrieved 2020-11-02
↑ Spry, Jeff (2019-08-22). "Constructicons rise in IDW's first-ever Transformers spinoff, Galaxies #1". SYFY WIRE. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
↑ Spry, Jeff (2019-09-24). "IDW's new Rom: Dire Wraiths Miniseries exposes truth of the Apollo moon landing". SYFY WIRE. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
↑ "Rob Liefeld to Tackle 'Snake Eyes' Comic (Exclusive) | Hollywood Reporter". www.hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
↑ Powell, Nancy (2020-07-26). "Syndicated Comics". The Beat. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
↑ "IDW Celebrates 25th Anniversary of Transformers: Beast Wars with New Comic Book Series". tformers.com. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
↑ ^13.0 ^13.1 May 2021, Michael Doran 18. "Alternate Transformers realities are the focus of two new IDW series". Newsarama. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
↑ Spry, Jeff (2021-07-20). "Make room for the Wreckers in series reveal for IDW's rowdy new 'Transformers' miniseries". SYFY WIRE. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
↑ Arrant, Chris (2021-11-16). "The 2022 Transformers event War's End to weave together the past, present, and future of the franchise". gamesradar. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
↑ "Transformers: Last Bot Standing To Reveal the Last Days of the Transformers Universe". Comics. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
↑ Schreur, Brandon (2022-05-19). "EXCLUSIVE: Evil Optimus Prime Returns in Transformers' Shattered Glass Sequel". CBR. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
↑ "Transformers: Collision Course - Transformers Wiki". tfwiki.net. Retrieved 2022-11-03.

This article "Hasbro Comic Book Universe (2019–present)" is from Wikipedia. The list of its authors can be seen in its historical and/or the page Edithistory:Hasbro Comic Book Universe (2019–present). Articles copied from Draft Namespace on Wikipedia could be seen on the Draft Namespace of Wikipedia and not main one.

[:42-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Kit, Borys; Kit, Borys (2022-01-21). "IDW to Lose 'G.I. Joe,' 'Transformers' License at End of 2022 (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-01-21.

[:33-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Kit, Borys; Kit, Borys (2021-12-10). "Robert Kirkman's Skybound in Talks to Acquire G.I. Joe, Transformers Publishing License (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-01-19.

[:0-3] 3.0 ^3.1 "ICv2 Interview: IDW Publisher and President Greg Goldstein, Part 2". icv2.com. Retrieved 2022-01-19.

[4] "IDW Is Merging G.I. Joe, Transformers, and Its Other Hasbro Comics Into One Giant Universe". Gizmodo. Retrieved 2022-01-19.

[5] "EXCLUSIVE: IDW Reveals First Strike Tie-Ins, New Ongoing Hasbro Series". CBR. 2017-06-07. Retrieved 2022-01-19.

[:1-6] 6.0 ^6.1 "'Transformers' Comic to Explore Cybertron Before the War | Hollywood Reporter". www.hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 2020-10-24.

[:2-7] 7.0 ^7.1 Cobra Reigns Supreme in IDW Publishing's Rebooted G.I. Joe Series - IGN, retrieved 2020-11-02

[8] Spry, Jeff (2019-08-22). "Constructicons rise in IDW's first-ever Transformers spinoff, Galaxies #1". SYFY WIRE. Retrieved 2020-10-24.

[9] Spry, Jeff (2019-09-24). "IDW's new Rom: Dire Wraiths Miniseries exposes truth of the Apollo moon landing". SYFY WIRE. Retrieved 2020-11-02.

[10] "Rob Liefeld to Tackle 'Snake Eyes' Comic (Exclusive) | Hollywood Reporter". www.hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 2020-10-24.

[11] Powell, Nancy (2020-07-26). "Syndicated Comics". The Beat. Retrieved 2020-10-24.

[12] "IDW Celebrates 25th Anniversary of Transformers: Beast Wars with New Comic Book Series". tformers.com. Retrieved 2020-10-24.

[King_Grimlock/Shattered_Glass-13] 13.0 ^13.1 May 2021, Michael Doran 18. "Alternate Transformers realities are the focus of two new IDW series". Newsarama. Retrieved 2021-05-19.

[14] Spry, Jeff (2021-07-20). "Make room for the Wreckers in series reveal for IDW's rowdy new 'Transformers' miniseries". SYFY WIRE. Retrieved 2021-07-21.

[15] Arrant, Chris (2021-11-16). "The 2022 Transformers event War's End to weave together the past, present, and future of the franchise". gamesradar. Retrieved 2021-11-16.

[16] "Transformers: Last Bot Standing To Reveal the Last Days of the Transformers Universe". Comics. Retrieved 2022-02-17.

[17] Schreur, Brandon (2022-05-19). "EXCLUSIVE: Evil Optimus Prime Returns in Transformers' Shattered Glass Sequel". CBR. Retrieved 2022-05-19.

[18] "Transformers: Collision Course - Transformers Wiki". tfwiki.net. Retrieved 2022-11-03.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[11]

[12]

[13]

[14]

[15]

[16]

[17]

[18]