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IDW And Hasbro Celebrate 10 Years By
Extending Their relationship
San Diego, CA (February 9, 2015) – This year marks the Tenth anniversary of IDW Publishing and Hasbro being in business together, a relationship that began in 2005 with the publication of IDW’s first TRANSFORMERS title. To celebrate a decade of creativity, innovation, and success, the two companies are announcing the extension of their blockbuster relationship.
Once TRANSFORMERS was established as an immediate success, IDW expanded its comic line to include the Hasbro property G.I. JOE, then eventually the smash-hit MY LITTLE PONY and coming this March, JEM & THE HOLOGRAMS! IDW will also continue to publish the LITTLEST PET SHOP and DUNGEONS & DRAGONS comics. These titles have become perennial staples at IDW, and will continue to play key roles in IDW’s publishing slate going forward, in all existing formats, both print and digital. Fans of the line can expect much more of the quality products they’ve come to expect: Comics, Trade Paperbacks, Hardcovers, Micro Comic Fun Packs, IDW Limited collections, and more.
“At this point, I almost feel I’ve run out of superlatives for Hasbro. They remain an absolutely fantastic collaborator on every level,” said IDW CEO & Publisher, Ted Adams. “After ten years in business together, it’s clear what a huge part of our success Hasbro has been, and what an appropriate time this is to solidify our relationship well into the future.”
2014 was full of hits that captivated fans and critics alike. From the hit TRANSFORMERS event Dark Cybertron, to the celebratory 25th issue of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, readers were treated to some truly monumental stories. The critically acclaimed TRANSFORMERS vs G.I. JOE, series found itself among 8 “Best Of” lists for 2014, with VICE Magazine proclaiming, “If you were a child in the ‘80s and remember playing with these toys, this comic will work for you on that level. If you appreciate some of the most beautiful drawings currently being published in a comic book, then this can work for you on that level, too.”
“IDW embodies all of the great qualities Hasbro looks for in a publisher, and we share common values,” said Michael Kelly, Hasbro’s Director of Global Publishing. “With IDW, we know we can count on superb storytelling, innovative distribution strategies, and bold thinking. We’ve come a long way together in ten years, but this is only the beginning.”
Announced recently by Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc. the fan-favorite series My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic was voted the Best All-Ages Series and earned the coveted Diamond Gem award for 2014! This marks the second Diamond Gem award earned by the series, the previous being Best Licensed TP/HC in 2013.
With an extension on most licenses and formats moving into the future, it’s clear that 2015 is only the beginning for IDW and Hasbro.
Rated X wrote:Killing G1, one comic book at a time...
Rated X wrote:Killing G1, one comic book at a time...
Randomhero wrote:Rated X wrote:Killing G1, one comic book at a time...
By going from Two ongoing books to three. IDW has done amazing work and I hope we get another ten to twenty more years of this relationship.
You don't like? Don't reaf it, keep watching your DVDs of the cartoon till they stop working
alldarker wrote:Rated X wrote:Killing G1, one comic book at a time...
Are you serious???
There's no doubt IDW has strengthened and enriched G1 more than any other fiction (including the damn Bay movies) has since 2000. And that's not even mentioning the G1 love they showed by reissuing both US and UK G1 comic runs, finishing off the US G1 comic run with issues 81 - 100, and reprinting the Dreamwave G1 profiles. They didn't have to do any of that, and yet they did! I recently bought the first five Classic UK Marvel comic bundles, and even just the bonus material and background info they added to the stories is just insane.
I'm not saying that every storyline IDW started up has been equally fulfilling, but the encompassing TF universe(s) they've created is just incredible.
Randomhero wrote:Boo hoo im on a mobile. At least I'm not crying over a comic "killing G1" like a troll like you. Go cry somewhere else while waiting for your mom to brings you your hot pockets in your "basement apartment "
ZeroWolf wrote:Because they want the more kiddie friendly fiction getting cartoons? Plus it's far cheaper for hasbro this way as IDW are paying them for the licence to print transformers comics. Which incidently means that hasbro like this direction.
I do have a question for you though, Rated X, why do you even care? This isn't replacing any of the other g1 universes so what's it matter to you
Rated X wrote:ZeroWolf wrote:Because they want the more kiddie friendly fiction getting cartoons? Plus it's far cheaper for hasbro this way as IDW are paying them for the licence to print transformers comics. Which incidently means that hasbro like this direction.
I do have a question for you though, Rated X, why do you even care? This isn't replacing any of the other g1 universes so what's it matter to you
Why do I care you ask ?
Thats a valid question so I will answer.
G1 characters have had iconic looks and personalities set in stone for 30 years. Why make a mockery of them ? I wouldnt mind as much if the mockery stayed on paper confined to those who read comic books. But lately its been spilling over into the toy side of hasbros brand. I wouldnt mind an IDW homage figure if we got a G1 style homage first to go with older classics figures. But saying IDW is the new G1 is going too far. I like to call legends taligate "not tailgate" because hasbro didnt even bother to use the superior generations windcharger mold to give G1 fans a proper tailgate. They would rather waste money on entirely new mold that looks like crap all to glorify IDW. And why does generations springer make a better rodimus than he does springer ? Im not saying it was planned that way but somethings wrong with that picture...
Rated X wrote:Why do I care you ask ?
Thats a valid question so I will answer.
G1 characters have had iconic looks and personalities set in stone for 30 years. Why make a mockery of them ? I wouldnt mind as much if the mockery stayed on paper confined to those who read comic books. But lately its been spilling over into the toy side of hasbros brand. I wouldnt mind an IDW homage figure if we got a G1 style homage first to go with older classics figures. But saying IDW is the new G1 is going too far. I like to call legends taligate "not tailgate" because hasbro didnt even bother to use the superior generations windcharger mold to give G1 fans a proper tailgate. They would rather waste money on entirely new mold that looks like crap all to glorify IDW. And why does generations springer make a better rodimus than he does springer ? Im not saying it was planned that way but somethings wrong with that picture...
Va'al wrote:Deadput wrote:Actually I don't know my mother's name is Valerie so is Va'al actually my mother?
Yes. Now go to your room and don't play with yourself.
The critically acclaimed TRANSFORMERS vs G.I. JOE, series found itself among 8 “Best Of” lists for 2014, with VICE Magazine proclaiming, “If you were a child in the ‘80s and remember playing with these toys, this comic will work for you on that level. If you appreciate some of the most beautiful drawings currently being published in a comic book, then this can work for you on that level, too."
mirageandjazz1197 wrote:And your Alpha Bravo comment is just god damn ridiculous when you can ignore him on the shelves since Slingshot is coming and also the fact that he has only been on like one comic panel.
Metro Prime wrote:I never understood the IDW V.S. CHUG debate. The IDW designs are, in and of themselves, Classics-style redesigns. Toys like Generations Trailcutter, Brainstorm, and Springer are great Classics toys, comic-inspired or not.
Nemesis Primal wrote:
I happen to like Alpha Bravo even if he hasn't done anything yet. If nothing else, he stands out on a team where everybody else has basically the same alt mode.
Va'al wrote:Deadput wrote:Actually I don't know my mother's name is Valerie so is Va'al actually my mother?
Yes. Now go to your room and don't play with yourself.
Nemesis Primal wrote:The critically acclaimed TRANSFORMERS vs G.I. JOE, series found itself among 8 “Best Of” lists for 2014, with VICE Magazine proclaiming, “If you were a child in the ‘80s and remember playing with these toys, this comic will work for you on that level. If you appreciate some of the most beautiful drawings currently being published in a comic book, then this can work for you on that level, too."
Really? Freakin' seriously? This was last year's big hit? Not either of the ongoings? Not Windblade? And "beautiful drawings"? I'll at most grant "valid stylisitic choice". But it's certainly not up to the level of Sarah Stone's work.
Rated X wrote:Dont worry, I dont reaf it. You might want to do a better job proof-reafing your comments before you post.
Va'al wrote:
How can you not love him.
He's so majestic.
He's so selfless.
He's so stylish.
And a great team worker.
Va'al wrote:Deadput wrote:Actually I don't know my mother's name is Valerie so is Va'al actually my mother?
Yes. Now go to your room and don't play with yourself.
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