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JOE: A Real American Hero #330 today, the landmark issue will be rushed back to print! Skybound and Image Comics, in collaboration with Hasbro, a leading games, IP and toy company, and video game developer Crystal Dynamics, announced a complete sellout of G.I JOE: A Real American Hero #330 at the distributor level, marking a[...]

Today, Scott Dunbier's Act 4 Publishing, in partnership with Skybound and Image Comics, announced the release of Circus of Bones: The Art of Mike Mignola, the official hardcover catalogue companion of the upcoming Mike Mignola gallery exhibition in New York City Details of the forthcoming original art show will be announced by the Philippe Labaune[...]

Joe comic books published by Hasbro, Skybound Entertainment and Image Comics But up top, we do have the scoop that in October 2026, the publisher will launch a new G.I Joe comic book series that crosses over with Tomb Raider It will be written by Kyle Higgins and drawn by Elena Casagrande Expect to see[...]

Absolute Wonder Woman's Kelly Thompson and Mattia De Iulis revive Universal Monsters: The Bride of Frankenstein Lives from Skybound and Image Comics in October 2026 in a new limited series Announced this weekend at the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference & Exhibition, Universal Monsters: The Bride of Frankenstein Lives #1 arrives just in time[...]

Scott Dunbier of Act 4 Publishing, partnered with Skybound, is sharing a first look at his latest DC Silver Age Covers and Stories Artist's Edition, a format that reproduces original artwork as close to the original in size and look as possible, which he pioneered at IDW Publishing DC Silver Age Covers and Stories Artist's[...]

#1 comic published by Skybound/Image Comics today, there are three seemingly impossible free comics inside the blind bags as well, in a variety of different forms It was Skybound that started the blind bag craze in comic books, and they did so better than anyone with the first, Invincible: Battle Beast #1, by putting bonus[...]

Bleeding Cool gets the word that Robert Kirkman, co-creator of The Walking Dead and Invincible, founder of comic book publisher Skybound Entertainment, partner of Image Comics, and current publisher of Transformers, GI JOE, Universal Monsters comics and Battle Beast, has some new toys That he, or they, have signed a deal to publish comic books[...]

As of today, Prana Direct Market Solutions and Skybound Entertainment are also announcing new hires, even though I would normally be off the clock, planning an early night so I can see my parents tomorrow It's just not that kind of day today, it seems Skybound Entertainment has hired Senior Editor Katii O'Brien to its[...]

Variant covers from Frank Miller, Bill Sienkiewicz, and Rob Liefeld have been revealed for the new superhero comic book series Terminal by Robert Kirkman, Joe Casey, Andy Kubert, David Finch and Arthur Adams (also provideing covers), coming from Image Comics and Skybound for San Diego Comic-Con opening day, the 22nd of July, with a special blind[...]

#1 from Image/Skybound at ComicsPRO in February, I've been speculating on what this might mean for the Energon Universe, which has sold over six million copies since it launched Well, now we know the answer, which is that M.A.S.K #1 has launched with over 200,000 copies ordered, solidifying the series as one of the biggest launches of 2026 from any company (all without[...]

Comic book shops get a Robert Kirkman/Art Adams surprise tomorrow... will you get yours?

But then, what of the actual creator-owned, or even just creator-participant titles? Well Image Comics seems to be right there for that new audience too, and doing it with far fewer retailer-exclusive covers I've been hearing from multiple sources inside Image Comics, the biggest publisher of creator-owned comics, that for next month launch titles, both[...]

Then the webspinners are off… Though it seems that the recent Invincible reprints from Image Comics/Skybound are selling even higher than Marvel Team-Up did.   Marvel's most recognisable comic book character, by far, is Spider-Man, created by Steve Ditko and Stan Lee in 1962 He's been challenged by Hulk, Captain America, Wolverine, Silver Surfer, Deadpool and[...]

Skybound Entertainment and Image Comics, in partnership with Universal Products & Experiences, today announced Universal Monsters: Blood of the Wolf Man, a new four-issue comic book series from the team of writer Joshua Williamson, currently on DC's K.O., Iron Man and Superman, with Legion to come and artist Leomacs of Basketful of Heads and Rogues[...]

#1, the all-new series from Dan Watters and Pye Parr launching in June from Image and Skybound. And that comes on the heels of learning that the Energon Universe has sold over six million copies worldwide since its launch in 2023 with Kirkman's Void Rivals, creating what some see as a new Big Two in comics[...]

We're going to call it, and label the latest surge of interest for new titles from Image Comics, the Invincible Effect, named after the Image Comics series by Robert Kirkman, Cory Walker and Ryan Ottley, published by Image Comics and now through Skybound, which has been adapted into a successful Amazon Prime Video series. Because it's[...]

Skybound Entertainment is to launch Energon Phase Two with the new M.A.S.K series by Dan Watters and Pye Parr, announced by CEO Robert Kirkman and VP Arune Singh at ComicsPRO, who seemed to mention me far more than seemed appropriate I felt like Sal Salperstein at the end of that But as Arune Singh said,[...]

Terminal, a new comic book series in the style of X-Men by Robert Kirkman, Joe Casey, Andy Kubert, David Finch and Art Adams, from Skybound and Image Comics, was announced at ComicsPRO to comic book retailers today You can follow along more announcements with this ComicsPRO handy tag right now. Terminal by Robert Kirkman, Joe Casey, Andy Kubert,[...]

No resemblance to Corpse Knight Gunther by Mayo-Nuguri, Corpse Knight is the new series from Michael Chaves of The Conjuring , Matthew Roberts of Universal Monsters and Rico Renzi of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse from Skybound/Image Comics launching in April solicits "Corpse Knight is a haunting new horror series where family is family, whether they're alive or undead[...]

Skybound Entertainment and Image Comics continue their Universal Monsters revival train with Universal Monsters: The Phantom of the Opera, a four-issue limited series written by Tyler Boss (You'll Do Bad Things) with art by Martin Simmonds (Universal Monsters: Dracula, The Department of Truth) The series launches at the end of February Deep beneath the Paris[...]

Robert Kirkman and David Finch's Skinbreaker was the highest ordered comic book in September 2025 by comic book stores, followed by two more Skybound Entertainment books with Battle Beast and Transformers, with Exquisite Corpses squeezing in between those three and the next two skybound books, GI Joe and Void Rivals, with Universal Monsters and GI[...]

Skybound Entertainment's plans for New York Comic Con include an Invincible Season 4 panel with first look teases, as well as the first chance for the public to play the upcoming fighting game Invincible VS in a barcade takeover experience As well as a glimpse into a new era of the Energon Universe line that includes[...]

Skybound Entertainment has announced its plans for San Diego Comic-Con with Invincible, a newly announced fighting game Invincible VS, Invincible Universe: Battle Beast, the Energon Universe and Robert Kirkman and David Finch's series Skinbreaker, and The Walking Dead. Bleeding Cool previously ran the gossip of a new Transformers/GI Joe/Void Rivals Energon Universe animated series, but I understand it won't be announced at SDCC 2025[...]

David Lapham and Maria Lapham, of Stillwater and Stray Bullets, are launching a new creator-participant comic book series, Good As Dead, from Skybound and Image Comics in September 2025, with Chris Black of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters and Skybound CEO and co-founder David Alpert, with colours by Dee Cunniffe. Described as "the haunting story of crime, justice, death, and how far a small town will go to keep[...]

Last year, Skybound and Hasbro's GI Joe: A Real American Hero Compendium Set became the most-funded comic book campaign in Kickstarter history (just as we predicted) with over $3,700,000 in pledges But now that record seems on track to be toppled by…Skybound and Hasbro launched their The Transformers Compendium Set campaign on Kickstarter, collecting both the US and UK[...]

Every now and then, Skybound Entertainment look for public investment And they try and throw a few sweeteners for those who want to buy shares in the company Well, they are doing it again As they say, "We're a proven, $100M+ entertainment company with a legacy of turning original ideas into multi-billion-dollar franchises From number[...]

Last week, I got word that there were a small number of layoffs made recently at Skybound Entertainment of The Walking Dead, Transformers and GI Joe comics fame. I was able to identify two, Director of Social Media Guillermo Cummings and Senior Social Media Manager Patrick Coyne. At the time, Shannon Meehan, Senior Public Relations Manager at Skybound, told me that[...]

A couple of days ago, I got word that there were a small number of layoffs made last week at Skybound Entertainment, of The Walking Dead, Transformers and GI Joe comics fame I was able to identify two, Guillermo Cummings and Patrick Coyne. Guillermo Cummings was at Skybound Entertainment for two and a half years, most recently[...]

Today Skybound and Image Comics, in partnership with Scott Dunbier's Act 4 Publishing, announced a multi-year, worldwide distribution deal that names Skybound as Act 4's publishing partner, with launch titles arriving in in the autumn of 2025 It also marks an return for Scott Dunbier to a studio publishing through Image Comics, as he used[...]

Skybound, Image Comics and Hasbro have announced five all-new GI Joe one-shots as Silent Missions, each releasing every Wednesday in April, from Phil Hester, Dani, Dan Watters, Leonardo Romero, Andrew Krahnke, and Wes Craig as well as a Silent Missions edition of the Silent Interlude issue of the original GI Joe #21, which includes a[...]