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Image Comics' October 2023 solicits and solicitations are here, with Transformers #1 from Daniel Warren Johnson and Skybound, as well as Universal Monsters: Dracula by James Tynion IV and Martin Simmonds, Destiny Gate from Ryan Cady and Christian DiBari, Hack/Slash by Zoe Thorogood, A Haunted Girl by Ethan and Naomi Sacks and Marco Lorenzano, the[...]

Void Rivals #2 has just dropped on Amazon Kindle, courtesy of Image Comics, Skybound and Hasbro. Void Rivals #2 by Robert Kirkman (Author), Lorenzo De Felici (Cover Art, Artist), Mateus Lopes (Artist)  Format: Kindle Edition ROBERT KIRKMAN & LORENZO DE FELICI's new shared universe continues here! After the jaw-dropping reveal in the debut issue, everything Darak and Solila thought they knew about the Sacred Ring's[...]

After just ten months in the role, former DC Comics and Tapas editor Bixie Mathieu Daggett has left her role at Skybound, where she was editor of the new Hasbro/Energon Universe line, even though for most of her tenure there, she couldn't tell anyone that's what she was doing Editor of the Void Rivals series[...]

Looks like there may be a fair bit of Skybound news out today Not all the news they want, but still So, Skybound has added to their Hasbro licenced line with a deal with Universal Products & Experiences, and has announced Universal Monsters: Dracula, a new four-issue comic book limited series from James Tynion IV[...]

The solicits listed below for Image Comics/Skybound's Transformers/GI Joe titles reveal a little about how The Energon Universe is going to play out.  And, as the appearance of Jetfire in Void Rivals #1 may have suggested it's a full reboot. Transformers #1 will see the Autobots and Decepticons having crash landed from the Cybertronian War onto[...]

And with the news that Image Comics/Skybound are the new publishers of Transformers and GI Joe comic books we asked "will we see GI Joe: A Real American Hero #301 from Image Comics in September? Or will we have to wait till later? #300 did end on a cliffhanger, after all…" Now that has been confirmed[...]

Void Rivals #1 by Robert Kirkman and Lorenzo De Felici was published by Image Comics/Skybound – but owned by Hasbro – last week, kicking off The Energon Universe, a new shared universe continuity, that included Transformers and GI Joe. But, as we saw, also an intergalactic story regarding two races at eternal war with each other,[...]

(c) 2023 Hasbro, Alt Rights Reserved, Licensed by Hasbro", That's what the indicia in Void Rivals #1 published by Image Comics and Skybound Entertainment reads Published tomorrow in comic book shops but available digitally on Kindle now, or certainly in the UK at least. The new shared storytelling space, The Energon Universe, is where Void Rivals[...]

Bleeding Cool scooped the news on Friday that Image Comics and Skybound Entertainment had the Transformers and GI Joe comic book licenses from Hasbro And that they would be first appearing in Void Rivals #1 out tomorrow We then confirmed that  Transformers #1 would be out in October, to be part of what Image Comics, Skybound and Robert Kirkman are calling[...]

And which we now all know will be launching the Image Comics and Skybound Transformers and GI Joe shared universe comic books dubbed The Energon Universe, and will spin off their own series, Transformers, Duke and Cobra Commander, later in the year Although Third Eye Comics is trying to keep the secret to its usual[...]

With exactly who you might expect on the cover. Daniel Warren Johnson's 1:100 Variant Cover For Void Rivals #1 The Transformers have come to town, courtesy of Skybound artist and massive Transformers fan, Daniel Warren Johnson Bleeding Cool has already reported that Transformers #1 will be published in October, followed by Duke #1 in December and Cobra[...]

Bleeding Cool scooped the news on Friday that Image Comics and Skybound Entertainment had the Transformers and GI Joe licenses from Hasbro We have now confirmed that  Transformers #1 would be out in October, to be part of what Image Comics, Skybund and Robert Kirkman are calling The Energon Universe that will include GI Joe[...]

Bleeding Cool scooped the news on Friday that Image Comics and Skybound Entertainment had the Transformers and GI Joe licenses from Hasbro and that they would make their first appearance in Void Rivals #1, out next week from Image, already pitched as a shared universe storytelling comic by Robert Kirkman, Matheus Lopes and Lorenzo De[...]

So, sales of Void Rivals #1 out next week have shot up on eBay for some reason especially the unseen 1:100 variant cover by Daniel Warren Johnson

Well, now Bleeding Cool has confirmed that Image Comics/Skybound are the new publishers of Transformers and GI Joe comic books, with the first appearance in next week's Void Rivals #1, out on Wednesday But what of Larry Hama? He's just celebrated his 74th birthday, but he is working away. In June 2022, with the news that[...]

That the Transformers and GI Joe will be making their debut appearance together for Image Comics and Skybound Entertainment in Void Rivals #1, out next week And this will begin a new Skybound comic book license with Hasbro for Transformers and GI Joe This comes just as the new film Transformers: Rise of the Beasts'[...]

Last Thursday, Skybound hosted a retailer-only call about Void Rivals, the new series from Robert Kirkman and Lorenzo De Felici that launches in June and promised some big reveals, including the secrets behind the debuting new shared universe before the debut issue FOCs on the 22nd of May While Bleeding Cool wasn't invited (seriously, it was for the beat) we[...]

We told you last October that Skybound was partnering with popular fantasy author Shawn Speakman and his company Grim Oak Press to launch The King-Killing Queen, which was meant to kick off a new fantasy trilogy that would also mark the company's first novel campaign on Kickstarter It's a move that makes sense for Skybound,[...]

Back at ComicsPRO in February, Skybound's Morgan Perry announced Void Rivals, a new ongoing comic book series by Robert Kirkman and Lorenzo De Felici While any new launch from Kirkman is notable and De Felici made some waves with his creator-owned series Kroma, reuniting the team behind Oblivion Song is certainly a strong statement from[...]

Back in 2022, when so many of us believed Black Adam was going to be a hit and not doom future DCEU movies, we told you that the new Image/Skybound series Dark Ride from Joshua Williamson and Andrei Bressan was one to watch thanks to the "Not-Officially-Disney-So-No-One-Gets-Sued" variant covers. Then we told you again to make[...]

Skybound Entertainment concluded their first-ever ComicsPRO presentation by saving the best for last, as Morgan Perry (Brand Manager) from Skybound announced Void Rivals #1, the debut issue of an all-new series beginning in June from Robert Kirkman and Lorenzo De Felici, AKA the team behind the series Oblivion Song.  And while there's no news on Jake[...]

Skybound Entertainment took the stage today for their first ever ComicsPRO presentation with Morgan Perry, their Brand Manager and one of retailer Brian Hibbs' favorite people in comics, with a spotlight on some of their biggest books for the year including Michelle Fus' Ava's Demon and Dylan Burnett's Arcade Kings But they also announced that[...]

Heart Attack by Shawn Kittelsen and Eric Zawadski will now be published by Skybound and Image Comics in September 2023. "Heart Attack began 10 years ago as a story about young lovers fighting for equal rights in a post-pandemic future But with every year since 2013, that future became disturbingly present, from videos of police killings to[...]

Before Joshua Williamson and Andrei Bressan's new Image/Skybound series Dark Ride debuted in October, we warned you that the "Not-Officially-Disney-So-No-One-Gets-Sued" homage variant covers art directed by Tony Fleecs were the best investment . Now with the Christmas season upon us,  some of the top speculators in comics, led by CBSI and Simplemans Comics are giving us[...]

If you've been watching Comics Vault Live, you know that fans of the the monthly streaming show produced by Skybound are pretty insistent on bringing Mystery Boxes back and host Shawn "Big Clutch" Kirkham has announced that he'll oblige (with a special twist). Prepping for the @Skybound @comicsvaultlive CGC Mystery Box sale on Nov 17th[...]

So if I must expand, webcomics creator Michelle Fus recently launched their Ava's Demon Book Two: Aftermath Kickstarter campaign in partnership with Skybound, following up the 2020 campaign for Book One that set a webcomics crowdfunding record with over a half million dollars. Now, Ava's Demon Book Two has racked up $476,000 all but guaranteeing it[...]

And then there was Skybound, who partnered with Michelle Fus to bring their popular Ava's Demon webcomic to print for the first time, amassing a then-record setting half million dollars. But now Skybound and Fus are back with a new Kickstarter for Ava's Demon Book Two: Aftermath and they're already on pace to reclaim their crown[...]

It's been a big week for Invincible, the popular Image/Skybound series from Robert Kirkman, Cory Walker and Ryan Ottley that just announced some big 20th Anniversary plans (including the first ever video games based on the franchise). #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode()[...]

Skybound has announced the kickoff of its year-long 20th-anniversary celebration of Invincible, the comic series from Robert Kirkman, Cory Walker & Ryan Ottley that got turned into an Amazon Prime cartoon The series follows teenager Mark Grayson discovering that having his father's superpowers and being a hero isn't what he expected Invincible #1 debuted in[...]

Skybound Entertainment has published prose novels before, but only ones related to The Walking Dead Now it seems they are expanding further afield with Shawn Speakman's The King-Killing Queen. Shawn Speakman, editor of the Unfettered fantasy anthologies, and author of The Tempered Steel of Antiquity Grey and The Dark Thorn, has a new book coming, though[...]