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IDW M.A.S.K. #3 Artist Edition Grimlock Variant Cover by Ron Joseph

Transformers News: IDW M.A.S.K. #3 Artist Edition Grimlock Variant Cover by Ron Joseph

Sunday, February 26th, 2017 3:15PM CST

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We all know that a number of new IDW Publishing comics came out of the Revolution crossover event, involving a whole scoopful of Hasbro licensed properties - we cover Revolutionaries and GI Joe regularly, given their ties to the Transformers, but there is also ROM the SpaceKnight, Micronauts, and MASK who take a bit of a backburner on the Hasbro Universe material, though still carry some mythos elements with them as part of Reconstruction and probably the upcoming Earthwar.

The long preamble is to introduce a pretty cool variant cover for M.A.S.K. #3, artist edition by Ron Joseph, featuring Dinobot Grimlock! Who does not appear in the issue. As the cover says. Check it out below nonetheless!

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Re: IDW M.A.S.K. #3 Artist Edition Grimlock Variant Cover by Ron Joseph (1863238)
Posted by BumbleDouche on February 27th, 2017 @ 6:17am CST
Under sub-section 11(3) of the Autobot Code (Appendix D: Entertainment), it is an offense to feature on the cover of a publication a character who does not appear therein.

Somebody call Magnus so he can punish IDW!
Re: IDW M.A.S.K. #3 Artist Edition Grimlock Variant Cover by Ron Joseph (1863299)
Posted by VanOscuro on February 27th, 2017 @ 4:12pm CST
Why is he on a cover if he's not in the story?
Re: IDW M.A.S.K. #3 Artist Edition Grimlock Variant Cover by Ron Joseph (1864863)
Posted by Va'al on March 7th, 2017 @ 2:57am CST
Out this Wednesday with IDW Publishing is the paperback collecting the tie-in stories to the Hasbro Universe crossover event Revolution - or at least, all the ones not containing too many Transformers: Action Man, MASK, GI Joe, Micronauts and Rom the Spaceknight, all under the name Revolution: Heroes. Check out the opening pages below, and head to our database for more info!

Revolution: Heroes
Brandon Easton, Cullen Bunn, Chris Ryall, Christos Gage, Aubrey Sitterson, John Barber (w) • Tony Vargas, Chris Panda, Ron Joseph, Giannis Milonogiannis, Paolo Villanelli (a) • Brandon Peterson (c)
The Revolution spreads across the world of M.A.S.K., Micronauts, Rom, G.I. JOE, and Action Man! The origin of M.A.S.K.! The Micronauts make a HUGE discovery that will transform everything! The Dire Wraiths stalk a lone stranger! G.I. JOE is back, led by Scarlett and joining the fray! And, the U.K.’s top field agent tracks down the mystery of ORE-13! Collects the M.A.S.K., Micronauts, Rom, G.I. JOE, and Action Man Revolution One-Shots.
TPB • FC • $19.99 • 120 pages • ISBN: 978-1-63140-841-0

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IDW’S biggest event continues with this collection of heroes tales from REVOLUTION!


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Re: IDW M.A.S.K. #3 Artist Edition Grimlock Variant Cover by Ron Joseph (1864864)
Posted by Va'al on March 7th, 2017 @ 2:58am CST
The second collected trade out this week from IDW Publishing is the Transformers-related Revolution tie-ins, plus the one leftover book from the previous year - the Holiday Special 2015! Check out a preview of the trade below, and head to our database for more info on each story.

Revolution: Transformers—SPOTLIGHT
Mairghread Scott, James Roberts, John Barber, Nick Roche (w) • Andrew Griffith, Naoto Tsushima, Alex Milne, Corin Howell, Kotteri, Josh Burcham (a) • Marcelo Matere (c)
The Revolution continues in The Transformers! Thundercracker and Buster save the World! A White House under siege by Dire Wraiths! Windblade on Earth! And a date with destiny for Krok, Crankcase, Fulcrum, Spinister, and Misfire! Collects The Transformers, More Than Meets The Eye, and Till All Are One Revolution One-Shots plus the 2015 Holiday Special.
TPB • FC • $17.99 • 104 pages • ISBN: 978-1-63140-842-7

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Don’t miss the REVOLUTION. All TRANSFORMERS stories are collected here!


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Re: IDW M.A.S.K. #3 Artist Edition Grimlock Variant Cover by Ron Joseph (1864877)
Posted by Kurona on March 7th, 2017 @ 4:06am CST
Revolution: Transformers is highly, highly recommended and easily the best thing to come out of Revolution. Thundercracker's story is short and sweet and kinda shows how far the character's come... and then MTMTE: Revolution is a hilarious deconstruction and satire of franchise crossovers and brand recognition.
Re: IDW M.A.S.K. #3 Artist Edition Grimlock Variant Cover by Ron Joseph (1864897)
Posted by dragons on March 7th, 2017 @ 7:15am CST
Mostly be buying this for
Transformers crossover transformers, gijoe crossovers changes things up for time to time fan of action man and mask
Re: IDW M.A.S.K. #3 Artist Edition Grimlock Variant Cover by Ron Joseph (1865042)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on March 7th, 2017 @ 6:37pm CST
The Transformers Revolution Spotlight is the only comic I'm buying from Revolution. The rest was atrocious and I'm not a fan of anything other than Action Man really.
Re: IDW M.A.S.K. #3 Artist Edition Grimlock Variant Cover by Ron Joseph (1865149)
Posted by Amelie on March 8th, 2017 @ 9:06am CST
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I'd love the Scarlett part of this cover as a poster.
Re: IDW M.A.S.K. #3 Artist Edition Grimlock Variant Cover by Ron Joseph (1866417)
Posted by Va'al on March 14th, 2017 @ 4:30am CDT
We may not be offering full coverage of the Hasbro Universe over at IDW, but some aspects will necessarily come up - like Revolutionaries, with Blackrock and Kup, and in the case of this post, G.I. Joe (The Crown Jewel of the Hasbro Universe - TCJHU), as Skywarp in not only on the cover, but also part of the team! Check out a preview below of issue #3 of the new ongoing (TCJHU), and check out our database entries for more info about the series so far.

G.I. JOE #3
Aubrey Sitterson (w) • Giannis Milonogiannis (a) • Aaron Conley (c)
Roadblock and the Joe field team set out to free Inner Mongolia from the grip of the Dreadnoks and Crystal Ball's eldritch abilities, as Lady Jaye & Gung-Ho run up against a familiar enemy in Athens. Plus, a startling revelation about one of the Joe team's oldest, most revered members–one that changes absolutely everything!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Spinning directly out of the events of IDW’s Revolution event!
It's the Crown Jewel of the Hasbro Universe, from the critically acclaimed creative team of Aubrey Sitterson and Giannis Milonogiannis!
Variant cover by Brandon Graham!


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Re: IDW M.A.S.K. #3 Artist Edition Grimlock Variant Cover by Ron Joseph (1866418)
Posted by Va'al on March 14th, 2017 @ 4:36am CDT
Similarly to the Crown Jewel of the Hasbro Universe, M.A.S.K. is part of this new shared world over on at IDW Publishing, and the technology they use is part of Cybertronian tech too - and there is a special robot guest in the 2017 annual of the Mobile Armored Strike Kommand team, and art by Transformers star Andrew Griffith. Check out a preview below, and check our database if you're curious about the series!

M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand Annual #1
David A. Rodriguez (w) • Andrew Griffith (a & c)
The M.A.S.K and G.I. Joe teams are put to the ultimate test as they join forces in a desperate, world-spanning, quest to keep V.E.N.O.M from harnessing the power of a stolen meteorite before its strange power can be used to dominate the world!
FC • 48 pages • $7.99

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The Annual Offensive is here!
Re-imagining the original television pilot, “The Deathstone”, for the new comic book age!
The origin of Cliff Dagger revealed!


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Re: IDW M.A.S.K. #3 Artist Edition Grimlock Variant Cover by Ron Joseph (1866424)
Posted by ScottyP on March 14th, 2017 @ 6:23am CDT
TCJHU? I chuckled, well done :MATTEL:
Re: IDW M.A.S.K. #3 Artist Edition Grimlock Variant Cover by Ron Joseph (1866426)
Posted by Randomhero on March 14th, 2017 @ 6:48am CDT
Well it's nice to see Astrotrain made it back to Esther alive...kinda...sorta...maybe
Re: IDW M.A.S.K. #3 Artist Edition Grimlock Variant Cover by Ron Joseph (1866434)
Posted by YoungPrime on March 14th, 2017 @ 8:12am CDT
..........I hate these Transformer crossovers with books that only have humans. The premise is always the same.

-Heroic Autobots going out of their way to save stupid, ungrateful, humans.

-Decepticons with ongoing connection with humans become big dumb oafs who have turned a new leaf.

OR

-Sunstreaker, Ramjet, Dirge, Blitzwing, SkyWarp and now Astrotrain becoming some uninteresting human Tyrant or boring team of human's new pet weapon's plot, in order to...blah, blah, blah!

I get that it's Earth and you can't rule out humans completely but this was crap that put people off during Costa's era, making RID and MTMTE based on cybertron and outer space a breath of fresh air.

Now they're back on Earth and overdoing it with crossovers with human characters I couldn't care less about killing or picking apart popular Autobots and Decepticons characters I actually do like!
Re: IDW M.A.S.K. #3 Artist Edition Grimlock Variant Cover by Ron Joseph (1866436)
Posted by Kurona on March 14th, 2017 @ 8:22am CDT
To be fair Sunstorm died on Cybertron. Shame, really.

And while I generally share the same view a lot of the time, I actually feel that RiD/Transformers/OP is handling things in a very interesting way since there are humans who are legitimately in favour of Optimus and the Autobots... and those that do have concerns mostly have them for very good reasons considering both AHM and the sort of person Optimus has become and is becoming.

The biggest problem has been just how forceful the Revolution event was, but I think OP has handled it in the best way so far - essentially just using G.I.Joe as a way to give some identity to the military that inevitably gets involved; and absorbing their own staple human characters (Talon, Spike etc.) into those G.I. Joe ranks along with a couple actually established Joes. It makes it feel less like a forced crossover and more just, "this is what our military interacting with Optimus is like now and you can find out more about them in their own book".

At least it doesn't feel the need to have Jetfire or Stormclash say "Look, guys! We've got the CROWN JEWEL OF THE HASBRO UNIVERSE incoming!"
Re: IDW M.A.S.K. #3 Artist Edition Grimlock Variant Cover by Ron Joseph (1866437)
Posted by Va'al on March 14th, 2017 @ 8:25am CDT
Kurona wrote:At least it doesn't feel the need to have Jetfire or Stormclash say "Look, guys! We've got the CROWN JEWEL OF THE HASBRO UNIVERSE incoming!"


Just you wait.
Re: IDW M.A.S.K. #3 Artist Edition Grimlock Variant Cover by Ron Joseph (1866451)
Posted by Sabrblade on March 14th, 2017 @ 9:11am CDT
Va'al wrote:We may not be offering full coverage of the Hasbro Universe over at IDW,
Thankfully we have the IDW Hasbro Wiki to help out with that. ;)^
Re: IDW M.A.S.K. #3 Artist Edition Grimlock Variant Cover by Ron Joseph (1866459)
Posted by Amelie on March 14th, 2017 @ 9:55am CDT
I can't say I'm at all happy about the whole Hasbro Universe being one thing. I really have an intense dislike for ROM, M.A.S.K and Micronauts and can't say I'm in love with GI Joe enough to want it in my Transformers, either.

Though I'm of a similar disposition when it comes to a lot of other comic books as well - once things become a cooking pot of several titles it just feels like any suspension of disbelief gets tossed out the window as a merry-go-round of heroes carousel around the story.
Re: IDW M.A.S.K. #3 Artist Edition Grimlock Variant Cover by Ron Joseph (1866464)
Posted by YoungPrime on March 14th, 2017 @ 10:24am CDT
Amelie wrote:I can't say I'm at all happy about the whole Hasbro Universe being one thing. I really have an intense dislike for ROM, M.A.S.K and Micronauts and can't say I'm in love with GI Joe enough to want it in my Transformers, either.

Though I'm of a similar disposition when it comes to a lot of other comic books as well - once things become a cooking pot of several titles it just feels like any suspension of disbelief gets tossed out the window as a merry-go-round of heroes carousel around the story.


This!!!!

;)^
Re: IDW M.A.S.K. #3 Artist Edition Grimlock Variant Cover by Ron Joseph (1866485)
Posted by Va'al on March 14th, 2017 @ 11:42am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:
Va'al wrote:We may not be offering full coverage of the Hasbro Universe over at IDW,
Thankfully we have the IDW Hasbro Wiki to help out with that. ;)^


You misunderstand. We have a database with everything in it, I just cannot be arsed to review all of it because it really isn't good enough to warrant it.

It's just not worth any effort.
Re: IDW M.A.S.K. #3 Artist Edition Grimlock Variant Cover by Ron Joseph (1866514)
Posted by jogunwarrior on March 14th, 2017 @ 1:03pm CDT
I haven't read an IDW GI Joe comic in a long time and this preview reminds me why. Utter garbage.
Re: IDW M.A.S.K. #3 Artist Edition Grimlock Variant Cover by Ron Joseph (1866527)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on March 14th, 2017 @ 1:46pm CDT
Well, somehow Astrotrain's head made it back. funny how the head has become the popular thing to find nowadays.

I also agree with the HU stuff. I don't like GI Joe much, have no interest in Micronauts, ROM, or MASK, and they still have Blitzwing, Skywarp, and now Astrotain. lame.
Re: IDW M.A.S.K. #3 Artist Edition Grimlock Variant Cover by Ron Joseph (1866529)
Posted by Kurona on March 14th, 2017 @ 1:54pm CDT
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Well, somehow Astrotrain's head made it back. funny how the head has become the popular thing to find nowadays.

I also agree with the HU stuff. I don't like GI Joe much, have no interest in Micronauts, ROM, or MASK, and they still have Blitzwing, Skywarp, and now Astrotain. lame.

To be fair those three are essentially bit-players.

Oh, sure, they were always on Megatron's main little squad; but they never really got any focus or character. For what it's worth, MASK and GI Joe might as well have gotten Rippersnapper or Slog or G2 Volt.
Re: IDW M.A.S.K. #3 Artist Edition Grimlock Variant Cover by Ron Joseph (1866530)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on March 14th, 2017 @ 1:56pm CDT
Kurona wrote:
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Well, somehow Astrotrain's head made it back. funny how the head has become the popular thing to find nowadays.

I also agree with the HU stuff. I don't like GI Joe much, have no interest in Micronauts, ROM, or MASK, and they still have Blitzwing, Skywarp, and now Astrotain. lame.

To be fair those three are essentially bit-players.

Oh, sure, they were always on Megatron's main little squad; but they never really got any focus or character. For what it's worth, MASK and GI Joe might as well have gotten Rippersnapper or Slog or G2 Volt.

Yeah, but Skywarp was getting a decent background storyline throughout the RiD season 2, Astrotrain is my favorite G1 con, and Blitzwing is still just strung up. I want them back with the Transformers, not in the other stories, because I just don't care for those stories.

I am thoroughly enjoying Revolutionaries though, mainly cause of Action man and Kup
Re: IDW M.A.S.K. #3 Artist Edition Grimlock Variant Cover by Ron Joseph (1866544)
Posted by Targetmaster Kup on March 14th, 2017 @ 3:01pm CDT
Astrotrain's head? Ok, I'm in. I'll be buying this one.
Re: IDW M.A.S.K. #3 Artist Edition Grimlock Variant Cover by Ron Joseph (1866566)
Posted by Microraptor on March 14th, 2017 @ 6:44pm CDT
Could this relate to headmasters in some way?
Re: IDW M.A.S.K. #3 Artist Edition Grimlock Variant Cover by Ron Joseph (1866596)
Posted by Soundwave902 on March 14th, 2017 @ 9:59pm CDT
Microraptor wrote:Could this relate to headmasters in some way?

Most likely relates to the Titan Masters
Re: IDW M.A.S.K. #3 Artist Edition Grimlock Variant Cover by Ron Joseph (1866600)
Posted by ebonyleopard on March 14th, 2017 @ 10:20pm CDT
When MASK does a better job GI Joeing than GI JOE.
Re: IDW M.A.S.K. #3 Artist Edition Grimlock Variant Cover by Ron Joseph (1866637)
Posted by Va'al on March 15th, 2017 @ 5:29am CDT
Ebonyleopard wrote:When MASK does a better job GI Joeing than GI JOE.


Ha!
Re: IDW M.A.S.K. #3 Artist Edition Grimlock Variant Cover by Ron Joseph (1866641)
Posted by lowman_x on March 15th, 2017 @ 5:47am CDT
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:
Kurona wrote:
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Well, somehow Astrotrain's head made it back. funny how the head has become the popular thing to find nowadays.

I also agree with the HU stuff. I don't like GI Joe much, have no interest in Micronauts, ROM, or MASK, and they still have Blitzwing, Skywarp, and now Astrotain. lame.

To be fair those three are essentially bit-players.

Oh, sure, they were always on Megatron's main little squad; but they never really got any focus or character. For what it's worth, MASK and GI Joe might as well have gotten Rippersnapper or Slog or G2 Volt.

Yeah, but Skywarp was getting a decent background storyline throughout the RiD season 2, Astrotrain is my favorite G1 con, and Blitzwing is still just strung up. I want them back with the Transformers, not in the other stories, because I just don't care for those stories.

I am thoroughly enjoying Revolutionaries though, mainly cause of Action man and Kup



Wait. They have Skywarp? Who has Skywarp? How and when did they get Skywarp?

So now that's two triple changers gathered by the humans. I wonder if that's coincidence?
Re: IDW M.A.S.K. #3 Artist Edition Grimlock Variant Cover by Ron Joseph (1866645)
Posted by Kurona on March 15th, 2017 @ 6:05am CDT
lowman_x wrote:
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:
Kurona wrote:
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Well, somehow Astrotrain's head made it back. funny how the head has become the popular thing to find nowadays.

I also agree with the HU stuff. I don't like GI Joe much, have no interest in Micronauts, ROM, or MASK, and they still have Blitzwing, Skywarp, and now Astrotain. lame.

To be fair those three are essentially bit-players.

Oh, sure, they were always on Megatron's main little squad; but they never really got any focus or character. For what it's worth, MASK and GI Joe might as well have gotten Rippersnapper or Slog or G2 Volt.

Yeah, but Skywarp was getting a decent background storyline throughout the RiD season 2, Astrotrain is my favorite G1 con, and Blitzwing is still just strung up. I want them back with the Transformers, not in the other stories, because I just don't care for those stories.

I am thoroughly enjoying Revolutionaries though, mainly cause of Action man and Kup



Wait. They have Skywarp? Who has Skywarp? How and when did they get Skywarp?

So now that's two triple changers gathered by the humans. I wonder if that's coincidence?

Skywarp turncoated and agreed to help Blackrock escape in one of the last issues of Transformers (before the OP name change) likely because of extreme abuse from Galvatron but not wanting to go over to the Autobots and/or Soundwave. He was secured as an 'asset' of the government and promptly picked up by G.I. Joe where he now cameos shows up occasionally really feels like he's only there and given a couple token panels to give the illusion of a wider universe stars in their book; working with them in exchange for getting his Teleportation power working properly again.
Re: IDW M.A.S.K. #3 Artist Edition Grimlock Variant Cover by Ron Joseph (1867237)
Posted by ScottyP on March 16th, 2017 @ 10:38pm CDT
Should've just named Micronauts "Diaclone" and given them driver suits and some vehicles. I've posted this before, I realize.

On the other hand, I had an epiphany this week that the three TF ongoings really aren't affected by any of the Hasbro stuff right in this immediate moment. If you think the GI Joes in OP prove that, you're either not reading it or don't remember much from exRiD/TF or the Costa run.

Put another way, I understand being put off my their larger marketing approach but if you cut through the hype there's not much to be sour about. I think there's a pretty good balance of stuff leaving other stuff be.

Upset about a character? Understandable, but it's a big world even with just TFs and consider the alternative of them getting out up on a shelf only to get pulled out for a bit role twice a year at best. Skywarp fan that hates his current role? Upset that Kup is pals with Action Man? As a big fan of Grimlock let me play my tiny violin for you. Five issues in five years now? ;_;
Re: IDW M.A.S.K. #3 Artist Edition Grimlock Variant Cover by Ron Joseph (1867274)
Posted by Kurona on March 17th, 2017 @ 6:51am CDT
Hasbro doesn't really interfere with IDW until the start of a new line - so the starts of Thrilling 30, Combiner Wars and Titans Return were the only times it was visible. Even Bruticus, Sky Reign and Galvatronus don't feel like IDW needed to do it to appease Hasbro, but just something they wanted to do and saw the opportunity for.

Sometimes it works out happily. Thrilling 30 worked out almost perfectly; the whole point of the story at the time was that so many characters were returning to Cybertron and there'd be new main characters to deal with. Thrilling 30 essentially just told them which characters those were - and even better, this was easily one of the most diverse lines in years as it drew on all different areas of the franchise. Even other things like Starscream looking like Armada Starscream worked out because it's friggin' Starscream, of course the narcissistic fuck would get a new body as soon as he's crowned king.

... and then, sometimes, it's Combiner Wars. But I've rambled on enough for one post; I'm not sure I need to explain why what happened with Devastator and Prowl was not a smooth transition and clearly wouldn't have happened if not for the toys.
Re: IDW M.A.S.K. #3 Artist Edition Grimlock Variant Cover by Ron Joseph (1875131)
Posted by Va'al on April 18th, 2017 @ 4:29am CDT
If you've been following promotional material, you'll know that The Crown Jewel of the Hasbro Universe is due for another issue this week, as IDW Publishing releases issue #4 of G.I. Joe - now featuring extra Skywarp! Check out below a full sparkling preview, and let us know if you're reading the series what you think of it so far.

G.I. JOE #4
Aubrey Sitterson (w) • Giannis Milonogiannis (a) • Aaron Conley (c)
Outnumbered and outgunned, the G.I. Joe field team hits the road with a captive and ranting Crystal Ball, but the Dreadnoks are hot on their heels! Meanwhile, Lady Jaye & Gung-Ho, with their cover blown, struggle to fight their way out of Athens. And a terrifying new threat rears its head in the Crown Jewel of the Hasbro Universe! From the explosive creative team of Aubrey Sitterson (Street Fighter x G.I. Joe) and Giannis Milonogiannis (Prophet).
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
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Variant cover by Ben Marra!


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Re: IDW M.A.S.K. #3 Artist Edition Grimlock Variant Cover by Ron Joseph (1875157)
Posted by dragons on April 18th, 2017 @ 7:40am CDT
Go joe news on transformers site did I miss something this would usually appear on hisstank not seibertron
Re: IDW M.A.S.K. #3 Artist Edition Grimlock Variant Cover by Ron Joseph (1875159)
Posted by Kurona on April 18th, 2017 @ 7:42am CDT
dragons wrote:Go joe news on transformers site did I miss something this would usually appear on hisstank not seibertron

Simple - Skywarp's in it.
Re: IDW M.A.S.K. #3 Artist Edition Grimlock Variant Cover by Ron Joseph (1875162)
Posted by Big Grim on April 18th, 2017 @ 7:57am CDT
Surely we gotta have news on "The Crown Jewel of the Hasbro Universe" right? I mean, you see G.I. Joe stuff everywhere, right?

It's gotta be the least supported Hasbro product they have. "Crown Jewel" indeed. :HEADHURTS:

The real jewels are the 10 year running comics line. You know, the ones with an award winning comic book? No? Silly me.
Re: IDW M.A.S.K. #3 Artist Edition Grimlock Variant Cover by Ron Joseph (1875314)
Posted by ScottyP on April 18th, 2017 @ 6:06pm CDT
dragons wrote:Go joe news on transformers site did I miss something this would usually appear on hisstank not seibertron
Because Skywarp is literally a Joe. You indeed missed the following, I suppose -

The Transformers comics are now canonically taking place in the same universe as the following Hasbro franchises: G.I. Joe, Rom, M.A.S.K., Micronauts, Action Man, Jem and The Holograms (The Misfits too by association), and they've hinted strongly at Visionaries and Inhumanoids joining the party by year's end.

Oh and TF: Hearts of Steel is somehow involved too.

It's a brave new world. Some of the books are good, some are terrible, but if they can get this scheduling backlog sorted it may just ramp up into one hell of a ride.
Re: IDW M.A.S.K. #3 Artist Edition Grimlock Variant Cover by Ron Joseph (1876330)
Posted by Heckfire on April 22nd, 2017 @ 6:46am CDT
ScottyP wrote:The Transformers comics are now canonically taking place in the same universe as the following Hasbro franchises: G.I. Joe, Rom, M.A.S.K., Micronauts, Action Man, Jem and The Holograms (The Misfits too by association), and they've hinted strongly at Visionaries and Inhumanoids joining the party by year's end.


Spoilers, as of G.I.Joe #4 that last one is no longer a "by the year's end" thing. Anyone else looking forward to some hot combiner-on-kaiju action..?

..and yes, I AM aware its design is based on a Fluffy from "Pyramid of Darkness" and is even called out as "Fatal Fluffy" in the back of the book...the Fluffies were also never subterranean or building-sized in the cartoon, so I'm reasonably sure Metlar's been doing some recruiting since the 80s.
Re: IDW M.A.S.K. #3 Artist Edition Grimlock Variant Cover by Ron Joseph (1878790)
Posted by Va'al on May 2nd, 2017 @ 4:06pm CDT
Coming up this week from IDW Publishing is another instalment of the Crown Jewel of the Hasbro Universe - GI Joe #5! Given Skywarp's more significant than usual involvement, we'll also be trying to cover this issue in review form as well, so keep your optics tuned to Seibertron.com once the book is out.

G.I. JOE #5
Aubrey Sitterson (w) • Giannis Milonogiannis (a) • Aaron Conley (c)
MONSTERS! G.I. JOE has fought Cobra, the Dreadnoks and more, but never before have they faced a threat like this: Gigantic, heaving abominations crawling up from the depths of the Earth itself. As teams of Joes struggle to respond to the unpredictable attacks, Scarlett must decide what to do with the enemy in the team's midst. Plus, the G.I. JOE leader reveals a troubling secret to her second-in-command, Roadblock.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
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New storyarc!
Variant cover by Tom Neely!


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Re: IDW M.A.S.K. #3 Artist Edition Grimlock Variant Cover by Ron Joseph (1878797)
Posted by Hydrargyrus on May 2nd, 2017 @ 5:15pm CDT
Well... Skywarp is still Skywarp.
Y'know, it kinda makes sense for Skywarp to be 'fighting for freedom', seeing as that was the original Deception sentiment.
Re: IDW M.A.S.K. #3 Artist Edition Grimlock Variant Cover by Ron Joseph (1878800)
Posted by Targetmaster Kup on May 2nd, 2017 @ 5:20pm CDT
If it is the Crown Jewel of the Hasbro Universe, why don't they use a better artist?
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Posted by ricemazter on May 2nd, 2017 @ 6:37pm CDT
Nik Hero wrote:If it is the Crown Jewel of the Hasbro Universe, why don't they use a better artist?


I don't think the art is necessarily bad. It's just cartoonish, which I think works for a book where a parrot is wearing a scuba diving helmet while a giant robot fights an aquatic Minotaur.
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Posted by Sabrblade on May 2nd, 2017 @ 7:26pm CDT
ricemazter wrote:
Nik Hero wrote:If it is the Crown Jewel of the Hasbro Universe, why don't they use a better artist?


I don't think the art is necessarily bad. It's just cartoonish, which I think works for a book where a parrot is wearing a scuba diving helmet while a giant robot fights an aquatic Minotaur.
Whatever the art can be called, it does no favors for Skywarp's face. :SICK:
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Posted by Lord Manhammer '74 on May 2nd, 2017 @ 9:18pm CDT
When I first read the solicits for the issue, I was hoping for the hideous monsters from beneath the Earth to be another specific Evil That Lies Within from the Hasbro pantheon ? Although I'm glad to see king sized Fluffies.
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Posted by Bounti76 on May 2nd, 2017 @ 9:28pm CDT
"Crown Jewel of the Hasbro Universe".

Did I miss something? :???: Does it genuinely sell better than other Hasbro-based properties? My guess is no. I'm sure I'm a bit biased, but when IDW has been publishing their TF comics/G1 universe for almost 12 years now, and had two ongoing titles for nearly 5 years each.....and GI Joe has had a spotty publication history over that same time period....

When you self-promote by referring to your book as "The Crown Jewel" of the shared universe, then you're not what you claim you are. At all.
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Posted by Nexus Knight on May 2nd, 2017 @ 9:38pm CDT
So why do many doubt that GI Joe is the "Crown Jewel of the Hasbro Universe"?

Maybe because it's because they created a superfuel that just about everyone is going af- No, no, wait, that was Shockwave that created the Ore-13, a Transformer.

Well, maybe they had a space adventure that has expanded the univ- Crap, no. The Transformers, a highly advanced race with spacefaring capabilities have been doing that for years.

Hey, maybe they inspired the creation of advanced military tech like the M.A.S.K. ve- Halt. Nope, that was mainly in response to the multiple Transformers conflicts that took place on Earth.

Wait! Maybe, just maybe, they fought Cobra in a war the killed off hundreds of millions o- Dammit, that large death count (something I wouldn't even want to advertise for the "Crown Jewel" though) was a consequence of an invasion by a Transformers faction.

Maybe it has to do with the fact G.I. Joe's book have been going non-stop with multiple books ongo- Ah, blasted it all. That would be the (wait for it) Transformers. G.I. Joe's books kept getting cancelled, while Transformers have kept going on strong.

Soooo... wait, there is absolutely no good reason for IDW to label the series as such? Well, now I get it. :HEADHURTS:

Bounti76 wrote:"Crown Jewel of the Hasbro Universe".

Did I miss something? :???: Does it genuinely sell better than other Hasbro-based properties? My guess is no. I'm sure I'm a bit biased, but when IDW has been publishing their TF comics/G1 universe for almost 12 years now, and had two ongoing titles for nearly 5 years each.....and GI Joe has had a spotty publication history over that same time period....

When you self-promote by referring to your book as "The Crown Jewel" of the shared universe, then you're not what you claim you are. At all.


You type so much faster than me. I didn't see your comment when I began typing.
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Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on May 2nd, 2017 @ 9:40pm CDT
I don't know why they call it that, but I guess they just do. I swear Va'al said something about it previously, but he is off for the next several days still, so yeah. YO JOE!
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Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on May 3rd, 2017 @ 2:15am CDT
In a sense, G.I. Joe is the line that started every single thing. Without it, there would never have been Transformers at all:

G.I. Joe was the basis for Takara's Henshin Cyborg, which lead to Microman. Later, Microman inspired Diaclone and the two would lead to the foundation of Transformers.

I'll let you guys figure out how the rest of the lines relate to all this. :lol:
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Posted by President-prime on May 3rd, 2017 @ 10:24am CDT
Sorry, comic books relate to art, and this art, the self proclaimed "crown jewel of the IDW Universe," is not impressive at all. Heck, it's pretty bad, in my opinion. Very kiddish, and the monster looks like it's drawn by s kid :(. Sorry
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Posted by ebonyleopard on May 3rd, 2017 @ 8:42pm CDT
For the "Crown Jewel of the Hasbro Universe: GI Joe sure doesn't get the top notch artist. No offense to the artist team, but...Well...I've seen better in many black and white Indy comics.

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