When the Marvel Cinematic Universe hit the $1.5 billion mark with The Avengers in 2012, several studios announced plans for similar shared worlds. Warner Bros. and DC launched the DC Extended Universe this year with Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Universal have begun their Classic Monsters Shared Universe with production of The Mummy, and Dan Aykroyd […]
Concept art offers first look at Hasbro’s new Micronauts animated series
With a live-action feature film in development and slated for release in 2020, Hasbro is set to bring the classic toy line Micronauts to the small screen in 2019 with a brand new animated series, and thanks to Syfy Wire we’ve got a look at some early concept art, as well as an official synopsis […]
Exclusive: IDW’s John Barber talks Revolution, Action Man, Transformers, Michael Bay and more
Luke Owen catches up with IDW’s John Barber… Today sees the release of IDW’s Action Man #1, which kickstarts a Hasbro expanded universe that brings together several of their other properties including The Transformers, G.I. Joe, Micronauts, M.A.S.K and more. Sadly, My Little Pony is not part of it. To celebrate the comic’s release, we caught […]
Comic Book Review – M.A.S.K.: Revolution #1 and Micronauts: Revolution #1
Anghus Houvouras reviews M.A.S.K.: Revolution #1 & Micronauts: Revolution #1… IDW’S Revolution crossover event started with a bang last week bringing a half dozen of everyone’s favorite action figures out of the toybox and into a major action packed conflict. The event is being used as a launch pad for the Moblie Armor Strike Kommand […]
Comic Book Review – Revolution #1
Anghus Houvouras reviews Revolution #1… THE REVOLUTION BEGINS! Explosions rip across the Earth—and all signs of blame point to OPTIMUS PRIME and the TRANSFORMERS! G.I. JOE refuses to go quietly—and they assemble heroes big enough to stop the invaders! ACTION MAN and M.A.S.K. fight for humanity—but where do ROM and the MICRONAUTS stand? Celebrating more […]
Micronauts movie enlists How to Train Your Dragon director Dean DeBlois
Dean DeBlois, the filmmaker behind Lilo & Stitch and the How to Train Your Dragon trilogy, is set to make his live-action feature directorial debut on Micronauts, the big screen adaptation of the classic Mego toy line from Paramount Pictures and Hasbro’s Allspark Pictures. Originally created by Japanese toy manufacturer Takara as the Microman line in 1974, Micronauts […]
My Little Pony joins Hasbro’s Allspark Pictures slate along with G.I. Joe, Micronauts and Dungeons & Dragons
During an investor call timed to coincide with the New York Toy Fair, Hasbro has announced a new addition to its upcoming Allspark Pictures slate, with a brand new My Little Pony movie announced for release in 2021. As you can see from above, My Little Pony joins fellow Hasbro properties G.I. Joe, Micronauts, and […]
UPDATE: IDW launching shared Hasbro universe with Revolution event
It’s not just on the big screen where the various Hasbro properties will be coming together in a shared universe, as IDW has announced that its upcoming Revolution event series will bring together the publisher’s G.I. Joe, Transformers, Micronauts, ROM, Action Man and M.A.S.K. series with new number ones and a new, shared status quo. “We didn’t […]
The plot to destroy the Transformers begins in IDW’s Hasbro event First Strike
This August, General Joe Colton, the original G.I. Joe, will take the fight directly to the Transformers home world of Cybertron in the Hasbro Comic Book Event of 2017, First Strike, a six-part bi-weekly series from writers Mairghread Scott (Transformers) and David A. Rodriguez (Skylanders), with art by Max Dunbar (Dungeons & Dragons), and colors […]
Paramount announces release dates for G.I. Joe, Micronauts and Dungeons & Dragons
As the year comes to an end, Paramount are already plotting their future by announcing the release dates of four of their upcoming Hasbro blockbusters. The Hollywood Reporter broke the news that the studio would continue their attempts to gain traction with the G.I. Joe brand by launching another film, simply titled ‘G.I. Joe’ on […]
