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| "Hasbro Comic Book Universe" | |
|---|---|
 Official teaser for 2016's Revolution. | |
| Publisher | IDW Publishing |
| Publication date | October 2005 – December 2020 |
| Genre | Various |
| Main character(s) | |
The Hasbro Comic Book Universe (HCBU) is an American comic book franchise and shared universe created and published by IDW Publishing, based on various properties of the toy company Hasbro.
Publication history
Following the bankruptcy of Dreamwave Productions in 2005, IDW picked up the Transformers comic book license and hired veteran writer Simon Furman to craft a rebooted continuity based on the Generation 1 toy line, similar to what Marvel Comics did through Ultimate Marvel.[1]
In May 2008, IDW obtained the G.I. Joe comic book license from Devil's Due Publishing.[2]
Over the years, both comics participated in several crossover events, like Infestation and Infestation 2.
In 2016, IDW gained the rights of Rom, Micronauts, Action Man and M.A.S.K. from other publishers. That same year, IDW announced the Hasbro Reconstruction campaign, in order to converge those brands in the same continuity, starting with the crossover event Revolution.[3]
In 2017, IDW gained the rights of Visionaries, with most of its characters debuting after the crossover event First Strike.
In April 2018, IDW announced the HCBU would conclude with the limited series Transformers: Unicron in November 2018.
In-continuity canon
IDW has never established a shared continuity between its own Transformers and G.I. Joe comics, even during the crossover event Infestation, when they both exist in separate universes, with other licensed franchises. While The Transformers has only participated in Infestation, the miniseries The Transformers: Hearts of Steel, also set in its own alternate timeline, has participated in Infestation 2. On the other side, G.I. Joe participated in both events.
While other brands exist within the HCBU (e.g. Jem and Clue), they did not appear in Revolution, First Strike or Transformers: Unicron for tonal reasons. IDW's versions of My Little Pony, Dungeons & Dragons, Magic: The Gathering, Stretch Armstrong and Go-Bots exist "outside" of this universe entirely.
List of works
2005
| Title | Issue(s) | Premiere date | Finale date | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Transformers: Infiltration | 0–6 | October 19, 2005 | July 12, 2006 |
2006
| Title | Issue(s) | Premiere date | Finale date | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Transformers: Evolutions — Hearts of Steel | 1–4 | July 5, 2006 | September 27, 2006 | ||
| The Transformers: Stormbringer | July 19, 2006 | October 18, 2006 | |||
| The Transformers: Spotlight | 31 (unnumbered) | September 13, 2006 | May 1, 2013 | ||
| The Transformers: Escalation | 1–6 | November 29, 2006 | May 2, 2007 | Sequel to The Transformers: Infiltration. |
2007
| Title | Issue(s) | Premiere date | Finale date | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Transformers: Megatron Origin | 1–4 | June 20, 2007 | October 24, 2007 | ||
| The New Avengers/The Transformers | July 5, 2007 | October 10, 2007 | Crossover with the New Avengers (Marvel Comics). | ||
| The Transformers: Devastation | 1–6 | October 3, 2007 | February 27, 2008 | Sequel to The Transformers: Escalation. |
2008
| Title | Issue(s) | Premiere date | Finale date | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Transformers: All Hail Megatron | 1–16 | July 10, 2008 | October 14, 2009 | ||
| G.I. Joe (vol. 1) | 0–27 (plus 1 special) | October 22, 2008 | February 23, 2011 | ||
| The Transformers: Maximum Dinobots | 1–5 | December 10, 2008 | April 15, 2009 |
2009
| Title | Issue(s) | Premiere date | Finale date | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G.I. Joe: Origins | 1–23 | February 2009 | January 2011 | ||
| G.I. Joe: Cobra (vol. 1) | 1–21 | March 2009 | June 2009 | ||
| G.I. Joe: Cobra Special | 1–2 | September 2009 | September 2010 | Tie-in to G.I. Joe: Cobra (vol. 1). | |
| The Transformers | 1–31 | November 18, 2009 | December 7, 2011 | Sequel to The Transformers: All Hail Megatron. | |
| The Transformers: Bumblebee | 1–4 | December 16, 2009 | March 10, 2010 |
2010
| Title | Issue(s) | Premiere date | Finale date | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G.I. Joe: Cobra II | 1–13 | January 2010 | February 2011 | ||
| The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers | 1–5 | January 27, 2010 | May 19, 2010 | ||
| G.I. Joe: Hearts & Minds | May 2010 | September 2010 | |||
| The Transformers: Ironhide | 1–4 | May 12, 2010 | August 4, 2010 | ||
| The Transformers: Drift | September 2010 | October 20, 2010 |
2011
| Title | Issue(s) | Premiere date | Finale date | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Transformers: Infestation | 1–2 | February 2, 2011 | February 16, 2011 | Part of the crossover event Infestation. | |
| G.I. Joe: Infestation | March 2, 2011 | March 16, 2011 | Part of the crossover event Infestation. | ||
| The Transformers: Heart of Darkness | 1–4 | March 23, 2011 | June 29, 2011 | ||
| G.I. Joe: Cobra Civil War | One-shot | April 1, 2011 | Prelude to Cobra Civil War. | ||
| G.I. Joe (vol. 2) | 1–21 | May 2011 | January 2013 | ||
| G.I. Joe: Cobra (vol. 3) | December 2012 | ||||
| G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes | May 18, 2011 | February 6, 2013 | Separated inside three storylines. | ||
| The Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime | One-shot | December 21, 2011 | |||
2012
| Title | Issue(s) | Premiere date | Finale date | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye | 1–57 (plus 1 annual) | January 11, 2012 | September 28, 2016 | Issues #23-27 tied to Dark Cybertron; issues #56-57 tied to Titans Return. | |
| The Transformers: Autocracy | 1–12 | January 18, 2012 | June 20, 2012 | ||
| The Transformers: Robots in Disguise | 1–57 (plus 1 annual) | January 25, 2012 | September 28, 2016 | Issues #23-27 tied to Dark Cybertron; retitled as The Transformers (vol. 2) in issue #35; retitled as Transformers in issue #39; issues #56-57 tied to Titans Return. | |
| The Transformers: Infestation 2 | 1–2 | February 1, 2012 | February 15, 2012 | Part of the crossover event Infestation 2; related to The Transformers: Hearts of Steel. | |
| G.I. Joe: Infestation 2 | March 14, 2012 | March 28, 2012 | Part of the crossover event Infestation 2. |