Hasbro Reconstruction was a 2016 comic book launch by IDW Publishing about its line of comic books based on properties of the toy company Hasbro. Since June 2016, this branding converged most of IDW's Hasbro comics into the Hasbro Comic Book Universe, using the end of Revolution as its launching pod, which then continued with First Strike. For November 2018, IDW concluded the branding.
Background The Hasbro Reconstruction branding serves to converge IDW's own versions of Transformers and G.I. Joe into a shared universe of characters from various Hasbro brands, which had started with Simon Furman and E. J. Su's The Transformers: Infiltration on October 19, 2005. Rom and Micronauts reappeared on 2016 after Hasbro regained their comic book rights from Marvel Comics. Action Man and M.A.S.K. were the last additions for the event series Revolution. Between 2017 and 2018, the characters of Visionaries debuted on the aftermath of the event series First Strike. The Reconstruction branding concluded with the Transformers: Unicron miniseries.
Titles Ongoing series Title Publication dates / Issues Initial creative team Notes / References Transformers: Till All are One June 15, 2016 – December 13, 2017(5–14; plus 1 annual) WriterMairghread ScottArtistSara Pitre-Durocher Sequel to The Transformers: Windblade. Focusing on Windblade and Starscream.Action Man June 22 – September 21, 2016 (1–4)WriterJohn BarberArtistsChris EvenhuisPaolo Villanelli Focusing on Action Man. Revolution July 21 – November 30, 2016(0–5) WritersJohn BarberCullen BunnArtistsFico Ossio Micronauts November 16, 2016 – April 12, 2017(7–11; plus 1 annual) WriterCullen BunnArtistDavid Baldeon Focusing on Pharoid, Space Glider, Orbital Defender, Microtron, Acroyear and Biotron. Rom November 23, 2016 – November 1, 2017(5–14; plus 1 annual) WritersChris RyallChristos N. GageArtistsDavid MessinaPaolo Villainelli Focusing on Rom. M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand November 30, 2016 – October 11, 2017(1–10; plus 1 annual) WriterBrandon M. EastonArtistsTommy Lee EdwardsTony Vargas Spinning out of the events of Revolution. Focusing on Spectrum, Aura, Eclipse and Gulliver. Optimus Prime December 14, 2016 – November 21, 2018(1–25; plus 1 annual) WriterJohn BarberArtistKei Zama Sequel to The Transformers: Robots in Disguise. Focusing on Optimus Prime. Transformers: Lost Light December 14, 2016 – November 7, 2018(1–25) WriterJames RobertsArtistJack Lawrence Sequel to The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye. Focusing on Rodimus and Megatron. G.I. Joe December 28, 2016 – October 11, 2017(1–9) WriterAubrey SittersonArtistGiannis Milonogiannis Spinning out of the events of Revolution. Focusing on Scarlett, Roadblock, Rock ‘n Roll, Quick Kick, Wild Bill, Shipwreck and former Decepticon Skywarp. Revolutionaries January 18 – September 27, 2017(1–8) WriterJohn BarberArtistsFico OssioSebastian Cheng Spinning out of the events of Revolution. Focusing on Action Man, Kup, Ayana Jones and G. B. Blackrock. Micronauts: Wrath of Karza April 26 – September 20, 2017(1–5) WritersCullen BunnJimmy JohnstonArtistAndrew Griffith Sequel to Micronauts. Focusing on Baron Karza. Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook June 7 – August 30, 2017(1–3) WritersVariousArtistsVarious Featuring various background stories of IDW's Hasbro Universe. First Strike July 14 – October 25, 2017(0–6) WritersMairghread ScottDavid RodriguezArtistsMax DunbarFreddie E. Williams II Rom vs. Transformers: Shining Armor July 19 – November 27, 2017(1–5) WritersJohn BarberChristos N. GageArtistAlex Milne Focusing on Stardrive, a Transformer that was raised and recruited by the Solstar Order. Rom & the Micronauts December 20, 2017 - May 9, 2018(1–5) WriterChristos N. GageArtistPaolo Villanelli Spinning out of the events of First Strike. Featuring Rom teaming up with the Micronauts. Scarlett's Strike Force December 27, 2017 – February 28, 2018(1–3) WriterAubrey SittersonArtistNelson Daniel Spinning out of the events of First Strike. Focusing on Scarlett and her own G.I. Joe team, with the addition of Spectrum from M.A.S.K. Cancelled after three issues. Transformers vs. Visionaries January 3 – May 2, 2018(1–5) WriterMagdalene VisaggioArtistFico Ossio Spinning out of the events of First Strike. Focusing on Ironhide and the Spectral Knights. Transformers: Unicron May 5 – November 14, 2018(0–6) WriterJohn BarberArtistAlex Milne Focusing on Unicron.
One-shots Title Publication date Initial creative team Notes / References Rom: Revolution #1 September 21, 2016 WriterChris RyallArtistChristos N. Gage Tie-in to Revolution. M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand: Revolution #1 September 28, 2016 WriterBrandon M. EastonArtistAnthony Vargas Tie-in to Revolution. Micronauts: Revolution #1 September 28, 2016 WriterCullen BunnArtistChris Panda Tie-in to Revolution. Transformers: Revolution #1 October 26, 2016 WriterJohn BarberArtistAndrew Griffith Tie-in to Revolution. Action Man: Revolution #1 October 26, 2016 WriterJohn BarberArtistDrew Johnson Tie-in to Revolution. Transformers: Till All are One: Revolution #1 November 2, 2016 WriterMairghread ScottArtistNaoto Tsushima Tie-in to Revolution. G.I. Joe: Revolution #1 November 15, 2016 WriterAubrey SittersonArtistGiannis Milonogiannis Tie-in to Revolution. Transformers: More than Meets the Eye: Revolution #1 December 7, 2016 WritersJames RobertsNick RocheArtistAlex Milne Tie-in to Revolution. Transformers Annual 2017 March 9, 2017 WriterJohn BarberArtistPriscilla Tramontano Transformers: Salvation June 14, 2017 WritersJohn BarberArtistLivio Ramondelli Sequel to The Transformers: Punishment and Transformers: Redemption. Focusing on the Dinobots. G.I. Joe: First Strike #1 September 20, 2017 WritersAubrey SittersonArtistIlias Kyriazis Tie-in to First Strike. Micronauts: First Strike #1 September 27, 2017 WritersChristos N. GageArtistChris Panda Tie-in to First Strike. Optimus Prime: First Strike #1 October 18, 2017 WritersJohn BarberArtistGuido Guidi Tie-in to First Strike. Rom: First Strike #1 October 18, 2017 WritersChristos N. GageArtistChris Panda Tie-in to First Strike. M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand: First Strike #1 November 1, 2017 WritersAubrey SittersonArtistIlias Kyriazis Tie-in to First Strike. Transformers: First Strike #1 November 8, 2017 WritersJohn BarberArtistGuido Guidi Tie-in to First Strike. Rom: Tales of the Solstar Order April 4, 2018 WritersChris RyallChristos N. GageArtistsGuy DorianSal Buscema Back-up strips published in Rom #11-14. Transformers: Requiem of the Wreckers May 30, 2018 WriterNick RocheArtistsJosh BurchamGeoff SeniorGuido Guidi Sequel to The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers and The Transformers: Sins of the Wreckers. Focusing on Verity Carlo and the Wreckers. Transformers: Historia January 9, 2019 WriterChris McFeelyArtistsVarious Guide of all Transformers comic books set in the HCBU, similar to The Transformers: Continuum.
See also List of comics based on Hasbro properties
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