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71-557: In July 2015, IDW Publishing began publishing a new Rom comic book series as part of the Hasbro Comic Book Universe . In May 2023, Marvel reacquired the rights to begin publishing omnibus editions collecting the Rom material they had previously published in the 1970s and 1980s. "Rom" was a toy co-created by Scott Dankman, Richard C. Levy, and Bryan L. McCoy (US Patent #4,267,551). It was sold to Parker Brothers and

142-632: A beacon in memory of his family. Over the next fifty years, Rom took part in a variety of battles against the Dire Wraiths, and participated in the massive battle that saw the Wraiths' current homeworld, within the Dark Nebula, destroyed. The Space Knights spent the next few years pursuing remnant Dire Wraith forces across backwater planets within Solstar territory. When Rom arrived on Earth, he

213-620: A comic adaptation as a three-issue series, beginning in August 2002. With low pre-orders, Adams personally pushed the comic with the distributor and major comic book stores. Soon the title's back issues were hot and were followed up with Wood's Popbot . In 2007, IDT Corporation purchased a 53% majority interest in IDW from the company's founders, removing Garner & Oprisko, while reducing Adams & Robbins to minority owners collectively at 47%. Then, in 2009, IDT proceeded to increase its interest to

284-413: A computer. These are often available online in repositories that consist of manuscripts from a particular location or collection. Such digital facsimiles are considered separate objects from the manuscripts or books that they represent. They are an important research aid, especially for historians. Important illuminated manuscripts like Les Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry are not only on display to

355-502: A decision was made to produce the figure as cheaply as possible. As a result, the final product had very few points of articulation, and twin red LEDs served as Rom's eyes instead of the originally envisioned green, which were more expensive to produce. Rom appeared in the corner box of the cover of Time magazine's December 10, 1979, issue. It was featured in the interior article, "Those Beeping, Thinking Toys", which decried Rom's lack of articulation and predicted it would "end up among

426-762: A distraction in Uncanny X-Men #187 have remained intact as have the Rom entries in the Essential Marvel trade paperbacks for the original Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe and its deluxe edition sequel. The cover of the Essential Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe removed Rom from the artwork used for the cover of the collection. Several appearances by Rom have been outright omitted from reprint editions. Power Man and Iron Fist #73, which featured Rom,

497-466: A miraculous liquid metal capable of "bonding" with its wielder and becoming a permanent suit of armor. Realizing that this mysterious metal was the reason why the Dire Wraiths had attacked their world, the Solstar Order would go on to mine the rest of the ore and equip the rest of their Space Knights with the substance. Soon afterwards, Rom—now a full-fledged Space Knight—left Elonia, leaving behind

568-415: A new imprint named Syzygy Publishing, but he is still editor of future Locke & Key projects. Jerry Bennington was promoted to President, Nachie Marsham was promoted to Publisher, and Rebekah Cahalin was promoted to General Manager and Executive Vice President of Operations covering IDW Publishing, and Veronica Brooks was promoted to Vice President of Creative Affairs. Around 2021, IDW announced that

639-820: A new independent publisher founded by Ted Adams (cofounder and former CEO of IDW) and Robbie Robbins (cofounder, executive vice president, and art director at IDW). In July 2019, it was announced that IDW Publishing had acquired the classic Sunday strip publisher Sunday Press Books . Between April and May 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic , IDW was forced to furlough and then lay off several employees, including Managing Editor Denton Tipton, Associate Publisher David Hedgecock, Senior Graphic Artist Gilberto Lazcano, Senior Graphic Designer Christa Miesner, and Brand & Marketing Manager Spencer Reeve. In July 2020, Chris Ryall announced that he would step down from his position of President, Publisher, and Chief Creative Officer to launch

710-615: A series of monthly one-shot , self-contained stories. July 2009 saw the beginning of Doctor Who , an ongoing series featuring the Tenth Doctor , written by Tony Lee and illustrated by a rotating art team. IDW Publishing acquired the G.I. Joe comics license in May 2008 (previously held by Devil's Due Publishing ) and released three new series under editor Andy Schmidt , from writers such as Chuck Dixon , Larry Hama , and Christos Gage . Other comics were released in time to tie-in with

781-709: A union between Wraith and human), and Mentus (a suit of Spaceknight armor occupied by the dark side of the Prime Director's psyche). Other opponents were more traditional and hailed from the Marvel Universe proper, such as the Mad Thinker , the Space Phantom , and Galactus and his then-herald Terrax . He encountered such heroes as the X-Men , Power Man and Iron Fist , the Fantastic Four , Nova ,

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852-404: A volume of commentary. The term " fax " is a shortened form of "facsimile", though most faxes are not reproductions of the quality expected in a true facsimile. Advances in the art of facsimile are closely related to advances in printmaking . Maps, for instance, were the focus of early explorations in making facsimiles, although these examples often lack the rigidity to the original source that

923-558: Is also forthcoming. In 2004, 2005, and 2006 IDW Publishing was named Publisher of the Year by Diamond Comic Distributors . In 2010, IDW Publishing released the sequel to Michael San Giacomo's "Phantom Jack" Image Comics series with "Phantom Jack: The Nowhere Man Agenda." The graphic novel is notable because it features the death of the main character, a reporter who can turn invisible. IDW Publishing formed an imprint with EA Games in late 2009, called EA Comics, to focus on adaptations of

994-516: Is an American publisher of comic books , graphic novels , art books , and comic strip collections. It was founded in 1999 as the publishing division of Idea and Design Works, LLC ( IDW) and is recognized as the fifth-largest comic book publisher in the United States , behind Marvel , DC , Dark Horse , and Image Comics , ahead of other comic book publishers such as Archie , Boom! , Dynamite , Valiant , and Oni Press . The company

1065-567: Is as true to the original source as possible. It differs from other forms of reproduction by attempting to replicate the source as accurately as possible in scale, color, condition, and other material qualities. For books and manuscripts, this also entails a complete copy of all pages; hence, an incomplete copy is a "partial facsimile". Facsimiles are sometimes used by scholars to research a source that they do not have access to otherwise, and by museums and archives for media preservation and conservation . Many are sold commercially, often accompanied by

1136-582: Is known for its licensed comic book adaptations of films, television shows, video games, and cartoons. Idea and Design Works (IDW) was formed in 1999 by a group of comic book managers and artists (Ted Adams, Robbie Robbins, Alex Garner, and Kris Oprisko ) that first met while working at Wildstorm Productions . Each of the four was equal partners, owning 25%. When Jim Lee sold Wildstorm to DC Comics in 1999, Lee turned that company's creative service department, previously run by Adams, over to IDW, allowing IDW to be profitable in its first year. With these profits,

1207-416: Is not indestructible. The armor had self-repair capabilities, though it took several weeks to repair major damage. It provided him with superhuman strength, flight, and the ability to travel through space via backpack rockets. It allowed him to breathe in any atmosphere and survive in the vacuum of space. In Spaceknight form, Rom also did not need to eat or sleep. Controls near the torso allowed Rom to lower

1278-580: Is now expected. An early example is the Abraham Ortelius map (1598). Innovations during the 18th century, especially in the realms of lithography and aquatint , facilitated an explosion in the number of facsimiles of old master drawings that could be studied from afar. In the past, techniques and devices such as the philograph (tracing an original through a transparent plane), photostat , hectograph , or lithograph were used to create facsimiles. More recently, facsimiles have been made by

1349-421: Is revealed that Rom took the name Artour (a reference to Brandy's love of Arthurian legends, and perhaps in memory of his own encounter with King Arthur's ghost) and that he and Brandy had two sons. Rom himself is not actually seen in the series, nor is he mentioned by that name or shown in his spaceknight form (possibly to skirt the fact that Marvel no longer held the license from Parker Brothers, which had retained

1420-563: The Hasbro Comic Book Universe until 2018, following the Transformers: Unicron event. A prequel limited series titled Rom: Dire Wraiths , written by Chris Ryall and drawn by Luca Pizzari, Guy Dorian and Sal Buscema , was published in January 2020. In May 2023, Marvel reacquired their license with Hasbro in order to publish reprints of their original Rom series. A facsimile edition, reprinting Marvel’s first issue,

1491-500: The Hasbro Reconstruction initiative to present a shared universe of Hasbro brands, which was later known as the Hasbro Comic Book Universe . The first event was Revolution , followed by First Strike on 2017. In April 2017, IDW Publishing acquired a license from Lucasfilm to produce a range of all-ages Star Wars comics. In July 2017, Sega announced a partnership with IDW to publish comics based on Sonic

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1562-667: The New York Stock Exchange ; the company also restructured its C-suite and experienced an almost 50% drop in its share price. On October 16, 2024, IDW announced a rebranding with a new logo. IDW has several imprints that they have developed or acquired: Konami acquired the video game rights, and minority ownership, in IDW Publishing's CVO: Covert Vampiric Operations . A 2007 film adaptation based on Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith 's 30 Days of Night starred Josh Hartnett and Melissa George ,

1633-580: The Thing , and the Hulk . Rom was one of the many heroes transported into an arena in space for the Contest of Champions, though he was not chosen to participate. At one stage, a new breed of Dire Wraith arrived on Earth, and appeared to be far deadlier than the first variety. It was later revealed that these were females who relied on sorcery, as opposed to the weaker males who placed their faith in science. Unlike

1704-434: The summer 2009 G.I. Joe film . In March 2009, IDW Publishing forged an agreement with Mike Gold's Comicmix.com to publish print versions of Comicmix's online comic books. The agreement stipulates Comicmix must provide two comic books a month to IDW Publishing to publish, as well as graphic novels and trade paperbacks as demanded by the market. The books are published with both the IDW Publishing and Comicmix.com logos on

1775-515: The D&;D 5th Edition core setting . A sixth five-issue mini-series, Infernal Tide , is set to be published in November 2019. In April 2011, IDW Publishing acquired the license to publish new collections of older Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics , as well as a new ongoing series beginning in August of that year. In August 2017 issue #73 of the main ongoing series was published, making it

1846-607: The Hedgehog beginning in 2018, following the conclusion/cancellation of the previous series by Archie Comics . IDW has also launched new imprint called Black Crown, handling creator-owned comics. In April 2018, publishers IDW Publishing and Oni Press announced a crossover between the Rick and Morty comic book and Dungeons & Dragons co-written by Jim Zub and Patrick Rothfuss with art by Troy Little . The four issue mini-series, Rick and Morty vs. Dungeons & Dragons ,

1917-511: The Magical Light , and M.A.S.K. Michael Chabon , Brian K. Vaughan , Nicole Perlman , Lindsey Beer, Cheo Coker , John Francis Daley , Jonathan Goldstein , Joe Robert Cole , Jeff Pinkner , Nicole Riegel, and Geneva Robertson joined to the writing team for the project. By March 2018, Zak Penn had signed on to write the Rom film's script. IDW Publishing IDW Publishing

1988-408: The Prime Director, called for volunteers to be transformed into cyborg warriors called "Spaceknights". Volunteers were promised that their "humanity" (the body parts removed to accommodate the armor) would be preserved and restored to them after the danger was over. Rom was the first to volunteer, and was transformed into a large, silver humanoid that at first glance appeared to be totally robotic. Rom

2059-716: The TV franchises Star Trek and CSI . The company's other licensed comics include Topps ' Mars Attacks , Sony 's Underworld , FX 's The Shield , Fox 's 24 and Angel ; Universal ’s Land of the Dead and Shaun of the Dead ; and Konami ’s Silent Hill , Castlevania , Metal Gear Solid , and Speed Racer . The company has also had success with comic license from toy company Hasbro brands: The Transformers (with Takara ), G.I. Joe , My Little Pony , and Jem . Transformers has had as many as five different titles running concurrently. Beginning in 2008,

2130-405: The Wraiths being banished to Limbo, leading Rom to be hunted for supposedly killing innocents. During his time on Earth, Rom fought and banished thousands of Dire Wraiths. The increasingly desperate Dire Wraiths created new foes for Rom, including Firefall , a fusion of human and Spaceknight; the sorcerous Hellhounds; and robotic Watchwraiths . Two of Rom's greatest foes were Hybrid (the result of

2201-483: The armor's temperature to well below zero. The armor stored a "solar charge" that could be used as a weapon and could drain power sources by mere contact. It gave him the ability to summon three pieces of equipment stored in "subspace". As Marvel Comics no longer possesses the licensing rights to Rom from Parker Brothers, the character is not allowed to appear in his armored form. Marvel has found ways to work around this dilemma. After Marvel lost their original license to

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2272-473: The character, no reprints or collections of the Marvel series were produced due to Marvel's loss of the rights to Rom and the appearance of many Marvel owned characters throughout the series. During the time that Marvel did not hold the Rom license, issues regarding the reprinting of Rom guest appearances in other comics led to complications. Brief cameos such as a holographic version of the character appearing as

2343-519: The comic book license for Disney properties would pass to Marvel Comics , while the license for Lucasfilm's Star Wars passed back to Dark Horse Comics . In September 2021, IDW announced that its partnership with Diamond Comic Distributors would switch to Penguin Random House . In December 2021, The Library of American Comics announced that they would be moving to Clover Press. That same month, John Barber announced that he would step away from

2414-454: The company has published its first crossover series Infestation . In March 2012 IDW Publishing announced it would release new comics based on Judge Dredd and The Crow . Also in 2012, Hasbro licensed the use of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic for an IDW comic book series . The company also published Infestation 2 . In February 2013, IDW Publishing announced a partnership with Cartoon Network to publish comics based on

2485-789: The company licensed the Doctor Who series from the BBC, launching two concurrent titles: Doctor Who Classics , which reprints colorized comic strips featuring the past Doctors such as the Fourth Doctor and Fifth Doctor originally published in the late 1970s-early 1980s by Doctor Who Magazine , and Doctor Who: Agent Provocateur , an original six-part limited series featuring the Tenth Doctor and overseen and written by TV series script editor Gary Russell . An additional six-part limited series titled Doctor Who: The Forgotten started in mid-2008 by Tony Lee and Pia Guerra , as well as

2556-506: The copyrights on Rom's name and armored likeness); his ship is attacked off-panel just prior to the start of the story, with Rom himself missing and presumed dead. Spaceknight Morn, "progenitor for a new type of warrior", appears in a flashback in Cable #1 (May 2020). Rom plays an important role in the Hasbro Comic Book Universe by IDW Publishing . Two hundred years ago, Rom K'atsema lived an idyllic life with his brother and mothers on

2627-556: The covers. As of the end of 2009, the agreement has produced print versions of the Grimjack series The Manx Cat ; the Jon Sable series Ashes of Eden ; Mark Wheatley and Robert Tinnell 's pulp hero series Lone Justice ; the graphic novel Demons of Sherwood by Tinnell and Bo Hampton ; and a graphic novel collecting Trevor Von Eeden 's The Original Johnson . A collection of Munden's Bar stories original to Comicmix's website

2698-427: The current 76%, reducing Adams & Robbins's interest once again to the current 24%. Then, shortly afterwards, IDT created CTM Media Holdings via a tax-free spin-off. This new company consisted of the majority interest in IDW and CTM Media Group. Eight years later, on April 3, 2015, CTM Media Holdings announced it would continue operations under a new name, becoming IDW Media Holdings, which would continue to consist of

2769-408: The distribution of the series internationally. The series debuted on Netflix on January 23, 2020, and was canceled after one season. Netflix announced a television adaptation of the comic series created by William Laurin and Glenn Davis, on April 16, 2018, with 10 episodes produced by High Park Entertainment in association with IDW Entertainment, who would also be involved in the distribution of

2840-521: The dust balls under the playroom sofa". Rom was licensed to Palitoy in the United Kingdom to extend the "Space Adventurer" line of Action Man , appearing in their 1980 catalog. Ultimately, the toy failed and only sold 200,000 to 300,000 units in the US, with creator McCoy blaming the failure on poor packaging and marketing. Parker Brothers subsequently abandoned the line. A new action figure of Rom

2911-530: The entity called the Beyonder , and Brandy asked to be transported to Galador. The Beyonder complied and Brandy found herself on Galador, now a war-torn world occupied by a new generation of Spaceknights. Created to defend Galador in the absence of the first Spaceknights, this next generation of cyborgs became corrupted by their power, and massacred the Galadorians in a show of superiority. In an act of spite,

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2982-503: The firm decided to fund a new venture every year. In 2000, IDW developed a TV show concept, getting as far as a pilot episode. For the 2001's project, Adams's Ashley Wood talked to them about publishing an art book, thus starting up IDW Publishing. Una Fanta was published in March 2002. Woods had Steve Niles send Adams some of his rejected screenplays. Adams selected one, 30 Days of Night , and paired him with artist Ben Templesmith for

3053-592: The intent of repopulating the planet. The remaining Spaceknights, with their humanity now lost, set out to explore the universe, except for a few others that remained on Galador to protect Rom and Brandy. During Rick Jones 's wedding to Marlo Chandler , the human Rom returned to Earth, together with Brandy, as guests at the ceremony, and Rom greeted the Hulk with a friendly handshake. In the Spaceknights miniseries (Oct. 2000 – Feb. 2001), written by Jim Starlin , it

3124-655: The latter's video games, with initial titles including Army of Two and Dragon Age . In January 2011, IDW Publishing announced a new Dungeons & Dragons comic series , under license from Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast . Set in the D&;D 4th Edition core setting , the new ongoing series Dungeons & Dragons (Fell's Five) ran for 16 issues. Several mini-series were also published including The Legend of Drizzt: Neverwinter Tales written by R.A. Salvatore . Since 2014, five five-issue mini-series have been published in

3195-569: The longest running comic series in the franchise's history. September 6, 2011, for the 10th anniversary of 9/11 , IDW Publishing teamed up Charlie Foxtrot Entertainment and released the graphic novel Code Word: Geronimo , written by retired Marine Corps Captain Dale Dye and Julia Dye, drawn by Gerry Kissell with inker Amin Amat. Code Word: Geronimo reached #22 on Diamond Comics top 100 list its first month after release. During that same year,

3266-446: The majority interest in IDW and CTM Media Group. The company's first traditional comic series, 30 Days of Night , created by Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith started a seven-figure bidding war between DreamWorks , MGM , and Senator International , with Senator winning and Sam Raimi attached to produce. IDW Publishing's second title, Popbot , won two Gold Spectrum Awards . IDW Publishing also publishes comics based on

3337-454: The males, the female Dire Wraiths chose not to act in secrecy and openly attacked Clairton while Rom was away, killing everyone (including Steve and superhero ally the Torpedo ) with the exception of Brandy. Furthermore, they attacked S.H.I.E.L.D. 's mobile headquarters which gave Earth authorities clear evidence of the Dire Wraiths' existence and threat. So informed, the combined nations of

3408-524: The movie) is included in the Transformers DVD. Syfy announced a television adaptation to be developed by Emily Andras of Beau Smith 's Wynonna Earp , which premiered on April 1, 2016, and ended on April 9, 2021. Netflix announced a television adaptation on September 28, 2018 of the comic series created by Steve Niles to be produced by High Park Entertainment in association with IDW Entertainment, who would also be involved in

3479-425: The network's television series and reprint older Cartoon Network comics. On January 6, 2015, IDW Publishing announced it had acquired Top Shelf Productions . In February 2015, it was announced that IDW Publishing made a deal with Disney to continue the publication of the following comic books: Uncle Scrooge , Donald Duck , Mickey Mouse , and Walt Disney's Comics and Stories . In 2016, IDW launched

3550-435: The new Spaceknights destroyed the frozen remains of the originals. Rom arrived too late and could only save Brandy. Enraged, Rom summoned the original Spaceknights and together they destroyed the traitors. Rom then made a surprising discovery—his original humanity persisted within the entombed body of Terminator. Reclaiming it, Rom became human again and finally admitted his love for Brandy. The two chose to remain on Galador with

3621-502: The peaceful planet Elonia, a world constantly protected by a powerful planet-wide shield that blocked debris and potential invaders. Rom studied geology at the Elonia University of Arts and Sciences, and befriended Livia and Fy-Laa. One day, the three of them investigated a mysterious meteor shower that had breached Elonia's shield and discovered that the explosive meteors were of Dire Wraith origin: weapons designed to penetrate

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3692-564: The remnants of the fleet back to their home planet, Wraithworld (which orbited a black sun). The Dire Wraiths panicked, and after a futile counter-attack, abandoned the planet and scattered throughout space. Unable to stop Rom, the Dire Wraiths successfully used their sorcery to trick him into allowing their escape. Rom now felt responsible for spreading the Dire Wraiths' evil across the universe and swore he would not reclaim his humanity until all Dire Wraiths had been vanquished. Fellow Spaceknights, including comrades Starshine and Terminator, adopted

3763-404: The role of Editor-in-Chief. In January 2022, IDW announced that they would lose the comic book licenses for Hasbro's Transformers and G.I. Joe by the end of the year, but would continue publishing other Hasbro licenses, including My Little Pony and Wizards of the Coast's Dungeons & Dragons . On April 27, 2023, IDW cut 39% of their staff and became privately-held by delisting from

3834-555: The same oath and left Galador. Terminator ultimately went insane, killing Starshine and attempting to kill Rom and his human friends, as he thought all had been "contaminated". After 200 years in space, Rom arrived on Earth, landing near the fictional town of Clairton in West Virginia, United States. Rom befriended a local woman named Brandy Clark, who, after witnessing Rom deal with the Dire Wraiths, began to assist him in his mission. Those witnessing Rom's neutralizer could not see

3905-468: The series internationally. The series debuted on Netflix on December 5, 2019, and was canceled after one season. Netflix announced a television adaptation of the comic series created by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez , which premiered on February 7, 2020. Facsimile A facsimile (from Latin fac simile , "to make alike") is a copy or reproduction of an old book , manuscript , map , art print , or other item of historical value that

3976-515: The shield in advance of a potential Wraith invasion, and ultimately responsible for killing his family. When the Space Knights of the Solstar Order intervened, Rom learned that one of his mothers had been infected by a Wraith and transformed into one of their number. Vowing to avenge his family, Rom and his friends joined the Solstar Order as Space Knights. On his first mission, Rom would be responsible for discovering Elonia's supply of Ore-12,

4047-409: The toy, Parker Brothers licensed the character to Marvel Comics , which created a comic book featuring Rom. The comic expanded on the premise that Rom was a cyborg and provided the character with an origin and personality, and established the character was firmly grounded in the Marvel Universe, having regular encounters with mainstream heroes and villains. Ironically the title outlasted the toy which it

4118-408: The use of some form of photographic technique. For documents, a facsimile most often refers to document reproduction by a photocopy machine. In the digital age, an image scanner , a personal computer , and a desktop printer can be used to make a facsimile. A separate category consists of the so-called digital facsimiles, which are meant to be stored, viewed, and sometimes edited or annotated on

4189-547: The world pooled their resources to counter the threat, with Rom as their resident expert and leader of field operations. The Dire Wraiths came into conflict with the Avengers and the X-Men as well. Rom managed to banish all Dire Wraiths on Earth to Limbo with the aid of his super-powered allies and members of the U.S. military. Rom left Earth soon after the battle and returned to Galador. Unknown to Rom, Brandy had accidentally met

4260-427: Was created to support, with 75 issues and four Annuals (double-sized issues) published from December 1979 to February 1986. The comic was written by Bill Mantlo and initially illustrated by artist Sal Buscema . Buscema stated in a 2010 interview: "I liked the character. And I liked what they did with it. I thought the concept was quite good. It was unique. It made it attractive to do. I almost hate to say this, but it

4331-462: Was destroyed thanks to Optimus Prime 's sacrifice, Rom and the surviving Elonians accepted Earth as their new homeworld, and Rom and Livia rekindled their previous relationship. Rom's armor was composed of the Galadorian metal plandanium. It is extremely durable, even able to stand up to Wolverine's adamantium claws. It was shown to be damaged from time to time, demonstrating that plandanium

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4402-531: Was directed by David Slade , produced by 2002 Spider-Man director Sam Raimi and distributed by Columbia Pictures . Dimension Films has an option on two Steve Niles/IDW Publishing properties: Wake the Dead , with X2 screenwriter Michael Dougherty attached to write, and Hyde , with Mike Fleiss ( The Bachelor , The Texas Chainsaw Massacre ) attached to produce. The motion comic version of Transformers: Movie Prequel titled Transformers: Beginnings (albeit excluding characters not present in

4473-487: Was first published in August 2018. In May 2019, a sequel mini-series was announced: Rick and Morty vs. Dungeons & Dragons: Chapter II: Painscape. It will be written by Jim Zub and Sarah Stern with art by Troy Little. In 2019, the company went under financial difficulties and got help from JPMorgan Chase evaluating strategies to be profitable. In May 2019, IDW offered itself as an investor in Clover Press ,

4544-582: Was given Galador's greatest weapon, the Neutralizer, which on one setting could banish the Wraiths into the Limbo dimension forever. Inspired by his example, other Galadorians volunteered and eventually one thousand were transformed into Spaceknights—each with his or her own unique armor, powers and code names. The Spaceknights succeeded in stopping the Dire Wraith invasion, although Rom decided to follow

4615-600: Was misjudged as Cybertronian. He killed a Dire Wraith impersonating General Joseph Colton , which later exposed the Wraith infiltration around Earth. In time, he gained new allies like the Micronauts , and together, they stopped Baron Karza and the Presence (the Wraith goddess). When Unicron arrived, it destroyed Elonia, which caused Rom to learn more about the monster and its link to the Dire Wraiths' creation. When Unicron

4686-464: Was omitted from Essential Power Man and Iron Fist vol. 1, and similarly Marvel Two-in-One #99 was omitted from Essential Marvel Two-in-One vol. 4, while The Incredible Hulk: Regression trade paperback features a heavily edited version of The Incredible Hulk #296, removing Rom's entire appearance in the issue. Furthermore, Rom #72, which was a tie-in to the Secret Wars II series,

4757-643: Was omitted from the Secret Wars II Omnibus . Volume 1 of the Marvel Omnibus, scheduled for release in January 2024, will feature the first 29 issues of the series as well as the previously mentioned Power Man and Iron Fist #73. In December 2015, Hasbro Studios (later folded into Entertainment One in 2019) and Paramount Pictures were planning a cinematic universe featuring Rom and a number of other licensed toy characters, including G.I. Joe , Micronauts , Visionaries: Knights of

4828-502: Was pretty easy to draw, too". Buscema was the main artist for the series from its creation through 1984, when Steve Ditko became the regular artist for the remainder of the series. IDW Publishing licensed the character from Parker Brothers' parent company, Hasbro , and in May 2016, released Rom #0 as part of Free Comic Book Day . The free issue served as a prologue to a new ongoing series which began in July. Rom continued to be part of

4899-464: Was released for the 2017 San Diego Comic Con and at HasbroToyShop.com in limited quantities as part of the IDW Revolution set alongside figures of Jetfire (a repaint of the previously released Transformers Thrilling 30/Legends LG-07 Leader Class Jetfire figure), Roadblock , Action Man , Leoric , characters from the Micronauts , a Dire Wraith and Matt Trakker . To build interest in

4970-592: Was released in September 2023. An omnibus collection containing the first twenty-five issues of the original series was also released in January 2024. A second volume is scheduled for release in June 2024. Shown in flashback , Rom was originally human in appearance, and belonged to a utopian society on the planet Galador. When the planet was threatened by the warlike Dire Wraiths, another technologically advanced race capable of Skrull -like shapeshifting, Galador's ruler,

5041-451: Was the inspiration for the comic book series Rom: Spaceknight . The toy was originally named COBOL , after the programming language, but was later changed to Rom , after ROM (read-only memory), by Parker Brothers executives. The toy set a precedent for the game publishing company, which up until that time had only ever produced board games . As this was a new venture for the company, and given that electronic toys were still very new,

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