Official: Skybound Has The Gold Key License, Starts With Turok

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Skybound Has The Gold Key License, Begins With Turok The Dinosaur Hunter For New Line, Together with Transformers & G.I. Joe

As Bleeding Cool previously reported, Skybound Leisure and Robert Kirkman had been teasing a serious New York Comedian Con announcement tied to a secretive panel titled “Skybound Comics: Visions for The Future.” That panel has now delivered, with the reveal of Skybound Visions, a brand new creator-focused imprint launching in 2027 that pairs acquainted characters with distinctive inventive groups for standalone, new-reader-friendly tales. The primary wave features a revival of the basic Gold Key character Turok, The Dinosaur Hunter/Son Of Stone, which aligns with Bleeding Cool’s huge scoop earlier within the 12 months, now confirmed, that Skybound and Robert Kirkman have acquired the Gold Key licenses for Magnus Robotic Fighter, Turok, Dinosaur Hunter, and Photo voltaic Man of the Atom. Alongside Turok comes a contemporary restricted sequence for Transformers and G.I. Joe characters, all printed by Picture Comics. Say, you do not suppose he might change into Turok The Dinobot Hunter? Magnus Transformers Fighter?

Sean Mackiewicz, SVP at Skybound, stated, “Skybound Visions pairs beloved comedian guide characters with essentially the most fascinating comedian guide creators working right now, to current their private takes on these fan-favourites. Visions is all about stunning creators, stunning characters, and stunning storytelling, and we’ve a lot extra in retailer for 2027 and past.”

• Turok: Son of Stone by Stephen Graham Jones & Leandro Fernández
  Turok wished to dig up the previous. Now, he should survive it. Turok dreamed that his dig in New Mexico would make his identify legendary. However when the bottom gave method, he fell by historical past and landed in a valley that should not exist. The place the Ice Age sits on prime of the time of dinosaurs, and at each flip he discovers an period older and hungrier than the final. In a relentless quest to return to his son, Turok should unearth the reality about this hidden world and never lose his grip on a shifting actuality that threatens to eat him. Generally a dream coming true is a nightmare past creativeness… March 10, 2027

• Transformers: Bumblebee – Misplaced Planet by Tate Brombal & Matt Emmons
  After a devastating Decepticon assault, Bumblebee is stranded on an uncharted planet. Misplaced within the galaxy, with no technique to name for assist, the so-called “weakest of all of the Autobots” should deal with the largest mission of his younger life. However beneath its floor, this unusual planet holds a secret that is already begun to deprave and alter its indigenous life. Now, the Autobots’ biggest hope should come from the evolution of its most surprising warrior… if Bee can survive being hunted by the deadliest Decepticon of all! Launch Date: January 27, 2027

• G.I. Joe: The Island of Dr. Mindbender by Karl Kerschl & Doug Mahnke
  The final crew of Joes despatched to the Island of Dr. Mindbender by no means got here again… Now, Codename: Flint should return to lively responsibility to guide a contemporary batch of recruits to the remoted compound of a madman. A mad scientist who’s grown madder yearly–and his creations extra monstrous. Within the deadliest mission of his profession, Flint simply needs to rescue his outdated associates and get again to his household. However on this island, survival is not simply half the battle–it is the entire rattling battle! February 2, 2027

The books shall be printed on deluxe newsprint and have variant covers. An ashcan providing previews of all three sequence is ready for the eleventh of November, 2026.

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