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Skybound ’s The Transformers Kickstarter cause sets a Day One record to kick thing off …
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Last year , Skybound and Hasbro’sGI Joe : A literal American HeroCompendium Set became the most - fund comic leger campaign in Kickstarter chronicle ( just as we predicted)with over $ 3,700,000 in pledge . But now that criminal record seems on raceway to be tumble by … Skybound and Hasbro launchedtheirThe TransformersCompendium Set campaign on Kickstarter , collecting both the US and UK cartoon strip publish by Marvel in the 80 and 90s .
In just one day , the crusade has pledge of over $ 1,800,000 , setting a new Kickstarter track record previously established by the aforementionedG.I. Joecampaign ( $ 933k in 24hrs ) and making italready one of the Top 3 most - funded campaigns in the platform history .
It ’s also notable that this safari – likeG.I. Joe : A substantial American Hero – is have steps to involve the Jehovah who helped create the cloth . Talent likeSimon Furman , Bob Budiansky , Andrew Wildman , Geoff Seniorand more all appear to be getting paid roles with this drive , much as Skybound conspicuously involved writer / artistLarry Hama in theirGI Joepromotion with pay opportunity . This is to make up for the fact that but reissue these comics , as a recent of licensed contracts , will not bear any royal family to the creators . So instead they all get paid roles within the Kickstarter .
And it ’s another feathering in the detonator of the Skybound and Hasbro partnership , that has sold over 4 million units in less than two yearswhen many were skeptical about the power of these legacy enfranchisement in comical shop . Robert Kirkman ’s The Energon Universe – power byVoid competition , TransformersandGI Joeoutsells nearly every other on-going serial publication on the marketplace without an Ultimate , Absolute , H2SH or Turtle in its title .
Now , the question remains – when ( not if ) willThe TransformerstopGI Joeas the # 1 most - funded cartoon strip hunting expedition in Kickstarter history ? With nearly a month leave behind to go and loads of stretch goals to be unveiled , there ’s a good chance that Skybound ’s own disk may be topped very soon by Skybound itself . The TransformersCompendium Kickstarter Campaign is bouncy nowand end on the 7th of May but I expect we ’ll be hearing a lot more about it soon given the first day performance .
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