This Week in Skybound: Blockbuster Kickstarter Launch for G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Compendium Set!

Summer 2024 is officially here at last! And Skybound followed a nice long Memorial Day Weekend with a blockbuster Kickstarter launch for the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Compendium Set. Check out the deets below, along with our recap of the other goodness that happened the week of May 27th in all things Skybound…

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Compendium Set Kickstarter

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, one of the most beloved comic books of the 1980s, is finally getting the collected edition it deserves from Skybound. At 6 AM PST this Tuesday, May 25th, the Kickstarter campaign for the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Compendium Set launched — and was funded in just six minutes. “Yo Joe” indeed!

Ultramega Returns

Looking to add some classic kaiju to your entertainment diet? James Harren’s monster-rific comic Ultramega is returning with its second story arc!

Void Rivals #10

For more giant-sized sci-fi excitement, Void Rivals #10 arrives next month, and we’ve got a load of pages and covers from the issue!

Universal Monsters: Creature from The Black Lagoon Lives! #3

And on the same date Void Rivals #10 arrives, you can pick up Universal Monsters: Creature from The Black Lagoon Lives! #3 by acclaimed writers Dan Watters and Ram V and artist Matthew Roberts. Behold its many variant covers.

This Week’s Comics

As much as we like to live in the future, the present has a lot to offer as well. This week’s new comic releases include Universal Monsters: Creature from The Black Lagoon Lives! #2 (pictured above) as well as new printings of The Walking Dead #1 and Fire Power #1, both part of the “Image Firsts” series.

ALA Annual Conference for 2024

If you’re heading down to sunny San Diego in a few weeks for the American Library Association‘s 2024 Conference, you look forward to programming panels and signings with Skybound talent including Michelle Fus, creator of Ava’s Demon (pictured above). Here’s the full schedule.

Ryan Ottley’s Invincible AMA

Finally this week… Superstar Invincible artist Ryan Ottley was kind enough to join us for a hugely entertaining Reddit AMA. We recap the highlights for you here!

Have a great weekend, everyone!