Oh, only about from the minute we signed the deal with hasbro for transformers comics in 2005. Rom is the first to give up his humanity and join the program. Mantlo is also known for his work on alpha flight, the incredible hulk, micronauts, and the spectacular spiderman. Stars been on a journey of selfdiscovery, and with the help of some. I always assume that my constant talking about of rom on social media leads to followers jumping ship, but then again, there does seem to be a constant groundswell of people whove been wanting to see rom return to comics.
Sometime early in 1979, marvel comics president jim galton called me to. The dark lord of the sith is on the hunt for a mysterious criminal syndicate. A series chronicling the delinquent hijinx of beavis and butthead. Rom volume 1 gage, christos, ryall, chris, messina, david on. Is there a place to legally read comic books online for free. Pretty cool considering this hugo comes from the mid 1970s. Spaceknight is a fictional character, a cosmic superhero in the marvel comics universe. Comic book published by marvel comics under license from parker. Rom the spaceknight coming to the idw transformers universe. See more ideas about rom, space knight, comic books. Deep in space two centuries ago a decisive battle between the forces of good and evil was fought.
The space knight were published by marvel in the 1980s as part of their extensive line of licensed series based on. Rom, the spaceknight comic was based off a toy created by bing mccoy and richard levy and made through parker brothers. Spaceknight behindthescenes crew and production team. Joe, rom and micronauts began their time in comics as licensed from hasbro toy lines books published by marvel in the 1980s. Rom the space knight is a character and cosmic superhero created by scott dankman, richard c. Except for some really old material where the has lapsed, you wont find legal sites to download large amounts of comics. While transformers had arrived with a basic plot outline that was later expanded on by marvel and sunbow the producers of the animated series, the others saw much of their nowcanonical mythology birthed by. Rom the space knight was an action figure sold in 1979 by the toy company parker brothers. Rom spaceknight movie proposal linkedin slideshare. Rom arrives in the town of clairton, west virginia ahead of brandy and banishes a number of wraiths sending the populace into a panic. Getcomics getcomics is an awesome place to download dc. This was by far my favorite toy as a kid, and is now the favorite piece of my collection now.
Now, removed from comics for over three decades, the character is being given new life in rom the space knight, an allnew comic book series from idw publishing. Please fill out the following form to report an issue missing from the database. Rom spacenknight 1979 marvel comics, rom comics, rare. Rom the space knight began life as one of the first leddriven action figures in the late 1970s, then went on to much more acclaim as a comic book hero. The entire 75 issue plus four annual run of rom was written by bill mantlo. Rom the space knight has two red leds for eyes that light up, two red leds in his chest that pulse, and two red leds in his rocket packs that pulse when his jets are turned on. Rom space knight, rom came from the peaceful planet galador, which was populated by humanoids that look much like terrans. A galadorian spaceknight avowed to hunt down and banish to limbo the aliens that destroyed his home, rom won over the hearts of many comic book readers. Spaceknight is a scifi twist on the classic tale of a mysterious hero. It had a small but loyal following, mostly due to the writing of bill mantlo, who excelled in creating epic science fiction and fantasy sagas, and used his comics to expand the.
Getcomics is an awesome place to download dc, marvel, image, dark horse, dynamite, idw, oni, valiant, zenescope and many more comics only on getcomics. Spaceknight was designed as a toy, and marvels comic about it was supposed to be a throwaway marketing gimmick. View market values for books, store your collection, and meet fellow comic fans. See more ideas about space knight, comic covers and comic book covers. Spaceknight might be the best science fiction comic. He also has a utility cable with an led on it that plugs into his tools to give them a glowing. She is the prime director of galador and the widow of the legendary spaceknight rom, with whom she produced two sons. In the capable hands of the superstar creative team of bill mantlo and sal buscema, the rom series. But writer bill mantlo created a space opera about duty and sacrifice, made.
Rom the space knight returns to comics free comic book day. Roms stuff is stored into a tesseract dimension that is two aps away from dimension616. Spaceknight december 1979 february 1986 by bill mantlo and sal buscema, and published by marvel comics. As much as james gunn loves rom, the failed toy turned beloved scifi superhero, the writer and director of guardians of the galaxy vol. Feige spoke briefly about rom to screencrush last year following a question about the potential of. Twoinone megaton man michael gaydos monster party monsters nathaniel dusk not brand echh peter b.
The space knight returns for a 35th anniversary collectible rom, dont walk, to find out what hasbro has planned for san diego comiccon. Rom spacenknight marvel comics also known as rom the space knight or rom. Rom becomes the most revered spaceknight of all and defeats the wraiths on there home world but they scatter to all ends of the galaxy. Howard rom charles atlas parody rom spaceknight romnibus rough cut sketchbook spiderman spiderman strikeforce morituri tales from the crypt the spectre the. He was one the plethora of robot toys that were launched back in the early 80s, and milton bradley and marvel had hoped to build a franchise around his cosmic. Parker brothers licensed the rights to marvel comics to increase sales of. Technically, rom was a licensed comic book using the likeness of some obscure action figure. Unlike rom, bug has appeared in the comics in recent years, so the ownership issues must be different than robotic warrior, such as a different studio holding the film rights. Soon after, the superiors send the national guard to battle rom but they lack the ability to hurt the spaceknight. In july 2015, idw publishing began publishing a new rom comic book. Yet the cybernetic spaceknights enduring appeal has led to years of speculation that the character, first conceived as a superhero at marvel and later revived by idw publishing, could one day star in his own movie.
Rom the space knight was a toy cocreated by scott dankman, richard c. Christos gage, chris ryall, and david messina kick off the wildest new series of the year as roms war with the dire wraiths hits. The marvel characters james gunn wasnt allowed to use in. Its all here and still comes in the original box too. Rom comic books 1979 series also called rom spaceknight show covers only. The brave spaceknights of galador defeated the evil sorcery and superscience of the dire wraiths and scattered them to the furthest reaches of the galaxy. Custom rom covers rom cards my rom collection my rom cgc comics archive. While the toy itself soon faded into obscurity, its comic book tiein series, put out by marvel comics, lasted until 1986. The comic book price guide for great britain rom spaceknight. Rom destroys the creature and the surviving ships retreat quickly.
Guardians of the galaxy 2 will introduce james gunns. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle. Based on a very ordinary hasbro toy, marvel comics developed the tale of rom spaceknight. Download free and best comics app for android phone and tablet with online apk downloader on, including tool apps, shopping apps, communication apps and more. Back in 1980, its mix of superheroic action, sciencefiction times and especially horror tropes with a strong invasion of the body snatchers vibe was an unusual one. Celebrating our commitment to all things spaceknight idw is giving us a new rom comic book. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Spaceknights were cyborg halfhuman, halfmachine warriors, each armed with a.
The results of the translators comprehend languages power can be transmitted to. He is also the coauthor of a prose book about comics, comic books 101, and has. Nothing should have worked with rom rom spaceknights head looks like a toaster and his eyes look like a couple of car headlights, his body continues the car motif with a chest that looks like a car bonnet, his hands look like he is wearing oven mitts. Mccoy for parker brothers, currently a subsidiary of hasbro. Much of this information was taken from russ chappells marvel chronology project. If you watch this, bill, please take it as my apology for not sending a get wellcard much sooner. Since then, marvel comics hasnt been able to use the character but had built so much lore around him that they still can use. Toys you had presents rom the space knight rom or elmiron.