After decadesౠ of demand by fans, Rom: Space Knight is returning to Marvel Comics - at least for reprints of t🌳he character's classic Marvel title of the '70s and '80s.
Based on a Hasbro toyline, Marvel's Rom comics incorporated the sci-fi hero into the Marvel Universe proper, including app🌱earances by the character in other heroes' titles which themselves hꦫave yet to be reprinted.
In this case, the classic 🍌Rom: Space Knight title will be reprinted by Marvel in Rom: The Original Years Omnibus, with vol. 1 containing Rom #1-29 as well as the character's guest appearance in Power Man and Iron Fist #73.
The omnibus' cover reprints legendary artist Frank Miller's cover for 1979's Rom: Space Knight #1 as well as a variant by Rom series artist Sal Buscema, a variant featuring art of Rom and the X-Men also by Miller, and a rare drawing of Rom from late artist 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:George Pérez☂'s archives. Rom: Space Knight #1 will also receive a F🥂acsimile Edition reprint.
Here's a gallery of the c𒅌overs, along with some interior art by Buscema:
The cult favorite title ended in 1986 after 75 issues and several annuals, with Rom makin🐈g his final on-panel Marvel Universe appearance - in his unarmored humanoid form only, thanks to Marvel losing the Hasbro license - in 1994's Incredible Hulk #418.
The Space Knights themselves continued to appear over the years, though with the slightly altered naming of 'Spaceknights,' including an eponymous 2000 limited series which featured a character named 'Artour𝔍' who was meant to be a license-friendly version of Rom under a different alias. And a 201𒊎5 series titled Venom: Space Knight brought Venom Flash Thompson into the Space Knight fold.
Now, Rom finally returns to Marvel after a stint as part of IDW Publishing's overall Hasbro line. It's unclear whཧether IDW, who last published a Rom comic in 2020, retains any licensing rights to the characters following this announcement. Tꦗhe publisher's license for Hasbro's GI Joe and Transformers ended at the end of 2022, though it was reported that IDW's other Hasbro licenses including My Little Pony would remain with the publisher.
However, IDW has since undergone heavy layoffs and restructuring to avoid dissolution, meaning that it's possible that there have since been furthe🐻r changes to 𝓀their license.
♚Rom: The Original Years Omnib🌠us Vol. 1 goes on sale in January 2024, preceded by Rom #1 Facsimile Edition in September.
Check out all of Marvel's just released August 2023 solicitations.
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