If you were a kid in the ’80s who couldn’t afford Transformers, the next best thing to have were Go-Bots. For the record I had neither Transformers or Go-Bots, but I did have a shovel and a hoe to weed the family garden in the middle of summer.
Good news, everyone! The Go-Bots are back in an all-new series at IDW Publishing!
In October, The Go-Bots six-issue mini-series will arrive from creator Tom Scioli, who previously worked on Transformers vs. G.I. JOE for the publisher.
In the new five-issue series, the existence of Go-Bots on Earth has changed humans’ way of life. They chauffeur us around. They protect us from harm. They do the jobs that are too boring or dangerous for us. They fight our wars for us. They are friends for the lonely. The only thing they don’t do is dream for us… but that could change any day now. For a generation, Leader-1 and the Guardians have said that they were here to help us… but as they become more integrated into our society, the question must be asked: Are they here to replace us?
“This is a dream project – I’m writing, drawing, coloring, and hand-lettering this book. It’s a labor of love,” says Scioli. “When these characters were conceived of in the ’80s, the idea of robots with human personalities was science fiction. Now, it’s history. The world of living machines is here – we’re living it. The time is right for Go-Bots!”
“Avant-garde creator Tom Scioli has been pushing the comic book storytelling medium for nearly two decades now and his work on Go-Bots is yet another watershed moment in his career,” says IDW Associate Publisher David Hedgecock. “It is a testament to the strong collaboration between IDW Publishing and Hasbro, that projects like this can exist on licensed properties.”
