Micronauts Return to Marvel Comics in All-New Omnibus Collections

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From the Edges of Inner Space, the Micronauts Return to Marvel Comics in All-New Omnibus Collections

Earlier this week, Marvel Comics proudly announced an exciting new collaboration with Hasbro, a global leader in play, that would result in new collections of Rom the Spaceknight’s beloved comic book adventures. Today, Marvel is thrilled to reveal that another popular toy-originating comic book series will receive the same treatment: THE MICRONAUTS! 

 From out of the Microverse, it’s the Omnibus you thought could never happen! The subatomic superstars headlined a long-running series packed with rich world-building, fascinating mythology and big-scale, sci-fi excellence! With the series set in the main Marvel Comics universe, the Micronauts joined forces with the X-Men and the Fantastic Four and dared to go up against the likes of Doctor Doom, Arcade, and other iconic Marvel super villains. 

 Like ROM, these exemplary comic book classics were written by industry legend Bill Mantlo and will be reprinted for the first time ever in MICRONAUTS: THE ORIGINAL MARVEL YEARS OMNIBUS, on sale April 2024. In anticipation for this long-awaited collection, fans can also pick up a facsimile edition of the Micronauts’ comic book debut, 1979’s MICRONAUTS #1, this September!

Rob's Room: X-Men and the Micronauts Limited Series

X-Men and the Micronauts Limited Series by Chris Claremont and Bill Mantlo circa 1984.
(via Fastball Special)
I have absolutely  no recollection of this mini-series...

Micronaut Ships, Alphabet and Maps

Bioship: was the sentient spaceship of the Micronauts, partly mechanical and partly organic. It was created from the remains of their previous ship Biotron and the organic robots Microtron and Nanotron. 

 

Micronauts Article

Micronauts Comic Book Ads

Rob's Room: The Micronauts are Coming! by Michael Golden

The Micronauts are Coming! by Michael Golden (via The Baxter Building tumblr)
This is a series I've been meaning to revisit...  does anyone remember it?

Micronauts Bonus Posters!

Rob's Room: Micronauts Special Edition #1-5 by Jackson Guice & Joe Rubinstein

Micronauts Special Edition #1-5 by Jackson Guice & Joe Rubinstein 

(via The Marvel Comics of the 1980s)

Unproduced Micronauts Cartoon by Dave Johnson

Dave Johnson, "Here’s the Micronauts pitch that ALMOST made it to TV. But then Hasbro bought the rights and basically killed the show. It was gonna be sooooo sweet. The story was great, and it would have been a childhood dream come true. Oh well. The best part about the Micronauts animation was we were gonna get Mike Golden on board to do some designs. Oh well."

via Comic Alliance: The Micronauts were a toyline created by Japanese company Takara in 1974. They made their way to the United States a few years later, courtesy of the Mego corporation. As for the comic, that came about when writer Mantlo saw his son playing with the toys one Christmas morning, and was almost instantly inspired to create a comic based on their adventures. He pitched the idea to then Marvel editor-in-chief Jim Shooter, and the publisher acquired the rights for the comics license for the figures. The illustrious Michael Golden was brought on as the artist, and the rest is history.