TALKING JOE 241 - MICHAEL KELLY INTERVIEW - HASBRO GI JOE Publishing lead talks IDW and Skybound

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Mark and Tim talk with Michael Kelly the former VP, Global Publishing for Hasbro. With 17 years at Hasbro and 12 year at the helm of Hasbro's Global Publishing department he headed up G.I.JOE publishing at Hasbro since the start of the IDW era through to the launch at Skybound.

The first hour we look back at the IDW era, including some controversial moments from the Cobra series, and in the second hour we discuss the road to the Skybound launch. There are plenty of interesting insights that will be new news to listeners!

Michael is a returning guest; he Joined us back in December 2022 (episode 186) as the IDW run was coming to an end. In that episode we discuss his introduction to GI Joe, how he got started at Hasbro and more on the comics.