Justin 5,822 Report post Posted March 28 It looks like Comics and Board Games Publisher IDW is facing major financial trouble and is being put up for sale. IDW is known for licensing existing well-known brands and developing comic books around those brands and franchises. However that model has not proven to be entirely sustainable. When I first saw this my heart skipped a beat.. I immediately thought of the new line of Atari comic books and thought "Isn't IDW the comics publisher that has an agreement with Atari?" Well, yes and no. It's actually Dynamite who published the Atari comic books, along with Tim Lapetino's "The Art Of Atari". However IDW has put out a wonderful line of Atari board games based on loved Atari franchises like Centipede, Missile Command, and Asteroids. The comic book industry is facing some hard financial realities which will become more and more evident over the next 2-5 years. Here's more: From Chris Arrant, Editor Newsarama IDW For Sale? J.P. MORGAN Hired To Review Company & 'Maximize Stockholder Value' IDW owns or co-owns over 200 franchises https://www.newsarama.com/44484-idw-for-sale-j-p-morgan-hired-to-review-company-maximize-stockholder-value.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrekMD 1,103 Report post Posted March 29 That is unfortunate. They produce good books! 1 Justin reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kamakazi20012 2,431 Report post Posted March 29 I didn't know of the board games. I'd have grabbed those. 1 Justin reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Justin 5,822 Report post Posted March 29 11 hours ago, kamakazi20012 said: I didn't know of the board games. I'd have grabbed those. @kamakazi20012 I've got good news! The Centipede and Missile Command board games are still available on Amazon, and at very reasonable prices. You can grab them here: Centipede: https://www.amazon.com/IDW-Games-Ataris-Centipede-Board/dp/B07573VNQJ Centipede "2600 Edition": https://www.thinkgeek.com/product/kisn/?mrkgcl=507&mrkgadid=3189408283&itm=178188462050 Missile Command: https://www.amazon.com/IDW-Games-Missile-Command-Strategy/dp/B077BTGRKZ/ 1 nosweargamer reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nosweargamer 6,171 Report post Posted March 29 Thanks Justin! Those are great prices! I just ordered one of each. FYI - I don't think Asteroids ever got released. It also looks like they had a Joust planned. I wonder if IDW spent too much on all the licenses they acquired 1 Justin reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Justin 5,822 Report post Posted March 29 1 hour ago, nosweargamer said: FYI - I don't think Asteroids ever got released. It also looks like they had a Joust planned. I was thinking the same thing. Looks like it was supposed to come out a year ago but I can't find any new or used. 1 hour ago, nosweargamer said: I wonder if IDW spent too much on all the licenses they acquired Basically. I hear their model just wasn't profitable and they relied too heavily on licensing other brands. That's like paying rent on everything you create. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
