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From the late 1990s the characters Marionette, Arcturus Rann and [[Bug (comics)|Bug]] (all Marvel properties) have appeared in various Marvel titles (without referencing the ''Micronauts'' label). Bug has appeared in a solo [[One-shot (comics)|one-shot]]<ref>{{gcdb series|id= 5787|title= ''Bug''}}</ref> and together with cosmic hero [[Star-Lord]],<ref>{{cite book|last1 = Giffen|first1 = Keith|author-link1 = Keith Giffen|last2 = Gage|first2 = Christos|author-link2= Christos Gage|last3 = Abnett|first3 = Dan|author-link3 = Dan Abnett|last4 = Lanning|first4 = Andy|author-link4 = Andy Lanning|title = Annihilation: Conquest, Book 1|publisher = Marvel Comics|year = 2008|pages = 272|isbn = 978-0785127826}}<br>{{cite book|last1 = Giffen|first1 = Keith|last2 = Gage|first2 = Christos|last3 = Abnett|first3 = Dan|last4 = Lanning|first4 = Andy|title = Annihilation: Conquest, Book 2|publisher = Marvel Comics|year = 2008|pages = 352|isbn = 978-0785127161}}</ref> as part of a new incarnation of the [[Guardians of the Galaxy (2008 team)|Guardians of the Galaxy]].<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Abnett, Dan; Lanning, Andy|penciller= [[Paul Pelletier|Pelletier, Paul]]|inker= [[Rick Magyar|Magyar, Rick]]|story= No Future|title= [[Guardians of the Galaxy (2008 team)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]|volume= 2|issue= #7|date= January 2009}}</ref>
From the late 1990s the characters Marionette, Arcturus Rann and [[Bug (comics)|Bug]] (all Marvel properties) have appeared in various Marvel titles (without referencing the ''Micronauts'' label). Bug has appeared in a solo [[One-shot (comics)|one-shot]]<ref>{{gcdb series|id= 5787|title= ''Bug''}}</ref> and together with cosmic hero [[Star-Lord]],<ref>{{cite book|last1 = Giffen|first1 = Keith|author-link1 = Keith Giffen|last2 = Gage|first2 = Christos|author-link2= Christos Gage|last3 = Abnett|first3 = Dan|author-link3 = Dan Abnett|last4 = Lanning|first4 = Andy|author-link4 = Andy Lanning|title = Annihilation: Conquest, Book 1|publisher = Marvel Comics|year = 2008|pages = 272|isbn = 978-0785127826}}<br>{{cite book|last1 = Giffen|first1 = Keith|last2 = Gage|first2 = Christos|last3 = Abnett|first3 = Dan|last4 = Lanning|first4 = Andy|title = Annihilation: Conquest, Book 2|publisher = Marvel Comics|year = 2008|pages = 352|isbn = 978-0785127161}}</ref> as part of a new incarnation of the [[Guardians of the Galaxy (2008 team)|Guardians of the Galaxy]].<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Abnett, Dan; Lanning, Andy|penciller= [[Paul Pelletier|Pelletier, Paul]]|inker= [[Rick Magyar|Magyar, Rick]]|story= No Future|title= [[Guardians of the Galaxy (2008 team)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]|volume= 2|issue= #7|date= January 2009}}</ref>
In the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]], the [[Microverse]] of ''The Micronauts'' is adapted as the [[Quantum Realm]].
==Image Comics==
In the 2000s, [[Image Comics]] and
==Devil's Due Publishing==
[[Devil's Due Publishing]] each briefly published their own ''Micronauts'' series.
==2016 IDW Publishing==
In 2016, [[IDW Publishing]] published a new comic book series.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.newsarama.com/25138-rom-and-micronauts-finally-return-but-not-where-you-think.html|title= Rom and Micronauts Finally Return... But Not Where You Think|first= Chris|last= Arrant|date= October 9, 2015|publisher= [[Newsarama]]|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150927134539/http://www.newsarama.com/25138-rom-and-micronauts-finally-return-but-not-where-you-think.html|archive-date= September 27, 2015|url-status= dead|quote= Friday at their IDW & Top Shelf: The Best Panel of All-Time at NY Comic Con, IDW announced more details about the return of ''Rom'' and ''Micronauts'', the holy grails of licensed comic books.}}</ref> A live-action film version of the Micronauts was in development by [[Hasbro Studios]] and [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] in 2015. In May 2023, Marvel re-acquired the licensing rights to publish ''The Micronauts''.
===Publication history===
=== Marvel Comics (1979–1986) ===
===Image Comics===
In June 2002, a new series by [[Image Comics]] was published for eleven issues before its cancellation in September 2003.<ref>{{gcdb series|id= 17160|title= ''Micronauts'' vol. 3}}</ref> The same year saw a four-issue limited series featuring Baron Karza's origin and his relationship with the Time Traveler entity.<ref>{{gcdb series|id= 27568|title= ''Micronauts: Karza''}}</ref>
===Devil's Due Publishing===
In March 2004, a new series was launched by [[Devil's Due Publishing]], mixing new characters with those based on the toy line. The series ran for three issues and featured art by former ''Micronauts'' artist [[Pat Broderick]]. More issues were solicited, but never appeared on shelves despite some cover art being released.<ref>{{gcdb series|id= 27566|title= ''Micronauts'' vol. 4}}</ref>
===IDW Publishing===
In 2015, [[IDW Publishing]] acquired publishing rights from Hasbro to produce new comic books for the Micronauts and [[Rom the Space Knight]], both formerly popularized by Marvel as licensed properties. IDW released the first issue of their Micronauts series in April 2016, with scripts by [[Cullen Bunn]] and art by David Baldeon. The comic ran for eleven issues from 2016 to 2017. It was followed by two five-issue miniseries ''Micronauts: Wrath of Karza'' and ''Rom & the Micronauts'' which were released between 2017 and 2018.
IDW also featured Micronauts prominently in their crossover epic - ''Revolution''. Released from September to November 2016, the crossover featured characters from various licensed toy lines IDW held the right to such as Transformers and GI Joe. The main line featured a preview issue and five regular issues, plus eight one shot tie-in issues across the various lines, one of which was ''Micronauts: Revolution''.


===Marvel Comics (2023–present)===
===Marvel Comics (2023–present)===
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* '''Solitaire''' - A highly manipulative Prime Being with both metamorphic and healing powers, she first took the form of a green-skinned Insectivorid version of the lovely blond Marionette to seduce Bug so that he would help her get on the team. Solitaire then turned herself into a sexy, scantily-clad version of Rann's dark-haired mother Sepsis.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix3/solitairemv.htm|title= Solitaire|first=Jeff|last= Christiansen|date= November 29, 2005|publisher= Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160920095935/http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix3/solitairemv.htm|archive-date= September 20, 2016|url-status= live}}</ref>
* '''Solitaire''' - A highly manipulative Prime Being with both metamorphic and healing powers, she first took the form of a green-skinned Insectivorid version of the lovely blond Marionette to seduce Bug so that he would help her get on the team. Solitaire then turned herself into a sexy, scantily-clad version of Rann's dark-haired mother Sepsis.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix3/solitairemv.htm|title= Solitaire|first=Jeff|last= Christiansen|date= November 29, 2005|publisher= Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160920095935/http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix3/solitairemv.htm|archive-date= September 20, 2016|url-status= live}}</ref>


==The Microns==
===The Microns===
Years later Arcturus, Marionette and Bug (both Marvel properties) reappear as a team called the Microns. They aid the mutant [[Cable (comics)|Cable]] when the scientist [[Psycho-Man]] abducts the shape-changing [[Copycat (Marvel Comics)|Copycat]].<ref>{{cite comic| writer= [[Jeph Loeb|Loeb, Jeph]]|penciller= [[Ian Churchill|Churchill, Ian]]|inker= [[Scott Hanna|Hanna, Scott]]|story= True Lies|title= [[Cable (comics)|Cable]]|issue= #37|date= November 1996}}<br>{{cite comic| writer= Loeb, Jeph|penciller= Churchill, Ian|inker= Hanna, Scott; [[Vince Russell|Russell, Vince]]|story= In Perspective|title= Cable|issue= #38|date= December 1996}}<br>{{cite comic| writer= Loeb, Jeph|penciller= Churchill, Ian|inker= Hanna, Scott|story= All Things Great And Small|title= Cable|issue= #39|date= January 1997}}</ref> They battle Microverse inhabitant Baron Zebek of Aegyptus alongside the visiting super-team [[Alpha Flight]]<ref>{{cite comic| writer= [[Steven T. Seagle|Seagel, Steven T.]]|penciller= [[Anthony Winn|Winn, Anthony]]|inker= [[Aaron Sowd|Sowd, Aaron]]|story= Small Sacrifices|title= [[Alpha Flight]]|volume= 2|issue= #10|date= May 1998}}<br>{{cite comic| writer= Seagel, Steven T.; [[Joe Casey|Casey, Joe]]|penciller= [[Ariel Olivetti|Olivetti, Ariel]]|inker= [[Pier Brito|Brito, Pier]]|story= Microcosm|title= Alpha Flight|volume= 2|issue= #11|date= June 1998}}</ref> and later assist [[Rick Jones (character)|Rick Jones]] and [[Genis-Vell|Captain Marvel]] during their adventures in the Microverse.<ref name="CM6">{{cite comic| writer= [[Peter David|David, Peter]]|penciller= [[ChrisCross]]|inker= [[Anibal Rodriguez (comics)|Rodriguez, Anibal]]|story= It's A Small Universe After All|title= [[Genis-Vell|Captain Marvel]]|volume= 4|issue= #6|date= June 2000}}</ref> In another largely untold tale, they also reteam with the X-Men against Baron Karza, who had recently been reborn, and his ally [[Thanos]] who seek to merge several of the sub-atomic universes.<ref name="CM6" /> Arcturus Rann and Princess Mari became involved in the Psyklop invasion of K'ai, [[Jarella]]'s homeworld.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= [[Scott Reed (comics)|Reed, Scott]]|penciller= [[Miguel Munera|Munera, Miguel]]|inker= [[Terry Pallot|Pallot, Terry]]|story= Book 1: Conquest of Jarella's World|title= Realm of Kings Son of Hulk|issue= #1|date= April 2010}}</ref>
Years later Arcturus, Marionette and Bug (both Marvel properties) reappear as a team called the Microns. They aid the mutant [[Cable (comics)|Cable]] when the scientist [[Psycho-Man]] abducts the shape-changing [[Copycat (Marvel Comics)|Copycat]].<ref>{{cite comic| writer= [[Jeph Loeb|Loeb, Jeph]]|penciller= [[Ian Churchill|Churchill, Ian]]|inker= [[Scott Hanna|Hanna, Scott]]|story= True Lies|title= [[Cable (comics)|Cable]]|issue= #37|date= November 1996}}<br>{{cite comic| writer= Loeb, Jeph|penciller= Churchill, Ian|inker= Hanna, Scott; [[Vince Russell|Russell, Vince]]|story= In Perspective|title= Cable|issue= #38|date= December 1996}}<br>{{cite comic| writer= Loeb, Jeph|penciller= Churchill, Ian|inker= Hanna, Scott|story= All Things Great And Small|title= Cable|issue= #39|date= January 1997}}</ref> They battle Microverse inhabitant Baron Zebek of Aegyptus alongside the visiting super-team [[Alpha Flight]]<ref>{{cite comic| writer= [[Steven T. Seagle|Seagel, Steven T.]]|penciller= [[Anthony Winn|Winn, Anthony]]|inker= [[Aaron Sowd|Sowd, Aaron]]|story= Small Sacrifices|title= [[Alpha Flight]]|volume= 2|issue= #10|date= May 1998}}<br>{{cite comic| writer= Seagel, Steven T.; [[Joe Casey|Casey, Joe]]|penciller= [[Ariel Olivetti|Olivetti, Ariel]]|inker= [[Pier Brito|Brito, Pier]]|story= Microcosm|title= Alpha Flight|volume= 2|issue= #11|date= June 1998}}</ref> and later assist [[Rick Jones (character)|Rick Jones]] and [[Genis-Vell|Captain Marvel]] during their adventures in the Microverse.<ref name="CM6">{{cite comic| writer= [[Peter David|David, Peter]]|penciller= [[ChrisCross]]|inker= [[Anibal Rodriguez (comics)|Rodriguez, Anibal]]|story= It's A Small Universe After All|title= [[Genis-Vell|Captain Marvel]]|volume= 4|issue= #6|date= June 2000}}</ref> In another largely untold tale, they also reteam with the X-Men against Baron Karza, who had recently been reborn, and his ally [[Thanos]] who seek to merge several of the sub-atomic universes.<ref name="CM6" /> Arcturus Rann and Princess Mari became involved in the Psyklop invasion of K'ai, [[Jarella]]'s homeworld.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= [[Scott Reed (comics)|Reed, Scott]]|penciller= [[Miguel Munera|Munera, Miguel]]|inker= [[Terry Pallot|Pallot, Terry]]|story= Book 1: Conquest of Jarella's World|title= Realm of Kings Son of Hulk|issue= #1|date= April 2010}}</ref>


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Marvel Comics, May 2024
Marvel Comics, May 2024


===Films===
* The Microverse, referred to as the '''[[Quantum Realm]]''', appears in media set in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] (MCU).<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Quantum-Realm-What-Know-You-Seen-Ant-Man-72677.html|title= The Quantum Realm: What To Know After You've Seen ''Ant-Man''|first= Adam|last= Holmes|date= 2015|publisher= Cinema Blend|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160513010803/http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Quantum-Realm-What-Know-You-Seen-Ant-Man-72677.html|archive-date= May 13, 2016|url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdT89v2xASw |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/rdT89v2xASw |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title= ''Ant-Man'' Movie Easter Eggs: Director Peyton Reed Reveals Where to Look|date= July 16, 2015|publisher= [[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>


A live-action film version of the Micronauts was in development by [[Hasbro Studios]] and [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] in 2015. In May 2023, Marvel re-acquired the licensing rights to publish classic issues of''The Micronauts'' in omnibus format.


In the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]], the [[Microverse]] of ''The Micronauts'' is adapted as the [[Quantum Realm]].


==2002 Image Comics==
In June 2002, a new series by [[Image Comics]] was published for eleven issues before its cancellation in September 2003.<ref>{{gcdb series|id= 17160|title= ''Micronauts'' vol. 3}}</ref> The same year saw a four-issue limited series featuring Baron Karza's origin and his relationship with the Time Traveler entity.<ref>{{gcdb series|id= 27568|title= ''Micronauts: Karza''}}</ref>


===Novels===
The 2002 Image Comics relaunch was followed the same year by ''Micronauts: The Time Traveler Trilogy'', a collection of three paperback novels published by [[Byron Preiss|Byron Preiss Visual Publications]] and written by [[Steve Lyons (writer)|Steve Lyons]].


===In other media===
==2004 Devil's Due Publishing==
In March 2004, a new series was launched by [[Devil's Due Publishing]], mixing new characters with those based on the toy line. The series ran for three issues and featured art by former ''Micronauts'' artist [[Pat Broderick]]. More issues were solicited, but never appeared on shelves despite some cover art being released.<ref>{{gcdb series|id= 27566|title= ''Micronauts'' vol. 4}}</ref>


==2016 IDW Publishing==
In 2016, [[IDW Publishing]] published a new comic book series.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.newsarama.com/25138-rom-and-micronauts-finally-return-but-not-where-you-think.html|title= Rom and Micronauts Finally Return... But Not Where You Think|first= Chris|last= Arrant|date= October 9, 2015|publisher= [[Newsarama]]|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150927134539/http://www.newsarama.com/25138-rom-and-micronauts-finally-return-but-not-where-you-think.html|archive-date= September 27, 2015|url-status= dead|quote= Friday at their IDW & Top Shelf: The Best Panel of All-Time at NY Comic Con, IDW announced more details about the return of ''Rom'' and ''Micronauts'', the holy grails of licensed comic books.}}</ref>


In 2015, [[IDW Publishing]] acquired publishing rights from Hasbro to produce new comic books for the Micronauts and [[Rom the Space Knight]], both formerly popularized by Marvel as licensed properties. IDW released the first issue of their Micronauts series in April 2016, with scripts by [[Cullen Bunn]] and art by David Baldeon. The comic ran for eleven issues from 2016 to 2017. It was followed by two five-issue miniseries ''Micronauts: Wrath of Karza'' and ''Rom & the Micronauts'' which were released between 2017 and 2018.


===Animated television series===
IDW also featured Micronauts prominently in their crossover epic - ''Revolution''. Released from September to November 2016, the crossover featured characters from various licensed toy lines IDW held the right to such as Transformers and GI Joe. The main line featured a preview issue and five regular issues, plus eight one shot tie-in issues across the various lines, one of which was ''Micronauts: Revolution''.
In 1998, AGE, Annex Entertainment, Gribouille and Kaleidoscope Media Group planned to produce a Micronauts animated series starting with a five-part miniseries to air on the [[Syfy|Sci Fi Channel]] in Fall of 1998, followed by a syndicated 26 episode Micronauts animated series for 1999, with action figures and a Marvel tie-in comic announced. The project appears to be shelved or canceled.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ageinc.com/tv/upcoming/index.html|title=Age tv (upcoming)|publisher=Ageinc.com |date=n.d. |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20010127210100/http://ageinc.com/tv/upcoming/index.html|archive-date= January 27, 2001|url-status= dead|access-date= September 24, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.comics2film.com/c2fl-n.shtml |title=Comic Books, Comic Book News & Comic Book Characters - Mania.com|publisher= Comics2film.com |date= n.d.|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20000815213733/http://www.comics2film.com/c2fl-n.shtml|archive-date=August 15, 2000 |url-status= dead|access-date= September 24, 2013}}</ref>
 
[[Boulder Media Limited]] (a then-subsidiary of [[Hasbro Studios]]) announced it was developing a ''Micronauts'' animated series in 2018, with a projected release date of 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-01-02/hasbro-micronauts-animated-series-to-debut-in-2019/.125983|title=Hasbro's Micronauts Animated Series to Debut in 2019 |website=Anime News Network|date=January 2, 2018|access-date=January 2, 2024}}</ref> 52 half-hour episodes were fully produced, with production concluding in January 2020, but to date, the series has not yet been released. There has been no official announcement regarding its failure to release or its future; executive producer and head writer Eric Rogers has stated that he has received no information from Hasbro on the fate of the show,<ref>{{cite tweet|user=EricRogersHers|number=1810155320427360610|title=Ask Hasbro what they’re doing with it because no one there will tell me.}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|user=EricRogersHers|number=1810159510281175355|title=I just want ONE PERSON at Hasbro to tell me what their plan is. It’s almost 5 years since we finished. Tell me you canned it. It’s a tax write off. You lost it on the train like the Beastie Boys did with HOT SAUCE COMMITTEE PT 1. But… nothing? Yeah… no.}}</ref> and has speculated that it was turned into a [[write-off|tax write-off]].<ref>{{cite tweet|user=EricRogersHere|number=1653439552672133120|title=Great post from my former staff writer on Micronauts.}} {{better source|date=April 2024}}</ref> Other sources refute this, claiming that Hasbro still hope to release the series in conjunction with a potential live-action project in the future.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/micronauts-animated-series-live-action-tv-series-movie|title=Micronauts Animated Show May Not Be Dead; Hasbro Wants to Package It With Potential Live-Action TV Series, Movie|website=IGN|date=July 15, 2024|access-date=July 22, 2025}}</ref>


===Films===
===Films===
* The Microverse, referred to as the '''[[Quantum Realm]]''', appears in media set in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] (MCU).<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Quantum-Realm-What-Know-You-Seen-Ant-Man-72677.html|title= The Quantum Realm: What To Know After You've Seen ''Ant-Man''|first= Adam|last= Holmes|date= 2015|publisher= Cinema Blend|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160513010803/http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Quantum-Realm-What-Know-You-Seen-Ant-Man-72677.html|archive-date= May 13, 2016|url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdT89v2xASw |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/rdT89v2xASw |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title= ''Ant-Man'' Movie Easter Eggs: Director Peyton Reed Reveals Where to Look|date= July 16, 2015|publisher= [[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* After Hasbro acquired the rights to the Micronauts toyline, Paramount Pictures in conjunction with [[J. J. Abrams]] was in negotiations to develop a movie version of the franchise in 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=23633|title= Is Abrams Preparing To Invade Inner Space?|work= Comic Book Resources|date= November 6, 2009|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130927115455/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=23633|archive-date= September 27, 2013|url-status= live|access-date= September 24, 2013}}</ref> The planned project made little progress, though in November 2015, Paramount said that it was still planning a ''Micronauts'' film adaptation.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2015/film/news/paramount-transformers-g-i-joe-micronauts-1201645954/|title= Paramount Moves Forward on ''Transformers'', ''G.I. Joe'', and ''Micronauts''|first= Dave|last= McNary|date= November 20, 2015|work= [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160601114228/https://variety.com/2015/film/news/paramount-transformers-g-i-joe-micronauts-1201645954/|archive-date= June 1, 2016|url-status= live|quote= Paramount and Hasbro are moving forward on selecting screenwriters for their ''Transformers'' and ''G.I. Joe'' franchises along with launching a ''Micronauts'' movie.}}</ref> Later in December, both Hasbro and Paramount were planning a cinematic universe combining Micronauts with ''[[G.I. Joe (film series)|G.I. Joe]]'', ''[[Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light]]'', ''[[M.A.S.K. (franchise)|M.A.S.K.]]'' and ''[[Rom (comics)|Rom]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/paramount-hasbro-gi-joe-universe-848920|title=Paramount, Hasbro Creating Movie Universe Around G.I. Joe, Four Other Brands (Exclusive)|work= [[The Hollywood Reporter]]|last= Kilday|first= Gregg|date= December 15, 2015|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160326020935/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/paramount-hasbro-gi-joe-universe-848920|archive-date= March 26, 2016|url-status= live}}</ref> Several writers, such as [[Michael Chabon]], [[Brian K. Vaughan]], [[Nicole Perlman]], Lindsey Beer, [[Cheo Coker]], [[John Francis Daley]], [[Jonathan Goldstein (filmmaker)|Jonathan Goldstein]], [[Joe Robert Cole]], [[Jeff Pinkner]], Nicole Riegel and [[Geneva Robertson-Dworet]] joined to the writers' room in April 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/hasbro-cinematic-universe-takes-shape-886316|title=Hasbro Cinematic Universe Takes Shape With Michael Chabon, Brian K. Vaughan, Akiva Goldsman (Exclusive)|work=The Hollywood Reporter|last= Kit|first= Borys|date=April 21, 2016|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160610120217/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/hasbro-cinematic-universe-takes-shape-886316|archive-date= June 10, 2016|url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Couch|first=Aaron|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/paramount-sets-gi-joe-dungeons-dragons-release-dates-1069024|title=Paramount Sets ''G.I. Joe'', ''Dungeons & Dragons'' Release Dates|date=December 18, 2017|work=The Hollywood Reporter|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190510200715/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/paramount-sets-gi-joe-dungeons-dragons-release-dates-1069024|archive-date= May 10, 2019|url-status= live|df= mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/06/g-i-joe-micronauts-both-pushed-later-on-release-schedule-by-paramount-1202629130/|title=''G.I. Joe'' & ''Micronauts'' Both Pushed Later On Release Schedule By Paramount|date=June 7, 2019|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|publisher=Deadline|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190703064150/https://deadline.com/2019/06/g-i-joe-micronauts-both-pushed-later-on-release-schedule-by-paramount-1202629130/|archive-date= July 3, 2019|url-status= dead|df= mdy-all|access-date=June 7, 2019}}</ref> In 2019, [[Dean DeBlois]] was attached to write and direct the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/how-train-your-dragon-filmmaker-tackling-micronauts-film-1241159|title='How to Train Your Dragon' Filmmaker Dean DeBlois Tackling 'Micronauts' for Paramount, Hasbro (Exclusive)|date=September 23, 2019|last=Kit|first=Borys|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|df= mdy-all|access-date=September 23, 2019}}</ref> By November 2020, Paramount removed the film from its release schedule.<ref name="THROff2021Release">{{cite news |last1=Beresford |first1=Trilby |title=Paramount Pictures Takes Michael B. Jordan Pic 'Without Remorse', 'Micronauts' Off 2021 Release Calendar |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/paramount-pictures-takes-michael-b-jordan-pic-without-remorse-micronauts-off-2021-release-calendar |access-date=April 4, 2021 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=November 13, 2020}}</ref>
* After Hasbro acquired the rights to the Micronauts toyline, Paramount Pictures in conjunction with [[J. J. Abrams]] was in negotiations to develop a movie version of the franchise in 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=23633|title= Is Abrams Preparing To Invade Inner Space?|work= Comic Book Resources|date= November 6, 2009|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130927115455/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=23633|archive-date= September 27, 2013|url-status= live|access-date= September 24, 2013}}</ref> The planned project made little progress, though in November 2015, Paramount said that it was still planning a ''Micronauts'' film adaptation.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2015/film/news/paramount-transformers-g-i-joe-micronauts-1201645954/|title= Paramount Moves Forward on ''Transformers'', ''G.I. Joe'', and ''Micronauts''|first= Dave|last= McNary|date= November 20, 2015|work= [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160601114228/https://variety.com/2015/film/news/paramount-transformers-g-i-joe-micronauts-1201645954/|archive-date= June 1, 2016|url-status= live|quote= Paramount and Hasbro are moving forward on selecting screenwriters for their ''Transformers'' and ''G.I. Joe'' franchises along with launching a ''Micronauts'' movie.}}</ref> Later in December, both Hasbro and Paramount were planning a cinematic universe combining Micronauts with ''[[G.I. Joe (film series)|G.I. Joe]]'', ''[[Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light]]'', ''[[M.A.S.K. (franchise)|M.A.S.K.]]'' and ''[[Rom (comics)|Rom]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/paramount-hasbro-gi-joe-universe-848920|title=Paramount, Hasbro Creating Movie Universe Around G.I. Joe, Four Other Brands (Exclusive)|work= [[The Hollywood Reporter]]|last= Kilday|first= Gregg|date= December 15, 2015|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160326020935/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/paramount-hasbro-gi-joe-universe-848920|archive-date= March 26, 2016|url-status= live}}</ref> Several writers, such as [[Michael Chabon]], [[Brian K. Vaughan]], [[Nicole Perlman]], Lindsey Beer, [[Cheo Coker]], [[John Francis Daley]], [[Jonathan Goldstein (filmmaker)|Jonathan Goldstein]], [[Joe Robert Cole]], [[Jeff Pinkner]], Nicole Riegel and [[Geneva Robertson-Dworet]] joined to the writers' room in April 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/hasbro-cinematic-universe-takes-shape-886316|title=Hasbro Cinematic Universe Takes Shape With Michael Chabon, Brian K. Vaughan, Akiva Goldsman (Exclusive)|work=The Hollywood Reporter|last= Kit|first= Borys|date=April 21, 2016|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160610120217/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/hasbro-cinematic-universe-takes-shape-886316|archive-date= June 10, 2016|url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Couch|first=Aaron|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/paramount-sets-gi-joe-dungeons-dragons-release-dates-1069024|title=Paramount Sets ''G.I. Joe'', ''Dungeons & Dragons'' Release Dates|date=December 18, 2017|work=The Hollywood Reporter|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190510200715/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/paramount-sets-gi-joe-dungeons-dragons-release-dates-1069024|archive-date= May 10, 2019|url-status= live|df= mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/06/g-i-joe-micronauts-both-pushed-later-on-release-schedule-by-paramount-1202629130/|title=''G.I. Joe'' & ''Micronauts'' Both Pushed Later On Release Schedule By Paramount|date=June 7, 2019|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|publisher=Deadline|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190703064150/https://deadline.com/2019/06/g-i-joe-micronauts-both-pushed-later-on-release-schedule-by-paramount-1202629130/|archive-date= July 3, 2019|url-status= dead|df= mdy-all|access-date=June 7, 2019}}</ref> In 2019, [[Dean DeBlois]] was attached to write and direct the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/how-train-your-dragon-filmmaker-tackling-micronauts-film-1241159|title='How to Train Your Dragon' Filmmaker Dean DeBlois Tackling 'Micronauts' for Paramount, Hasbro (Exclusive)|date=September 23, 2019|last=Kit|first=Borys|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|df= mdy-all|access-date=September 23, 2019}}</ref> By November 2020, Paramount removed the film from its release schedule.<ref name="THROff2021Release">{{cite news |last1=Beresford |first1=Trilby |title=Paramount Pictures Takes Michael B. Jordan Pic 'Without Remorse', 'Micronauts' Off 2021 Release Calendar |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/paramount-pictures-takes-michael-b-jordan-pic-without-remorse-micronauts-off-2021-release-calendar |access-date=April 4, 2021 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=November 13, 2020}}</ref>
===Novels===
The 2002 Image Comics relaunch was followed the same year by ''Micronauts: The Time Traveler Trilogy'', a collection of three paperback novels published by [[Byron Preiss|Byron Preiss Visual Publications]] and written by [[Steve Lyons (writer)|Steve Lyons]].


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