Last year at Comic Con I actually had the chance to attend a panel Andy Schmidt hosted about writing for comics and he was well versed in not only writing but editing comics; so it comes as a bit of a surprise that he's been swooped up by Hasbro and sent to their Rhode Island branch. It's unclear what he'll be doing for Hasbro who has a working relationship with IDW, just that IDW needs a new Senior Publisher that's familar with licensed products and several years of experience. Hopefully this move doesn't act as a major set back for IDW or strain their relationship on such Hasbro titles as G.I. Joe and Transformers, but only time will tell.
