Transformers is an ongoing line of American comic books published by Image Comics and Skybound Entertainment, based on the Transformers franchise by Hasbro and Takara Tomy. It is a successor of IDW Publishing's previous relaunch of Transformers comics.[1]

History

After IDW Publishing lost the licenses to produce Transformers and G.I. Joe comics by the end of 2022,[2] Hasbro announced in June 2023 that Skybound Entertainment, an imprint of Image Comics, would acquire those licenses.[3]

During San Diego Comic-Con 2023, it was revealed that Skybound has plans to reprint both the Marvel and IDW comics based on Transformers, with more info set to release later.[4]

In April 2025, Skybound opened a crowdfunding project on Kickstarter to release volumes 1–4 of the Transformers Compendium Set, which include the original comic series from the Marvel era.[5] The project was successfully funded in 2 minutes.[6]

Energon Universe series

Premise

When Autobots and Decepticons travel from Cybertron to Earth, their war changes humanity's fate, and only Optimus Prime can save them.[1]

Overview

Volume Issues First released Last released Writer Artists Colorists
1 6 October 4, 2023 March 13, 2024 Daniel Warren Johnson[7] Daniel Warren Johnson Mike Spicer
2 6 April 10, 2024 September 11, 2024 Jorge Corona
Jason Howard
Lulo Lullabi
3 6 + Special May 4, 2024 March 12, 2025 Ryan Ottley
Jason Howard		 Mike Spicer
Sarah Stern
4 6 + Special April 9, 2025 September 10, 2025 Ludo Lullabi
Daniel Warren Johnson
Jorge Corona		 Adriano Lucas
Mike Spicer
5 6 October 8, 2025 March 11, 2026 Robert Kirkman[8] Dan Mora[9]
Jorge Corona		 Mike Spicer
Sarah Stern
6 6 April 8, 2026 Present Jason Howard
Ludo Lullabi		 Mike Spicer

Skybound's first Transformers comic is set in the Energon Universe, being initially written and drawn by Daniel Warren Johnson, and colored by Mike Spicer, and debuted on October 4, 2023.[10]

Johnson said, “To my readers, retailers, and fellow Transformers fans: get ready! I’ve only been drawing Optimus Prime and the rest of this amazing cast since I was in first grade. This is a dream project for me, and I’m so glad to be adding a new chapter to the decades long celebration of robots turning into cars. Also, cab-over trucks are so fun to draw!”[10]

In June 2023, Skybound announced that the main roster of Autobots features Optimus Prime, Arcee, Cliffjumper, Wheeljack and Ratchet,[11][12] while the main roster of Decepticons features Starscream, Soundwave, Laserbeak, Rumble and Skywarp.[13][14]

In January 2024, it was announced that Jorge Corona would serve as the new artist of the series starting with issue 7, with Johnson staying as writer for the series.[15]

In August 2024, Johnson confirmed that his run will feature 24 issues in total.[7]

In June 2025, Void Rivals writer and Energon Universe showrunner Robert Kirkman announced he would become the new leading writer, starting from issue #25 on October 8, 2025.[8]

Plot

Issue Written by Drawn by Colored by Publication date

Volume 1: "Robots in Disguise"

01 Daniel Warren Johnson Daniel Warren Johnson Mike Spicer October 4, 2023
In the town of Farmingham, Spike Witwicky finds his father Sparky asleep in a local veterans' bar. After a short argument, Sparky's coworker Davey picks him up while Spike leaves with his girlfriend Carly. The two climb a nearby mountain to discuss their futures when an earthquake sends them plummeting into the mountain, and they find themselves inside an enormous crashed spaceship. The Cybertronian Jetfire arrives from deep space[a] and activates the ship's computer, Teletraan 1, to repair his fallen friends. Upon being rebuilt, Starscream immediately kills the nearby Bumblebee and guns down Jetfire, but is stopped by Optimus Prime. Teletraan 1 randomly reactivates more Autobots and Decepticons, including Skywarp, Ratchet, and Soundwave, and Optimus is pinned down after being distracted by Bumblebee's body. After Spike and Carly help him break free, he destroys Ravage and the computer and flees with them, Ratchet, and the bodies of several other Autobots. Jetfire uses the last of his strength to deter the pursuing Starscream and Skywarp, who are forced to turn back from a lack of Energon. Spike leads the Autobots to an abandoned quarry where Jetfire dies, while Soundwave informs Starscream he needs energy and raw materials to fix Teletraan 1. As Sparky and Davey finish their shift at a local power plant, Starscream arrives and kills Davey.[16]
02 Daniel Warren Johnson Daniel Warren Johnson Mike Spicer November 7, 2023
Optimus and Spike connect with each other over their names, families, and homes – in particular, Optimus tells Spike about how a vicious civil war consumed his homeworld of Cybertron, prompting him and a team of Autobots to flee aboard the Ark. However, the Decepticons and their leader Megatron attacked them, with the Ark crash-landing on Earth during the battle. The newly repaired Cliffjumper arrives and brings them back to the quarry, where Ratchet informs them that both they and the Decepticons are critically low on Energon. Skywarp, Starscream, and Soundwave arrive at the power plant with technology from the Ark to convert the plant's energy into Energon, where Starscream kills a police officer as Soundwave intercepts a U.S. military transmission requesting air support. An amused Starscream destroys the fighter jet and kills its pilot, but its passenger manages to escape. Sparky flees in the chaos as the Autobots realize the plant is under attack, and Optimus and Spike leave to investigate despite Ratchet's protests. Carly returns home to find an armed Sparky barricaded inside, who informs her that Davey, her father, is dead.[17]
03 Daniel Warren Johnson Daniel Warren Johnson Mike Spicer December 6, 2023
Carly realizes that Starscream was responsible for killing her father as she and Sparky are ambushed by Laserbeak. Cliffjumper saves them, but Sparky shoots him before fleeing with Carly. Starscream and Soundwave send Skywarp to deal with the humans as they bicker over repairing Teletraan 1, while Sparky and Carly arrive at the veterans' bar, already fortified by a local militia. Cliffjumper arrives and is shot again before Carly can explain, allowing Skywarp to attack them. Carly distracts the Decepticon long enough for Optimus to arrive and subdue him; however, Sparky and the militia severely injure Optimus' right arm with a bazooka. As the humans renew their attack on all three Cybertronians, Spike is shot in the crossfire, and Optimus rips off his injured arm to beat Skywarp into submission. The Autobot leader picks up the wounded Spike and asks Sparky to help him save his son.[18]
04 Daniel Warren Johnson Daniel Warren Johnson Mike Spicer January 10, 2024
Ratchet receives a call for help from Optimus and Sparky, and Starscream leaves the severely damaged Skywarp behind to pursue the Autobots. Carly and Cliffjumper ambush him, and he contacts Soundwave for backup as the Autobots escape. Optimus and Cliffjumper arrive at Farmingham Hospital and are attacked by Soundwave, Laserbeak, and Rumble as Spike is rushed inside. Starscream destroys the hospital's power generators, but Ratchet and the freshly repaired Jazz arrive and force the Decepticons to retreat. Optimus uses the Matrix of Leadership to reactivate the hospital as Starscream and Soundwave return to the Ark and rip the injured Skywarp apart to repair Teletraan 1. Jazz shuts down again, having used up the last of the Autobots' Energon, and Ratchet berates Optimus for prioritizing the humans' safety over their survival. Optimus reluctantly accepts Ratchet and Sparky's ideas to regain a foothold as Cliffjumper comforts a grief-stricken Carly, revealing that Starscream also killed his family on Cybertron during the war. Starscream gloats over successfully reactivating Teletraan 1 as Optimus rallies the Autobots and humans, having replaced his missing right arm with Megatron's.[19]
05 Daniel Warren Johnson Daniel Warren Johnson Mike Spicer February 14, 2024
Optimus and Sparky connect over their wartime experiences as the Decepticons use Teletraan 1 to repair and revive Thundercracker, Frenzy, and Reflector. Thundercracker is horrified to see Skywarp disassembled and integrated into the computer's systems, but Starscream assures him he sacrificed himself for the greater good. The Decepticons leave to find the Autobots as Sparky, Ratchet, and a newly reactivated Wheeljack (albeit only his upper half) finish building a water turbine to convert the local dam's power into an Energon generator. They revive Arcee before the Decepticons attack, but Optimus single-handedly kills Reflector and Frenzy and injures Starscream with Megatron's arm-mounted fusion cannon. The Decepticons retreat after destroying the turbine, and the Autobots decide to press their advantage and pursue their enemies, with Sparky accompanying Optimus and Cliffjumper secretly bringing Carly along. However, they are beset by the revived Constructicons upon arriving at the Ark, and Starscream orders them to combine into Devastator.[20]
06 Daniel Warren Johnson Daniel Warren Johnson Mike Spicer March 13, 2024
The Autobots manage to fend off Devastator long enough to escape into the Ark, but Ratchet loses a leg and Optimus is mortally wounded. Cliffjumper and Carly sneak into the Autobot ship through another route and encounter Starscream while Devastator begins digging into the mountain. As the Autobots despair, Sparky sacrifices himself to the Matrix of Leadership to repair Optimus, who promises to protect Spike and Earth in his honor. The Autobot leader attacks Devastator with his blaster and Megatron's cannon as Carly and Cliffjumper manage to subdue Starscream; however, Cliffjumper hesitates to deliver the killing blow, and Starscream seizes the opportunity to try and crush Carly. She is only saved when Optimus suplexes Devastator off the mountain, injuring Starscream as he falls. The Constructicons decombine and retreat with Starscream, and Soundwave rejects Optimus' peace offering before leaving with Thundercracker. At the hospital, Spike awakens and asks where his father is.[21]

Volume 2: "Transport to Oblivion"

07 Daniel Warren Johnson Jorge Corona Mike Spicer April 10, 2024
On Cybertron, an Autobot squad is killed while storming a Decepticon fortress; their leader, Elita One, manages to break in and finds an Autobot prisoner stripped down to a near-skeletal pile of parts. On Earth, the captain of the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Henry Harrison is ordered to investigate reports of giant robots as Soundwave challenges Starscream for leadership of the Decepticons. Starscream protests but refuses to yield, and Soundwave mortally wounds him in the resulting duel. He disposes of Starscream's body and promises the remaining Decepticons they will rebuild together. At the Ark, Carly bonds with Arcee over target practice, who tells her how she was trained by the great Autobot warrior Ultra Magnus after her family died in the war. As they shoot, Cliffjumper confides in Jazz about his strained relationship with Carly after failing to kill Starscream, while a recovering Spike declines to speak with Optimus and Ratchet. As they return to the Ark, Optimus is suddenly overcome by a mysterious vision of himself holding a baby human. Wheeljack informs them that the Skywarp-controlled Teletraan 1 is refusing to repair any more Autobots, and Optimus suggests creating an aerial transport out of Jetfire's remains.[22]
08 Daniel Warren Johnson Jorge Corona Mike Spicer May 8, 2024
Carly brings Spike to a lake for some fresh air, where they grieve over the deaths of their fathers. Elita promises to kill the prisoner herself rather than face recapture as Soundwave and Thundercracker attack and sink the Henry Harrison. Thundercracker allows the ship's crew to escape, but Soundwave refuses to risk detection and reluctantly kills them. Still angry with Cliffjumper, Carly threatens to destroy Skywarp's remains with a missile launcher, not realizing it would destroy Teletaan 1 as well. Arcee deflects her accidental shot, and Skywarp fully repairs Wheeljack's legs in gratitude; a furious Carly storms off and later confesses to Arcee that she doesn't understand why the Autobots don't act like the powerful warriors she sees them as. As Arcee shares how Optimus rallied them together at great personal sacrifice, Ratchet revives Jetfire, albeit blinded and immobile in his alternate shuttle mode. Soundwave and Thundercracker follow the Henry Harrison to the ocean floor, where the Constructicons use its nuclear reactor to partially reactivate the Nemesis, the Decepticon ship that pursued the Ark to Earth. They find the imprisoned Astrotrain inside, who agrees to help once Soundwave promises he can kill Megatron. The Autobots detect the Decepticon activity and depart with Jetfire, leaving Carly, Arcee, and Wheeljack behind, as Soundwave makes contact with Shockwave on Cybertron.[23]
09 Daniel Warren Johnson Jorge Corona Mike Spicer June 12, 2024
The Nemesis activates a space bridge connecting Earth and Cybertron, and Jetfire crashes on the ocean floor from the energy surge. The Constructicons attack the Autobots as Shockwave arrives on Earth, and Ratchet is killed defending Cliffjumper. Optimus and Shockwave battle as the Farmingham militia confronts Wheeljack and Arcee on their way back to the dam, but Carly convinces them to stand down. Astrotrain threatens to destroy the hospital if Spike does not surrender, and he leaves with the Decepticon as Elita and the Autobot prisoner escape through the space bridge portal and arrive on Earth as well. They are pursued by the Combaticons, but only Onslaught makes it through before Elita destroys the portal, bisecting Brawl. Elita forces Optimus to retreat with the prisoner while Shockwave captures the injured Cliffjumper and Jazz and orders the Decepticons to repair the space bridge. As Astrotrain prepares to deliver Spike to Soundwave and Shockwave, he is shot down by Beachcomber.[24]
10 Daniel Warren Johnson Jorge Corona Mike Spicer July 10, 2024
Beachcomber chains up Astrotrain and tells Spike his story: millions of years ago, when the Ark and Nemesis crashlanded on Earth, Beachcomber was thrown away from the battle and landed on the Moon. He hitched a ride to Earth on the Apollo 11 return flight eons later, entranced by the planet's natural beauty, and discovered the crashed Ark while exploring. However, he chose not to reactivate his fellow Autobots, fearing their war would inevitably destroy Earth. Astrotrain brags that Shockwave plans to strip Earth's natural resources to save Cybertron, but the pacifistic Beachcomber refuses to join the fighting. On the Nemesis, Shockwave is distracted by a pod of humpback whales outside the ship while chiding Soundwave's attempt to repair Ravage; however, rather than appreciating their organic beauty, Shockwave activates a machine that kills the whales and converts their remains into Energon. Optimus and Elita return to the dam, where Arcee recognizes the prisoner as Ultra Magnus, and a distraught Wheeljack leaves after hearing of Ratchet's death. As Elita confronts Optimus over abandoning Cybertron to the Decepticons, and Shockwave tortures Cliffjumper and Jazz, Thundercracker privately confides in Soundwave about his doubts. Although Soundwave also has reservations, he maintains the Decepticons need Shockwave's methods to succeed and denies a request to rescue Skywarp from the Ark. Using the energy gathered, Shockwave reactivates the space bridge and transports Cybertron itself into Earth's orbit.[25]
11 Daniel Warren Johnson Jorge Corona Mike Spicer August 14, 2024
As Beachcomber investigates the natural disturbances caused by Cybertron's arrival, a guilt-ridden Arcee apologizes to an unconscious Magnus for failing him. Wheeljack suggests postponing Magnus' extensive repairs and reviving more Autobots instead with their limited Energon, but he awakens and begs to join the fight. Shockwave again dismisses Soundwave's concern for Ravage and returns to Cybertron, informing the other Combaticons to defend their side of the space bridge at all costs. The Autobots deduce that destroying the Nemesis will sever the connection between Earth and Cybertron, but Elita balks at the idea of rescuing Cliffjumper and Jazz over toppling Shockwave's control of Cybertron, especially with his new stores of Energon. Using Teletraan 1, now fully integrated with Skywarp's teleportation abilities, Optimus, Elita, and Arcee teleport onto the Nemesis and split up; Elita plants enough explosives to destroy the ship while Optimus and Arcee ambush Shockwave and rescue Cliffjumper and Jazz. As Spike urges Beachcomber to reconsider his neutrality for Earth's sake, Optimus stops Arcee from giving in to her rage and killing the Decepticon scientist. However, Shockwave uses the moment of hesitation to take Cliffjumper hostage and order the Constructicons to combine into Devastator. Wheeljack and a freshly repaired Magnus arrive as backup, but Magnus panics upon seeing Shockwave again and flees.[26]
12 Daniel Warren Johnson Jorge Corona Mike Spicer September 11, 2024
Without Ultra Magnus, the Autobots are quickly pushed back, but Carly teleports her van into the midst of the chaos to save Cliffjumper. Their reunion is short-lived, though, as Devastator smashes the van and throws it and Cliffjumper back through the space bridge portal. The other Autobots target Devastator until he falls and crushes part of the Nemesis, disconnecting Cybertron from Earth. Shockwave flees through the still-active portal to gather reinforcements, but Optimus follows him and takes down Swindle, Vortex, and Blast Off. Another vision of the human baby overtakes him as he pins Shockwave down, but the vision shifts into a nightmare as the baby becomes trapped in a sea of wires, and Optimus crushes the Decepticon's head. Elita approves of the ruthless action and stops a horrified Optimus as he and Cliffjumper attempt to return to Earth. She reveals she never planted the charges on the Nemesis and urges him to stay on Cybertron and continue harvesting energy from Earth to win the war. Optimus refuses to sacrifice Earth and destroys the Energon reserves, severing the connection and blasting him and a large chunk of Cybertron back into Earth's atmosphere. Beachcomber saves Optimus as the shard of Cybertron crashes into the ocean.[27]

Volume 3: "Combiner Chaos"

2024 Special Robert Kirkman Ryan Ottley Mike Spicer May 4, 2024
As the Ark crashlands on Earth, Megatron tears through the Autobots aboard and kills Brawn during the battle. Optimus engages him in a fury, slicing off Megatron's right arm and kicking him out of the ship. Although Megatron orders Starscream to save him, he blasts Megatron away to seize control of the Decepticons, sending him falling to the planet below. Much later, Megatron awakens inside the underground laboratories of Cobra-La, now missing an eye and his other arm.[b] He breaks free of his restraints and kills one of the scientists, but allows the other to live in exchange for the return of his left arm. Golobulus, Cobra-La's ruler, breaches the laboratory with a massive army and orders them to destroy Megatron. Although the Decepticon leader kills many Cobra-La warriors and creatures, including Golobulus' enormous war beast, Golobulus himself manages to stab out his remaining eye. Blinded, Megatron flees and bursts out into a snowy mountainous wasteland, where he swears vengeance on Starscream.[28]
13 Daniel Warren Johnson Jason Howard Mike Spicer October 13, 2024
Starscream, mangled and mortally wounded after his duel with Soundwave, flashes back to his past on Cybertron: Ulchtar and his two friends Genvo and Jetfire spent a last night together before the latter's departure. Genvo urged Ulchtar and Jetfire to join his faction of the burgeoning civil war, but Jetfire refused and vowed to find a peaceful solution to Cybertron's energy crisis while off-world. The enormous Guardian robot Omega Supreme suddenly flew overhead, and Ulchtar decided to detonate a small ammunition depot to get their attention. The plan worked, and the gigantic Cybertronian waved at the three before departing. Sometime later, after Jetfire also left Cybertron, Ulchtar's lab was destroyed in the crossfire of a sudden attack. An injured Genvo died in his arms, and Ulchtar believed the Autobots were responsible. Megatron, the leader of Genvo's faction, recruited Ulchtar and offered him the power to destroy his enemies; Ulchtar agreed and renamed himself Starscream after Genvo's last words. Although Starscream suddenly awakens to find his legs have melted off in a pool of lava, he quickly falls unconscious again as a team of M.A.R.S. Industries salvage operatives claim his body.[29]
14 Daniel Warren Johnson Jason Howard Mike Spicer November 13, 2024
Starscream awakens to find the M.A.R.S. team – commanding officer Horton and Privates Razz, Martin, and Clayton – has crudely grafted his upper body onto the top of their H.I.S.S. tank, complete with a remote control. Although enraged at his humiliating situation, he begrudgingly agrees to work with the humans after Horton reveals they planted explosives inside his body. Starscream and the M.A.R.S. team discover Astrotrain chained on a beach, who agrees to join them if Starscream delivers on Soundwave's promise to kill Megatron. The conversation is interrupted as the shard of Cybertron falls into the ocean, creating a tidal wave; Starscream and Astrotrain attempt to flee, but Horton forces the Decepticons to transport the M.A.R.S. team to safety as well. Horton is knocked unconscious as Astrotrain also rescues the Combaticons from the devastation, and he awakens to find that Starscream repaired Brawl and tricked Razz into removing the explosives. Starscream kills Razz, Clayton, and Horton but spares Martin and Razz's pet cat as he vows revenge on Soundwave.[30]
15 Daniel Warren Johnson Jorge Corona Mike Spicer December 11, 2024
To gather more energy and attract the Autobots' attention, Soundwave orders the Decepticons to destroy the city of Tacoma, Washington; although Thundercracker complies, he is wracked with guilt and allows a group of humans to escape. As Arcee, Carly, Spike, and Beachcomber leave the Ark to find Ultra Magnus, Cliffjumper awakens on Cybertron and reunites with his fellow Autobots Bluestreak, Warpath, and Blurr. Optimus, Wheeljack, and Jazz also leave to investigate the Decepticon attack on Tacoma, where they theorize that the Matrix, potentially influenced by Sparky's sacrifice, is causing Optimus' mysterious visions. The Autobots arrive at Tacoma's ruins but are driven away by the survivors and first responders, and Optimus rips a tank apart as he is overtaken by another nightmarish vision of the baby, now grown into a child, trapped in a heap of wires. Watching from afar, Soundwave resolves to ambush their enemies later before sending Laserbeak off on a secret mission. Cliffjumper is disturbed when the Autobots cannibalize the Decepticon Ramjet for his Energon as he encounters Elita again. After returning to the dam, Optimus' team is attacked by both Starscream and Soundwave's Decepticons as they revive Trailbreaker. To their shock, however, Starscream ignores the Autobots and orders the Combaticons to combine into Bruticus and destroy Soundwave.[31]
16 Daniel Warren Johnson Jorge Corona Mike Spicer January 8, 2025
Cliffjumper, Elita, and Bluestreak visit what was once the home of Cliffjumper's family; he reveals that, before leaving Cybertron, he had salvaged the remains of their sparks and hidden them away, hoping to someday use them to create a new Autobot. The Constructicons merge into Devastator to counter Bruticus as the Autobots are caught in the middle of the Decepticon infighting. Starscream accidentally reveals the truth of Skywarp's "sacrifice" to Thundercracker, who throws him off the dam and flees the battle. Optimus destroys the dam with Megatron's cannon, once again overtaken by a foreign rage, and all of the Cybertronians are washed away. Trailbreaker manages to save a group of children with his force fields as Cliffjumper resolves to bring his family's sparks to the Well of All Sparks, the place where new Cybertronian life is created. Elita argues that the Well is deep in Decepticon territory, but Cliffjumper and Bluestreak believe that the possibility of creating a new Autobot warrior is worth the risk. As Carly, Spike, Arcee, and Beachcomber continue looking for Magnus, Laserbeak finally discovers the object of his own search – the wounded and blinded Megatron. Megatron connects himself to Laserbeak's eyes to see and orders him to bring him back to the Decepticons.[32]
17 Daniel Warren Johnson Jorge Corona Mike Spicer February 12, 2025
Thundercracker returns to the empty Ark and reunites with the imprisoned Skywarp, while Arcee, Carly, Spike, and Beachcomber find Magnus hidden away in an enormous crude wooden fortress within the San Juan Islands. As the Autobots on Cybertron prepare to attack, Bluestreak cuts off Elita's pessimistic rant and reminds her that, although he left Cybertron, Optimus managed to take down Shockwave during his brief return, and they need to carry the moment of hope forward by creating a new Autobot. On Earth, the Decepticons' conflict continues into the city of Seattle as Elita's team storms the Well of All Sparks and takes out Decepticon guards Thrust and Ratbat. Cliffjumper initiates the creation process as the battle between the Decepticons ravages the city, and Optimus orders the Autobots to rescue as many humans as possible. To finish the Well's creation program, Cliffjumper has Blades deposit the remains of Carly's van as an alternate mode for the new Autobot, who names themselves Shredhead.[33]
18 Daniel Warren Johnson Jorge Corona Mike Spicer March 12, 2025
Outside the Well of All Sparks, the newly-created Shredhead saves the Autobots from Decepticon reinforcements. As they marvel at the new Autobot's power, Magnus confesses to Arcee, Carly, Beachcomber, and Spike that his imprisonment and torture at Shockwave's hands still weigh heavily on him. Carly reassures him that the others share his fear, but a group of soldiers suddenly attacks the fortress, abducting Magnus and a tranquilized Carly. In Seattle, the Autobots continue protecting the humans as the Decepticons rampage through the city. Rumble manages to shoot down Starscream and Astrotrain atop a nearby skyscraper, and both Bruticus and Devastator climb the building to reach them. At the top, Devastator throws himself and Bruticus off the skyscraper, and the impact from their fall levels a city block. Starscream and Soundwave duel again on the building's roof but are stopped by the sudden arrival of Megatron. Megatron revives Ravage with the power of his own spark, and Soundwave returns to his master's side as a horrified Optimus orders the Autobots to retreat.[34]

Volume 4: "Conquer and Control"

19 Daniel Warren Johnson Ludo Lullabi Adriano Lucas April 9, 2025
Sometime in the past, before the beginning of the Cybertronian civil war, Megatron awakens in a cell on the planet Quintessa as a captive of the Quintessons. The Quintesson Prosecutor Dezimir orders him to undergo a trial to earn his freedom, and uses a strange device to subdue Megatron as he is thrown into an arena. Megatron easily clears the arena's traps and hordes of Sharkticons but is crushed when Dezimir summons a gigantic monster called the Mechanokoar. To his bewilderment, Megatron reawakens perfectly intact in the same cell and is thrown back into the arena by Dezimir, where the Mechanokoar once again destroys him. The cycle repeats hundreds of times until Megatron finally begs for mercy, and Dezimir gloats that the trial's true purpose was to show him how small he was compared to the rest of the universe. Dezimir's unseen master declares the trial over, revealing that the device controlling Megatron was the dark opposite of the Matrix of Leadership. Megatron is granted the dark Matrix's power and assumes a new form – a handheld gun that allows him to control his wielder, which he uses to overpower Dezimir and kill the Mechanokoar. With this new power, Megatron returns to Cybertron and assumes control of the Decepticons.[35]
2025 Special Daniel Warren Johnson Daniel Warren Johnson Mike Spicer May 3, 2025
On Cybertron, sometime in the past, Jazz is part of a band with Cliffjumper, Bluestreak, Arcee, and Blurr. Due to his constant improvisation and inability to stay on the beat, the other band members kick Jazz out right before a big performance. Later that evening, Optimus finds Jazz listening to strange sounds on an intergalactic radio created by Wheeljack. Entranced by the noise, which he believes to be alien music, Jazz vows to someday find its source, but Optimus politely asks him to turn the radio off. Later, on Earth, Jazz suddenly hears the noise again and swerves away to follow it. He and Optimus track the sound to a cocktail lounge, where Jazz discovers with delight that it belongs to a group of jazz musicians playing for the lounge's patrons.[36]
20 Daniel Warren Johnson Jorge Corona Mike Spicer May 14, 2025
Before Megatron can pursue the fleeing Autobots, he is challenged to single combat by a vengeful Astrotrain. Intent on destroying Megatron for killing his love and imprisoning him in the Nemesis, Astrotrain is instead defeated and thrown off the skyscraper. At a secret military base, a soldier reports to Doc on a captured Ultra Magnus while the Autobots regroup at the Ark to prepare for Megatron's imminent assault. Spike finally approaches Optimus to ask what happened to his father; a guilty Optimus apologizes for not being able to retrieve Sparky's spirit from the Matrix and for not controlling the dark feelings growing within his mind. Spike urges him to continue holding on to hope as Beachcomber and Silverbolt return to the Ark with a still-living Jetfire. Wheeljack revives the other Aerialbots – Air Raid, Fireflight, Skydive, and Slingshot – with the last of their Energon, and they happily reunite with Optimus as a hidden Thundercracker watches from the shadows. Cliffjumper confides in Shredhead about his fears for Carly on Cybertron, while Megatron leads the reunified Decepticons to a stockpile of resources hidden on the Cybertron Shard in the middle of the ocean. He has Starscream fully repaired and restored, to the latter's shock, before beating him into submission again as the other Decepticons watch. Using the mental powers of his gun mode, Megatron forces Starscream to kill Astrotrain and vows to take back his missing arm from the Autobots.[37]
21 Daniel Warren Johnson Jorge Corona Mike Spicer June 11, 2025
Technicians under General Flagg's supervision begin torturing Magnus, to Doc's horror, while Bluestreak and Warpath finish repairing one of Shockwave's space bridge portals. However, they report to Elita that they only have enough Energon to transport one Autobot to Earth, and she resolves to send either Cliffjumper or Shredhead to retrieve Optimus. While running a diagnostic test on the Matrix, Wheeljack realizes that Megatron's arm is somehow blocking the artifact's power from recharging, but the Decepticons suddenly launch a full-force assault on the Ark. Bruticus and Devastator begin fighting among themselves, to Soundwave's consternation, and Optimus suddenly aims Megatron's cannon at Jazz and Wheeljack during the battle; before he can fire, Thundercracker uses Teletraan 1 to teleport himself, Skywarp, and the entire Ark away, leaving the Autobots defenseless. Megatron breaks up the squabbling Bruticus and Devastator, but the Aerialbots combine into Superion and give the Autobots enough time to regroup. Finally aware that Megatron's arm is corrupting him, Optimus orders his troops to shoot it off him, and the Autobots flee as Megatron reclaims and reattaches his arm. With his full strength restored, he fires a blast in gun mode that severs Superion's left arm off his body. The Autobots are forced to leave the mortally wounded Slingshot at Megatron's mercy, who rips his head off and orders the Decepticons onward.[38]
22 Daniel Warren Johnson Jorge Corona Mike Spicer July 9, 2025
After the wounded Superion crashlands, the Autobots are towed back to Farmingham by a convoy of grateful humans led by Doctor Lio, the hospital director. On Cybertron, Elita orders Cliffjumper to return to Earth, but he throws Shredhead through the space bridge portal instead, and a furious Elita captures him as the portal explodes. Outside the hospital, Lio shows the Autobots Ratchet's body, retrieved from the bottom of the ocean by the Coast Guard. Still unable to access the Matrix's power, Optimus begins to succumb to the infection from Megatron's arm, but Spike offers himself as a conduit between the Autobot leader and the Matrix. Both are overcome by the artifact's power, and Optimus appears in the Hall of the Primes, an ancient repository of wisdom within the Matrix. Meanwhile, Megatron calls off the search for the Autobots and orders an attack on a large military force mobilizing nearby instead. As the Decepticons slaughter the soldiers, Flagg interrogates a belligerent Carly while Doc deactivates Ultra Magnus' restraints. The giant Autobot tears through the facility and escapes with Carly and Doc; when asked why he helped, Doc reveals that he was once tortured as a prisoner of war himself, and his words inspire Magnus to rejoin the fight. As he and Carly leave to find the Autobots, Lio and Wheeljack keep the comatose Optimus and Spike stable while everyone evacuates to Chicago.[39]
23 Daniel Warren Johnson Jorge Corona Mike Spicer August 13, 2025
Shredhead appears on Earth amidst the underwater wreckage of the Nemesis, and they set out to find Carly. In Chicago, Starscream discovers the Autobots evacuating humans to their base at the Adler Planetarium, where Wheeljack has constructed a makeshift right arm for the unconscious Optimus. Within the Matrix, Optimus finds that Megatron's infection has corrupted much of the Primes' wisdom, but he is saved by Sparky's spirit. As the Decepticons advance on the planetarium, refugees from Farmingham, Tacoma, Seattle, and Chicago pay their respects to Optimus for saving them. Carly and Ultra Magnus arrive, and Magnus rallies the Autobots for their last stand in Optimus' honor. Beachcomber stays behind as the Autobots and Decepticons clash outside the planetarium, while Sparky realizes that Optimus' mysterious visions have been intertwined with his own memories of raising Spike. Against Megatron's orders, Starscream breaks through the Autobot lines into the planetarium and seemingly kills Beachcomber as he defends Carly. Sparky urges Optimus not to give in to Megatron's infectious hate, and the Autobot leader reaffirms his promise to take care of Spike as they purify the Matrix together. Megatron savagely beats Starscream for his disobedience, and Optimus and Spike reawaken just before he can kill the refugees. The other Decepticons arrive to support their leader, but Megatron orders them to stay back as he and Optimus begin their final duel.[40]
24 Daniel Warren Johnson Jorge Corona Mike Spicer September 10, 2025
Optimus gains the upper hand over Megatron, but the Decepticon leader begins killing the refugees to break Optimus' focus, knocking him unconscious. Transforming into his gun mode, Megatron has Starscream impale Optimus atop a skyscraper, where he presents the Autobot leader with a final test – to choose between executing Spike and Carly or Beachcomber, with all three dying if he refuses to pick. With Optimus unwilling to cooperate, Starscream prepares to kill the humans; however, everyone is awestruck by the sudden arrival of Omega Supreme, drawn to Earth by a beacon on the ocean-bound piece of Cybertron. The ancient Cybertronian exchanges a wave with Starscream as they fly overhead, as they did on Cybertron before the war[c], and the reminder of his past causes Starscream to break free from Megatron's control and shoot himself in the head. Before he can kill Spike and Carly himself, Megatron is suddenly sliced in half by Shredhead, who also cuts down Soundwave and frees Optimus. The furious Autobot leader knocks Megatron off the skyscraper, and he escapes with Devastator, an injured Bruticus, and Starscream's body. As everyone collects themselves, Optimus notices that the Matrix has finally reactivated, leaving him cured of Megatron's infection.[41]

Volume 5: "Generation One"

25 Robert Kirkman Dan Mora

Jorge Corona

 Mike Spicer October 8, 2025
In the aftermath of the Chicago battle, the injured Decepticons retreat to the underwater wreckage of the Nemesis, where Megatron rallies them for the next phase of their fight against the Autobots. They toss Starscream's body into a scrapheap with the remains of Reflector, Frenzy, and Astrotrain, unaware that he is seemingly still alive. While assisting with cleanup and search-and-rescue efforts, the Autobots find Soundwave buried beneath the wreckage. After Optimus subdues him, General Flagg arrives and offers an alliance between the Autobots and the United States government to prevent any further Decepticon attacks. Optimus leaves with Flagg while Wheeljack, Jazz, and Ultra Magnus bring the imprisoned Soundwave back to the mountain where the Ark used to be; however, to their surprise, they witness the ship teleporting back into its original crashed position. As a sign of trust, Flagg gives Optimus a massive stockpile of Energon and the deactivated Autobots Bulkhead and Mirage on behalf of the secret government organization Shadow Watch and its leader, Miles Mayhem. After securing Soundwave in the Ark’s brig, Jazz and Wheeljack are ambushed by a horrified Thundercracker, who had accidentally teleported himself into Cobra-La. Meanwhile, on Cybertron, Elita rages at the loss of Shredhead and swears vengeance on Optimus.[42]
26 Robert Kirkman Dan Mora Mike Spicer November 12, 2025
Thundercracker tries removing Skywarp from Teletraan 1 to prevent another teleportation accident. Optimus returns to the Ark with Flagg and Shadow Watch's gifts, and Thundercracker agrees to stand down in exchange for restoring Skywarp. As Wheeljack thanks Flagg for the resources and begins separating Skywarp and Teletraan 1, Beachcomber, Shredhead, Arcee, Carly, and Spike continue assisting search-and-rescue operations in Chicago. Within Shadow Watch's headquarters, Mayhem obtains a complete technical scan of Optimus' transformation sequence, then kills the technician responsible for collecting the data. On Cybertron, Cliffjumper reluctantly agrees to help Elita repair the space bridge by salvaging components in Decepticon territory, though he remains adamant that neither he nor Optimus betrayed the Autobot cause. Skywarp attacks the Autobots upon being revived and disowns Thundercracker for his supposed betrayal as he escapes. Shaken but resolute in his convictions, Thundercracker decides to stay with the Autobots. Meanwhile, the Decepticons fail to salvage enough Energon from the wreckage of Shockwave's underwater harvester; before he can reprimand them, Megatron collapses in agony.[43]
27 Robert Kirkman Dan Mora Mike Spicer December 10, 2025
Wheeljack and Teletraan 1 manage to revive and restore several Autobots, including Bulkhead, Mirage, Jetfire, Brawn, Sideswipe, and Blaster. Trailbreaker catches the newly repaired Autobots up on current events as Magnus attempts to blackmail Flagg about his previous imprisonment and torture, but he is easily rebuffed. Skywarp helps the Combaticons raid the Hoover Dam for Energon while Optimus and Thundercracker have a heart-to-heart about the latter's defection, his unwillingness to indiscriminately kill humans, and their shared respect for Earth. Flagg confronts and arrests Mayhem at Shadow Watch's headquarters for treason as Wheeljack and Thundercracker, now adorned with Autobot faction emblems, convince Optimus not to revive the remaining Decepticons aboard the Ark. Magnus privately admits to Arcee that he no longer feels worthy of his title and asks her to succeed him as the Autobots' Magnus. With everyone repaired, Optimus rallies the Autobots to strike back against the Decepticons; meanwhile, Cliffjumper continues sneaking through Decepticon-occupied territory on Cybertron, unaware he is being stalked by a heavily damaged but still functional Shockwave.[44]
28 Robert Kirkman Dan Mora Mike Spicer January 14, 2025
The distressed Megatron lashes out, believing he is Dezimir's prisoner again under the psychic influence; however, the moment passes as the Combaticons return to the Nemesis with Skywarp, who informs Megatron of Soundwave's imprisonment. He orders the Decepticons to prepare a rescue while Ultra Magnus begins upgrading Arcee into the Autobots' next Magnus. He stands firm in his decision to step down, despite Optimus' worry about breaking Autobot tradition, while Thundercracker warns Soundwave that he will eventually be forced to choose between his own cares and Decepticon hatred. Mayhem kills his guards with an acid-spewing mask and escapes in the chaos. Carly and Spike return to Farmingham and move in together, and the latter reveals he no longer plans to attend Berkeley and become an astronaut. Arcee awakens in a larger, stronger body and officially takes on the title of Magnus, but Optimus urges a reluctant Ultra Magnus to share the role with her. As her first act of leadership, Arcee Magnus prepares the Autobots to begin investigating Decepticon activity, but notices that Trailbreaker has not returned from his patrol. The Decepticons ambush Trailbreaker and Megatron rips him apart to consume his spark, permanently killing him.[45]
29 Robert Kirkman Dan Mora Sarah Stern February 11, 2026
As the disturbed Decepticons watch Megatron feast on Trailbreaker's remains, a furious Optimus arrives and attacks him. Although Megatron briefly overpowers him, the other Autobots arrive just in time to block a killing shot, and the two armies begin to fight. Hook, Scavenger, and Bonecrusher slip into the Ark and manage to free Soundwave; although Arcee and Ultra Magnus bar their way out, the three Constructicons combine into Devastator's upper half and overpower them. Bulkhead leads many of the Autobots in taking down Bruticus while Megatron attempts to execute Thundercracker for his defection, but another psychic attack overwhelms him. The Autobots begin overwhelming the Decepticons, but Scrapper, Mixmaster, and Long Haul sneak away from the battle and reunite with the other Constructicons. The fully-completed Devastator creates enough of a diversion for the beaten Decepticons to escape with Soundwave, an incapacitated Megatron, and the deactivated Blitzwing, Dirge, and Slipstream. Optimus attempts to rally the Autobots in pursuit, but he is stopped by the sudden reappearance of Elita and Cliffjumper.[46]
30 Robert Kirkman Dan Mora Mike Spicer March 11, 2026
Heedless of the retreating Decepticons, Elita urges Optimus to come back to Cybertron, and challenges him for leadership of the Autobots when he refuses. As the others watch, Elita attacks Optimus and attempts to rip the Matrix out of his chest, and he eventually forces her to stand down when Carly and Spike arrive. Although Optimus condemns Elita's attempt to take leadership by force, he empathizes with her devotion to Cybertron and ultimately concedes that his focus on Earth may be harming the Autobots' war effort. To the shock and horror of all, he willingly surrenders the Matrix and the title of Prime to Elita, who is upgraded into a new body while Optimus devolves into a smaller form. The newly minted Elita Prime orders the Autobots to choose between returning to Cybertron with her or staying on Earth. Ultra Magnus, Bulkhead, Mirage, Brawn, Jetfire, Jazz, Sideswipe, and Blaster opt to follow Elita, while Wheeljack, Arcee Magnus, Cliffjumper, Beachcomber, Shredhead, Thundercracker, and the four remaining Aerialbots remain with Optimus. The Cybertron-bound Autobots take the bodies of Bumblebee and Ratchet with them as they leave, and the Earthbound Autobots resolve to somehow complete their mission and destroy the Decepticons.[47]

Volume 6: "Decepticons Attack!"

31 Robert Kirkman Ludo Lullabi Mike Spicer April 8, 2026
The Decepticons return to the Nemesis, where Megatron is assailed by another vision of many Dezimirs, who rip him apart at the command of their unseen master. Megatron defiantly rejects the master and their gifts, but they retort that it is Megatron who has failed: the dark Matrix – the Matrix of Oppression – carries the spirits of all previous Decepticon leaders, whose strength and power can be drawn upon at need in exchange for fully submitting to the master. Megatron refuses to yield and is forced to participate in several thousand more trials against Dezimir, hordes of Sharkticons and Allicons, past Decepticon commanders, and the Mechanokoar. After ten thousand trials, Megatron finally surrenders and is brought before the master – Megatronus the Fallen, one of the original Thirteen Primes. Megatron reluctantly yields and pledges himself to serve the Fallen, and the vision ends; in the real world, the Matrix of Oppression releases a growth of purple crystals that completely encase Megatron's body. The other Decepticons, who had been trying and failing to subdue the possessed Megatron, realize that their leader is undergoing a metamorphosis.[48]
32 Robert Kirkman Jason Howard Mike Spicer May 13, 2026
Elita Prime's team successfully returns to Cybertron, and the space bridge portal explodes behind them. Although they attempt to sneak out of enemy territory, they are quickly confronted by Shockwave and an army of Decepticons. Bumblebee's body is destroyed in the assault, and a furious Ultra Magnus overcomes his fear to carry the Autobots into battle; however, the Decepticon reinforcements quickly overwhelm them. The desperate Elita attempts to call upon the Matrix's power, and its energy manifests into the ghostly form of the Star Saber. She cuts down and destroys many of the Decepticons with the weapon's power, giving the injured Autobots enough time to regroup and retreat. As Elita flees, Shockwave resolves to visit the imprisoned Alpha Trion.[49]
33 Robert Kirkman Jason Howard Mike Spicer June 10, 2026
After the exhausted Elita catches up with the Autobots, they return to their base to find that Springer and Hot Rod have returned from deep space with a shuttle full of Energon[d]. Meanwhile, the Earthbound Autobots and their allies continue to help humanity as they adjust to the new status quo. In particular, Optimus struggles to accept the limitations of his smaller body and the absence of the Matrix's wisdom. He confides in Arcee Magnus, who promises to support him however she can, but also questions whether he and Elita made the right choice. The Aerialbots and Thundercracker drop Wheeljack off on the Cybertron Shard to scavenge for materials, and Thundercracker warns them of a great evil lurking below the planet's surface that the Autobots will not be prepared for. As Wheeljack accidentally falls into a pit and makes a discovery, the Decepticons on the Nemesis discover that Starscream's body vanished while cleaning up the remains of Megatron's possessed fury; unbeknownst to them, the still-living Decepticon has dragged himself out of the scrapheap and across the ocean floor to freedom.[50]
34 Robert Kirkman Jason Howard Mike Spicer July 8, 2026
Optimus and Flagg catch one another up on recent events, including the former's new body, the latter's continued search for Energon deposits, and Wheeljack's exceptional work on rebuilding Chicago into a technological marvel. The Aerialbots agree to help Thundercracker search for the underground evil as Shredhead and Cliffjumper discover the Combaticons destroying a nearby town. Flagg brings Optimus to the secret laboratory of his former collaborator Doctor Henri Arkeville; although Arkeville is less than pleased to see Flagg again, he agrees to return to Shadow Watch as its new director upon meeting Optimus. The Combaticons combine into Bruticus and overwhelm Shredhead, severely injuring them; Cliffjumper takes their sword and slices the combiner's head apart, forcing the Combaticons apart and seemingly killing Onslaught. As the remaining Decepticons flee, Cliffjumper finds his friend near death.[51]

Volume 7

2026 Special Robert Kirkman Jason Howard Sarah Stern May 6, 2026
Somewhere in the jungle, a snake attempts to ambush a young woman drinking water from a river. However, the woman catches the snake and beheads it with her sword. After cooking and eating it, as the sun begins to set, she returns to her shelter inside the body of a giant deactivated robot embedded into the side of a mountain.[52]

Worst Bot Ever series (Skybound Comet)

In August 2024, Skybound announced a new graphic novel series titled Transformers: Worst Bot Ever for the Skybound Comet imprint for young readers.[53]

Title Writer(s) Artist(s) Release schedules
Free Comic Book Day preview Print edition Digital edition
Transformers: Worst Bot Ever — Meet Ballpoint[54] Brian “Smitty” Smith Marz Jr. May 3, 2025 July 9, 2025 July 22, 2025
Transformers: Worst Bot Ever — Bot Swap! N/a June 17, 2026 July 14, 2026

Reprints

Title Issues Writer(s) Artist(s) Colorist(s) Premiere date Finale date
The Transformers #1 40th Anniversary Edition One-shot Bill Mantlo and Ralph Macchio Frank Springer and Kim DeMulder Nel Yomtov August 28, 2024
The Transformers: The Movie 40th Anniversary Edition #1–3 Ralph Macchio Don Perlin (pencils) and Brian Garvey & Ian Akin (ink) June 3, 2023 August 5, 2026

Accolades

Year Award Category Nominee Comic Result Ref.
2024 Eisner Awards Best Continuing Series Daniel Warren Johnson Transformers Won [55]
Best Writer/Artist Daniel Warren Johnson Transformers Won [55]
ComicBook.com Golden Issue Awards Best Artist Jorge Corona Transformers Won [56][57]

Collected editions

Energon Universe

Title Material collected Pages Publication date ISBN
Trade paperback
Transformers, Volume 1: Robots in Disguise
  • Transformers #1–6
 136 May 7, 2024 ISBN 978-1534398177
Transformers, Volume 2: Transport to Oblivion
  • Transformers #7–12
 128 November 26, 2024 ISBN 978-1534345270
Transformers, Volume 3: Combiner Chaos
  • Transformers #13–18
  • Energon Universe 2024 Special (Transformers story)
 136 May 27, 2025 ISBN 978-1534325593
Transformers, Volume 4: Conquer and Control
  • Transformers #19–24
  • Energon Universe 2025 Special (Transformers story)
 144 November 25, 2025 ISBN 978-1534332584
Transformers, Volume 5: Generation One
  • Transformers #25-30
 144 June 2, 2026 ISBN 978-1534333550
Deluxe
Transformers: Deluxe Edition, Book 1
  • Transformers #1–12
 296 April 30, 2025 ISBN 978-1534328235
Transformers: Deluxe Edition, Book 2
  • Transformers #13-24
  • Energon Universe 2024 Special (Transformers story)
  • Energon Universe 2025 Special (Transformers story)
 288 May 26, 2026 ISBN 978-1534330481

The Transformers Compendium

Title Material collected Pages Publication date ISBN
Marvel Comics era
The Transformers Compendium, Volume 1 1064 April 22, 2025[58] ISBN 978-1534373679
The Transformers Compendium, Volume 2 1208 October 21, 2025 ISBN 978-1534331976
Marvel UK era
The Transformers UK Compendium, Volume 1
  • The Transformers UK #9–21, #29–32, #41–50, #59–65, #74–88, #96–104, #113–120, #125, #131–138
  • The Transformers UK AF #24–27
  • The Transformers UK Annual 1985/1986/1987
 1064 February 24, 2026 ISBN 1534330593, 978-1534330597

Other

Title Material collected Pages Publication date ISBN
The Transformers: The Movie Deluxe Edition
  • The Transformers: The Movie (Marvel) #1–3
  • The Transformers: The Animated Movie (IDW) #1–4
 TBA August 12, 2026 TBA

See also

References

Notes

  1. ↑ As depicted in Void Rivals #1.
  2. ↑ As depicted in Cobra Commander #1.
  3. ↑ As depicted in Transformers #13.
  4. ↑ As depicted in Void Rivals #18.

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