SKYBOUND AND HASBRO RUSH NEW PRINTINGS OF TRANSFORMERS AND VOID RIVALS

If you can’t get enough covers featuring your favorite characters, Skybound has your back in January. Because we’ve got a boatload of new Energon Universe comic printings heading your way in the new year! You can check out a gallery of these Void Rivals and Transformers variant covers below, after these official details on the new printings from Skybound HQ…

Skybound, in collaboration with leading toy and game company Hasbro, announced today that hit Energon Universe series Void Rivals and TRANSFORMERS will receive subsequent printings, featuring covers that spotlight favorite characters and their first appearances in the series. 

Void Rivals #1 will return for a sixth printing, Void Rivals #6 will return for a second printing, and TRANSFORMERS #1-3 will all return with subsequent printings, available in comic book shops on January 24, 2024.

“We’ve been thrilled to see so many new readers continuing to discover the Energon Universe. It’s why we’re continuing to keep ALL issues in print as retailers have demanded,” said Sean Mackiewicz, SVP, Publisher, Skybound Entertainment. “It’s important to us that our print runs meet the needs of retailers and that we avoid allocations, so we’ll continue to print to meet those orders with a slight overprint so that no one is either shorted copies or stuck with unsold inventory. We thank retailers and fans worldwide for making Void Rivals and TRANSFORMERS such historic launches.”

The acclaimed series TRANSFORMERS from writer/artist Daniel Warren Johnson (Extremity, Do a Powerbomb, DC’s Wonder Woman: Dead Earth) and colorist Mike Spicer (Stillwater, Murder Falcon) and Void Rivals from the iconic Oblivion Song team of Robert Kirkman (Invincible, The Walking Dead) and Lorenzo De Felici (Kroma), continues to sell out at the distributor level, with fan demand prompting subsequent printings for every issue published since each series launched.

The Energon Universe officially began in June 2023 with the surprise first appearance of iconic TRANSFORMERS character Jetfire in Void Rivals #1, introducing the historic new collaboration between Hasbro and Skybound, with TRANSFORMERS and G.I. JOE comics finding a new home with the publisher. The Energon Universe recently expanded with TRANSFORMERS, kicking off a brand-new era for the iconic franchise. Fans should expect can’t-miss moments from every issue of the Energon Universe, as secrets are unveiled along the path to answering the BIG questions.

These Void Rivals and TRANSFORMERS Subsequent Printing Variant Covers (Lunar Codes listed below | $3.99) will be available at comic book shops and digital platforms including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, comiXology, and Google Play on Wednesday, January 24, 2024. 

The full list of covers available include: 

• Void Rivals #1 Sixth Printing Variant Cover (ft. Solila & Darak) by Dylan Burnett (1023IM995)  
• Void Rivals #6 Second Printing Variant Cover (ft. Premier Zalilak) by Jason Howard (1023IM976) 
• TRANSFORMERS #1 Fourth Printing Variant Cover (ft. Optimus Prime) by Clayton Henry (1023IM979) 
• TRANSFORMERS #2 Third Printing Variant Cover (Connecting) (ft. Frenzy, Rumble & Arcee) by Gerald Parel & Frédéric Pham Chuong (1023IM980) 

• TRANSFORMERS #3 Second Printing Variant Cover A (ft. Ratchet) by Jason Howard (1023IM977) 
• TRANSFORMERS #3 Second Printing Variant Cover B (ft. Skywarp) by Jason Howard (1023IM978)