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Skybound’s Void Rivals launches the Transformers and G.I. Joe’s “Energon Universe”

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Two of the world’s most popular franchises – Transformers and G.I. Joe – have a new comic book home as part of the historic partnership between Hasbro and Skybound. 

Comic book fans who picked up their copies of Void Rivals #1 in comic shops today were the first to learn the news, as the writer Robert Kirkman and artist Lorenzo De Felici, along with colorist Matheus Lopes and letterer Rus Wooton, revealed that the highly anticipated series was actually a stealth launch of this new shared “Energon Universe” with the surprise first appearance of iconic Transformers character Jetfire. 

Three upcoming releases, alongside Void Rivals, mark the beginning of the interconnected “Energon Universe” featuring both the characters and franchises you know and love, along with entirely new concepts developed in partnership by Hasbro and Skybound. 

Launching in October, Transformers #1 begins an all-new era for the iconic robots in disguise from superstar creator Daniel Warren Johnson and colorist Mike Spicer. Optimus Prime was supposed to have led the Autobots to victory. Instead, the fate of Cybertron is unknown, and his allies have crash-landed far from home, alongside their enemies—the Decepticons. As these titanic forces renew their war on Earth, one thing is immediately clear: the planet will never be the same. New alliances are struck. Battle lines are redrawn. And humanity’s only hope of survival is Optimus Prime.  

The new Energon Universe expands in December with Duke #1, a limited series from Joshua Williamson, Tom Reilly and Jordie Bellaire, that tells the story you’ve never read before – the origins of G.I. Joe and Cobra in a world grappling with the arrival of the Autobots and Decepticons. When Conrad S. Hauser (codename DUKE) investigates the mysteries behind The Transformers, the answers will lead to the birth of forces for good and evil that the world never imagined. 

Duke will be the first of four G.I. Joe limited series coming from Skybound, setting the stage for a fresh new take on G.I. Joe, Cobra and the iconic characters that you only think you know! 

This will be followed by the launch of Cobra Commander #1 in January 2024, from Joshua Williamson, Andrea Milana and Annalisa Leoni. In a world where Cobra doesn’t exist, one man’s sinister plans to utilize the mysterious alien substance known as Energon will send shockwaves across the globe. 

Void Rivals #1 (JAN238443) is available today at comic book shops and digital platforms including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, comiXology, and Google Play. 

Fans can pre-order their copies of Transformers #1, Duke #1, and Cobra Commander #1 right now at their local comic book shops. 

Transformers #1

Get a look at Robert Kirkman and Lorenzo De Felici’s Void Rivals #1

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Skybound has unveiled a new look and the impressive slate of variant covers for Void Rivals #1, the debut issue of the hotly anticipated new comic book series from the iconic Oblivion Song team of Robert Kirkman and Lorenzo De Felici, along with colorist Matheus Lopes and letterer Rus Wooton.  

The upcoming series will introduce an all-new shared universe with a surprise that readers will have to wait to uncover until the debut issue arrives in comic book shops on June 14, 2023. 

In Void Rivals, war rages around the Sacred Ring, where the last remnants of two worlds have collapsed around a black hole in a never-ending war. However, when pilot Darak and his rival Solila both crash on a desolate planet, these two enemies must find a way to escape together. But are they alone on this strange planet? And what dark forces await that threaten the entire universe?   

Void Rivals #1 (Diamond Codes listed below | $3.99) will feature a main cover by De Felici, along with an impressive lineup of variant covers by some of the top artists in the industry today that will reveal more about these new characters and their worlds.  

The issue will be available at comic book shops and digital platforms including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, comiXology, and Google Play on Wednesday, June 14. 

The full list of covers is below: 

  • Void Rivals #1 Cover A by Lorenzo De Felici (APR230038)  
  • Void Rivals #1 Cover B by Ethan Young (MAR238214) 
  • Void Rivals #1 Cover C (1:10 Copy Incentive) by Matteo Scalera (MAR238215) 
  • Void Rivals #1 Cover D (1:25 Copy Incentive) by Karen S. Darboe (MAR238216) 
  • Void Rivals #1 Cover E (1:50 Copy Incentive) by Jim Cheung & Jay David Ramos (MAR238217) 
  • Void Rivals #1 Cover F (Blank Sketch Cover) (MAR238218) 
  • Void Rivals #1 Cover G (1:100 Copy Incentive) by Daniel Warren Johnson (MAR238219). Note: This is a Spoiler Variant, and Skybound will not reveal the cover art until the release of Void Rivals #1 on June 14, 2023. 

Robert Kirkman and Lorenze De Felici announce a stacked variant cover lineup for Void Rivals #1

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Skybound has revealed the variant cover offering for Void Rivals #1, the debut issue of the new comic book series from the iconic Oblivion Song team of Robert Kirkman and Lorenzo De Felici, along with colorist Matheus Lopes and letterer Rus Wooton.

Void Rivals promises to introduce the world to an all-new shared universe with a surprise that won’t be revealed until the first issue arrives in comic book shops on June 14, 2023. 

Void Rivals #1 will feature a main cover by De Felici, along with an impressive lineup of variant covers by some of the top artists in the industry today that will reveal more about these new characters and their worlds, including 

  • Ethan Young (The Dragon Path) will draw the cover for the rotating cover B variant slot 
  • The series will feature three incentive variants: 
  • A 1:10 copy incentive for cover C, with issue 1 by Matteo Scalera (Batman) 
  • A 1:25 copy incentive for cover D, with issue #1 art by Karen S. Darboe (Bloodline: Daughter of Blade) 
  • A 1:50 copy incentive for cover E, with issue #1 art by Jim Cheung (Young Avengers) and colors by Jay David Ramos (Avengers) 
  • Cover F will feature a blank sketch cover 

In Void Rivals, war rages around the Sacred Ring, where the last remnants of two worlds have collapsed around a black hole in a never-ending war. However, when pilot Darak and his rival Solila both crash on a desolate planet, these two enemies must find a way to escape together. But are they alone on this strange planet? And what dark forces await that threaten the entire universe?   

Void Rivals #1 will be available at comic book shops and digital platforms including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, comiXology, and Google Play on Wednesday, June 14.  

Cunning Killers and a Dark Queen in Your First Look at Briar #4

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BOOM! Studios has revealed a first look at Briar #4, the fourth and final issue of the first arc (recently promoted to ongoing status at ComicsPro) from Eisner Award-nominated writer, producer, and director Christopher Cantwell, rising star artist Germán García, colorist Matheus Lopes, and letterer AndWorld Design that reimagines the classic fairy tale as an epic dark fantasy adventure, available April 12, 2023.

Grendrid, the only surviving remnant of the sleeping beauty’s past, seeks Briar’s blood! Even the seemingly impenetrable city of Windcross and the memory of its beloved king Rodion can’t protect our hero and her companions Spider and Roop. The relentless Deadcrawl and his assassins hunt at Grendrid’s behest, and it will take everything Briar and her allies have to survive. Will they all make it out alive, perhaps with even a scrap of happy ending? And will Spider finally reveal her connection to Briar’s past?

Briar #4 features main and variant cover art by series artist García, and variant cover art by superstar artists Yanick Paquette with colors by Matheus Lopes, Dan Mora, and Toni Infante.

Briar #4

Robert Kirkman and Lorenzo De Felici launch a new shared comics universe in Void Rivals #1

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At the ComicsPRO Comic Industry Annual Meeting, Skybound made the surprise announcement of Void Rivals, a new comic book series from the blockbuster Oblivion Song team of Robert Kirkman and Lorenzo De Felici, along with colorist Matheus Lopes. It was also announced that Void Rivals will introduce the world to an all-new shared universe with a surprise that won’t be revealed till the series debut coming June 2023. 

In Void Rivals, war rages around the Sacred Ring, where the last remnants of two worlds have collapsed around a black hole in a never-ending war. However, when pilot Darak and his rival Solila both crash on a desolate planet, these two enemies must find a way to escape together. But are they alone on this strange planet? And what dark forces await that threaten the entire universe?     

Void Rivals #1 will feature a main cover by De Felici, along with variant covers by some of the top artists in the industry today that will reveal more about these new characters and their worlds! 

Void Rivals #1 (DIAMOND CODE JAN238443) will be available at comic book shops and digital platforms including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, comiXology, and Google Play on Wednesday, June 14.

Void Rivals #1

Get a look at Toni Infante’s cover for Briar #4

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Toni Infante’s variant cover of issue #4 of Christopher Cantwell and Germán García’s dark retelling of ‘Sleeping Beauty’ has been revealed by BOOM! Studios just ahead of Final Order Cutoff. Briar #4 is the penultimate issue of the brand new four-issue limited comic book series from Eisner Award-nominated writer, producer, and director Christopher Cantwell, rising star artist Germán García, colorist Matheus Lopes, and letterer AndWorld Design that reimagines the classic fairy tale as an epic dark fantasy adventure.

Grendrid, the only surviving remnant of the sleeping beauty’s past, seeks Briar’s blood! Even the seemingly impenetrable city of Windcross and its king Rodion can’t protect our hero and her companions, Spider and Roop. The relentless Deadcrawl and his nine assassins hunt at Grendrid’s behest, and it will take everything Briar and her allies have to survive.

Briar #4 will be available for sale on April 12, 2023.

Briar #4 Toni Infante cover

Unexpected Betrayal in Your First Look at Briar #3

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BOOM! Studios has revealed a first look at Briar #3, the next issue of the brand new four-issue limited comic book series from Eisner Award-nominated writer, producer, and director Christopher Cantwell, rising star artist Germán García, colorist Matheus Lopes, and letterer AndWorld Design that reimagines the classic fairy tale as an epic dark fantasy adventure, available on February 1, 2023.

What if the one meant to protect you–more than anyone else–became the one that betrayed you? Briar unfortunately learns the answer, burdened beyond belief with the crushing prophecy that she’s connected to, and decides to make the future her own with a promise of vengeance. But while Briar wrestles with her new reality, Spider, her blue-skinned companion, harbors a secret of shocking significance…

Briar #3 features main cover art by series artist García, and variant cover art by superstar artists Yanick Paquette with colors by Matheus Lopes, Maria Llovet, and Raúl Allén.

Briar #3

BOOM! reveals Raúl Allén’s Dreamlike Variant Cover of Briar #3

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BOOM! Studios has revealed Raúl Allén‘s variant cover of Briar #3, the next issue of the brand new four-issue limited comic book series from Eisner Award-nominated writer, producer, and director Christopher Cantwell, rising star artist Germán García, colorist Matheus Lopes, and letterer AndWorld Design that reimagines the classic fairy tale as an epic dark fantasy adventure, available on January 25, 2023.

What if the one meant to protect you–more than anyone else–became the one that betrayed you? Briar unfortunately learns the answer, burdened beyond belief with the crushing prophecy that she’s connected to, and decides to make the future her own with a promise of vengeance. But while Briar wrestles with her new reality, Spider, her blue-skinned companion, harbors a secret of shocking significance…

Briar #3 features main cover art by series artist García and Matheus Lopes, and variant cover art by superstar artists Yanick Paquette with colors by Matheus Lopes, and Maria Llovet. 

A Fairytale Long Forgotten in a first look at Briar #2

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BOOM! Studios has revealed a first look at Briar #2, the second issue of the brand new four-issue limited comic book series from Eisner Award-nominated writer, producer, and director Christopher Cantwell, rising star artist Germán García, colorist Matheus Lopes, and letterer AndWorld Design that reimagines the classic fairy tale as an epic dark fantasy adventure, available November 30, 2022.

The end of the world is nigh, now that the sleeper has become the sleepwalker! But what is Briar Rose to do about it, now that no one believes in magic, and the fairytale is long over? Her own fairy godmothers may be the key to setting things right… That is except for Grendrid, the tyrant of this wasteland… who sends a bounty hunter and a deadly group of assassins on Briar’s trail. The only hope may lie in the marshes and their strange inhabitants, but their twisted faith in magic may not be what Briar expects…

Briar #2 features main cover art by series artist García, and variant cover art by superstar artists Yanick Paquette with colors by Matheus Lopes, Tiffany Turrill, Tula Lotay, and Frany. 

BOOM! reveals Tula Lotay’s Briar #2 covers

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BOOM! Studios has revealed a look at new variant cover art by Tula Lotay for Briar #2, the next issue of the brand new four-issue limited comic book series from Eisner Award-nominated writer, producer, and director Christopher Cantwell, rising star artist Germán García, colorist Matheus Lopes, and letterer AndWorld Design that reimagines the classic fairy tale as an epic dark fantasy adventure, available November 2022.

The end of the world is nigh, now that the sleeper has become the sleepwalker! But what is Briar Rose to do about it, now that the fairytale is long over? Her own fairy godmothers may be the key to setting things right… That is, except for Grendrid, the tyrant of this wasteland… who sends a bounty hunter and a deadly group of assassins on Briar’s trail. The only hope may lie in the marshes and their strange inhabitants, but their twisted faith in magic may not be what Briar expects…

Briar #2 features main and variant cover art by series artist García, and variant cover art by superstar artists Yanick Paquette with colors by Lopes, Frany, and Tiffany Turrill. 

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