Skybound Comet, Image Comics, and Hasbro, have announced Transformers: Worst Bot Ever: Meet Ballpoint, the first book in a new series of OGNs from writer Brian “Smitty” Smith and artist Marz Jr.  

Middle grade readers will be introduced to the misadventures of the bot who is mightier than the sword when Transformers: Worst Bot Ever: Meet Ballpoint hits stores next July. 

The Decepticons are known for being bad…but Ballpoint is truly the worst –the biggest failure of them all. After the latest attempt to take down the Autobots goes horribly wrong, he’s kicked out of the Decepticons, for good! Will Ballpoint be able to prove his worth by defeating the Autobots all by himself? Or will he keep failing and find that being the “best” is…More than Meets the Eye? 

Transformers: Worst Bot Ever: Meet Ballpoint (ISBN: 978-1-5343-2799-3 | SRP $12.99) will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday July 9, 2025 and at booksellers, along with digital platforms including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play on Tuesday July 22, 2025.