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Skybound, Image, and Hasbro tease the second year of the Energon Universe. Hound! Wheelie! M.A.S.K.’s Matt Trakker!

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Skybound, Image Comics, and Hasbro have revealed all-new spoiler variant covers from the Energon Universe Special 2025 and the June issues of G.I. JOE, Transformers, and Void Rivals, which will celebrate the landmark second anniversary of the Energon Universe.  

Featuring content first available as part of Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) this past weekend, the Energon Universe Special 2025 special serves as both a perfect jumping on point for new readers and a can’t miss for longtime fans, with huge revelations and epic first appearances.  

Following the shocking first appearance of fan-favorite Autobot Hound in G.I. JOE #6 and his continued presence in the FCBD 2025 special, Skybound can now reveal that the epic first appearances in the FCBD 2025 Special include that of another popular Autobot, Wheelie, and fan favorite M.A.S.K. character Matt Trakker, the first time a character from the M.A.S.K. franchise has appeared in the Energon Universe.  

These three new stories from the worlds of G.I. JOE, Transformers, and Void Rivals come from the biggest names in comics. Energon Universe talent Joshua Williamson, Robert Kirkman, and Daniel Warren Johnson pen the stories, and Andrea Milana, Conor Hughes and Johnson provide art.  

Energon Universe Special 2025 will be available for purchase in comic book shops on May 14, 2025, featuring the same story content as the FCBD 2025 special with all-new can’t miss covers for collectors. 

In addition to the main cover by Andrea Milana, Energon Universe Special 2025 will feature an impressive slate of variant covers by Energon Universe and top comics talent Daniel Warren Johnson and Mike Spicer, Conor Hughes, E.J. Su, and Tom Reilly.  

Then, in celebration of the second anniversary of the Energon Universe this June, fan-favorite Energon Universe cover artist Jason Howard and Annalisa Leoni will be drawing three mural anniversary covers that spotlight the beloved characters from G.I. JOE, Transformers, and Void Rivals, including the recently revealed Hound, Wheelie, and Matt Trakker. These will be available as open-to-order variant covers for Transformers #21, out June 11, 2025; G.I. JOE #8, out June 18, 2025; and Void Rivals #20, out June 25, 2025. Each connecting set features a full color and black-and-white variant cover.  

Energon Universe Special 2025 (Lunar Codes listed below | $3.99) will be available at comic book shops and digital platforms including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play on Wednesday, May 14, 2025. 

The full list of covers is below: 

  • Energon Universe Special 2025 Cover A by Andrea Milana (Lunar Code: 0325IM287) 
  • Energon Universe Special 2025 Cover B by Daniel Warren Johnson & Mike Spicer (Lunar Code: 03325IM288) 
  • Energon Universe Special 2025 Cover C (1:10 Copy Incentive) by Conor Hughes (Lunar Code: 0325IM289) 
  • Energon Universe Special 2025 Cover D (1:25 Copy Incentive) by E.J. Su (Lunar Code: 0325IM290) 
  • Energon Universe Special 2025 Cover E (1:50 Copy Incentive) by Tom Reilly (Lunar Code: 0325IM291) 

TRANSFORMERS #21 (Lunar Codes listed below | $3.99) will be available at comic book shops and digital platforms including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play on Wednesday, June 11, 2025. 

The anniversary variant covers are listed below: 

  • TRANSFORMERS #21 Cover F Energon Universe Second Anniversary Variant (Connecting) by Jason Howard (Lunar Code: 0425IM424) 
  • TRANSFORMERS #21 Cover G Energon Universe Second Anniversary Variant (Black & White)(Connecting) by Jason Howard (Lunar Code: 0425IM425) 

G.I. JOE #8 (Lunar Codes listed below | $3.99, unless otherwise noted) will be available at comic book shops and digital platforms including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. 

The anniversary variant covers are listed below: 

  • G.I. JOE #8 Cover G Energon Universe Second Anniversary Variant (Connecting) by Jason Howard (Lunar Code: 0425IM347) 
  • G.I. JOE #8 Cover H Energon Universe Second Anniversary Variant (Black & White) (Connecting) by Jason Howard (Lunar Code: 0425IM348) 

Void Rivals #2) (Lunar Codes listed below | $3.99) will be available at comic book shops and digital platforms including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. 

The anniversary variant covers are listed below: 

  • Void Rivals #20 Cover F Energon Universe Second Anniversary Variant (Connecting) by Jason Howard (Lunar Code: 0425IM437) 
  • Void Rivals #20 Cover G Energon Universe Second Anniversary Variant (Black & White) (Connecting) by Jason Howard (Lunar Code: 0425IM438) 

Preview: M.A.S.K.: First Strike #1

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M.A.S.K.: First Strike #1

Aubrey Sitterson (w) • Ilias Kyriazis (a) • Drew Johnson (c)

V.E.N.O.M.’s showdown with the G.I. Joe team continues as transforming vehicles, robotic ninjas and explosions threaten to bring the mission to a deadly end!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Preview: M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand #10

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M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand #10

Brandon Easton (w) • Drew Moss (a) • Abel Ciccero (c)

In the final issue of M.A.S.K., Matt Trakker loses the trust of his friends and teammates, causing the group to disband. With mounting threats on the horizon, Mobile Armored Strike Kommand is no longer on the front lines, plunging them all into an uncertain future.

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Preview: M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand #9

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M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand #9

Brandon Easton (w) • Igor Lima (a) • Ryan Brown (c)

In the penultimate chapter of M.A.S.K., Matt Trakker and his allies battle massive mutated creatures in the bowels of the Earth as an internal power struggle threatens to tear the team apart. The secret infiltrator continues to sow distrust, if M.A.S.K. survives the monsters, can they survive each other?

FC • 32 pages • $3.9

 

Preview: M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand #7

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M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand #7

Brandon Easton (w) • Juan Samu (a) • Ryan Brown (c)

As Matt Trakker continues his investigation of V.E.N.O.M. with the help of Dr. Mindbender, the dark secrets of Matt’s past dealings with his former teammates is brought to the light. Before Matt recruits new members of M.A.S.K., he must close the chapter on his responsibility for the Origin of V.E.N.O.M.!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Preview: M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand #6

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M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand #6

Brandon Easton (w) • Juan Samu (a) • Tone Rodriguez (c)

“THE ORIGIN OF V.E.N.O.M.,” part one. As the M.A.S.K. team constructs a new headquarters in Miami, Matt Trakker goes on a solo mission to identify new recruits. Along the way, Trakker crosses paths with Dr. Mindbender who instructs him on the art of leadership and manipulation. But Trakker quickly uncovers Mindbender’s twisted goals and learns the true history of his former teammates who became members of V.E.N.O.M.

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Preview: M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand #5

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M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand #5

Brandon Easton (w) • Tony Vargas (a) • Tommy Lee Edwards (c)

With all secrets revealed, Matt Trakker and the M.A.S.K. team take on Miles Mayhem and V.E.N.O.M. in a brutal final assault. With their first major victory in their sights, the M.A.S.K. team must remain vigilant as other powerful and unforeseen forces rise up from the darkness. New enemies are on the horizon and you must NOT miss what happens on the last page!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

IDW’s Revolution Involves Transformers, G.I. Joe, Micronauts, ROM, Action Man, and M.A.S.K.!

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IDW RevolutionIDW Publishing has hinted at a “Revolution” and has unveiled its most ambitious comic book publishing venture in its history revolving around its fan-favorite titles based on Hasbro properties.

The “Revolution” event marks the birth of a comic book crossover that will be comprised of not only Transformers and G.I. Joe, but also Micronauts, ROM, and Action Man, as well as the launch of a long-awaited M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand series.

This is not a reboot—rather, the Revolution series takes many of the building blocks of what has come before from IDW and builds on them anew, bringing all these elements together in an epic event that results in an all-new status quo for all involved. Everything fans have enjoyed up to this point remains intact as part of this ongoing continuity. The ramifications of Revolution will extend well beyond the event, as all of these iconic characters will henceforth exist in the same universe, altering the scope of IDW editorial in all the Hasbro series from this moment onward.

The move mimics Hasbro’s recent announcement of their shared movie universe that features many of the same properties.

Revolution, the bi-weekly five-issue event series that launches this initiative, will be co-written by Cullen Bunn and John Barber with art by Fico Ossio. The event kicks off with a world-shaking threat that brings all opposing factions together in a storyline that just might see the destruction of the universe before it can truly begin!

All aforementioned titles will tie-in to the event with a bevy of talent on board including:

  • ROM
    • Co-written by Chris Ryall (Onyx), Christos Gage (Marvel’s Daredevil)
    • Art by David Messina (Star Trek)
  • G.I. Joe
    • Written by Aubrey Sitterson (Street Fighter X G.I. JOE)
    • Art by Giannis Milonogiannis (Prophet)
  • Transformers: Till All Are One
    • Written by Mairghread Scott (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, TRANSFORMERS)
    • Art by Naoto Tsushima (TRANSFORMERS)
  • Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye
    • Written by James Roberts (TRANSFORMERS)
    • Art by Alex Milne (TRANSFORMERS)
  • Transformers
    • Written by John Barber (Back to the Future)
    • Art by Andrew Griffith (TRANSFORMERS)
  • M.A.S.K.
    • Written by Brandon Easton (Marvel’s Agent Carter, TRANSFORMERS: Deviations)
    • Art by Tony Vargas (Rot & Ruin)
  • Action Man
    • Written by John Barber (TRANSFORMERS)
    • Art by Paolo Villanelli (G.I. JOE: SNAKE EYES)
  • Micronauts
    • Written by Cullen Bunn (Uncanny X-Men)
    • Art by Chris Panda
  • And many more!

As Revolution rolls out, each associated series will receive its own “Revolution” one-shot that ties in to the main event. Revolution will feature an array of variant covers by Brandon Peterson, Tradd Moore, John Byrne, James Biggie, Adam Riches, Guido Guidi, Ken Christensen, Art Baltazar, and more.

Nothing will be the same after the Revolution erupts this September with issues 1 & 2 plus one-shot tie-ins (G.I. JOE, MICRONAUTS, ROM) all available to order together. Take a stand!

M.A.S.K. Comes to Comics

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MASKIDW Publishing has added another Hasbro property to its comic line-up. M.A.S.K. is getting its own comic series. The fans have spoken and so by popular demand, M.A.S.K. will hit comic shops later this year from the creative team of writer Brandon Easton and artist Tony Vargas.

While being mindful and respectful of the source material, the main drive behind bringing this beloved property into the new century is to preserve the old school qualities fans loved growing up, while also consciously infusing it with slightly more modern sensibilities. This is where sophisticated stories meet cutting edge designs while not afraid to look in the rearview mirror and pay tribute to its origins. It is the editorial and creative team’s intention to focus attention on the multi-cultural heritage of the show, presenting a contemporary M.A.S.K. to fans in a unique, yet familiar, way.

M.A.S.K. joins Jem & the Holograms, Micronauts, Transformers, and ROM as Hasbro properties being published by IDW.

M.A.S.K. launches this November as an ongoing series featuring cover art by the multi-talented Tommy Lee Edwards. To hold you over until then, this new era of Hasbro titles has already begun with Micronauts #1 on sale now and ROM #0 kicking off on Free Comic Book Day on May 7.

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