''Transformers'' is an ongoing line of

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published by

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and

Skybound Entertainment Skybound Entertainment is an American multiplatform entertainment company founded by Robert Kirkman and David Alpert. History Skybound Entertainment is the company behind the long-running comic, '' The Walking Dead'', created by Robert Kirkman ...

, being based on the toy line of the same name by

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and

Takara Tomy is a Japanese entertainment company that makes children's toys and merchandise. It was created from a merger on March 1st 2006 of two companies: Tomy (founded in 1924 as Tomiyama, changing the name to Tomy in 1963) and long-time rival Tak ...

. It is a successor of

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's previous relaunch of ''Transformers'' comics.

Publication history

After

lost the licenses to produce

Transformers ''Transformers'' is a media franchise produced by American toy company Hasbro and Japanese toy company Tomy, Takara Tomy. It primarily follows the Autobots and the Decepticons, two alien robot factions at war that can transform into other forms ...

and

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comics by the end of 2022,

announced in June 2023 that

, an imprint of

, would acquire those licenses. During

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2023, it was revealed that Skybound has plans to reprint both the

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and IDW comics based on ''Transformers'', with more info set to release later.

List of works

Energon Universe series

Premise

When

Autobots The Autobots are the main protagonists in the fictional continuities of the Transformers multimedia franchise, and are depicted in a collection of various toys, cartoons, films, graphic novels, and paperback books first introduced in 1984. The ...

and

Decepticons The Decepticons are the main antagonists in the fictional continuities of the ''Transformers'' multimedia franchise. They are depicted as a faction of sentient robotic lifeforms led by Megatron, identified by a purple face-like insignia. Capa ...

travel from Cybertron to

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, their war changes humanity's fate, and only

Optimus Prime Optimus Prime, , is a fictional character in the '' Transformers'' franchise. The Transformers characters were developed for an American market after Hasbro representatives visited the 1983 Tokyo Toy Show. The characters were modified and the ...

can save them.

Overview

First series

Skybound's first ''Transformers'' comic is set in the Energon Universe, being written and drawn by

Daniel Warren Johnson Daniel Warren Johnson is a comic book artist and writer based in Chicago. He has worked on titles with Image Comics, Marvel Comics, and DC Comics. He also collaborated with colorist Mike Spicer beginning with ''Extremity''. The men also worked toge ...

, and colored by Mike Spicer, and debuted on October 4, 2023. 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!” In June 2023, Skybound announced that the main roster of

features

Arcee Arcee is the name of several fictional characters in the ''Transformers'' franchise. Arcee has been depicted as female Autobots, usually pink or blue in color. Being the most famous of the Female Autobots, she has made more appearances and has h ...

Cliffjumper Cliffjumper is the name of several fictional characters from the Transformers franchise. His name is usually associated with an Autobot whose toys are often red repaints or remold of Bumblebee toys. Transformers: Generation 1 Cliffjumper's b ...

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and

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, while the main roster of

features

Starscream Starscream is a fictional character in the ''Transformers'' media franchise. He is one of the most frequently occurring characters in the franchise, appearing in almost all of its different continuities. Starscream in generally depicted as the s ...

, Soundwave,

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and

Skywarp ''The Transformers'' is an American animated television series that originally aired from September 17, 1984, to November 11, 1987, in syndication based upon Hasbro's ''Transformers'' toy line. The first television series in the ''Transforme ...

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

''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.

Reprints

Collected editions

Energon Universe

''The Transformers Compendium''

References

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