Transformers (2023) issue 1

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After centuries of slumber, the Autobots and Decepticons awaken in a strange new world.

Synopsis

Spike Witwicky finds his father, "Sparky" Witwicky, asleep in a bar. Spike asks his father how long he's been there, to which Danny, the bartender, answers that he has been there since noon. Sparky notices that Spike has his brother Jimmy's telescope with him. Spike tells him that he and Carly plan to visit Hanger's Rock to see the full moon. He says it helps him remember Jimmy, to which Sparky grouses that it's better to forget. Spike fires back at his father, telling him he won't end up like Jimmy. Meanwhile, another patron drunkenly ranted about seeing a giant boxy jet fly down from space. Their conversation is interrupted by the arrival of Sparky's co-worker, Davey, who is here to pick him up for their shifts. Sparky tells Spike that he has to grow up eventually, to which Spike angrily asks if he means being like him. As the adults drive off, Carly arrives to pick Spike up in her van. Carly consoles a dejected Spike by suggesting they "pretend they're on another planet".

The pair climbs the mountain at Hanger's Rock for a better view and to discuss their future ambitions. Spike recently has been accepted to the University of California, Berkeley, where he wishes to follow in Jimmy's footsteps and become an astronaut. However, he's reluctant to tell his father about it since Jimmy's death. Carly, meanwhile, has been looking at art schools, but she and her father are struggling to make it work financially. Carly takes Spike's hand, telling him how sorry she is about what's going on with his family. As the two teenagers lean in closer, an earthquake shakes the ground, causing the mountain to split open and sending the two plummeting into the depths below. Recovering, they find themselves inside a giant circular structure — the booster of a gigantic spacecraft. Spike ventures further inside the starship and sees the primary control room, littered with the mangled bodies of what appears to be some giant robots.

Jetfire flies into the Ark and transforms, grateful to have found his fallen friends. He activates Teletraan One to repair and reconstruct his fellow Cybertronians, granting them new forms he found on Earth. The first reactivated is Starscream. Jetfire warmly greets his old friend, having not seen him in centuries. Starscream thanks Jetfire for waking him and says he's glad he "picked the right side" before immediately turning to the nearby Bumblebee and blasting his head off. The stunned Jetfire, unaware that their people have been at war for the past hundred years, tries to stop him, but Starscream turns his null-ray on his old friend for opposing. Starscream aims his weapon at Jazz next, but a reconstructed Optimus Prime stops him!

As the Autobot leader and Decepticon warrior fight, Prime notices the humans and instinctively dives to protect them from Starscream's fire. Ratchet's intervention halts Starscream's attack right as Teletraan One reconstructs Skywarp. Realizing the computer is reconstructing them randomly, Starscream tells Skywarp to bring their fellow Decepticons closer. Optimus realizes that the Decepticons will outnumber them and orders a retreat, telling Ratchet to load their fellow Autobots into his new form's trailer while he fends off their opponents. When he reaches for his ion blaster, a revived Soundwave intercepts him with cannon fire. As he recovers, he sees Bumblebee's remains, cradling him in despair before being beset by Starscream and Ravage. Seeing this, Spike and Carly run out and push Prime's blaster to him, allowing him to fight back.

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Left with no choice, Optimus fires at Teletraan One, destroying the computer and preventing the remaining Decepticons from being reconstructed. As Teletraan explodes, Optimus grabs Carly and Spike. He and Ratchet transform and drive out of the Ark into the mountains below, Starscream and Skywarp in hot pursuit despite their low energon levels. Jetfire regains consciousness and follows them, firing on Starscream, much to his regret. Starscream volleys back, critically wounding Jetfire. Fortunately for the Autobots, Skywarp's energy reserves dwindled, forcing the Seekers to retreat.

Needing to recuperate, Spike leads the Autobots to an abandoned quarry. As he succumbs to his injuries, Jetfire apologizes to Optimus; so much has changed since he left Cybertron in hopes of saving it. Optimus tries to use the Matrix of Leadership to heal Jetfire, but Ratchet tells him that his injuries are too extreme. Optimus grips his old friend's hand as he passes, lamenting his failure.

In the Ark, Soundwave reports to Starscream that he cannot fix Teletraan One, as they lack the necessary energon and raw materials. They are the only Decepticons left until it's repaired. Soundwave has already sent Laserbeak to scout for possible energon sources, but harvesting it falls to Starscream since he has the most energon reserved. Begrudgingly, Starscream accepts. After all, he is the leader of the Decepticons now.

As Davey and Sparky end their shift at the nearby power plant, Davey tries to talk to Sparky about his recent troubles, but they are interrupted by the arrival of Starscream, irritated he has to be the one doing all the work. The pair try to escape, but Starscream notices them. Sparky hides inside the plant while the giant alien snatches up Davey. Starscream smiles as he crushes Davey in his hand, amused at how fragile, squishy, and pathetic the humans are.

Featured characters

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{{#if:* Optimus Prime (2)

• Prowl (11)
• Ratchet (12)
• Bumblebee (13)
• Cliffjumper (14)
• Wheeljack (15)
• Windcharger (16)
• Jazz (18)|

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• Prowl (11)
• Ratchet (12)
• Bumblebee (13)
• Cliffjumper (14)
• Wheeljack (15)
• Windcharger (16)
• Jazz (18)|| style="background:#ffdddd;" valign="top" |
• Optimus Prime (2)
• Prowl (11)
• Ratchet (12)
• Bumblebee (13)
• Cliffjumper (14)
• Wheeljack (15)
• Windcharger (16)
• Jazz (18) }}{{#if:* Starscream (8)
• Soundwave (9)
• Skywarp (10)
• Ravage (19)
• Reflector (20)
• Thundercracker (21)|

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Quotes

"Where are you going? Isn't that... Jimmy's?"
"Yeah. Carly and I were going to check out the full moon tonight, remember? On top of Hanger's Rock?"
"Looking at stars again, huh?"
"Doing this kind of thing... it reminds me of him."
"Why would you want to remember? It's best to forget all that."
"Is that how you're gonna live now? Just pretending he didn't exist?"

—Sparky and Spike touch on their trauma

"...You must forgive me. I have been away for centuries. I did not know about this war. I did not know you were the new Prime..."
"I remember the day you left our home to find a way to save it."
"And you... were so young then."
"Much has changed since you left our planet. All for the worse."

—Jetfire and Optimus Prime rekindle their friendship

"Why are you all looking at me?"
"You have the most energon reserved. Thus the harvesting is up to you. It's what Meg--"
"Do not say his name. I am the leader of the Decepticons now."

—Starscream and Soundwave

Notes

Continuity notes

• Jetfire's arrival on Earth follows his awakening in the first issue of Void Rivals. How long precisely he was asleep is a little unclear. In Void Rivals, he mentions being in stasis for millions of years, but here, he says he was away for merely centuries. Due to the syntax used, it could be that Jetfire was searching for centuries but asleep for millions of years. The following issue confirms the centuries' time frame, making Void Rivals use millions of years the outlier. However, later issues revealed that the Ark had crashed millions of years ago.
• Shockwave hinted at Cybertron's energon shortage in Void Rivals #4.
• After being attacked by Starscream, Jetfire is leaking yellow fluid. It would appear to confirm that the yellow fuel used by Darak and Solila to reactivate him was indeed energon.
• Soundwave and Starscream allude to the absence of the usual Decepticon leader, Megatron. Hmm... where could he be?
• Yes, Bumblebee is dead, having been destroyed by Starscream. The other Transformers are offline, including Thundercracker, whose reassembly is interrupted.<ref>{{#if: Thundercracker's not killed, he just was not fully built. [...] S'not like I shot him in the heart or something. Just FYI. |"Thundercracker's not killed, he just was not fully built. [...] S'not like I shot him in the heart or something. Just FYI."—|}}{{#if: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=3774s |Daniel Warren Johnson|Daniel Warren Johnson}}{{#if: YouTube |, YouTube|}}{{#if: TRANSFORMERS Issue 1 DIRECTOR'S COMMENTARY |, "TRANSFORMERS Issue 1 DIRECTOR'S COMMENTARY"|}}{{#if: 2023 |, 2023{{#if: 10 |/{{#switch:{{#len:10}}|1=010|10}}{{#if: 05|/{{#switch:{{#len:05}}|1=005|05}}|}}}}|}}{{#if: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=3774s ||}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=3774s%7C7%7C11}}%7Cweb.archive= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=3774s%7C8%7C11}}%7Cweb.archive= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=3774s%7C7%7C10}}%7Carchive.is= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=3774s%7C8%7C10}}%7Carchive.is= (archive link)|}}{{#if: | (dead link)}}</ref>
• One of the many body parts strewn about the Ark is a green arm that is supposed to belong to the Autobot tracker Hound. However, the events detailed in the Energon Universe 2025 Special G.I. Joe story make that impossible.

Transformers references

• Like with Void Rivals, this new series draws heavy influence from the Generation 1 cartoon:
  • The character designs all pull directly from Generation 1.
  • The Ark's crash into a mountain and the Autobots and Decepticons being repaired by Teletraan One unfolds like the premiere episode, "More than Meets the Eye, Part 1", right down to one of the Decepticons having reactivated first. The "error" of the Transformers having their Earth-inspired designs before they receive their Earth alternate modes also carries over.
  • Spike, Sparkplug, and Carly were all core characters in the Generation 1 cartoon, though they have been heavily reimagined in the series, especially Carly. This version of Sparkplug goes by "Sparky".
  • Starscream and Jetfire / Skyfire, having been old friends, Jetfire helping Starscream out of ignorance to the war, as well as Jetfire dying after dogfighting Starscream, brings to mind "Fire in the Sky".
• Optimus Prime gains the upper hand over Starscream with a fist and a resounding "never", similar to The Transformers: The Movie.

Real-world references

• Sparky's flashbacks on the first page of the issue feature imagery of Sparky in a conflict, much like the Vietnam War and the explosion of a space shuttle reminiscent of the [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Space Shuttle Challenger disaster|{{#if:Space Shuttle Challenger disaster|Space Shuttle Challenger disaster|Space Shuttle Challenger disaster}}]]; based on the context, it seems likely that Jimmy was one of the victims in the latter. However, these are merely stylistic renderings of purely fictional events, as later events and the broader Energon Universe stories are set firmly in the present day.
• Appropriately, Sparky is drinking at a [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Veterans of Foreign Wars|{{#if:VFW|VFW|Veterans of Foreign Wars}}]] bar.
• Carly's van art features several staples of van murals, such as a wizard inspired by [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Gandalf|{{#if:||Gandalf}}]] from [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}The Lord of the Rings|{{#if:||The Lord of the Rings}}]], a barbarian resembling [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Conan the Barbarian|{{#if:Conan|Conan|Conan the Barbarian}}]], and a fantasy castle and dragon.
• Optimus Prime enters the scene by clotheslining Starscream—this being the signature move of "Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada, one of DWJ's favorite wrestlers.<ref>{{#if: And of course, next we have a rainmaker clothesline, as one does. This is a wrestling move, this is one of my favorite wrestlers, Kazuchika Okada from New Japan Pro Wrestling. Of course, you know, the rainmaker, the lariat, is not new in professional wrestling, and by the end of this series it will not be new to Transformers. |"And of course, next we have a rainmaker clothesline, as one does. This is a wrestling move, this is one of my favorite wrestlers, Kazuchika Okada from New Japan Pro Wrestling. Of course, you know, the rainmaker, the lariat, is not new in professional wrestling, and by the end of this series it will not be new to Transformers."—|}}{{#if: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=2508s |Daniel Warren Johnson|Daniel Warren Johnson}}{{#if: YouTube |, YouTube|}}{{#if: TRANSFORMERS Issue 1 DIRECTOR'S COMMENTARY |, "TRANSFORMERS Issue 1 DIRECTOR'S COMMENTARY"|}}{{#if: 2023 |, 2023{{#if: 10 |/{{#switch:{{#len:10}}|1=010|10}}{{#if: 05|/{{#switch:{{#len:05}}|1=005|05}}|}}}}|}}{{#if: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=2508s ||}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=2508s%7C7%7C11}}%7Cweb.archive= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=2508s%7C8%7C11}}%7Cweb.archive= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=2508s%7C7%7C10}}%7Carchive.is= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=2508s%7C8%7C10}}%7Carchive.is= (archive link)|}}{{#if: | (dead link)}}</ref><ref>Kazuchika Okada Finisher- Rainmaker - Dailymotion</ref>

Storytelling notes

As both writer and artist on this Transformers series, Daniel Warren Johnson has a rare level of creative freedom while composing the issue and using the art to tell the story. He covered some of these creative choices in a "director's commentary" live stream on his YouTube channel. Our issue analysis includes reproduced key insights.

• DWJ keeps a copy of Magic Square's "Light of Peace" figure close at hand, which affects his take on Optimus Prime.<ref>{{#if: This is the Optimus Prime figure that Magic Square put out this past year in 2023. It's an update, so it has a new head sculpt, it looks just like the movie, the '86 movie which of course has been my bible. He looks so good that you can actually like, kind of pose him, and he looks pretty dynamic. And I knew that, man, if the toy looks this cool in real life, then I can make him look really cool... like look at this, it looks great, he looks kind of alive. |"This is the Optimus Prime figure that Magic Square put out this past year in 2023. It's an update, so it has a new head sculpt, it looks just like the movie, the '86 movie which of course has been my bible. He looks so good that you can actually like, kind of pose him, and he looks pretty dynamic. And I knew that, man, if the toy looks this cool in real life, then I can make him look really cool... like look at this, it looks great, he looks kind of alive."—|}}{{#if: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=798s |Daniel Warren Johnson|Daniel Warren Johnson}}{{#if: YouTube |, YouTube|}}{{#if: TRANSFORMERS Issue 1 DIRECTOR'S COMMENTARY |, "TRANSFORMERS Issue 1 DIRECTOR'S COMMENTARY"|}}{{#if: 2023 |, 2023{{#if: 10 |/{{#switch:{{#len:10}}|1=010|10}}{{#if: 05|/{{#switch:{{#len:05}}|1=005|05}}|}}}}|}}{{#if: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=798s ||}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=798s%7C7%7C11}}%7Cweb.archive= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=798s%7C8%7C11}}%7Cweb.archive= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=798s%7C7%7C10}}%7Carchive.is= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=798s%7C8%7C10}}%7Carchive.is= (archive link)|}}{{#if: | (dead link)}}</ref> He notes that he especially avoids having Prime's "boots" flare out; he tries to draw them perfectly straight.<ref>{{#if: Another thing that I'll notice, that I'll give you a little preview of things to come artwise: you'll see Optimus's legs, you know, traditionally, you know, he's got kind of the 1970s design aesthetic here, which I think the Marvel Comics did, where, you know, the leg kind of comes out... like so it makes kind of like a boot cut kind of style for his like lower half of his leg. And I hate drawing that. I hate drawing that. Look how straight these legs are. As this series goes on you're going to see these legs get straighter and straighter. It's a stylistic thing something that I've been kind of like- it's been bugging me about drawing Optimus Prime, and it's just, I cannot stand drawing those legs widening out at the bottom. It's like, something about it, it just like, makes my eyes hurt. I've never liked it in the comics, it always read weird to me that they got wider. Some characters- like I remember when practicing, I was drawing Jazz. Jazz gets really wide, and if it's like, if it's really confident, like big and chunky, or Cliffjumper, big, chunky, no big deal. This? Like, Optimus's legs going wider? It just like, is it going wider is it not going w- anyway these are the ramblings of a crazy lunatic comic book artist. |"Another thing that I'll notice, that I'll give you a little preview of things to come artwise: you'll see Optimus's legs, you know, traditionally, you know, he's got kind of the 1970s design aesthetic here, which I think the Marvel Comics did, where, you know, the leg kind of comes out... like so it makes kind of like a boot cut kind of style for his like lower half of his leg. And I hate drawing that. I hate drawing that. Look how straight these legs are. As this series goes on you're going to see these legs get straighter and straighter. It's a stylistic thing something that I've been kind of like- it's been bugging me about drawing Optimus Prime, and it's just, I cannot stand drawing those legs widening out at the bottom. It's like, something about it, it just like, makes my eyes hurt. I've never liked it in the comics, it always read weird to me that they got wider. Some characters- like I remember when practicing, I was drawing Jazz. Jazz gets really wide, and if it's like, if it's really confident, like big and chunky, or Cliffjumper, big, chunky, no big deal. This? Like, Optimus's legs going wider? It just like, is it going wider is it not going w- anyway these are the ramblings of a crazy lunatic comic book artist."—|}}{{#if: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=2699s |Daniel Warren Johnson|Daniel Warren Johnson}}{{#if: YouTube |, YouTube|}}{{#if: TRANSFORMERS Issue 1 DIRECTOR'S COMMENTARY |, "TRANSFORMERS Issue 1 DIRECTOR'S COMMENTARY"|}}{{#if: 2023 |, 2023{{#if: 10 |/{{#switch:{{#len:10}}|1=010|10}}{{#if: 05|/{{#switch:{{#len:05}}|1=005|05}}|}}}}|}}{{#if: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=2699s ||}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=2699s%7C7%7C11}}%7Cweb.archive= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=2699s%7C8%7C11}}%7Cweb.archive= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=2699s%7C7%7C10}}%7Carchive.is= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=2699s%7C8%7C10}}%7Carchive.is= (archive link)|}}{{#if: | (dead link)}}</ref>
• His primary Transformers comics influence comes from Marvel Comics and Dreamwave Productions.<ref>{{#if: I wanted to just highlight this poster that I had in my bedroom when I was like 16, when Pat Lee made this imagery. You know, I was a huge Transformers fan of course when I was growing up, and I read mostly the Marvel Comics, 'cause that was the only thing that was available at the time, and here we have the Pat Lee comics of course that Dreamwave put out. I was so excited, I thought it looked awesome. I still do appreciate its blockiness now. So this is another reason why I wanted to do the project, 'cause like I just remember these feelings, and these like super bright colors that like were so awesome... and just being excited with like every cover, and I just felt like a kid. [...] And of course this image, like this is very satisfying, I knew I didn't want to get this bulbous with the designs, but you know I can't say I wasn't influenced by the absolutely outlandishness of these kind of like larger-than-life characters, so. |"I wanted to just highlight this poster that I had in my bedroom when I was like 16, when Pat Lee made this imagery. You know, I was a huge Transformers fan of course when I was growing up, and I read mostly the Marvel Comics, 'cause that was the only thing that was available at the time, and here we have the Pat Lee comics of course that Dreamwave put out. I was so excited, I thought it looked awesome. I still do appreciate its blockiness now. So this is another reason why I wanted to do the project, 'cause like I just remember these feelings, and these like super bright colors that like were so awesome... and just being excited with like every cover, and I just felt like a kid. [...] And of course this image, like this is very satisfying, I knew I didn't want to get this bulbous with the designs, but you know I can't say I wasn't influenced by the absolutely outlandishness of these kind of like larger-than-life characters, so."—|}}{{#if: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=997s |Daniel Warren Johnson|Daniel Warren Johnson}}{{#if: YouTube |, YouTube|}}{{#if: TRANSFORMERS Issue 1 DIRECTOR'S COMMENTARY |, "TRANSFORMERS Issue 1 DIRECTOR'S COMMENTARY"|}}{{#if: 2023 |, 2023{{#if: 10 |/{{#switch:{{#len:10}}|1=010|10}}{{#if: 05|/{{#switch:{{#len:05}}|1=005|05}}|}}}}|}}{{#if: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=997s ||}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=997s%7C7%7C11}}%7Cweb.archive= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=997s%7C8%7C11}}%7Cweb.archive= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=997s%7C7%7C10}}%7Carchive.is= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=997s%7C8%7C10}}%7Carchive.is= (archive link)|}}{{#if: | (dead link)}}</ref> In the latter's case, we'll note that their opening miniseries prominently featured the Ark II disaster, which drew heavily from the real-world Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.
• The story's first page consists of five vertically stacked cinematic landscape panels, with Sparky's flashbacks interspersed by a panel of the Ark crashing and of Prime's deactivated body. It gives us an idea of what's been going through Sparky's mind at the bar. In particular, the panel of Optimus Prime is bookended by Spike's offscreen dialogue, getting his dad's attention. Prime is often considered a sort of father figure in pop culture.
  • At Hasbro's request, DWJ avoided being too specific about the conflict.<ref name=Hasbro_Mandates>{{#if: So here we've got the first page, and you can kind of see here, Hasbro wanted me to be be very like... don't show what kind of war it is... which is fine, and I did have to change these engines from three engines, which I just thought was a little cleaner, to five engines, like the Ark is, so I didn't think they'd care that much about being on model when it came to the Ark but they did! |"So here we've got the first page, and you can kind of see here, Hasbro wanted me to be be very like... don't show what kind of war it is... which is fine, and I did have to change these engines from three engines, which I just thought was a little cleaner, to five engines, like the Ark is, so I didn't think they'd care that much about being on model when it came to the Ark but they did!"—|}}{{#if: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=1316s |Daniel Warren Johnson|Daniel Warren Johnson}}{{#if: YouTube |, YouTube|}}{{#if: TRANSFORMERS Issue 1 DIRECTOR'S COMMENTARY |, "TRANSFORMERS Issue 1 DIRECTOR'S COMMENTARY"|}}{{#if: 2023 |, 2023{{#if: 10 |/{{#switch:{{#len:10}}|1=010|10}}{{#if: 05|/{{#switch:{{#len:05}}|1=005|05}}|}}}}|}}{{#if: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=1316s ||}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=1316s%7C7%7C11}}%7Cweb.archive= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=1316s%7C8%7C11}}%7Cweb.archive= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=1316s%7C7%7C10}}%7Carchive.is= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=1316s%7C8%7C10}}%7Carchive.is= (archive link)|}}{{#if: | (dead link)}}</ref>
  • DWJ wanted to streamline the Ark's design to have just three rear thrusters, but Hasbro insisted on having five,<ref name=Hasbro_Mandates/> necessitating the digital addition of two more to the later splash page of the ship's engines.<ref>{{#if: So again, I had to make a bit of an edit. The original art has just three engines, so I had to add these digitally—which I did not want to do, but Hasbro wanted it, so, okay, you know? It's okay, it's okay, it's all right, it is what it is... |"So again, I had to make a bit of an edit. The original art has just three engines, so I had to add these digitally—which I did not want to do, but Hasbro wanted it, so, okay, you know? It's okay, it's okay, it's all right, it is what it is..."—|}}{{#if: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=1845s |Daniel Warren Johnson|Daniel Warren Johnson}}{{#if: YouTube |, YouTube|}}{{#if: TRANSFORMERS Issue 1 DIRECTOR'S COMMENTARY |, "TRANSFORMERS Issue 1 DIRECTOR'S COMMENTARY"|}}{{#if: 2023 |, 2023{{#if: 10 |/{{#switch:{{#len:10}}|1=010|10}}{{#if: 05|/{{#switch:{{#len:05}}|1=005|05}}|}}}}|}}{{#if: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=1845s ||}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=1845s%7C7%7C11}}%7Cweb.archive= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=1845s%7C8%7C11}}%7Cweb.archive= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=1845s%7C7%7C10}}%7Carchive.is= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=1845s%7C8%7C10}}%7Carchive.is= (archive link)|}}{{#if: | (dead link)}}</ref>
• The second page aims to bring the story into reality,<ref name=Page_2>{{#if: I really wanted to go all in on the first half of this page, and like really sell to you how lived in this world is. Even though it's a Transformers book it was very important to me that we got a vibe and a sense of where the human characters come from. And there's nothing more fun, than drawing the heck out of, than like a crappy VW hall. [...] It was a hard thing to draw, but it was also fun. I had to kind of photobash a bunch of different VFW bars—obviously didn't want to take from any one specifically, or any one bar specifically, just kind of taking the best of everything and kind of combining it into one. And this bartender, Danny the bartender, I'm a big fan of, he just kind of stands there. And of course the old guy that maybe has seen something crazy... total shout out to—even his like haircut is the same as, and the hat, as—[[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}The Iron Giant|{{#if:||The Iron Giant}}]], so a little shout out there. [...] It doesn't really [take place in a specific time period like the '80s or '90s] in my opinion, there might be other people in the Energon Universe that have a different time, we don't really have a time period in place. I find time periods in comics like Transformers to be completely unnecessary. If I'm trying to make historical fiction then of course it is important, but when it comes to making things like the Transformers I have just never cared. JFK is not getting assassinated in the background on television here, so it's just not part of the story. But you will notice there's no cell phones, so. But that's cuz I hate writing stories with cell phones in them. |"I really wanted to go all in on the first half of this page, and like really sell to you how lived in this world is. Even though it's a Transformers book it was very important to me that we got a vibe and a sense of where the human characters come from. And there's nothing more fun, than drawing the heck out of, than like a crappy VW hall. [...] It was a hard thing to draw, but it was also fun. I had to kind of photobash a bunch of different VFW bars—obviously didn't want to take from any one specifically, or any one bar specifically, just kind of taking the best of everything and kind of combining it into one. And this bartender, Danny the bartender, I'm a big fan of, he just kind of stands there. And of course the old guy that maybe has seen something crazy... total shout out to—even his like haircut is the same as, and the hat, as—[[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}The Iron Giant|{{#if:||The Iron Giant}}]], so a little shout out there. [...] It doesn't really [take place in a specific time period like the '80s or '90s] in my opinion, there might be other people in the Energon Universe that have a different time, we don't really have a time period in place. I find time periods in comics like Transformers to be completely unnecessary. If I'm trying to make historical fiction then of course it is important, but when it comes to making things like the Transformers I have just never cared. JFK is not getting assassinated in the background on television here, so it's just not part of the story. But you will notice there's no cell phones, so. But that's cuz I hate writing stories with cell phones in them."—|}}{{#if: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=1406s |Daniel Warren Johnson|Daniel Warren Johnson}}{{#if: YouTube |, YouTube|}}{{#if: TRANSFORMERS Issue 1 DIRECTOR'S COMMENTARY |, "TRANSFORMERS Issue 1 DIRECTOR'S COMMENTARY"|}}{{#if: 2023 |, 2023{{#if: 10 |/{{#switch:{{#len:10}}|1=010|10}}{{#if: 05|/{{#switch:{{#len:05}}|1=005|05}}|}}}}|}}{{#if: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=1406s ||}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=1406s%7C7%7C11}}%7Cweb.archive= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=1406s%7C8%7C11}}%7Cweb.archive= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=1406s%7C7%7C10}}%7Carchive.is= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=1406s%7C8%7C10}}%7Carchive.is= (archive link)|}}{{#if: | (dead link)}}</ref> with much more detailed panels of varying shapes and sizes and a muted earthen color palette.
  • DWJ used references from several different [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Veterans of Foreign Wars|{{#if:VFW|VFW|Veterans of Foreign Wars}}]] bars to arrive at the location seen in the comic.<ref name=Page_2/>
  • As Spike and Sparky exit, the cluttered interior gives way to the orange evening sky, with the generous negative space often physically separating Spike from his distant father.
  • DWJ notes that the final panel of this spread is technically wrong; based on the scene's perspective, Spike should be sinking into the ground. It was necessary so as not to obscure Carly's van,<ref>{{#if: I have a bit of a goof, a bit of a mistake [...] if you actually like do the perspective here, the way it should be done, it makes no sense. He would be sinking into the ground, he's like in quicksand right now, but I could not figure out a better dynamic shot choice that would show Carly and her artistic ability with this van. Like I tried to do it like this way, and it didn't really work, because it covered up too much of the van, and I realized just how big he would have to be, like his whole face would have to be like over here and it just didn't work. I wanted him to be in the middle, but then it also didn't make sense. So I was just like beating my head against the wall like, I hope this is okay, I hope people don't notice. |"I have a bit of a goof, a bit of a mistake [...] if you actually like do the perspective here, the way it should be done, it makes no sense. He would be sinking into the ground, he's like in quicksand right now, but I could not figure out a better dynamic shot choice that would show Carly and her artistic ability with this van. Like I tried to do it like this way, and it didn't really work, because it covered up too much of the van, and I realized just how big he would have to be, like his whole face would have to be like over here and it just didn't work. I wanted him to be in the middle, but then it also didn't make sense. So I was just like beating my head against the wall like, I hope this is okay, I hope people don't notice."—|}}{{#if: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=1516s |Daniel Warren Johnson|Daniel Warren Johnson}}{{#if: YouTube |, YouTube|}}{{#if: TRANSFORMERS Issue 1 DIRECTOR'S COMMENTARY |, "TRANSFORMERS Issue 1 DIRECTOR'S COMMENTARY"|}}{{#if: 2023 |, 2023{{#if: 10 |/{{#switch:{{#len:10}}|1=010|10}}{{#if: 05|/{{#switch:{{#len:05}}|1=005|05}}|}}}}|}}{{#if: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=1516s ||}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=1516s%7C7%7C11}}%7Cweb.archive= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=1516s%7C8%7C11}}%7Cweb.archive= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=1516s%7C7%7C10}}%7Carchive.is= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=1516s%7C8%7C10}}%7Carchive.is= (archive link)|}}{{#if: | (dead link)}}</ref> which is the same model of vehicle that appears in DWJ's previous original comic series, Murder Falcon.<ref>{{#if: Of course the dragon wagon, the van used in Murder Falcon. |"Of course the dragon wagon, the van used in Murder Falcon."—|}}{{#if: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=1578s |Daniel Warren Johnson|Daniel Warren Johnson}}{{#if: YouTube |, YouTube|}}{{#if: TRANSFORMERS Issue 1 DIRECTOR'S COMMENTARY |, "TRANSFORMERS Issue 1 DIRECTOR'S COMMENTARY"|}}{{#if: 2023 |, 2023{{#if: 10 |/{{#switch:{{#len:10}}|1=010|10}}{{#if: 05|/{{#switch:{{#len:05}}|1=005|05}}|}}}}|}}{{#if: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=1578s ||}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=1578s%7C7%7C11}}%7Cweb.archive= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=1578s%7C8%7C11}}%7Cweb.archive= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=1578s%7C7%7C10}}%7Carchive.is= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=1578s%7C8%7C10}}%7Carchive.is= (archive link)|}}{{#if: | (dead link)}}</ref> Mike Spicer has colored the van using blue-pink tones, strongly contrasting with the orange that otherwise dominates the spread. As we turn the page, these nighttime hues take over the story, marking the beginning of a transition toward the unreal.
• DWJ drew the mountain landscape to resemble an alien planet, highlighting the feeling of "otherworldliness".<ref>{{#if: This also is one of my favorite panels in the book. I wanted to start getting a little crazy, a little more intense with the shot choices, to kind of start getting us into the vibe of otherworldliness. This looks a little bit like they're exploring Mars, that was the goal, completely clear sky, really pushing the envelope when it comes to dynamic composition. |"This also is one of my favorite panels in the book. I wanted to start getting a little crazy, a little more intense with the shot choices, to kind of start getting us into the vibe of otherworldliness. This looks a little bit like they're exploring Mars, that was the goal, completely clear sky, really pushing the envelope when it comes to dynamic composition."—|}}{{#if: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=1635s |Daniel Warren Johnson|Daniel Warren Johnson}}{{#if: YouTube |, YouTube|}}{{#if: TRANSFORMERS Issue 1 DIRECTOR'S COMMENTARY |, "TRANSFORMERS Issue 1 DIRECTOR'S COMMENTARY"|}}{{#if: 2023 |, 2023{{#if: 10 |/{{#switch:{{#len:10}}|1=010|10}}{{#if: 05|/{{#switch:{{#len:05}}|1=005|05}}|}}}}|}}{{#if: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=1635s ||}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=1635s%7C7%7C11}}%7Cweb.archive= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=1635s%7C8%7C11}}%7Cweb.archive= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=1635s%7C7%7C10}}%7Carchive.is= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=1635s%7C8%7C10}}%7Carchive.is= (archive link)|}}{{#if: | (dead link)}}</ref>
• As the earthquake begins, we get the first instance of hand-lettered sound effects, drawn into the lineart by DWJ. These appear more prominently and frequently as we transition towards comic-book action.

Diagram illustrating DWJ's intended flow for the back-to-back splash pages.

• The reveal of the Ark paired across the two-page spread with another splash page of the deactivated Autobots. DWJ hoped to create a seamless transition, with the reader's gaze traveling down towards the inset panels at the bottom left, then following Spike and Carly across to the right before traveling up into the scene.<ref>{{#if: This was a goal, this was the goal: to have these pages be bleeding into each other. [...] You know I don't like to do this very often, you have like two splash pages back-to-back, because they kind of like... it gets a little messy here. But you know I usually like- if I have a big splash here [on the left], I'll usually have something a little more reserved over here [on the right], and I won't have it bleed over to the left side of the page. But with here, you'll actually notice that I was trying to get people to read from... obviously you're reading here, then you go down, left to right, into this bottom part of the page, and have your eye trail up instead of going over here [diagonally across the center fold] to the top. So I was using these kind of inset panels to kind of get you to read that way. |"This was a goal, this was the goal: to have these pages be bleeding into each other. [...] You know I don't like to do this very often, you have like two splash pages back-to-back, because they kind of like... it gets a little messy here. But you know I usually like- if I have a big splash here [on the left], I'll usually have something a little more reserved over here [on the right], and I won't have it bleed over to the left side of the page. But with here, you'll actually notice that I was trying to get people to read from... obviously you're reading here, then you go down, left to right, into this bottom part of the page, and have your eye trail up instead of going over here [diagonally across the center fold] to the top. So I was using these kind of inset panels to kind of get you to read that way."—|}}{{#if: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=1985s |Daniel Warren Johnson|Daniel Warren Johnson}}{{#if: YouTube |, YouTube|}}{{#if: TRANSFORMERS Issue 1 DIRECTOR'S COMMENTARY |, "TRANSFORMERS Issue 1 DIRECTOR'S COMMENTARY"|}}{{#if: 2023 |, 2023{{#if: 10 |/{{#switch:{{#len:10}}|1=010|10}}{{#if: 05|/{{#switch:{{#len:05}}|1=005|05}}|}}}}|}}{{#if: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=1985s ||}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=1985s%7C7%7C11}}%7Cweb.archive= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=1985s%7C8%7C11}}%7Cweb.archive= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=1985s%7C7%7C10}}%7Carchive.is= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=1985s%7C8%7C10}}%7Carchive.is= (archive link)|}}{{#if: | (dead link)}}</ref> Mike Spicer's coloring (exaggerated in the diagram on the right) again reinforces this intent, with the blue shade of the rocks at the bottom of the right-hand page carrying over from the left-hand page.
  • Meanwhile, all lines of perspective inside the room point outside toward a tiny approaching Jetfire.
• Jetfire is one of Robert Kirkman's favorite Transformers, and his role in this series came entirely from Robert Kirkman's broad-strokes outline.<ref>{{#if: So, full disclosure: Robert Kirkman came up with the Jetfire idea. Jetfire is one of Robert's favorite Transformers, and that's why he was chosen. He's also like part of the lore and it was kind of like in this big outline that Jetfire was the one that comes in and finds the Autobots on Earth in the Ark- Autobots and Decepticons. But he doesn't have knowledge about the war. So you know I can't give away too much, but that was a Robert Kirkman call, and I was happy to do it. I was a little afraid about drawing Jetfire at first, but I'm actually- of course I write the script first where he dies, because it's just what the story needed, but then as I got to drawing him I was like, "I really like drawing this guy, I'm so sad I have to kill him!" |"So, full disclosure: Robert Kirkman came up with the Jetfire idea. Jetfire is one of Robert's favorite Transformers, and that's why he was chosen. He's also like part of the lore and it was kind of like in this big outline that Jetfire was the one that comes in and finds the Autobots on Earth in the Ark- Autobots and Decepticons. But he doesn't have knowledge about the war. So you know I can't give away too much, but that was a Robert Kirkman call, and I was happy to do it. I was a little afraid about drawing Jetfire at first, but I'm actually- of course I write the script first where he dies, because it's just what the story needed, but then as I got to drawing him I was like, "I really like drawing this guy, I'm so sad I have to kill him!""—|}}{{#if: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=3301s |Daniel Warren Johnson|Daniel Warren Johnson}}{{#if: YouTube |, YouTube|}}{{#if: TRANSFORMERS Issue 1 DIRECTOR'S COMMENTARY |, "TRANSFORMERS Issue 1 DIRECTOR'S COMMENTARY"|}}{{#if: 2023 |, 2023{{#if: 10 |/{{#switch:{{#len:10}}|1=010|10}}{{#if: 05|/{{#switch:{{#len:05}}|1=005|05}}|}}}}|}}{{#if: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=3301s ||}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=3301s%7C7%7C11}}%7Cweb.archive= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=3301s%7C8%7C11}}%7Cweb.archive= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=3301s%7C7%7C10}}%7Carchive.is= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=3301s%7C8%7C10}}%7Carchive.is= (archive link)|}}{{#if: | (dead link)}}</ref>
• The shock death of Bumblebee was a deliberate choice, as DWJ felt like audiences would be getting a little tired of seeing Bumblebee everywhere. Surprisingly, Hasbro felt the same way and asked if there was a way to write Bumblebee out of the series! DWJ also apparently doesn't enjoy drawing Bumblebee, which informed the decision,<ref>{{#if: Let me be totally honest about the Bumblebee page, let me address this. I do really- I do like Bumblebee. I don't like drawing Bumblebee, I don't like those rivets in his arms. That's not the only reason why he had to go, I just honestly wanted to change things up. I just wanted to change things up, and I had seen a lot of Bumblebee, I think we all have, in a lot of Transformers media, and I just thought it would be a fun little swerve. And this is actually funny, our contact over at Hasbro was also a little tired of seeing Bumblebee everywhere, and he actually asked, before he saw my script, he's like, "is there any way we can not use Bumblebee in the main line?" And I told him, I was like, "I got good news for you!" He had to go, he had to go. Sorry Bumblebee fans, sorry to let you down like that, I am so sorry. They are Transformers, maybe they'll come back... but not for a long time. It's Cliff's time baby! You said it! |"Let me be totally honest about the Bumblebee page, let me address this. I do really- I do like Bumblebee. I don't like drawing Bumblebee, I don't like those rivets in his arms. That's not the only reason why he had to go, I just honestly wanted to change things up. I just wanted to change things up, and I had seen a lot of Bumblebee, I think we all have, in a lot of Transformers media, and I just thought it would be a fun little swerve. And this is actually funny, our contact over at Hasbro was also a little tired of seeing Bumblebee everywhere, and he actually asked, before he saw my script, he's like, "is there any way we can not use Bumblebee in the main line?" And I told him, I was like, "I got good news for you!" He had to go, he had to go. Sorry Bumblebee fans, sorry to let you down like that, I am so sorry. They are Transformers, maybe they'll come back... but not for a long time. It's Cliff's time baby! You said it!"—|}}{{#if: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=2545s |Daniel Warren Johnson|Daniel Warren Johnson}}{{#if: YouTube |, YouTube|}}{{#if: TRANSFORMERS Issue 1 DIRECTOR'S COMMENTARY |, "TRANSFORMERS Issue 1 DIRECTOR'S COMMENTARY"|}}{{#if: 2023 |, 2023{{#if: 10 |/{{#switch:{{#len:10}}|1=010|10}}{{#if: 05|/{{#switch:{{#len:05}}|1=005|05}}|}}}}|}}{{#if: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=2545s ||}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=2545s%7C7%7C11}}%7Cweb.archive= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=2545s%7C8%7C11}}%7Cweb.archive= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=2545s%7C7%7C10}}%7Carchive.is= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=2545s%7C8%7C10}}%7Carchive.is= (archive link)|}}{{#if: | (dead link)}}</ref> which perhaps doesn't bode too well for Cliffjumper!
• When Starscream turned on Jetfire, DWJ struggled to get the composition exactly right, as he needed to clarify that Jetfire was gravely wounded.<ref>{{#if: I wanted to make sure that everybody knew that Jetfire was gravely injured by this blast, which means I couldn't really white it out, had to be clear. |"I wanted to make sure that everybody knew that Jetfire was gravely injured by this blast, which means I couldn't really white it out, had to be clear."—|}}{{#if: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=2498s |Daniel Warren Johnson|Daniel Warren Johnson}}{{#if: YouTube |, YouTube|}}{{#if: TRANSFORMERS Issue 1 DIRECTOR'S COMMENTARY |, "TRANSFORMERS Issue 1 DIRECTOR'S COMMENTARY"|}}{{#if: 2023 |, 2023{{#if: 10 |/{{#switch:{{#len:10}}|1=010|10}}{{#if: 05|/{{#switch:{{#len:05}}|1=005|05}}|}}}}|}}{{#if: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=2498s ||}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=2498s%7C7%7C11}}%7Cweb.archive= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=2498s%7C8%7C11}}%7Cweb.archive= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=2498s%7C7%7C10}}%7Carchive.is= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=2498s%7C8%7C10}}%7Carchive.is= (archive link)|}}{{#if: | (dead link)}}</ref>
• Prime uses several wrestling moves on Starscream. DWJ had previously created the original comic series Do A Powerbomb!, which had a central theme of loss—a recurring motif throughout this first Transformers issue.
• As Starscream, Skywarp, and Thundercracker look identical in black-and-white, DWJ labels them in his lineart so colorist Mike Spicer can easily distinguish them.<ref>{{#if: Also notice the color notes I had to leave for Mike, because Skywarp and Starscream look exactly alike in black and white. |"Also notice the color notes I had to leave for Mike, because Skywarp and Starscream look exactly alike in black and white."—|}}{{#if: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=2839s |Daniel Warren Johnson|Daniel Warren Johnson}}{{#if: YouTube |, YouTube|}}{{#if: TRANSFORMERS Issue 1 DIRECTOR'S COMMENTARY |, "TRANSFORMERS Issue 1 DIRECTOR'S COMMENTARY"|}}{{#if: 2023 |, 2023{{#if: 10 |/{{#switch:{{#len:10}}|1=010|10}}{{#if: 05|/{{#switch:{{#len:05}}|1=005|05}}|}}}}|}}{{#if: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=2839s ||}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=2839s%7C7%7C11}}%7Cweb.archive= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=2839s%7C8%7C11}}%7Cweb.archive= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=2839s%7C7%7C10}}%7Carchive.is= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=2839s%7C8%7C10}}%7Carchive.is= (archive link)|}}{{#if: | (dead link)}}</ref>
• Prime instinctively knows about his trailer, and its sudden appearance in the story is a riff on classic media, where Prime's trailer would often appear and disappear out of nowhere, per the story's needs.<ref>{{#if: This is a little shoutout to like, the not-making-any-sense of Transformers, where you know, very conveniently, this trailer just shows up out of nowhere. So you know, Prime's like, "What are we going to do?" and he's like, "We could use my trailer!" Look sometimes you just have to have fun and not think too much about the story. |"This is a little shoutout to like, the not-making-any-sense of Transformers, where you know, very conveniently, this trailer just shows up out of nowhere. So you know, Prime's like, "What are we going to do?" and he's like, "We could use my trailer!" Look sometimes you just have to have fun and not think too much about the story."—|}}{{#if: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=3131s |Daniel Warren Johnson|Daniel Warren Johnson}}{{#if: YouTube |, YouTube|}}{{#if: TRANSFORMERS Issue 1 DIRECTOR'S COMMENTARY |, "TRANSFORMERS Issue 1 DIRECTOR'S COMMENTARY"|}}{{#if: 2023 |, 2023{{#if: 10 |/{{#switch:{{#len:10}}|1=010|10}}{{#if: 05|/{{#switch:{{#len:05}}|1=005|05}}|}}}}|}}{{#if: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=3131s ||}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=3131s%7C7%7C11}}%7Cweb.archive= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=3131s%7C8%7C11}}%7Cweb.archive= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=3131s%7C7%7C10}}%7Carchive.is= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=3131s%7C8%7C10}}%7Carchive.is= (archive link)|}}{{#if: | (dead link)}}</ref>
• As Prime's face is uniquely inexpressive, DWJ had to get creative to show his emotions to the reader, relying a lot on the character's eyes. Additionally, he tries to channel Prime's feelings through Spike.<ref>{{#if: Optimus is a character that does not emote—less so than even the rest of the cast, because of the face shield, because so much of his face is taken up, and he's really only got those eyes to work with. And I found that I was needing a way to channel Optimus through something, and I'm kind of trying to channel that through Spike, if you can't tell. I have a tendency to not be subtle, so... in life and in comics. |"Optimus is a character that does not emote—less so than even the rest of the cast, because of the face shield, because so much of his face is taken up, and he's really only got those eyes to work with. And I found that I was needing a way to channel Optimus through something, and I'm kind of trying to channel that through Spike, if you can't tell. I have a tendency to not be subtle, so... in life and in comics."—|}}{{#if: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=3516s |Daniel Warren Johnson|Daniel Warren Johnson}}{{#if: YouTube |, YouTube|}}{{#if: TRANSFORMERS Issue 1 DIRECTOR'S COMMENTARY |, "TRANSFORMERS Issue 1 DIRECTOR'S COMMENTARY"|}}{{#if: 2023 |, 2023{{#if: 10 |/{{#switch:{{#len:10}}|1=010|10}}{{#if: 05|/{{#switch:{{#len:05}}|1=005|05}}|}}}}|}}{{#if: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=3516s ||}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=3516s%7C7%7C11}}%7Cweb.archive= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=3516s%7C8%7C11}}%7Cweb.archive= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=3516s%7C7%7C10}}%7Carchive.is= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=3516s%7C8%7C10}}%7Carchive.is= (archive link)|}}{{#if: | (dead link)}}</ref> When Spike sees Prime kneeling over Bumblebee's body, he seems to recognize the grief this alien robot is experiencing.
• Among this sequence's many creative sound effects, highlights like "GRAPPLE" and "ROLL" accompany the action. Floating components fill the air with clicks and buzzes as the Transformers reassemble.
• DWJ contrived the situation where Spike and Carly must push Prime's gun into his reach to give the human characters agency during the action sequence.<ref>{{#if: Sliding the gun! Super fun! I rewrote this scene a few times because the humans were just sitting, screaming, you know? Spike and Carly like, "Oh my god, what's happening!?" behind some rocks, and I was like, "They need to have some agency, they need to get involved somehow." And so that is why I had them push the gun, and it forces action, it just forces movement in a story, it gives Spike personality and like bravery, and I'm very happy with this moment. It's very hard to not just write fight scenes where it's just like fight fight fight fight fight, and finding new ways to tie everybody together, and I wish I had more time to do this but of course we work in genre fiction where there are deadlines, and sometimes that can't happen, but I was glad that I was able to figure this one out. |"Sliding the gun! Super fun! I rewrote this scene a few times because the humans were just sitting, screaming, you know? Spike and Carly like, "Oh my god, what's happening!?" behind some rocks, and I was like, "They need to have some agency, they need to get involved somehow." And so that is why I had them push the gun, and it forces action, it just forces movement in a story, it gives Spike personality and like bravery, and I'm very happy with this moment. It's very hard to not just write fight scenes where it's just like fight fight fight fight fight, and finding new ways to tie everybody together, and I wish I had more time to do this but of course we work in genre fiction where there are deadlines, and sometimes that can't happen, but I was glad that I was able to figure this one out."—|}}{{#if: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=3543s |Daniel Warren Johnson|Daniel Warren Johnson}}{{#if: YouTube |, YouTube|}}{{#if: TRANSFORMERS Issue 1 DIRECTOR'S COMMENTARY |, "TRANSFORMERS Issue 1 DIRECTOR'S COMMENTARY"|}}{{#if: 2023 |, 2023{{#if: 10 |/{{#switch:{{#len:10}}|1=010|10}}{{#if: 05|/{{#switch:{{#len:05}}|1=005|05}}|}}}}|}}{{#if: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=3543s ||}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=3543s%7C7%7C11}}%7Cweb.archive= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=3543s%7C8%7C11}}%7Cweb.archive= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=3543s%7C7%7C10}}%7Carchive.is= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=3543s%7C8%7C10}}%7Carchive.is= (archive link)|}}{{#if: | (dead link)}}</ref> The "SKRKK" sound effect of the weapon scraping along the floor follows the lines of action.
• When Prime orders "Transform and roll out!" the comic shifts to a landscape orientation, requiring you to turn it in your hands. It is awesome.
• Ratchet's updated alternate mode came simply from a dissatisfaction with his classic Nissan look.<ref>{{#if: Any reason you went with a more modern style van, a Ford Transit rather than the traditional Nissan Vanette for Ratchet? You know what, I just didn't like the way the Nissan looked, so I just, I really wanted something different. I just wanted something different, so. |"Any reason you went with a more modern style van, a Ford Transit rather than the traditional Nissan Vanette for Ratchet? You know what, I just didn't like the way the Nissan looked, so I just, I really wanted something different. I just wanted something different, so."—|}}{{#if: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=2966s |Daniel Warren Johnson|Daniel Warren Johnson}}{{#if: YouTube |, YouTube|}}{{#if: TRANSFORMERS Issue 1 DIRECTOR'S COMMENTARY |, "TRANSFORMERS Issue 1 DIRECTOR'S COMMENTARY"|}}{{#if: 2023 |, 2023{{#if: 10 |/{{#switch:{{#len:10}}|1=010|10}}{{#if: 05|/{{#switch:{{#len:05}}|1=005|05}}|}}}}|}}{{#if: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=2966s ||}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=2966s%7C7%7C11}}%7Cweb.archive= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=2966s%7C8%7C11}}%7Cweb.archive= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=2966s%7C7%7C10}}%7Carchive.is= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=2966s%7C8%7C10}}%7Carchive.is= (archive link)|}}{{#if: | (dead link)}}</ref>
• DWJ was keen to develop the Decepticons beyond their classic cartoonishly evil characterization, with a key example in this issue being Soundwave's evident concern for the injured Ravage.<ref>{{#if: It's all about this, baby. It's all about trying to give some... you know... something other than... "The Decepticons are all evil, raah!" Like, Soundwave is a bad dude—but man, he loves his tapes, and one of these tapes is hurting bad and he's feeling real bad about it. |"It's all about this, baby. It's all about trying to give some... you know... something other than... "The Decepticons are all evil, raah!" Like, Soundwave is a bad dude—but man, he loves his tapes, and one of these tapes is hurting bad and he's feeling real bad about it."—|}}{{#if: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=4410s |Daniel Warren Johnson|Daniel Warren Johnson}}{{#if: YouTube |, YouTube|}}{{#if: TRANSFORMERS Issue 1 DIRECTOR'S COMMENTARY |, "TRANSFORMERS Issue 1 DIRECTOR'S COMMENTARY"|}}{{#if: 2023 |, 2023{{#if: 10 |/{{#switch:{{#len:10}}|1=010|10}}{{#if: 05|/{{#switch:{{#len:05}}|1=005|05}}|}}}}|}}{{#if: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=4410s ||}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=4410s%7C7%7C11}}%7Cweb.archive= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=4410s%7C8%7C11}}%7Cweb.archive= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=4410s%7C7%7C10}}%7Carchive.is= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=4410s%7C8%7C10}}%7Carchive.is= (archive link)|}}{{#if: | (dead link)}}</ref>
• For Davey's gruesome death at the hand of Starscream, Hasbro requested it occur off-panel. The beat was intended to set the stakes of the comic without being egregiously gory and seems to mark a huge turning point for Sparky.<ref>{{#if: Hasbro asked for Davey to be killed offscreen, which I was totally fine with. Did want to get kind of messy with it, though, because I did want to kind of make a little bit of a statement. You know, it's a book that your kids can read, but you know, not everybody's going to make it, so. |"Hasbro asked for Davey to be killed offscreen, which I was totally fine with. Did want to get kind of messy with it, though, because I did want to kind of make a little bit of a statement. You know, it's a book that your kids can read, but you know, not everybody's going to make it, so."—|}}{{#if: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=4593s |Daniel Warren Johnson|Daniel Warren Johnson}}{{#if: YouTube |, YouTube|}}{{#if: TRANSFORMERS Issue 1 DIRECTOR'S COMMENTARY |, "TRANSFORMERS Issue 1 DIRECTOR'S COMMENTARY"|}}{{#if: 2023 |, 2023{{#if: 10 |/{{#switch:{{#len:10}}|1=010|10}}{{#if: 05|/{{#switch:{{#len:05}}|1=005|05}}|}}}}|}}{{#if: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=4593s ||}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=4593s%7C7%7C11}}%7Cweb.archive= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=4593s%7C8%7C11}}%7Cweb.archive= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=4593s%7C7%7C10}}%7Carchive.is= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joUZgObXmU0&t=4593s%7C8%7C10}}%7Carchive.is= (archive link)|}}{{#if: | (dead link)}}</ref>

Errors

• Bumblebee's body is near Optimus Prime's trailer, despite earlier being across the ship near Teletraan One when Starscream blew his head open.
• Starscream's forearms are coloured like Optimus' when he cracks his knuckles before tackling the Autobot Leader.
• When forced to break off his pursuit of the Autobots, Starscream's speech balloon points to Skywarp.

Other trivia

• Before its official release, an ashcan copy of this issue was available exclusively at San Diego Comic-Con 2023. The ashcan had certain pages removed to prevent spoilers and featured concept art and designs for various characters.
• In early solicitations for this issue, the cover had an original logo with blue text broken over two lines;<ref>Transformers #1 CVR A JOHNSON - PREVIEWSworld</ref> the final cover uses the standard modern logo, leaving some unsightly negative space above Prime's head. Hasbro requested this change.
• This issue sold out at the distributor level before it was officially released, prompting Skybound to announce a second printing the day before it hit retailer shelves.
• Transformers #1 was the best-selling comic issue of 2023, according to ICv2 industry sales estimates.<ref>ICv2: Top 50 Comics - Full Year 2023</ref>
• Whilst not necessarily an error, Starscream refers to Prime's 'eyes' with the human term instead of 'optics'.

Covers (120)

• Cover A: Optimus Prime emerges from an explosion, by Daniel Warren Johnson & Mike Spicer.
• Cover B: The Autobots, by Daniel Warren Johnson & Mike Spicer.
• Cover C: The Decepticons, by Daniel Warren Johnson & Mike Spicer.
• Cover D: Optimus Prime destroys Starscream, by Ryan Ottley & Annalisa Leoni.
• Cover E (1:10 Copy Incentive): Connecting variant, by Orlando Arocena.
• Cover F (1:25 Copy Incentive): Optimus leaps on Starscream to save Carly's van as Laserbeak and Ravage attack, by Cliff Chiang.
• Cover G (1:50 Copy Incentive): Optimus Prime, by Francis Manapul.
• Cover H (1:100 Copy Incentive): Starscream holds Bumblebee's head, by Ian Bertram & Gus Storms.
• Cover I: Blank sketch variant.
• Second Printing Cover A: Optimus Prime, by Jason Howard.
• Second Printing Cover B: Starscream, by Jason Howard.
• Second Printing Cover C: The 'Bots, by Lewis LaRosa & Rico Renzi.
• Second Printing Cover D: The 'Cons, by Lewis LaRosa & Rico Renzi.
• Second Printing Cover E: Bumblebee's fate, by Greg Tocchini.
• Third Printing Cover: by Gerald Parel.
• Fourth Printing Cover: by Clayton Henry.
• Fifth Printing Cover A: by Filya Bratukhin.
• Fifth Printing Cover B: Black & White virgin variant.
• Sixth Printing Cover: by Mahmud Asrar.
• Seventh Printing Cover A: by Filya Bratukhin & Rex Lokus.
• Seventh Printing Cover B: Black & White virgin variant.
• Eighth Printing Cover: by Patrick Gleason.
• Ninth Printing Cover: by Simon Parr.
• Tenth Printing Cover A: Embossed foil variant of Cover A.
• Tenth Printing Cover B: Starscream takes Optimus' place, by Daniel Warren Johnson & Mike Spicer.
• Tenth Printing Cover C: by Lorenzo De Felici.
• Tenth Printing Cover D: by Jorge Corona & Mike Spicer.
• Tenth Printing Cover E: by David Nakayama.
• Tenth Printing Cover F: by Taurin Clarke.
• Tenth Printing Cover G: by E. J. Su.
• Tenth Printing Cover H: by Jason Howard.
• Tenth Printing Cover I: by Andrei Bressan & Adriano Lucas.
• Tenth Printing Cover J: by Andrei Bressan & Adriano Lucas.
• Eleventh Printing Cover: by Iban Coello & Adriano Lucas.
• Twelfth Printing Cover: by Howard Porter & Romulo Fajardo Jr.
• Sound Chip Edition Cover A: Foil Autobot Insignia.
• Sound Chip Edition Cover B: Foil Decepticon Insignia.
• San Diego Comic-Con 2023 Cover A: by Daniel Warren Johnson & Mike Spicer.
• San Diego Comic-Con 2023 Cover B: Black & White ashcan variant.
• Felix Comic Art Cover A: by Daniel Warren Johnson.
• Felix Comic Art Cover B: Black & White variant.
• Skybound Gift Cover: Red foil virgin variant of Cover B.
• Big Clutch / eBay New York Comic Con 2023 Cover: Foil variant of Cover A.
• American Library Association Third Printing Cover: Chapbook variant of Cover A.
• Big Clutch MegaCon 2024 Fourth Printing Cover: Spot foil variant of Cover A.
• PX Tenth Printing Cover: Black & White variant of Cover A.
• Stadium Comics Cover: by Santa Fung. Limited to 1,000 copies.
• Comic Grail Vault Singapore Comic Con 2023 Cover A: by Von Randal & Alex Guimarães. Limited to 800 copies.
• Comic Grail Vault Singapore Comic Con 2023 Cover B: Foil variant. Limited to 500 copies.
• Black Saber Comics Cover: by Alan Quah & Komikaki Studio. Limited to 1,000 copies.
• Bird City Comics New York Comic Con 2023 Cover: by Hector Trunnec. Limited to 400 copies.
• East Side Comics Cover: by Lina Rojas. Limited to 300 copies.
• Whatnot Cover A: by Siya Oum. Limited to 1,000 copies.
• Whatnot Cover B: Foil variant. Limited to 1,000 copies.
• TransMissions Podcast Cover: by E. J. Su. Limited to 1,000 copies.
• MFKIG 2023 Cover: by Ainsworth Lin. Limited to 1,000 copies.
• Big Bang Comics / Forbidden Planet Cover A: by Flaviano Armentaro. Limited to 1,000 copies.
• Big Bang Comics / Forbidden Planet Cover B: Virgin variant. Limited to 500 copies.
• Memory Lane Comics Cover: by Hayden Sherman. Limited to 1,000 copies.
• Spectral Comics New York Comic Con 2023 Cover: by Rod Reis. Limited to 1,000 copies.
• Carnivore Comics / ComicTom101 Cover A: by Rafael Grassetti. Limited to 1,000 copies.
• Carnivore Comics / ComicTom101 Cover B: Virgin variant. Limited to 500 copies.
• Carnivore Comics / ComicTom101 New York Comic Con 2023 Cover: Foil variant. Limited to 1,000 copies.
• JJL Collectibles / The Comics Vault Cover: by Matthew Roberts. Limited to 1,000 copies.
• The Comic Mint New York Comic Con 2023 Cover: by Mike Bowden & Pez Fred. Limited to 500 copies.
• Big Time Collectibles / Scott's Collectables Cover A: by John Giang. Limited to 1,000 copies.
• Big Time Collectibles / Scott's Collectables Cover B: Foil variant. Limited to 1,000 copies.
• Big Time Collectibles Second Printing Cover: Virgin variant. Limited to 1,000 copies.
• Big Time Collectibles / Scott's Collectables Second Printing Cover: Foil virgin variant. Limited to 500 copies.
• Big Time Collectibles Tenth Printing Cover: by John Giang. Limited to 500 copies.
• Big Time Collectibles MegaCon 2025 Tenth Printing Cover: Foil virgin variant. Limited to 500 copies.
• Big Clutch / JJ's Comics and Art / Rupp's Comics / Wanted Comix Cover A: by Maria Lopez & Mike Spicer. Limited to 1,000 copies.
• Big Clutch / JJ's Comics and Art / Rupp's Comics / Wanted Comix Cover B: Virgin variant. Limited to 1,000 copies.
• Big Clutch / JJ's Comics and Art / Rupp's Comics / Wanted Comix Cover C: Foil variant. Limited to 500 copies.
• Ultimate Comics Cover A: by Juni Ba. Limited to 500 copies.
• Ultimate Comics Cover B: Foil variant. Limited to 500 copies.
• shop.seibertron.com Cover: by Marco Ferrari. Limited to 1,000 copies.
• Jonathan Comics / The 616 Comics Cover: by Vincenzo Federici. Limited to 1,000 copies.
• Comic Traders / Epic Nation Collectibles New York Comic Con 2023 Cover: by Francesco Tomaselli. Limited to 900 copies.
• Condemned Comics Cover: by Christopher Mitten. Limited to 1,000 copies.
• skottieyoung.com Cover: by Skottie Young. Limited to 1,000 copies.
• skottieyoung.com Second Printing Cover: Foil virgin variant. Limited to 1,000 copies.
• skottieyoung.com Fourth Printing Cover: by Skottie Young. Limited to 2,000 copies.
• Carnivore Comics / Clan McDonald Comics / Hawkins Collectibles Cover A: by Ryan Barry & Mike Spicer. Limited to 1,000 copies.
• Carnivore Comics / Clan McDonald Comics / Hawkins Collectibles Cover B: Foil virgin variant. Limited to 1,000 copies.
• GameStop Cover: by Andrea Sorrentino.
• TopShelfComic Series 2 Mystery Packs Tenth Printing Cover A: by Andy Duso. Limited to 300 copies.
• TopShelfComic Series 2 Mystery Packs Tenth Printing Cover B: by Erik Elizarrez & Alex Sinclair. Limited to 300 copies.
• TopShelfComic Series 2 Mystery Packs Tenth Printing Cover C: by Jimbo Salgado & Alex Sinclair. Limited to 300 copies.
• TopShelfComic Series 2 Mystery Packs Tenth Printing Cover D: by Jimbo Salgado & Alex Sinclair. Limited to 300 copies.
• TopShelfComic Series 2 Mystery Packs Tenth Printing Cover E: Black & White virgin variant. Limited to 300 copies.
• claytoncrain.com Fifth Printing Cover: by Clayton Crain. Limited to 242 copies.
• claytoncrain.com Fan Expo Boston 2025 Fifth Printing Cover: Virgin variant. Limited to 194 copies.
• claytoncrain.com Seventh Printing Cover A: Black & White virgin variant. Limited to 242 copies.
• claytoncrain.com Seventh Printing Cover B: by Clayton Crain. Limited to 242 copies.
• claytoncrain.com New York Comic Con 2025 Twelfth Printing Cover: by Clayton Crain. Limited to 500 copies.
• davidnakayama.com / Unknown Comics Tenth Printing Cover: Foil virgin variant.
• Things From Another World Cover: by Frédéric Pham Chuong. Limited to 1,000 copies.
• TopShelfComic Series 2 Mystery Packs Eleventh Printing Cover A: by Jimbo Salgado & David Baron. Limited to 300 copies.
• TopShelfComic Series 2 Mystery Packs Eleventh Printing Cover B: Black & White virgin variant. Limited to 300 copies.
• jonboymeyers.com Fan Expo Seventh Printing Cover A: by Jonboy Meyers. Limited to 1,000 copies.
• jonboymeyers.com Fan Expo Seventh Printing Cover B: Foil virgin variant. Limited to 1,000 copies.
• The Comic Mint MegaCon 2025 Tenth Printing Cover: by Keven Mallqui. Limited to 300 copies.
• The Comic Mint New York Comic Con 2025 Twelfth Printing Cover: by Keven Mallqui. Limited to 300 copies.
• TopShelfComic VirtualCon 2025 Twelfth Printing Cover: by Marcelo Matere. Limited to 300 copies.
• Comic Spot MegaCon 2025 Tenth Printing Cover: by Peter Smith. Limited to 1,000 copies.
• Kaboom Comics Tenth Printing Cover: by Ramsey Ramirez & Thomas Mason. Limited to 1,000 copies.
• Transformers Battersea Eighth Printing Cover A: by Simon Parr. Limited to 2,024 copies.
• Transformers Battersea Eighth Printing Cover B: Black & White variant. Limited to 400 copies.
• Transformers Battersea Eleventh Printing Cover A: Spot foil variant. Limited to 1,000 copies.
• Transformers Battersea Eleventh Printing Cover B: Foil variant. Limited to 400 copies.
• MBartist Tenth Printing Cover: by Steven Ahola. Limited to 1,000 copies.
• The 616 Comics Eleventh Printing Cover A: by Tiago da Silva. Limited to 1,000 copies.
• The 616 Comics Eleventh Printing Cover B: by Tiago da Silva. Limited to 1,000 copies.
• Whatnot Fifth Printing Cover A: by Tom Whalen.
• Whatnot Fifth Printing Cover B: Foil variant.
• Whatnot Fifth Printing Cover C: Foil virgin variant.
• tylerkirkhamart.com / Unknown Comics Tenth Printing Cover: by Tyler Kirkham. Limited to 1,000 copies.
• Big Clutch Tenth Printing Cover A: Blank sketch variant. Limited to 500 copies.
• Big Clutch Tenth Printing Cover B: Blank sketch variant. Limited to 500 copies.

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  Volume 1: Robots in Disguise – cover art by Daniel Warren Johnson & Mike Spicer
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External links

• Director's commentary by Daniel Warren Johnson

References

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