Void Rivals

This article is about the comic series. For the mobile game event, see Void Rivals (Earth Wars).

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Void Rivals is an ongoing comic series published by Skybound Entertainment starting in June 2023. The series serves as the launch of Skybound's Energon Universe, a shared universe featuring both Transformers and G.I. Joe coexisting alongside new creations.

	Void Rivals issues:
#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #15 #16 #17 #18 #19 #20 #21 #22 #23 #24

Overview

War rages around the Sacred Ring, where the last remnants of the planets Agorria and Zertonia have collapsed around a black hole in a never-ending war. However, when Agorrian pilot Darak and his Zertonian 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? What secrets have their worlds' leaders been concealing from their populations? And what dark forces await that threaten the entire universe?

Creative team

The series is written by Skybound founder Robert Kirkman, with art by Lorenzo De Felici, colors by Matheus Lopes and Patricio Delpeche, and lettering by Rus Wooton.

Collections

• Void Rivals Volume 1: More Than Meets The Eye (February 21, 2024) ISBN 153439818X / ISBN 978-1534398184
  • Collects issues #1–6.
  • Trade paperback format.

• Void Rivals Volume 2: Hunted Across the Wasteland (September 4, 2024) ISBN 1534328378 / ISBN 978-1534328372
  • Collects issues #7–12 and the Void Rivals story from Energon Universe 2024 Special.
  • Trade paperback format.
  • Variant covers:
    • Direct market exclusive: ISBN 978-1534367746 Springer, by Lorenzo De Felici. Exclusively sold through the comic book direct market.

• Void Rivals Deluxe Edition Book One (June 3, 2025) ISBN 1534328246 / ISBN 978-1534326910
  • Collects Void Rivals #1–12 and the Void Rivals story from Energon Universe 2024 Special.
  • Hardcover format.

• Void Rivals Volume 3: The Key to Vector Theta (June 11, 2025) ISBN 153432691X / ISBN 978-1534328242
  • Collects issues #13–18.
  • Trade paperback format.

• Void Rivals Volume 4: First Chosen (December 9, 2025) ISBN 1534329536 / ISBN 978-1534329539
  • Collects issues #19-24.
  • Trade paperback format.

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  Volume 1: More Than Meets The Eye – cover art by Lorenzo De Felici
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  Volume 2: Hunted Across the Wasteland – cover art by Lorenzo De Felici
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  Deluxe Edition Book One – cover art by Lorenzo De Felici
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  Volume 2: Hunted Across the Wasteland Direct Market Exclusive – cover art by Lorenzo De Felici
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  Volume 3: The Key to Vector Theta – cover art by Lorenzo De Felici
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  Volume 4: First Chosen - cover art by Conor Hughes

Notes

• Void Rivals' status as the launch for the Energon Universe was kept secret for almost the entirety of the comic's promotion, with Kirkman only revealing its existence to retailers just before the first issue's FOC date. It would ultimately be leaked by Bleeding Cool a few days before release.
• While it was initially speculated that Void Rivals' status as an original creation meant it would be owned by Skybound, the copyright notice for the series, placed at the back of issue 1, reads "VOID RIVALS and all related characters are trademarks of Hasbro and are used with permission. © 2023 Hasbro...Licensed by Hasbro." and includes the Hasbro logo. One has to wonder if that's how Kirkman got Hasbro to even sign off on the idea in the first place. Kirkman and De Felici are given additional credit acknowledging them as the creators of Void Rivals starting with issue #2.