Energon Universe

This article is about the shared universe from Skybound Entertainment's comics. For the universe from Transformers: Legacy, see Transformers: Energon (franchise).

Well, it's not quite Energon, and it's not quite Universe, but man...

The Energon Universe is the name for the shared universe in which Skybound Entertainment's comic books featuring licensed properties from Hasbro take place. Launched in 2023, these properties currently include an ongoing Transformers series, a line of G.I. Joe comics, and the original series Void Rivals.

Overview

The aliens Darak and Solila, members of two warring factions, become stranded on a deserted planet and are forced to work together to survive. While attempting to escape, the two come across the derelict form of the Cybertronian Jetfire, who is restored to functionality and leaves to check on the state of his homeworld, Cybertron.

Jetfire's journey brings him to the planet Earth, where he finds and reactivates the dormant Autobots and Decepticons and they resume their war. In response to their awakening, events are set into motion that will lead to the formation of the special ops team G.I. Joe and the terrorist organization Cobra.

Development

Comic series

Robert Kirkman first began developing the Energon Universe in 2021 after Hasbro approached Skybound about taking over the licenses for Transformers and G.I. Joe from IDW Publishing. Wanting to do something unique, Kirkman proposed launching the universe with a new property that would feature a surprise reveal in the first issue, which eventually became Void Rivals. Along with writing Void Rivals, Kirkman acts as a sort of "showrunner" for the rest of the Energon Universe line, with other creators working on the main Transformers and G.I. Joe comics. It was named the Energon Universe after Joshua Williamson pitched the idea of integrating Energon into the Cobra Commander mini series.

In the letters page for Void Rivals #3, Kirkman stated that there were no plans to integrate other Hasbro properties into the Energon Universe, though that could change in the future — something that did indeed occur in 2025 with the introduction of Matt Trakker and Miles Mayhem from M.A.S.K. into the universe. He also confirmed that they don't plan to have more than four series running at once. As of Void Rivals #15, Kirkman had affirmed that the Energon Universe will "for the foreseeable future" consist solely of the Void Rivals, Transformers and G.I. Joe ongoing titles to keep the line at a manageable, easy-to-follow size, with no plans to publish any additional miniseries in the style of the four G.I. Joe origin stories. However, by February 2026 those plans had changed, as Kirkman’s keynote address at ComicsPro announced the addition of a fourth ongoing, based on M.A.S.K., being written by Dan Watters and drawn by Simon Parr.

Animated series

An animated adaptation of the Energon Universe, produced by Skybound and Hasbro with Joe Henderson attached as showrunner, was reported to be in-development in late 2025. Like the source material, it is meant to be aimed at an older audience than the typical Transformers viewer.

List of featured intellectual properties

• Void Rivals (original)
• Transformers
• G.I. Joe
• M.A.S.K.

Titles

Ongoing series

• Void Rivals
• Transformers
• G.I. Joe
• M.A.S.K.

Limited series

• Duke
• Cobra Commander
• Scarlett
• Destro

Specials

• Energon Universe 2024 Special
• Energon Universe 2025 Special
• Energon Universe 2026 Special

Distribution and localization

Publisher	Country	Language
Ades Media	Sweden	Swedish
Moztros Editorial	Spain	Spanish
Nagle Comics	Poland	Polish
OVNI Press	Latin America	Spanish
Panini Comics	Germany	German
saldaPress	Italy	Italian
Szukits Kiadó	Hungary	Hungarian
Tiandi Press	China	Chinese
Urban Comics	France	French

Toyline

Void Rivals

San Diego Comic-Con 2025 Autobot Jetfire (w/ Zertonian Solila and Agorrian Darak) The SDCC Exclusive (though not as exclusive due to still being purchasable via Hasbro Pulse) Void Rivals figure pack retails for around $114.99 and features: ·A sleek repaint of the War For Cybertron: Siege Jetfire figure (noticeably dropping the painted battle damage for a much cleaner look, while also removing any paint from Jetfire's Autobot insignia as per his appearance in Void Rivals) ·Two 3.75 inch (9.5 cm) tall figures based on Darak and Solila from the comic. The figures have basic articulation, similar to that of a G.I. Joe or Super7 ReAction+ figure, while also coming with each character's respective weapon. One thing that can be noticed with both of these are the rubber band holding the torsos together on both figures (as opposed to a traditional swivel or ball-joint). ·A special variant copy of the first Void Rivals issue.

Autobot Jetfire (w/ Zertonian Solila and Agorrian Darak), the first toys to be released to coincide with the new universe.

Studio Series

Hasbro Pulse Energon Universe Optimus Prime

Energon Universe Optimus Prime

Posters

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  Initial poster featuring Jetfire, Darak and Solila (2023).
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  Second anniversary poster (2025).

Notes

Previously, G.I. Joe comics fell out of this wiki’s purview unless they featured Transformers characters in them. For example, IDW Publishing's G.I. Joe vol. 5 is covered on this wiki due to the presence of Skywarp, but the preceding volumes are not. However, unlike prior publishers such as IDW and Marvel Comics, the Energon Universe's non-Transformers properties are being incorporated into one cohesive universe right from the get-go, with Cybertronians appearing as recurring characters in Void Rivals and driving the plots of the various G.I. Joe series (and later appearing in them as well). As such, we at TFWiki.net have, at least for now, opted to cover the non-Transformers titles in the Energon Universe in full, in order to keep everything nice and simple.

See also

• Hasbro Universe