Energon Universe 2024 Special

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Publisher	Skybound Entertainment
First published	May 4, 2024
Cover date	May 2024
Editor	Sean Mackiewicz
Continuity	Energon Universe

A glimpse into the future of the Energon Universe...

Contents

This special contains three stories, each one representing the series that make up the Energon Universe up to this point:

• A fourteen-page Transformers story telling what happened to Megatron when the Ark crashed on Earth, by Daniel Warren Johnson and Ryan Ottley (Transformers)
• A six-page Void Rivals story about Skuxxoid and Slizardo, with a cameo by Hot Rod by Robert Kirkman and Lorenzo de Felici (Void Rivals)
• An eight-page G.I. Joe story focusing on Duke and the Baroness, by Joshua Williamson and Jason Howard (Duke/Cobra Commander)

See individual articles for details.

Notes

• This special was first released as part of Free Comic Book Day, with a decidedly not-free version containing no new material released the following Wednesday.

Covers (10)

• Free Comic Book Day cover: Megatron, by Ryan Ottley and Annalisa Leoni.
• Cover A: Optimus and Megatron in battle, by Daniel Warren Johnson and Mike Spicer.
• Cover B: Skuxxoid and Slizardo, by Lorenzo de Felici.
• Cover C (1:10 Copy Incentive): Baroness, by Tom Reilly.
• Cover D (1:25 Copy Incentive): by Stephen Green.
• Cover E (1:50 Copy Incentive): by Khary Randolph and Emilio Lopez.
• Encased Comics exclusive: by Alessandro Micelli.
• Black Saber Comics exclusive: by Ivan Tao.
• Carnivore Comics exclusive: by Gabriele Dell'Otto.
• Cowabunga Comics exclusive: by Joe Doyle.

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Reprints

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

• Void Rivals Deluxe Edition Book 1 (May 21, 2025) ISBN 1534328246 / ISBN 978-1534328242
  • Collects Void Rivals issues #1–12 and the Void Rivals story from Energon Universe 2024 Special.
  • Hardcover format.
  • Variant covers:
    • Direct Market Exclusive: by Lorenzo De Felici. ISBN 978-1534332508

• Transformers Volume 3: Combiner Chaos (May 14, 2025) ISBN 1534329897 / ISBN 978-1534329898
  • Collects Transformers issues #13–18 and the Transformers story from Energon Universe 2024 Special.
  • Trade paperback format.
  • Variant covers:
    • Direct Market Exclusive: by Daniel Warren Johnson & Mike Spicer. Exclusively sold through the comic book direct market. ISBN 978-1534332683

• Duke Volume 1: Knowing is Half the Battle (June 5, 2024) ISBN 1534398163 / ISBN 978-1534398160
  • Collects Duke issues #1–5, and the G.I. Joe story from Energon Universe Special 2024.
  • Trade paperback format.
  • Variant covers:
    • Direct market exclusive: ISBN 978-1534327986 by Tom Reilly. Exclusively sold through the comic book direct market.

• Codename: G.I. Joe Deluxe Edition Book One (June 25, 2025) ISBN 153432822X / ISBN 978-1534326910
  • Collects Duke issues #1–5, Cobra Commander issues #1–5, and the G.I. Joe story from Energon Universe Special 2024.
  • Hardcover format.

External links

• Press release announcing the FCBD special
• Preview of the Energon Universe Special 2024