Transformers (2023) issue 7

	; I guess Starscream didn’t like the mixtape you made him.
Publisher	Image Comics; Skybound Entertainment
First published	April 10, 2024
Cover date	April 2024
Written by	Daniel Warren Johnson
Art by	Jorge Corona
Colors by	Mike Spicer
Letters by	Rus Wooton
Editor	Ben Abernathy
Continuity	Energon Universe

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Having taken back their ship, the Autobots plan their next move against the Decepticons, who have found themselves caught in a power struggle. Meanwhile, the war still rages back on Cybertron…

Synopsis

Featured characters

Characters in italic text appear only in flashbacks.
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Autobots	Decepticons	Humans
Warpath (1) Huffer (2) Kup (3) Elita One (4) Ultra Magnus (5) Arcee (19) Cliffjumper (21) Jazz (22) Optimus Prime (24) Ratchet (25) Wheeljack (26)	Starscream (8) Scavenger (9) Scrapper (10) Soundwave (11) Rumble (12) Thundercracker (13) Mixmaster (14) Laserbeak (15) Hook (16) Long Haul (17) Bonecrusher (18) Skywarp (27)	“Skip” (6) Captain of the Henry Harrison (7) Carly (20) Spike Witwicky (23) Jetfire (28)

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Notes

Continuity notes

This issue marks Cybertron’s first appearance outside of flashbacks in the main Transformers title. We had previously seen the planet in Void Rivals #4, with Shockwave standing vanguard while his fellow Decepticons were said to be in stasis due to low resources. However, the situation seems to have changed since then, with the Decepticon forces active and in conflict with Elita’s Autobots.

Transformers references

The fortress that Elita’s Autobots storm in the opening pages is drawn to resemble Shockwave’s eye and chest, suggesting it to be a new version of Shockwave’s Tower.
Elita One leading a team of Autobots left behind on Cybertron against Shockwave is in line with her original Generation 1 cartoon counterpart.

Real-world references

The U.S.S. Henry Harrison is named for the ninth President of the United States, William Henry Harrison. This follows a tradition of aircraft carriers and other Navy ships being named after Presidents, though in real life, Harrison is one of the Presidents to not have a single Naval vessel named for him.

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Other trivia

Covers

Cover A: Starscream yanks the tape out of a destroyed Soundwave, by Daniel Warren Johnson and Mike Spicer.
Cover B: The Autobots stand on top of the Ark, by
Cover C (1:10 Copy Incentive): Connecting cover by Karen S. Darboe.
Cover D (1:25 Copy Incentive): Soundwave stands over Starscream, by Caspar Wijngaard.
Cover E (1:50 Copy Incentive): Arcee shoots Starscream, by Taurin Clarke.
Cover F (1:100 Copy Incentive): Arcee and Ultra Magnus, by Mike Del Mundo.