Transformers (2023) issue 18

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Publisher	Image Comics Skybound Entertainment
First published	March 12, 2024
Cover date	March 2024
Written by	Daniel Warren Johnson
Art by	Jorge Corona
Colors by	Mike Spicer
Letters by	Rus Wooton
Editor	Ben Abernathy
Continuity	Energon Universe

While the Autobots on Cybertron have gained a powerful new ally, their comrades on Earth face enemies old and new.

Featured characters

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

Autobots	Decepticons	Humans
Bluestreak (1) Warpath (2) Blurr (3) Shredhead (7) Elita One (8) Cliffjumper (9) Ultra Magnus (10) Arcee (11) Beachcomber (14) Jazz (16) Wheeljack (17) Optimus Prime (20) Trailbreaker (21)	Bitstream (4) Carnivac (5) Hotlink (G1)Hotlink (6) Bruticus (18) Devastator (19) Astrotrain (22) Starscream (23) Soundwave (24) Rumble (25) Ravage (26) Megatron (27) Laserbeak (28)	Spike Witwicky (12) Carly (13) G.I. Joe soldiers (15)

Notes

Covers

• Cover A: Starscream and Bruticus, by Daniel Warren Johnson and Mike Spicer.
• Cover B: Megatron and Laserbeak, by Jorge Corona and Mike Spicer.
• Cover C: Connecting cover by Karl Kerschl.
• Cover D: Two teenage Transformers fans watch Bruticus and Devastator battle, by
• Cover E: Optimus and Arcee, by Oliver Ono.
• Cover F: Shredhead, by Daniel Warren Johnson and Mike Spicer.

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Reprints

• Transformers Volume 3: Combiner Chaos (May 28, 2025) ISBN 153432559X / ISBN 978-1534325593
  • Collects issues #13–18 and the Transformers story from Energon Universe 2024 Special.
  • Trade paperback format.

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  Volume 3: Combiner Chaos – cover art by Daniel Warren Johnson and Mike Spicer