Oh dear, here we go again.
Inb4 swarm of haters:
THERE IS NO CROSSOVER IN THIS, PEOPLE! IT'S JUST A VARIANT COVER FOR A NON-TRANSFORMERS PRODUCT GIVING A SHOUT OUT TO TRANSFORMERS JUST FOR KICKS! THIS IS NO DIFFERENT THAN HAVING A PICTURE OF OPTIMUS PRIME APPEAR ON A BILLBOARD OR A PLAYBOY MAGAZINE COVER! IDW EVEN DID A SHOUT OUT TO SAMURAI JACK IN A RECENT TRANSFORMERS COMIC COVER, WHICH IS NO DIFFERENT FROM WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE. THIS COVER MEANS
NOTHING BEYOND THE ADVERTISEMENT OF OUR BELOVED TOY BRAND ON A PIECE OF MERCHANDISE BELONGING TO ANOTHER TOY BRAND. THIS COUNTS AS TRANSFORMERS NEWS BECAUSE IT HAS A PICTURE OF A TRANSFORMER ON IT. DON'T LIKE IT? FINE, BUT IT'S NOT YOUR DECISION TO MAKE OF WHAT IS AND ISN'T TRANSFORMERS NEWS. SO, DEAL WITH IT.
That said, Optimus's confused expression still looks priceless.