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Skybound’s Transformers is the 5th Best Selling Comic of June 2024

Transformers News: Skybound’s Transformers is the 5th Best Selling Comic of June 2024

Saturday, August 31st, 2024 1:05PM CDT

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It seemed like many fans were unaware of how high Skybound’s Transformers comic ranked in the sales charts. So we’ll report its monthly ranking when we can and now we have June’s numbers. It slipped from 4th to 5th place that month BUT still outsold every DC comic. The whole list is below. And the chart’s ranking is based on units ordered.

June 2024 (ComicHub, via ICv2)

1 Ultimates #1
Marvel Comics
$5.99

2 Ultimate Spider-Man #6
Marvel Comics
$4.99

3 Amazing Spider-Man #51
Marvel Comics
$4.99

4 X-Men #35 (Fall of the House of X)
Marvel Comics
$9.99

5 Transformers #9
Image Comics
$3.99

6 Amazing Spider-Man #52
Marvel Comics
$4.99

7 Ultimate X-Men #4
Marvel Comics
$4.99

8 Batman #148
DC Comics
$4.99

9 Scarlett #1 (Of 5)
Image Comics
$4.99

10 Batman #149
DC Comics
$4.99

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Re: Skybound’s Transformers is the 5th Best Selling Comic of June 2024 (2183739)
Posted by o.supreme on August 31st, 2024 @ 4:33pm CDT
Imagine that. Make a good product, and people will buy it. A lesson learned too late for IDW.
Re: Skybound’s Transformers is the 5th Best Selling Comic of June 2024 (2183745)
Posted by SkyFire Prime on August 31st, 2024 @ 9:49pm CDT
5th best selling comic period, but not good enough for the Seibertron Podcast crew. They must be waiting for Hemingway or Dickens version.
Re: Skybound’s Transformers is the 5th Best Selling Comic of June 2024 (2183747)
Posted by pnova on September 1st, 2024 @ 5:42am CDT
Sales for July #10 at place 5 too. Don't know sales for #11
Re: Skybound’s Transformers is the 5th Best Selling Comic of June 2024 (2183754)
Posted by cloudballoon on September 2nd, 2024 @ 1:26am CDT
Wow... so people mostly read Spider-Man, X-Men & Batman before TF comes along? Didn't realize the industry is so niche now...
Re: Skybound’s Transformers is the 5th Best Selling Comic of June 2024 (2183755)
Posted by pnova on September 2nd, 2024 @ 1:56am CDT
Notice no marvel mcu stuff in top 10. Avengers deadpool
Re: Skybound’s Transformers is the 5th Best Selling Comic of June 2024 (2183775)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on September 3rd, 2024 @ 7:09am CDT
Glad to see it is doing so well. I love IDW2005, didn't like IDW2019, and this has reignited that comic reading fun.

Also, this is the only comic outside of Last Bot Standing that I have bought individual releases for as they come out. That is how much fun it is.

It is just a good run
Re: Skybound’s Transformers is the 5th Best Selling Comic of June 2024 (2184114)
Posted by snavej on September 13th, 2024 @ 8:10pm CDT
Well, issue 12 is out. It turns out that Shockwave's technology not only teleported Cybertron but also held the planets in place. If the Decepticons had that much power, why didn't they annihilate the Autobots already? Perhaps they are simply enjoying a prolonged conflict and inflicting misery upon anyone within reach.

A large slice of Cybertron fell into the ocean. That would've caused an apocalypse on Earth: towering tsunamis, earthquakes, firestorms, etc.
Re: Skybound’s Transformers is the 5th Best Selling Comic of June 2024 (2184125)
Posted by cloudballoon on September 14th, 2024 @ 9:56am CDT
snavej wrote:Well, issue 12 is out. It turns out that Shockwave's technology not only teleported Cybertron but also held the planets in place. If the Decepticons had that much power, why didn't they annihilate the Autobots already? Perhaps they are simply enjoying a prolonged conflict and inflicting misery upon anyone within reach.

A large slice of Cybertron fell into the ocean. That would've caused an apocalypse on Earth: towering tsunamis, earthquakes, firestorms, etc.


This needs a MASSIVE SPOILER ALERT and added nothing to the conversation!
Re: Skybound’s Transformers is the 5th Best Selling Comic of June 2024 (2184146)
Posted by snavej on September 15th, 2024 @ 6:15am CDT
cloudballoon wrote:
snavej wrote:Well, issue 12 is out. It turns out that Shockwave's technology not only teleported Cybertron but also held the planets in place. If the Decepticons had that much power, why didn't they annihilate the Autobots already? Perhaps they are simply enjoying a prolonged conflict and inflicting misery upon anyone within reach.

A large slice of Cybertron fell into the ocean. That would've caused an apocalypse on Earth: towering tsunamis, earthquakes, firestorms, etc.


This needs a MASSIVE SPOILER ALERT and added nothing to the conversation!


Release date was 11 Sept. 2024 and I'm being relevant to the thread.

It's funny how some people complain of going off-thread while others complain of being on-thread. This is a coercive tactic, an attempt to suppress free speech and keep people 'in line'. :(
Re: Skybound’s Transformers is the 5th Best Selling Comic of June 2024 (2184149)
Posted by Glyph on September 15th, 2024 @ 7:44am CDT
Oh come on. That's a pretty big revelation posted only a couple of days after release. No problem with discussing it, but you can refer to it obliquely for people who already know or just use the tags to hide the new information. Or start a "Skybound Transformers #12 discussion - SPOILER THREAD" if you want, so people who haven't read it yet can avoid it.

Not everyone gets to buy/read stuff immediately - spoiler tags are just common courtesy.

"attempt to suppress free speech" ... seriously, touch some grass.
Re: Skybound’s Transformers is the 5th Best Selling Comic of June 2024 (2184150)
Posted by snavej on September 15th, 2024 @ 9:38am CDT
Glyph wrote:Oh come on. That's a pretty big revelation posted only a couple of days after release. No problem with discussing it, but you can refer to it obliquely for people who already know or just use the tags to hide the new information. Or start a "Skybound Transformers #12 discussion - SPOILER THREAD" if you want, so people who haven't read it yet can avoid it.

Not everyone gets to buy/read stuff immediately - spoiler tags are just common courtesy.

"attempt to suppress free speech" ... seriously, touch some grass.


What do you think of my point (above)?

...

Well, I've waited and there's no response. If you're not interested in the comics, why are you here?
Re: Skybound’s Transformers is the 5th Best Selling Comic of June 2024 (2184154)
Posted by Glyph on September 15th, 2024 @ 10:03am CDT
The point itself, I thought, was entirely reasonable and is part of the issue I've been having with the series' style. When The Ultimate Doom is more believable than your comic series...

(Perhaps you and cloudballoon could go back and put spoiler tags in your posts/quotes?)
Re: Skybound’s Transformers is the 5th Best Selling Comic of June 2024 (2184155)
Posted by Glyph on September 15th, 2024 @ 10:50am CDT
snavej wrote:Well, I've waited and there's no response. If you're not interested in the comics, why are you here?
Dude, what are you talking about?

Your edit to say I hadn't responded: 16:15
My response to your post: 16:03 (that's 12 minutes earlier, for avoidance of doubt)


That's beside the point that this is a forum, not a real-time chat, and I can be interested in the comics even if I don't particularly like the current run.
Re: Skybound’s Transformers is the 5th Best Selling Comic of June 2024 (2184157)
Posted by Glyph on September 15th, 2024 @ 12:24pm CDT
Right, moving on. Having now read up to #12... It's getting better. The second set of 6 were better than the first for me, more concerned with telling an actual story and less LOOKIT US SMASHING THESE TOYS TOGETHER!!

Still not a fan of the tryhard ultraviolence and eyerolling at the sound effects etc in the action scenes - the comic seems to be much more impressed with itself than I am with it, and really likes to pat itself on the back IMO. The art's still doing its thing and could really benefit from better layout & lines of motion in the pencilling stage (can anyone tell me what the heck Optimus' left leg is supposed to be connected to when he kicks Soundwave in #9?? I genuinely thought he'd hit him with a beam at first glance), and I'll never be a fan of the lettering. But the story is getting more focussed and the characters who are getting some actual personality are largely solid, even when they're quite different from the portrayals we're used to (except Shockwave - other characters describe him as "cold and calculating" while the actual guy on-screen is an emotive, cackling B-movie villain; sorry, that just comes off as inconsistent).

For the specifics of #12: there absolutely should have been major effects from Cybertron being transported to Earth - as I said before, that's the entire plot of The Ultimate Doom, and I think the comic is very much expecting us to be familiar with the cartoon so it can't just hope we don't think of that - but I suppose we can assume they're happening while Shockwave is siphoning "all life" from the oceans :roll: . The big chunk of Cybertron falling into the ocean was right at the end of the issue so hopefully there'll be consequences of that in the next, on both sides. But I agree: without some magic solution, that should be devastating for both planets; probably an extinction-level event for Earth. It somehow won't be, of course.

Damning with faint praise? eh, maybe. Let's see what the next 6 bring.
Re: Skybound’s Transformers is the 5th Best Selling Comic of June 2024 (2184180)
Posted by cloudballoon on September 15th, 2024 @ 9:51pm CDT
snavej wrote:Release date was 11 Sept. 2024 and I'm being relevant to the thread.

It's funny how some people complain of going off-thread while others complain of being on-thread. This is a coercive tactic, an attempt to suppress free speech and keep people 'in line'. :(


LOL. ??? WTF? LOL.
Re: Skybound’s Transformers is the 5th Best Selling Comic of June 2024 (2184215)
Posted by #1 Signal Lancer fan on September 16th, 2024 @ 1:30pm CDT
I had been noticing that Shockwave, who is normally portrayed as cold and emotionless, has been acting pretty emotional and irrational in this iteration. I wonder if this little head injury might lead to him becoming the Shockwave we know.
Re: Skybound’s Transformers is the 5th Best Selling Comic of June 2024 (2184926)
Posted by #1 Signal Lancer fan on October 9th, 2024 @ 9:18am CDT
Really enjoyed this issue.

Starscream's background is really interesting and seeing the Guardian was cool.

Some interesting notes:

- Megatron's gun mode has tank treads. I wonder if he's a triple-changer?

- This is the first time we've seen Bumblebee alive in this comic

- Jetfire calls Starscream 'Starscream' in issue 1, but this issue establishes that he adopted that name after Jetfire left.
Re: Skybound’s Transformers is the 5th Best Selling Comic of June 2024 (2185090)
Posted by william-james88 on October 15th, 2024 @ 1:44pm CDT
Fans were all in on the new Transformers comic. Not only did it sell very well, by consistently being one of the 10 most sold comics every month, but it also won the highest prizes for comic books.
Well after its first year, the comic is now dipping in the sales charts with last month being the first time to not feature in the top 10. And while in previous months it was outselling every DC book, it's no longer the case.

To recap the past 3 months, here has been its positioning:

5th best selling comic in July https://icv2.com/articles/markets/view/ ... -july-2024
8th best selling comic in August https://icv2.com/articles/markets/view/ ... ugust-2024
11th best selling comic in September https://icv2.com/articles/markets/view/ ... ember-2024

11th place is still really good, and it remains the best selling book that isn't DC or Marvel.

Speaking of the Skybound comics, there are new collected edition of them available for preorder on amazon.

Transformers Vol 3 TPB https://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Vol?tag=seibertron07-20& ... formers-20

Void Rivals Deluxe Edition 1 https://www.amazon.com/Void-Rivals-Delu?tag=seibertron07-20& ... formers-20

Transformers Deluxe Edition 1 https://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Del?tag=seibertron07-20& ... formers-20

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Re: Skybound’s Transformers is the 5th Best Selling Comic of June 2024 (2185093)
Posted by william-james88 on October 15th, 2024 @ 2:15pm CDT
By the way, have you all seen the cover for Absolute Batman 2 by Daniel Warren Johnson, I can't wait to own it

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Re: Skybound’s Transformers is the 5th Best Selling Comic of June 2024 (2185098)
Posted by ScottyP on October 15th, 2024 @ 4:41pm CDT
Why is there a tree hanging off of Batman?
Re: Skybound’s Transformers is the 5th Best Selling Comic of June 2024 (2185106)
Posted by cloudballoon on October 16th, 2024 @ 8:11am CDT
Guess the shine's off the new reboot. I wonder the position it'll stablize at. Has the IDW one ever reached the heights in ranking as Skybound?

Still very happy that Skybound TF's coming out with such a bang though!
Re: Skybound’s Transformers is the 5th Best Selling Comic of June 2024 (2185109)
Posted by #1 Signal Lancer fan on October 16th, 2024 @ 8:56am CDT
william-james88 wrote:By the way, have you all seen the cover for Absolute Batman 2 by Daniel Warren Johnson, I can't wait to own it



Looks great. I wasn't sure if I'd like this book, but I really loved the first issue.
Re: Skybound’s Transformers is the 5th Best Selling Comic of June 2024 (2185120)
Posted by william-james88 on October 16th, 2024 @ 5:24pm CDT
ScottyP wrote:Why is there a tree hanging off of Batman?


Ha! Thats the odd design of his cape with this new take. And looks like Daniel Warren Johnson is making it look even more organic
Re: Skybound’s Transformers is the 5th Best Selling Comic of June 2024 (2185355)
Posted by #1 Signal Lancer fan on October 24th, 2024 @ 10:52am CDT
#1 Signal Lancer fan wrote:I compiled a list below of the currently-known status of all Transformers in the Energon Universe:


Updated this list through Chapter 13 of Transformers, Chapter 13 of Void Rivals, and the Energon Universe special:

Alive and Active on Earth:

Autobots
Optimus Prime
Cliffjumper
Wheeljack
Jazz
Beachcomber
Arcee

Decepticons
Soundwave
Thundercracker
Laserbeak
Rumble
Devastator (and the Constructions that form him)
Onslaught

Alive and active off-world

Autobots:
Elita-1 (Cybertron)
Springer (The Sacred Ring)
Hot Rod (Traveling through space)
Omega Supreme (Location/status unknown)

Decepticons
Swindle (Cybertron)
Blast Off (Cybertron)

Alive and Inactive

Autobots
Jetfire (Trapped in alt-mode)
Ultra Magnus (Fled from battle)
Omega Supreme (Location/status unknown)

Decepticons
Megatron (Escaped from Cobra-La)
Starscream (Captured by humans)
Skywarp (Merged with Teletraan-1)
Astrotrain (Tied up by Beachcomber)

Offline, presumed alive

Autobots
Prowl
Windcharger
Hound
Ironhide
Trailbreaker

Decepticons
Ravage
Brawl

Dead/presumed dead (Based on what the story has implied/wants us to believe)

Autobots
Bumblebee (Killed by Starscream)
Ratchet (Killed by Shockwave)
Brawn (Killed by Megatron)
Warpath (Killed storming Shockwave's fortress)
Huffer (Killed storming Shockwave's fortress)
Kup (Killed storming Shockwave's fortress)

Decepticons
Reflector (Killed by Optimus Prime)
Frenzy (Killed by Optimus Prime)
Shockwave (Killed by Optimus Prime)
Vortex (Shot down by Elita-1)
Genvo (Killed early in the war)
Re: Skybound’s Transformers is the 5th Best Selling Comic of June 2024 (2185356)
Posted by #1 Signal Lancer fan on October 24th, 2024 @ 1:23pm CDT
#1 Signal Lancer fan wrote:
#1 Signal Lancer fan wrote:I compiled a list below of the currently-known status of all Transformers in the Energon Universe:


Updated this list through Chapter 13 of Transformers, Chapter 13 of Void Rivals, and the Energon Universe special:


Left off Zerta Trion, who is implied to be alive inside the Sacred Ring
Re: Skybound’s Transformers is the 5th Best Selling Comic of June 2024 (2185591)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on October 28th, 2024 @ 1:40pm CDT
Finally got to catch up on the comic, I really enjoyed the 2nd 6-part run. Poor cliffjumper cannot catch a break no matter what though.

Also, issue 13 was fun too. I actually like how Starscream got his name.

In fact, the series has been so fun, that for only the 3rd time, a comic has convinced me to make a cast setup in toy form

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Re: Skybound’s Transformers is the 5th Best Selling Comic of June 2024 (2185660)
Posted by JazZeke on October 30th, 2024 @ 12:53am CDT
Okay so I just finished issue 11 of the Skybound Transformers comics. I enjoy each issue in the moment of reading it. But as soon as I close the cover, I don't find myself dwelling on the story or particularly looking forward to the next issue. After my brother picks the comics up from the comic book store, they sit on my table a while before I can be bothered to pick them up.

The action is superb. The characterization is spot on... but there doesn't seem to be enough of it. It feels like the story has been go-go-go with little room to breathe. And it's brutal. It's grim. It's a "war is hell" story. It's not a Transformers universe I'd particularly want to live in.

I get what the writers are going for. It feels mature and grim without crossing the line into edgelord grimdarkness. It's kind of like what I said about Earthspark. I want to like it. But it's just not... pulling me in. At the end of the day, despite the moments of brilliance here and there, it's just... the Saturday morning cartoon but with stakes. And every time a character gets killed off this early on, as "realistic" as it is for there to be deaths, as much as they make the stakes feel more solid, and costly... that's one less character we'll get to know, less potential for stories with them.

And the good and bad kind of cancel each other out and I'm just left feeling apathetic as soon as I close the book.
Re: Skybound’s Transformers is the 5th Best Selling Comic of June 2024 (2185668)
Posted by #1 Signal Lancer fan on October 30th, 2024 @ 9:22am CDT
JazZeke wrote:And it's brutal. It's grim. It's a "war is hell" story. It's not a Transformers universe I'd particularly want to live in.

I get what the writers are going for. It feels mature and grim without crossing the line into edgelord grimdarkness.


In regards to this point in particular, I think one of the things that I really like about it is the balance between grim and hopeful. Its a "war is hell" story while also being a "Earth is beautiful and must be protected story"

You have these hellish war moments, while also having little moments where Optimus reflects on the beauty of Earth.
Re: Skybound’s Transformers is the 5th Best Selling Comic of June 2024 (2186100)
Posted by #1 Signal Lancer fan on November 13th, 2024 @ 10:13am CST
#1 Signal Lancer fan wrote:I compiled a list below of the currently-known status of all Transformers in the Energon Universe:


Ch. 14 spoilers below

Big changes in issue 14, so here's an updated list

Alive and Active on Earth:

Autobots
Optimus Prime
Cliffjumper
Wheeljack
Jazz
Beachcomber
Arcee

Decepticons
Soundwave
Thundercracker
Laserbeak
Rumble
Devastator (and the Constructions that form him)

Starscream's Brigade
Starscream
Astrotrain
Onslaught
Brawl
Vortex
Swindle
Blast Off

Alive and active off-world

Autobots:
Elita-1 (Cybertron)
Springer (The Sacred Ring)
Hot Rod (Traveling through space)
Omega Supreme (Location/status unknown)

Decepticons
Swindle (Cybertron)
Blast Off (Cybertron)

Alive and Inactive

Autobots
Jetfire (Trapped in alt-mode)
Ultra Magnus (Fled from battle)
Omega Supreme (Location/status unknown)

Decepticons
Megatron (Escaped from Cobra-La, location unknown)
Skywarp (Merged with Teletraan-1)

Other
Zeta Trion (Implied to be alive inside the Sacred Ring)

Offline, presumed alive

Autobots
Prowl
Windcharger
Hound
Ironhide
Trailbreaker

Decepticons
Ravage

Dead/presumed dead (Based on what the story has implied/wants us to believe)

Autobots
Bumblebee (Killed by Starscream)
Ratchet (Killed by Shockwave)
Brawn (Killed by Megatron)
Warpath (Killed storming Shockwave's fortress)
Huffer (Killed storming Shockwave's fortress)
Kup (Killed storming Shockwave's fortress)

Decepticons
Reflector (Killed by Optimus Prime)
Frenzy (Killed by Optimus Prime)
Shockwave (Killed by Optimus Prime)
Genvo (Killed early in the war)
Re: Skybound’s Transformers is the 5th Best Selling Comic of June 2024 (2186789)
Posted by #1 Signal Lancer fan on December 12th, 2024 @ 11:01am CST
#1 Signal Lancer fan wrote:I compiled a list below of the currently-known status of all Transformers in the Energon Universe:


The Chapter 15 update:

Big changes in issue 15, so here's an updated list

Alive and Active on Earth:

Autobots
Optimus Prime
Wheeljack
Jazz

Ultra Magnus Search Team
Arcee
Beachcomber

Decepticons
Soundwave
Thundercracker
Rumble
Devastator (and the Constructions that form him)

Starscream's Brigade
Starscream
Astrotrain
Bruticus (and the Combaticons that form him)

Alive and active off-world

Autobots:
Elita-1 (Cybertron)
Cliffjumper (Cybertron)
Blurr (Cybertron)
Bluestreak (Cybertron)
Warpath (Cybertron)
Springer (The Sacred Ring)
Hot Rod (The Sacred Ring)

Alive and Inactive

Autobots
Jetfire (Trapped in alt-mode)
Ultra Magnus (Fled from battle)
Omega Supreme (Location/status unknown)
Laserbeak (Left on a mission for Soundwave)

Decepticons
Megatron (Escaped from Cobra-La, location unknown)
Skywarp (Merged with Teletraan-1)

Other
Zeta Trion (Implied to be alive inside the Sacred Ring)

Offline, presumed alive

Autobots
Prowl
Windcharger
Hound
Ironhide
Trailbreaker

Decepticons
Ravage

Dead/presumed dead (Based on what the story has implied/wants us to believe)

Autobots
Bumblebee (Killed by Starscream)
Ratchet (Killed by Shockwave)
Brawn (Killed by Megatron)
Huffer (Killed storming Shockwave's fortress)
Kup (Killed storming Shockwave's fortress)

Decepticons
Reflector (Killed by Optimus Prime)
Frenzy (Killed by Optimus Prime)
Shockwave (Killed by Optimus Prime)
Genvo (Killed early in the war)
Ramjet (Killed by Bluestreak for Energon)
Re: Skybound’s Transformers is the 5th Best Selling Comic of June 2024 (2187372)
Posted by #1 Signal Lancer fan on January 8th, 2025 @ 9:29am CST
Issue 16 spoilers below

This version of Megatron is already so fascinating. While he mutilated Laserbeak for his own benefit, he also expressed (seemingly) genuine gratitude to him and made it clear that it was temporary. Based on this small interaction, he seems to be cold while also showing genuine care for his soldiers. He reminds me a lot of Animated Megatron so far.

Also, I wonder if the new warrior that Cliffjumper creates might be Gridlock.
Re: Skybound’s Transformers is the 5th Best Selling Comic of June 2024 (2187392)
Posted by #1 Signal Lancer fan on January 8th, 2025 @ 2:31pm CST
#1 Signal Lancer fan wrote:Issue 16 spoilers below

Also, I wonder if the new warrior that Cliffjumper creates might be Grimlock.


Another thought has occurred to me: Given the focus on combiners this arc, and the upcoming toy release, this could be Superion
Re: Skybound’s Transformers is the 5th Best Selling Comic of June 2024 (2187715)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on January 20th, 2025 @ 7:44pm CST
#1 Signal Lancer fan wrote:
#1 Signal Lancer fan wrote:Issue 16 spoilers below

Also, I wonder if the new warrior that Cliffjumper creates might be Grimlock.


Another thought has occurred to me: Given the focus on combiners this arc, and the upcoming toy release, this could be Superion

That was also my thought as well
Re: Skybound’s Transformers is the 5th Best Selling Comic of June 2024 (2187816)
Posted by #1 Signal Lancer fan on January 23rd, 2025 @ 9:36am CST
Void Rivals #16 spoilers:

Very curious about the mysterious Transformer that Solila and Handroid have stumbled across.

The most obvious answer would be Zerta Trion, but for some reason I don't think that's the case.
Re: Skybound’s Transformers is the 5th Best Selling Comic of June 2024 (2189046)
Posted by #1 Signal Lancer fan on March 12th, 2025 @ 1:59pm CDT
Time for another status update on all transformers revealed in this world so far. This is as of Transformers issue #18 and Void Rivals issue #17

Alive and Active on Earth:

Autobots
Optimus Prime
Wheeljack
Jazz
Trailbreaker
Arcee
Beachcomber

Decepticons
Megatron
Laserbeak
Soundwave
Ravage
Rumble
Devastator (and the Constructions that form him)

Starscream's Brigade
Starscream
Astrotrain
Bruticus (and the Combaticons that form him)

Alive and active off-world

Autobots:
Elita-1 (Cybertron)
Cliffjumper (Cybertron)
Blurr (Cybertron)
Bluestreak (Cybertron)
Warpath (Cybertron)
Shredhead (Cybertron)
Springer (The Sacred Ring)
Hot Rod (The Sacred Ring)

Decepticons:
Hotlink (Cybertron)

Alive and Inactive

Autobots
Jetfire (Trapped in alt-mode)
Ultra Magnus (captured by G.I. Joe)
Omega Supreme (Location/status unknown)

Decepticons
Skywarp (Merged with Teletraan-1)
Thundercracker (Left to find Skywarp)

Other
Zerta Trion (Inside the Sacred Ring)
Alpha Trion (Location/status unknown)

Offline, presumed alive

Autobots
Prowl
Windcharger
Hound
Ironhide

Dead/presumed dead (Based on what the story has implied/wants us to believe)

Autobots
Bumblebee (Killed by Starscream)
Ratchet (Killed by Shockwave)
Brawn (Killed by Megatron)
Huffer (Killed storming Shockwave's fortress)
Kup (Killed storming Shockwave's fortress)

Decepticons
Reflector (Killed by Optimus Prime)
Frenzy (Killed by Optimus Prime)
Shockwave (Killed by Optimus Prime)
Genvo (Killed early in the war)
Ramjet (Killed by Bluestreak for Energon)
Bitstream (Cut in half by Shredhead)
Carnivac (Killed by Shredhead)
Re: Skybound’s Transformers is the 5th Best Selling Comic of June 2024 (2189707)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 5th, 2025 @ 1:48pm CDT
The ending to #18 has me really excited for how the current run will end, looking forward to these final 6 issues of the Warren run!

On top of that, since I love this series enough to get the toys for it, Toyhax got me some stickers, so my Skybound shelf is fully up to speed.

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Re: Skybound’s Transformers is the 5th Best Selling Comic of June 2024 (2189777)
Posted by #1 Signal Lancer fan on April 8th, 2025 @ 10:14am CDT
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:my Skybound shelf is fully up to speed.



You may need to throw Jetfire in vehicle mode for accuracy to his current state
Re: Skybound’s Transformers is the 5th Best Selling Comic of June 2024 (2189800)
Posted by #1 Signal Lancer fan on April 9th, 2025 @ 9:16am CDT
Some big stuff this issue. Some continuity notes/general thoughts below

- Megatron seems to have been chosen to lead what will become the Decepticons by someone/something else. I wonder if this might be Unicron, Goliant, or something else entirely.

- Megatron's gun mode allows him to control the wielder. I've never been a huge fan of the gun mode, but I actually really like this.

- This also creates a really interesting dynamic for Starscream, who has been under Megatron's control. This would explain his personality shift and why he wants Megatron dead more than just ambition.

- This Universe does have an evil Matrix, whatever the name may end up being. This backs up the idea that it could be Unicron that chose Megatron, as the Autobot Matrix usually comes from Primus.

- Really unclear whether Dezimir and Mechanikoar are the same entity or different entities.
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Posted by #1 Signal Lancer fan on April 9th, 2025 @ 2:46pm CDT
#1 Signal Lancer fan wrote:- Megatron seems to have been chosen to lead what will become the Decepticons by someone/something else. I wonder if this might be Unicron, Goliant, or something else entirely.


Thinking further on this, given that the dialogue from this mysterious individual is purple, I wonder if it might be Galvatron from the future (IE WFC Trilogy) or even Beast Megatron trying to change the past to make Megatron stronger.
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Posted by #1 Signal Lancer fan on June 26th, 2025 @ 12:26pm CDT
The new creative team taking over with issue 25 has been officially unveiled

Robert Kirkman will be writing the series, with Dan Mora as the artist

Current colorist Mike Spencer and letterer Rus Wooton will continue to work on the series.
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Posted by kuhlio on June 27th, 2025 @ 3:30pm CDT
Love it or hate it, Daniel Warren Johnson's time in control of Skybound's Transfomers books will be ending at issue 24 Thanks to Comicbook.com and Skybound we now know who will be taking over!

This October, the New Era will be begin with Robert Kirkman (you may know him from Void Rivals, Invincible, or the Walking Dead) writing, Dan Mora (Justice League Unlimited, Superman) on pencils, while retaining the current colorist Mike Spicer and letter Rus Wooton. Issue 25 is scheduled for an October 8th released date and will be an oversized issue.

The link to the Comicbook.com article can be seen HERE. POSSIBLE SPOILER WARNING- It does provide a 3 page sneak preview of Issue 25.
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Re: Skybound’s Transformers is the 5th Best Selling Comic of June 2024 (2191964)
Posted by Silver Wind on June 27th, 2025 @ 6:22pm CDT
Optimus' optics are smaller than I believe they should be, but otherwise I very much like that first cover. :)
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Posted by Whifflefire on June 27th, 2025 @ 10:14pm CDT
Okay, I need this one as a poster immediately, please.

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Posted by ScottyP on June 28th, 2025 @ 7:45am CDT
The lineart looks so much nicer. Looking forward to this, Void Rivals has been pretty good.
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Posted by Big Grim on June 30th, 2025 @ 12:54pm CDT
The run across Transformers and Void Rivals has been excellent so far. I like Kirkman's writing in general, so feel optimistic going forward.

- Grim
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Posted by Ultra Magnus on July 4th, 2025 @ 7:15am CDT
Well, I wasn't so sure about Skybound's TF series at the start, but this publisher has certainly earned my trust! Here's to more great TF and Energon Universe stuff!

:michaelbay:

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