First Look: Cobra-La Invades VOID RIVALS #13 to Kick Off New Story Arc

Skybound and Image Comics, in collaboration with leading toy and game company Hasbro, revealed an impressive lineup of variant covers alongside interior pages from Void Rivals #13, the beginning of the third story arc of the hit series from the Oblivion Song team of Robert Kirkman (Invincible, The Walking Dead) and Lorenzo De Felici (Kroma), along with colorist Patricio Delpeche (The Sandman Universe: Nightmare Country), and letterer Rus Wooton (Fire Power). The arc 3 premiere of the space opera hits comic book shops on October 23, 2024.

The worlds of G.I. JOE and VOID RIVALS collide as Pythona of Cobra-La ventures deep into space. Will her mission spell certain doom for the Void Rivals?

Each issue of Void Rivals promises to take readers further into the Energon Universe, with more familiar faces to appear including some of the most popular TRANSFORMERS bots, allies, and enemies!

Void Rivals #13 will feature a main cover by De Felici, along with a stacked lineup of variant covers including an open-to-order cover B by Mattia De Iulis (The Cull), a 1:10 incentive variant beginning a connecting cover series by Leonardo Romero (cover artist, Mighty Marvel Masterworks), a 1:25 incentive variant by Gerardo Zaffino (cover artist, Avengers) & Rex Lokus (I Am Batman), a 1:50 incentive variant by concept artist Kendrick “Kunkka” Lim, a 1:100 incentive variant by Ludo Lullabi (cover artist, Harley Quinn), and a blank sketch cover.

Void Rivals is a tentpole of the Energon Universe, the crown jewel of the historic collaboration between Hasbro and Skybound, who has introduced a brand-new era of the TRANSFORMERS and G.I. JOE franchises in one shared comic book universe. Other Energon Universe ongoing series include the two-time Eisner Award winning TRANSFORMERS by writer Daniel Warren Johnson (Extremity, Do a Powerbomb), artist Jorge Corona (Middlewest), and colorist Mike Spicer (Stillwater, Murder Falcon) and the upcoming G.I. JOE by writer Joshua Williamson (Superman, Dark Ride), artist Tom Reilly (The Thing), and colorist Jordie Bellaire (W0rldtr33). The Energon Universe also includes G.I. JOE miniseries Duke, from Joshua Williamson, Tom Reilly and Jordie Bellaire ; Cobra Commander from Joshua Williamson, Andrea Milana (Impact Winter: Rook) and Annalisa Leoni (Oblivion Song); Scarlett, from writer Kelly Thompson (Black Widow, Birds of Prey), artist Marco Ferrari (Frontiersman), and colorist Lee Loughridge (I Hate This Place, Killadelphia); and Destro, from writer Dan Watters (Loki, Universal Monsters: Creature from the Black Lagoon Lives!), artist Andrei Bressan (Dark Ride, Birthright), and colorist Adriano Lucas (Dark Ride, Birthright), which introduce the iconic characters of the G.I. JOE and Cobra factions to the Energon Universe. Fans should expect can’t-miss moments from every issue of the Energon Universe, as secrets are unveiled along the path to answering the BIG questions from some of the biggest franchises in comics today.

Void Rivals #13 (Lunar Codes listed below | $3.99) will be available at comic book shops and digital platforms including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play on Wednesday, October 23, 2024.

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