First Look: Where Do Darak’s Allegiances Lie in VOID RIVALS #17?

Skybound and Image Comics, in collaboration with leading toy and game company Hasbro, revealed interior pages and the lineup of variant covers for Void Rivals #17, the next issue 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 all-new chapter of the epic space opera hits comic book shops on March 12, 2025.

Minister Dulin demands loyalty of his son. Darak’s time in Zertonia has called into question where his allegiances lie. Is a war brewing in Agorria? Will it pit father versus son?

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 #17 will feature a main cover by De Felici, along with a lineup of variant covers including an open-to-order cover B by Nikola Čižmešija (Batman: Urban Legends), a 1:10 incentive variant continuing the connecting cover series by Conor Hughes (White Ash, The Game), a 1:25 incentive variant by Joey Vazquez (Venom War: Fantastic Four), and a 1:50 incentive variant by cover artist Frédéric Pham Chuong.

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 G.I. JOE by writer Joshua Williamson (Superman, Dark Ride), artist Tom Reilly (The Thing), and colorist Jordie Bellaire (W0rldtr33). 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.

The full list of covers is below:

Void Rivals #17 Cover A by Lorenzo De Felici (Lunar Code: 1224IM361)
Void Rivals #17 Cover B by Nikola Čižmešija (Lunar Code: 1224IM362)
Void Rivals #17 Cover C (1:10 Copy Incentive – Connecting) by Conor Hughes (Lunar Code: 1224IM363)
Void Rivals #17 Cover D (1:25 Copy Incentive) by Joey Vazquez (Lunar Code: 1224IM364)
Void Rivals #17 Cover E (1:50 Copy Incentive) by Frédéric Pham Chuong (Lunar Code: 1224IM365)

Void Rivals #17 (Lunar Codes listed above | $3.99) will be available at comic book shops and digital platforms including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play on Wednesday March 12, 2025.

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