Transformers #1 from Daniel Warren Johnson and Skybound has sold out before its release

Skybound and Hasbro have announced that TRANSFORMERS #1, the debut issue of writer/artist Daniel Warren Johnson’s massively anticipated series, has sold out at the distributor level days before its release at comic book shops. The second launch in the all-new Energon Universe, TRANSFORMERS #1 will return with five commemorative second printing covers, available in comic book shops beginning November 1, 2023.  

TRANSFORMERS #1 begins a brand-new era for the iconic franchise from Johnson and colorist Mike Spicer. Optimus Prime was supposed to have led the Autobots to victory. Instead, the fate of Cybertron is unknown, and his allies have crash-landed far from home, alongside their enemies—the Decepticons. As these titanic forces renew their war on Earth, one thing is immediately clear: the planet will never be the same. New alliances are struck. Battle lines are redrawn. Humanity’s only hope for survival is Optimus Prime and the Autobots. 

The issue will return with five brand-new second printing variant covers:  

• Covers A & B, drawn by Jason Howard, spotlight the iconic Optimus Prime and Starscream respectively.  
• Covers C & D, drawn by Lewis LaRosa, respectively feature Johnson’s Autobot and Decepticon teams. 
• A special spoiler Cover E, drawn by Greg Tocchini.