Skybound Sneak Peek: ‘Transformers’ #30 — Optimus Prime Vs Elita
by Olly MacNamee
Transformers #30, from Skybound, Image Comics, and partners Hasbro, features the face-off between Optimus Prime and Elita. And to drum up the excitement ahead of this issue’s release, we get a preview, including a gallery of variant covers.

“Who will lead the Autobots? It’s Optimus Prime vs Elita-1. The fate of the Autobots hangs in the balance, because in the end, one shall stand …
One thing’s for sure; nothing will be the same in the Transformers universe when a victor emerges.”
Transformers #30 by writer Robert Kirkman, artist Dan Mora, colourist Mike Spicer, and letterer Rus Wooton, is out on Wednesday, the 11th of March, 2026, from Skybound/Image Comics with the following covers:
- Cover A by David Nakayama
- Cover B by Daniel Warren Johnson & Mike Spicer
- Cover C (Connecting) by Jorge Corona & Mike Spicer
- Cover D (1:25 Copy Incentive) by Taurin Clarke
- Cover E (1:50 Copy Incentive) by Dan Mora & Andres Juarez
- Cover F (Invincible Month Cover Variant) by Joshua Cassara & Romulo Fajardo Jr.






