It’s been teased in Transformers and G.I. Joe for a while now, but M.A.S.K. is officially driving into Skybound’s Energon Universe with a new ongoing series from Dan Watters and Pye Parr. The news was announced by none other than Robert Kirkman during his keynote address at this year’s ComicsPRO.
“Illusion is the ultimate weapon–but also sometimes weapons are the ultimate weapon,” said Watters via press release. “M.A.S.K. is a book about ordinary people taking it into their own hands to face down the awesome weaponry of the Energon Universe–and a high octane, nonstop thrill ride to boot. I couldn’t be prouder to be bringing you this story alongside Pye this summer. Welcome to the M.A.S.K. network. Matt Trakker needs you to save the world.”
Added Parr, “80s sports cars! Jets! Lasers! Robots! M.A.S.K. has everything that I love to read, watch, and draw, and my inner 12-year-old fought to the surface and made me scream loudly in the meeting when I was offered this gig. Never have I more bitterly regretted selling my beloved childhood toys, but the chance to rebuild all that stuff on the page has more than made up for it, and I can’t wait to see where Dan takes us in the Energon Universe.”
In case you’re not familiar, M.A.S.K. focuses on Matt Trakker, who runs an elite network of speciliasts driving “bleeding-edge technology that converts their vehicles–and their drivers–into the ultimate weapon.” Opposing them? Miles Mayhem and V.E.N.O.M., who also have vehicles that turn into weapons. So basically: Transformers meets G.I. Joe.
“I love M.A.S.K.!” screamed Robert Kirkman. “Readers are going to freak out when they see how awesome this book is. Dan and Pye are expanding the Energon Universe in the coolest ways possible.”
“We’ve been working on M.A.S.K. in the shadows for so long, I’m thrilled to finally pull the curtain back and reveal what we’ve cooked up,” noted Executive Editor Ben Abernathy. “Dan, Pye, Pierluigi, and Rus are delivering a thrilling new chapter in the Energon Universe!”
In addition to the story, there’s also so many variant covers. We’ve got the full list below, and you know they have blind bags with “surprise variant covers” as well as “surprise comics.” As teased at Image’s presentation at ComicsPRO, one of those surprise comics will introduce the most-demanded Energon Universe character, with someone in the crowd shouting “Snake Eyes” and Image’s Arune Singh neither confirming nor denying.
Check out a preview of the M.A.S.K. story in the May 2 debuting Energon Universe Special 2026 below, as well as the variants. Except the secret ones. M.A.S.K. #1 hits stores on June 3, 2026.
The full list of variant covers is below:
- M.A.S.K. #1 Cover A by Pye Parr
- M.A.S.K. #1 Cover B by J. Scott Campbell & Sabine Rich
- M.A.S.K. #1 Cover C by Cedric Poulat
- M.A.S.K. #1 Cover D by Mark Spears
- M.A.S.K. #1 Cover E Energon Universe Third Anniversary (Connecting) by Tom Reilly & Adriano Lucas
- M.A.S.K. #1 Cover F Energon Universe Third Anniversary (Connecting) by Tom Reilly
- M.A.S.K. #1 Cover G (1:25 Copy Incentive) by Kael Ngu
- M.A.S.K. #1 Cover H (1:50 Copy Incentive) by E.J. Su
- M.A.S.K. #1 Cover I (Foil) (1:100 Copy Incentive) by Jonboy Meyers ($5.99)
- M.A.S.K. #1 Cover J (1:250 Copy Incentive) by Joshua Cassara & Romulo Fajardo Jr.
- M.A.S.K. #1 Cover K (1:500 Copy Incentive) by Daniel Warren Johnson & Mike Spicer
- M.A.S.K. #1 Cover L Blank Sketch Cover (M.A.S.K.) ($5.99)
- M.A.S.K. #1 Cover M Blank Sketch Cover (V.E.N.O.M.) ($5.99)
- M.A.S.K. #1 Cover N (Foil) by Pye Parr ($5.99)
- M.A.S.K. #1 Cover O Foil) by J. Scott Campbell & Sabine Rich ($5.99)
- M.A.S.K. #1 Cover P (Die Cut Foil Mask Cover) by Pye Parr & Luke Preece & Andres Juarez ($5.99)
- M.A.S.K. #1 Cover Q (Die Cut Foil Mask Cover) by Pye Parr & Luke Preece & Andres Juarez ($5.99)
- M.A.S.K. #1 Cover R Blind Bag by Andres Juarez ($5.99)
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