There are Autobots, Decepticoncs, and then there is Unicron: the planet-sized Transformer who can transform into a planet in order to devour others, and made his debut in 1986s The Transformers: The Movie. And after a brief delay, Unicron has officially returned to Transformers lore, and his presence gives the Energon Universe its greatest danger yet.

In Void Rivals #12, written by Robert Kirkman and illustrated by Lorenzo Di Felici, series protagonists Darak and Solia part ways to go on their own separate journeys. During their goodbyes, they press the Energon Ports on their heads against one another. As this happens, the scene cuts to the Sacred Ring, revealing a spiked planet with green eyes surrounded in darkness

While he appears to slowly wake up inside the Sacred Ring, Darak and Solia pulling away drains him of his energy. This small tease not only hints at the threats the Energon Universe will see in the future,...