ROM Special #1 and M.A.S.K. Origins #1 Open to Order from Skybound

The surprise is officially out of the blind bag. Skybound, Image Comics, and Hasbro are bringing ROM Special #1 and M.A.S.K. Origins #1 back to comic shops as open-to-order releases on August 26, 2026. Both issues were originally part of the M.A.S.K. #1 Blind Bag program, where fans discovered some major Energon Universe surprises hiding inside. Now readers who missed the blind bag release will get a clean shot at two important new chapters in Skybound’s expanding Hasbro-powered comic book universe. ROM Enters the Energon Universe The biggest headline here is simple: ROM is back. The legendary space knight has officially entered the Energon Universe, and ROM Special #1 gives fans the chance to experience that debut without having to hunt down the original blind bag release. The standalone special reunites Void Rivals co-creators Robert Kirkman and Lorenzo De Felici, with color artist Matheus Lopes, for a new story introducing ROM to this shared universe. For longtime fans, that is a major moment. ROM has a long and complicated publishing history, including classic Marvel-era material that has recently been spotlighted through the character’s all-new omnibus collections. Skybound’s ...