Daniel Warren Johnson enters the Energon Universe
Daniel Warren Johnson is an extremely talented writer and artist who created such titles as Murder Falcon and Do A Powerbomb and great stories for Wonder Woman, Beta Ray Bill, and the upcoming Transformers #1 from Skybound!
I got the chance to sit down with Daniel and talk about how he felt when he was approached by Skybound to write and draw a new Transformer title, what the differences are between writing creator-owned titles and already established IPs, his newfound love of Professional Wrestling, and more! We also chat about what IP he would like to write for, and any advice they may have for up-and-coming creatives!
Daniel’s newest book, which he is creating alongside Mike Spicer, is a brand new Transformers series in collaboration with Skybound and Hasbro.
Here’s the premise:
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.
The Autobots and Decepticons headlining the first story arc of the all-new Transformers series include Autobots Optimus Prime, Ratchet, Cliffjumper, Arcee, and Wheeljack, and Decepticons Starscream, Rumble, Skywarp, Laserbeak, and Soundwave.
It is a continuation of the brand new Energon Universe, which was introduced in June 2023 with the launch of the new series Void Rivals. This new series will help bring together the Transformers Universe and the G.I. Joe Universe and will be available in comic shops everywhere on October 4th, 2023, so make sure you reserve your copy today!
Chris Dailey
A jack of many trades, but a master of none, Chris dabbles in many nerdy hobbies including toy collecting, reading comics, writing fiction, reading novels, and playing video games. He’s also a huge wrestling fan, and knows more about it than most normal people should.
When he’s not writing or hosting podcasts for Geek Network, he can be found listening to podcasts and hanging out with his wife, his two daughters, and his little dog Gertie.