This is old news, but it was something easy to miss Rom the Space Knight returned to comics in Skybound's "Energon Universe" of reimagined Hasbro properties. ROM #1 was originally released back in June as a hidden extra in the M.A.S.K. #1 blind bag, but if you don't go in for gimmicks like that or even read new, physical comics, then you had to wait until August before it was available separately, as a digital issue. Or like me, you waited until September, because you didn't realize it had been released.
Rom as presented in this issue is a bit of a mystery. His body is rusted and worn looking. He says he hasn't encountered a Dire Wraith in a long time. He doesn't remember what his Neutralizer is for when he finds it. He has a kind of organic cloak creature he calls "Carpet" that reminds me of a similar creature in the revival of the science fictional revival of Prophet. His story seems most closely tied into Void Rivals, which makes sense because that series takes place in space, but I haven't read that one.
While it's hard to say with just one story, this felt like at least they were trying at least to homage the Marvel series of 1979-1986 in the treatment of the character unlike the IDW series of 2016 that seemed trying to create a completely new version.
We are told Rom will appear in future issues of Void Rivals, so I guess we'll find out.
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