The Transformers #105

In "Afterdeath!", the Autobots and Decepticons clash inside an experimental factory, but when programmer Ethan offers a digital alternative, the battle shifts to his 'Battleworld' program—where Megatron's death isn't the end. As Prime and Megatron face off in a deadly simulation, the line between game and reality blurs, leaving the fate of both leaders—and the Protectobots—hanging in the balance.

In the remote forests of Big Sur, a massive amber monolith is unearthed—only to crack open and release the skeletal horror D'Compose. As the creature awakens, another ancient being, the plant-like titan Tendril, stirs deep beneath an oil rig miles away, drawn toward the museum where D'Compose now stirs. Earth Corps—Herc Armstrong, Dr. Derek Bright, Eddie Augutter, Jonathan M. Slattery, Barbara Walker, Blackthorne Shore, and Sandra Shore—races to contain the escalating threat, donning their armored bio suits to face the monstrous forces rising from beneath the Earth.