The Transformers #106

In "Afterdeath!", the Autobots and Decepticons clash inside an experimental factory, but when programmer Ethan proposes a virtual showdown in his "Battleworld" program, the lines between simulation and reality blur. Megatron's death in the game is only the beginning—his return sparks a deadly cycle, leaving Optimus Prime and the Protectobots to grapple with unintended consequences as the battle's aftermath reshapes their world.

In the remote wilderness of Big Sur, a massive amber monolith is unearthed—its ancient surface humming with buried power. When it fractures open in a museum, the skeletal horror D'Compose stirs to life, while miles away, an oil rig's deep drilling awakens the monstrous plant-being Tendril, drawn toward the monolith like a beacon. As the two titanic entities converge, the Earth Corps—Herc Armstrong, Dr. Derek Bright, Eddie Augutter, Jonathan M. Slattery, Barbara Walker, Blackthorne Shore, and Sandra Shore—rally in their armored suits to face the impossible, defending the museum and the world from a threat that defies science and reason.