The Transformers: Robots in Disguise #30

Part of IDW's "Dawn of the Autobots" arc, this 2014 installment of Transformers: Robots in Disguise puts the tension front and center with two massive Cybertronians locked in brutal close-quarters combat — one bearing the distinctive purple Decepticon insignia squaring off against a grey, battle-ready opponent with fist raised against a churning, smoke-filled sky. The raw physicality of the confrontation fills every inch of the cover, with weaponry and vehicle-mode elements tangled between the two combatants, underscoring just how high the stakes have become in this era of uneasy coexistence. Fans following IDW's richly layered Transformers universe won't want to miss where this chapter of the story leads.