Robert Kirkman's Secret M.A.S.K. Origins Comic Hidden in Blind Bags!

Hold onto your helmets, Energon Universe fans! Skybound is dropping a major surprise with M.A.S.K. #1's blind bag release this week. Deep inside some of these mystery packages, you won't just find variant covers – you might snag an entirely new, unannounced comic: M.A.S.K. Origins #1. And the kicker? None other than Robert Kirkman, creator of The Walking Dead and a key architect of the Energon Universe, is penning its origin stories.

Skybound practically invented the comic blind bag craze, famously hiding impossibilities like future issues and crossover reprints in their Invincible: Battle Beast #1 launch. Now, they're bringing that same disruptive energy to M.A.S.K., an iconic 80s toy line making its explosive debut in the shared Energon Universe. While M.A.S.K. #1 itself, by Dan Watters and Pye Parr, promises high-octane vehicle-to-robot action pitting Matt Trakker against Miles Mayhem's V.E.N.O.M., the true hunt is for those hidden gems. The blind bags offer a chance at various solicited covers and even more unannounced Energon Universe variants. But the biggest prize is surely Kirkman's M.A.S.K. Origins #1, co-created with a powerhouse team including Joshua Williamson and Andrea Milana, diving into the team's untold beginnings.