Void Rivals #25

Void Rivals #25 kicks off the 6-part event that promises to shake the world to its core. The set up for this war has been good, and this issue ramps it up another few notches. The mysteries that have not been revealed yet are a good hook to get the reader to stay tuned for the next issue. The Energon Universe is one of the biggest universes in all comics, and Void Rivals is an intricate part of this universe. Read Full Review

A solid and suspenseful opener to the book's first big event. Read Full Review

New storyline kicks off with some good character moments and some epic scale invasion stuff, though parts of this comic remain a bit distant. Read Full Review

Void Rivals #25 kicks off its latest story arc by showcasing the current status of its two factions as the Quintessons arrive to shake things up. Read Full Review

VOID RIVALS #25 is a solid setup issue that trades character breathing room for plot momentum, and for the most part, the trade-off works. The Handroid conversation alone justifies the price of admission, offering philosophical meat alongside the cosmic action. The invasion lands as a genuine threat, and the artwork maintains the series' consistently high visual standard. What holds it back from excellence is the crowded cast of Zertonian characters who blur together and the sense that several subplots are merely parking themselves on this issue's runway before launching elsewhere. Read Full Review

Martin

Jan 03, 2026

It’s hard to really evaluate Void Rivals #25, as it was a good book that absolutely nothing happened in. Kirkman’s Void Rivals has been the slowest moving of the Energon books and compared to the action packed Dreadnock War in G.I. Joe this book feels frozen in time. That’s not to say it’s a bad book … not by any measure, the storytelling and dialog is solid and the art by Andrei Bressan is top tier. I think my complaint is that after reading the book - I feel that very little has happened. We open with two characters fighting for NINE pages then for another four pages they are running … at the end of those 13 pages - there is zero resolution from their fight. Why spend so much time having the “fight to the death”, if at the end of the conflict - they are both still standing? There is some interesting character stuff that happens along the way (especially with the Handroid) - but the arc is - in the beginning the Quintesson ships are coming … at the end of the book - they are there - plot wise not much more happens. I think it’s time to speed the plow a little here to keep the excitement up. more