Rom vs. Transformers: Shining Armor

Rom vs. Transformers: Shining Armor is a five-issue comic crossover miniseries that ran from July to November 2017. It focused on characters from IDW Publishing's Transformers titles meeting characters from IDW's ROM.

	Rom vs. Transformers: Shining Armor issues
#1 #2 #3 #4 #5

Because of Transformers connections, this series is covered by TFWiki.net; see TFWiki's Rom vs. Transformers: Shining Armor page for full issue summaries.

Overview

During the mid-19th century, the Solstar Order has begun expanding outside their home territory in their ongoing war against the Dire Wraiths. Along the way, Space Knight Rom discovers and rescues an orphaned infant Cybertronian named Stardrive, who is subsequently raised as a Space Knight. However, the Solstar Order comes into conflict with the Cybertronians when Decepticon officer Starscream learns of Stardrive and desires to possess the Order's Energon source.

Creative team

John Barber, writer of Optimus Prime and Revolutionaries, and Christos Gage, co-writer of ROM, jointly write Shining Armor while art is primarily provided by Alex Milne, main artist from More than Meets the Eye.

Collections

• Rom vs. Transformers: Shining Armor TPB (March 14, 2018) ISBN 1684051436 / ISBN 978-1684051434

• Contains issues #1 to #5.
• Bonus material includes most of the cover art from each issue.