When the new Transformers title came out last year, nostalgia kicked in, and I decided to pick up all of the Energon Universe titles. Transformers, Duke, and Cobra Commander are pretty obviously tied together. I'm still waiting to figure out how Void Rivals ties in. Transformers have shown up in a couple of issues, but they haven't really gone anywhere with that yet. Void Rivals has still been a good Sci-Fi series and story so far. The story of the enemy races being pretty similar after all isn't all that original of a concept, but the questions about where their races, and their space station that surrounds a black hole have been enough to keep my attention, and I'm enjoying it so far.
This issue is pretty much a direct continuation of the last one. It's setting up the next phase of the two main characters' journey, and it introduces a new character. I get why they are calling it a new story arc, but I think it makes more sense if the reader has some knowledge of the story so far. The new big bad that was introduced has my curiosity piqued, and I think we are getting closer to the question of how these races are tied to the Transformers. I'm looking forward to the next issue.