RYALL • GAGE • MESSINA • JOSEPH • VILLANELLI • DORIAN SR. • BUSCEMA

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ISBN: 978-1-68405-278-3 21 20 19 18 1 2 3 4

ROM: COLD FIRE, HOT WAR. AUGUST 2018. FIRST PRINTING. Hasbro and its logo, ROM THE SPACEKNIGHT and G.I. JOE are trademarks of Hasbro and are used with permission. © 2018 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved. The IDW logo is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. IDW Publishing, a division of Idea and Design Works, LLC. Editorial offices: 2765 Truxtun Road, San Diego, CA 92106. Any similarities to persons living or dead are purely coincidental. With the exception of artwork used for review purposes, none of the contents of this publication may be reprinted without the permission of Idea and Design Works, LLC. Printed in Korea.IDW Publishing does not read or accept unsolicited submissions of ideas, stories, or artwork.

Originally published as ROM issues #1–14, ROM: REVOLUTION, and ROM ANNUAL 2017.

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SPECIAL THANKS TO DERRYL DEPRIEST, MARK WEBER, ED LANE, BETH ARTALE, AND MICHAEL KELLY

COVER ART BY LOSTON WALLACE

COVER COLORS BY STEPHEN DOWNER

LETTERS BY SHAWN LEE

SERIES EDITORIAL ASSISTANCE BY DAVID MARIOTTE

SERIES EDITS BY CARLOS GUZMAN

COLLECTION EDITS BY JUSTIN EISINGER AND ALONZO SIMON

COLLECTION DESIGN BY RON ESTEVEZ

PUBLISHER: GREG GOLDSTEIN

STORY BY CHRIS RYALL & CHRISTOS GAGE

COLD FIRE, HOT WARSTORY BY CHRIS RYALL & CHRISTOS GAGE

PRELUDE–04: EARTHFALL

PENCILS & COLORS BY DAVID MESSINAINKS BY MICHELE PASTACOLOR ASSIST BY ALESSANDRA ALEXAKIS

DEDICATED TO THE FIRST SPACE KNIGHTS, BILL MANTLO AND SAL BUSCEMA.

ANNUAL

ART BY DAVID MESSINAINKS BY MICHELE PASTACOLORS BY ALESSANDRA ALEXAKIS AND MATTIA IACONO

TALES OF THE SOLSTAR ORDER: BATTLE SCARS

PENCILS BY GUY DORIAN, SR.INKS BY SAL BUSCEMACOLORS BY ALESSANDRA ALEXAKIS

#10–14: LONG ROADS TO RUIN

ART BY DAVID MESSINAINKS BY MICHELE PASTACOLORS BY ALESSANDRA ALEXAKIS

#05–09: REINFORCEMENTS

ART BY PAOLO VILLANELLICOLORS BY ALESSANDRA ALEXAKIS

REVOLUTION

ART BY RON JOSEPHCOLORS BY JAY FOTOS