These are trading cards and not a part of any game.

More than meets the eye and more than meets the typical trading card. The Transformers 40th Anniversary Metal Collector's Trading Card Sets from Dynamite Entertainment bring Generation 1's most iconic characters to life on actual metal foil card stock, simulating the living metal of Cybertron itself for the first time in trading card history.110 cards. One legendary franchise.

* Metal Foil Base Cards - all 110 cards printed on premium metal foil stock across both Autobot and Decepticon foil packs, each card a piece of G1 art you can feel

* 40 One-of-One Cards - forty cards, each globally unique, never to be replicated. One of one. Yours alone.

* 18 Solid "Living" Metal Cards - 9 Gold and 9 Silver - solid metal construction that makes Optimus Prime and the G1 roster feel exactly as heavy as they should

* 8 Micro Etch Metal Cards - premium micro-etched finish on metal card stock

* 16 Creator Signed Cards - personally signed by Bob Budiansky, Simon Furman, Ralph Macchio, and Jim Salicrup - the Marvel Comics writers and editors who wrote the Transformers mythology that defined the characters for a generation

* Signed and Numbered parallel cards across both sets

The Transformers Metal Collector's Trading Card Sets are timed to one of the most commercially significant moments in Transformers history. 2026 marks the 40th anniversary of The Transformers: The Movie, the beloved 1986 animated feature that remains a defining cultural touchstone for an entire generation of fans. Hasbro and Fathom Entertainment announced in May 2026 that the film will return to theaters nationwide in 4K for Transformers Day, running September 17-21, 2026. Hasbro has framed this as an "Apology Tour". A full-year campaign acknowledging the film's infamous killing of Optimus Prime and other beloved characters, leaning into the nostalgia, shared grief, and enduring love fans have for that moment. The theatrical release will feature the original voice cast including Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime, Frank Welker as Megatron, and the late Orson Welles as Unicron, bringing enormous mainstream and fan media attention to the Transformers brand throughout the summer and fall of 2026.