Infiltration issue 3

2010-01-14T18:57:22Z

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{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[Infiltration|The Transformers: Infiltration]]'' #3
|prev=Infiltration issue 2
|next=Infiltration issue 4
|image=Infiltration_3b.jpg
|caption=Eat foot, dig?
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[March 8]], [[2006]]
|coverdate=March 2006
|written by=[[Simon Furman]]
|art by=[[E. J. Su]]
|colors by=[[John Rauch]]
|letters by=[[Tom B. Long]]
|edits by=[[Chris Ryall]] & [[Dan Taylor]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Infiltration]]
}}

'''The Decepticons attempt to erase evidence of their location while Ratchet warns Prowl of the situation.'''

== Synopsis ==
Aboard the Autobot starship ''[[Ark-17]]'', located at the bottom of [[Lake Michigan]], Prowl gives Ratchet a thorough dressing-down for disobeying his orders and breaking cover, then tells him to find out just what's on Verity's stolen palmtop and to get rid of the humans, refusing Ratchet's suggestion that Prowl alert [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. Ratchet reminds them that regardless of whether or not the Decepticons are acting under orders or have gone rogue, it's only a matter of time before [[Megatron (G1)|the big "M"]] arrives. Fortunately, his pleas do not fall on deaf audio sensors, as Ironhide listens intently.

Ratchet appears to Verity, Hunter and Jimmy in their containment cell and persuades Verity to hand the palmtop over. He shows them the mysterious businessman's photos and explains that they show a [[Decepticon Command Bunker|Decepticon command bunker]], mysteriously abandoned (which Decepticons never do) and apparently in [[Siege mode|Siege Mode]] much too early for standard Decepticon procedure. While this is going on, Ironhide finishes sending a pulsewave to Autobot command, for Optimus Prime's optics only.

In the meantime, a police officer is investigating the dead body found on an Arizona reservation, tracking him to a caravan park—just as a pair of war-planes, one black, one purple, appear out of thin air and destroy the dead man's caravan before promptly disappearing again. Later, an Abrams battle tank destroys the remains of Jimmy Pink's garage, then transforms into the purple plane and along with the black one disappears yet again. Finally, the coach which Verity and the dead man traveled on is destroyed.

Verity, Hunter and Jimmy insist that Ratchet take them to the [[Decepticon]] bunker in Nebraska so that they can locate the proof Ratchet needs to persuade Prowl of the severity of the situation. Partially swayed, Ratchet makes his mind up when Bumblebee offers to help out. The three humans and two Autobots make their way to Nebraska—just as the Decepticon lieutenant Starscream orders Skywarp and Blitzwing to destroy the bunker...
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==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (4)
* [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] (5)
* [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (6)
* [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (7)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (8)
* [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (9)
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (10)
|c2=
* [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (13)
* [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] (14)
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (17)
|c3=
* [[Hunter O'Nion]] (1)
* [[Verity Carlo]] (2)
* [[Jimmy Pink]] (3)
* Landlord (11)
* Sheriff (12)
* [[Jimmy Pink]] (3)
* [[Lindy Simmons]] and crew (15)
* Bus washer (16)
}}

I have a cover that doesn't have the fire blast coming across the right side from starscream in #4

== Items of note ==
* '''Cameos:''' [[Stoker]] (in flashback)
* Prowl dismisses Ratchet's actions as being to "give yourself ''another'' shot at being a hero", implying that he has carried out similar actions in the past which may have gone wrong.
* Bumblebee's holomatter avatar is female. As the Autobots appear to have voices that match their avatars, this implies Bumblebee has a female-sounding voice as well.
* The "Decepticomments" section featured mail answered by Chris Ryall and short ads for next month's issues: [[Infiltration issue 4|''Infiltration'' #4]], [[The Gathering issue 3|''The Gathering'' #3]], [[Generations (comic reprints)|''Generations'' #2]].
* The first few pages of this story were reprinted as part of a [[Free Comic Book Day]] issue by [[IDW Publishing]] on [[May 6]]th, [[2006]].

===Covers (7)===
* '''Cover A:''' Prowl amongst explosions by [[E. J. Su]], part 2 of a larger image
* '''Cover B:''' Blitzwing vs Jazz by [[Guido Guidi]]
* '''Cover C:''' Blitzwing in tank mode by [[Andrew Wildman]]
* '''Cover D:''' Humans at Ratchet's feet by [[James Raiz]]
* '''Cover RI-A:''' Foil stamp of cover D
* '''Cover RI-B:''' Prowl by Guido Guidi
* '''Cover RI-C:''' Blitzwing by Guido Guidi (includes 3 mini-prints)

<gallery>
Image:Infiltration 3a.jpg|See what happens when you're a prick!
Image:Infiltration 3b.jpg|This time Jazz eats floor, dig?
Image:Infiltration 3c.jpg|Triple takeover.
Image:Infiltration 3d.jpg|Raiz draws better humans, hands down!
Image:Infiltration 3ria.jpg|Oooh, foily!
Image:Infiltration 3rib.jpg|Toy-accurate prick!
Image:Infiltration 3ric.jpg|Mister deadlier-than-thou
</gallery>

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