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Man and Machine, Part Three

2024-12-14T08:06:54Z

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{{comicstory|seriesissue=''[[New Avengers/Transformers|New Avengers/ Transformers]]'' #3
|prev=Man and Machine, Part Two
|next=Man and Machine, Part Four
|image=Newavengers-tf3.jpg
|caption=Skywarp attempts to push Iron Man down the stairs.
|title="Man and Machine, Part Three"
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|date=[[September 12]], 2007
|coverdate=November 2007
|writer=[[Stuart Moore]]
|penciler=[[Tyler Kirkham]]
|inker=[[Sal Regla]]
|colorist=[[Annette Kwok]]
|letterer=[[Todd Klein]]
|editor=[[Bill Rosemann]]
|editorinchief=[[Joe Quesada]]
|assistant editor=[[Alejandro Arbona]]
|chronology=[[2005 IDW timeline#Infiltration|Infiltration]]
|continuity=[[2005 IDW continuity]]
}}
'''Can the Autobot-Avenger alliance survive the Decepticons?'''

==Synopsis==
The [[Autobot]]s and the [[Avengers]] enter battle with the [[Decepticon]]s, who are in [[mirror response mode]] using [[Spider-Man]]'s biology. A [[Transformer]]-sized [[Iron Man]] helps hold the line. Alas, the giant suit is quite the drain on power reserves. [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] checks on [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]], who notes the lack of overall unified strategy for the Autobot-Avenger force and the absence of [[Captain America]]. But he hasn't run away, merely just taking the time to grab a [[quinjet]] and use it against the airborne Decepticons. Ratchet confronts the [[Array]]'s shields and finds a weak point in, and [[Luke Cage]] demands to accompany the Autobot inside, so he can save his friend.

As the two rush inside, they are followed by [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]], who disapproves of Luke's presence. Luke tells him off, and Ratchet sends Prowl on a search for the [[Psycho-Prism]]. When they break into the room containing Spider-Man, they are confronted with [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]], who easily knocks the two out. Elsewhere in the Array, Prowl finds the Psycho-Prism and its guard, [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]]. Ramjet stands aside to allow Prowl to take the device, but, before he can do so, he is knocked out by the Decepticons' newest ally—[[Doctor Doom]]!

In the battle outside, Optimus Prime pumps his energies into Iron Man, allowing him to take down the Decepticon forces. But before they can celebrate their victory, Megatron informs his enemies through holographic projection of the Autobot's failure to capture the Prism or Spider-Man and his alliance with Doctor Doom, who has agreed to rule [[Earth]] after the Decepticons are done with it. The Autobots and the Avengers refuse Megatron's call to surrender, and a furious Megatron shocks Doom into unconsciousness. Walking out with Luke in hand, Megatron comes face to face with his opponents.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] (1)
* [[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jazz]] (5)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] (8)
* [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] (14)
* [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] (15)
|c2=
* [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] (4)
* [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] (9)
* [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] (10)
* [[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Skywarp]] (13)
* [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] (16)
* [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (18)
* [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] (19)
* [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] (20)
|c3=
* [[Captain America]] (2)
* [[Falcon (Marvel)|Falcon]] (3)
* [[Ms. Marvel]] (6)
* [[Wolverine (Marvel)|Wolverine]] (7)
* [[Luke Cage]] (11)
* [[Iron Man]] (12)
* [[Spider-Man]] (17)
* [[Doctor Doom]] (21)
}}

==Quotes==
''"Represent-- [[X-Men]] style!"''
:—'''Luke Cage''' (not an X-Man) to Wolverine

''"Save it, Ratchet. Go with the human-- keep him from getting his fleshy body crushed.'' 
''I'll save this planet myself."''
:—'''Prowl''' is full of many useful devices.

''"Oh... ...Christmas!"''
:—'''Luke Cage''' is missing something other than a tiara.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* Ratchet mentioned that Prowl had his authority diminished, through no fault of his own. This is in reference to Optimus Prime taking command over the Earth Autobots from Prowl during ''[[The Transformers: Infiltration|Infiltration]]''.

===Errors===
* As with the previous issue, the standard Marvel indicia is used by mistake, and so Marvel still claim to own all the Transformers characters therein.
* When Spider-Man is located by Ratchet and Cage, he has a large tear in his mask that does not appear elsewhere in the miniseries.
* As Megatron throttles Ratchet, there is a Decepticon in the background whose design doesn't match any of the other Decepticons present.

===Other trivia===
* During most of the fighting in the issue, all the car Transformers stay in their vehicle mode.

===Covers (1)===
* Skywarp vs a giant Iron Man; art by [[Ed McGuinness]].

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[[Category:New Avengers/Transformers issues]]

The Transformers: Stormbringer

2024-12-08T03:04:23Z

Lesbians4optimus:

{{disambig3|Stormbringer}}

[[File:Stormbringer tpb.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Thunderwing's so badass, there's ''two'' of him!]]
'''''The Transformers: Stormbringer''''' is a 4-issue limited series published by [[IDW Publishing]] and set in the [[2005 IDW continuity]]. Occurring roughly during the same period of time as the ''[[The Transformers: Infiltration|Infiltration]]'' arc, it establishes the situation of Cybertron and the rest of the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s not on Earth.

It is issues #7–10 in the IDW overarching "sub-numbering" (shown by a number in an Autobot-sigil shaped shield beside the barcode on each issue), and was originally published between July and October, [[2006]].

''Stormbringer'' was scripted by Transformer veteran [[Simon Furman]] and penciled by [[Don Figueroa]]—the pair also worked together on [[Dreamwave Productions]]' ''[[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]]'' and IDW's ''[[Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering]]''.

Originally, this was meant to come after [[The Transformers: Escalation|''Escalation'']], and it and "STORM BRINGER" would have events that weaved in between them. However, it was moved up due to some of the feedback to ''Infiltration''; quoth Furman, "people wanted a big bunch of giant robots hitting each other." <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060629235142/http://fractalmatter.com/main/?p=201 Furman & Wildman interview at Fractal Images (archived)]</ref> (It initially had ads trumpeting "Nothing But ROBOTS On Cybertron!")

{{chapters |style=3 |prev=The Transformers: Infiltration |next=The Transformers: Escalation
|series=stormbringer|content=
* [[Stormbringer issue 1|#1]]
* [[Stormbringer issue 2|#2]]
* [[Stormbringer issue 3|#3]]
* [[Stormbringer issue 4|#4]]
}}

== Overview ==
''Stormbringer'' gives readers their first look at the larger war beyond Earth. [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] is a dead, wasted world, victim of some distant cataclysm that elder Transformers, including [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]], were present at. Prime's musings establish that the long war between the Autobots and Decepticons was directly responsible for the cataclysm, and in flashback we discover that a single demonic figure was somehow the focus for or avatar of the event; this being was so powerful that only the combined might of the Autobots and Decepticons could stop it.

Both Autobots and Decepticons appear to have large, star-spanning armies. Similar Decepticon infiltration cells to the one portrayed in ''Infiltration'' are seen on the planets [[Nebulos]] and [[Varas Centralus]]. The Autobots' main base is a space station orbiting a planet at least nineteen megacycles away from Cybertron via foldspace travel, and they possess at least one space battlecruiser, the ''[[Xantium (G1)|Xantium]]''.

Stormbringer was proudly advertised with the tagline "NOTHING BUT ROBOTS ON CYBERTRON", seemingly in response to fandom outcries over [[Hunter O'Nion|those]] [[Verity Carlo|horrible]] [[Jimmy Pink|humans]] and general lack of robot-on-robot action which had infested IDW's initial ''Infiltration'' storyline. Nice goin' there, [[fandom]].

The image assembled from the four "A" covers has a small but interesting error: [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] appears twice. At the top right, he is in the middle of the blue energy burst, while he is in his Ultra Mode at the bottom right. To be fair though, the group of Transformers fighting Thunderwing in the energy burst appear to represent the battle prior to him being reawakened, as it includes several Transformers that are currently on Earth and not in the story itself.

==Collections==
* '''''The Transformers: Stormbringer''''' ([[February 28]], [[2007]]) ISBN 160010018X / ISBN 978-1600100185
** Collects ''Stormbringer'' issues #1–4.
** Bonus material includes images of each cover and concept art of many characters, several of which would not appear in the story.
** Trade paperback format. It bears the number #2 on its side.

* '''''The Transformers: Stormbringer Manga'' {{sic}}''' ([[April 11]], 2007) ISBN 1600100422 / ISBN 978-1600100420
** Collects ''Stormbringer'' issues #1–4.
** Trade paperback format. B&W small (7.1 x 5.3 in.).

* '''''[[The Transformers: The Premiere Collection]] Volume 1''''' ([[December 5]], 2007) ISBN 1600101186 / ISBN 978-1600101182
** Collects ''[[The Transformers: Infiltration|Infiltration]]'' issues [[Infiltration issue 0|#0]]–[[Infiltration issue 6|6]], ''Stormbringer'' issues #1–4, ''[[The Transformers: Escalation|Escalation]]'' issues [[Escalation issue 1|#1]]–[[Escalation issue 6|6]], and ''[[The Transformers: Spotlight|Spotlight]]: [[Spotlight: Shockwave|Shockwave]]'', ''[[Spotlight: Nightbeat|Nightbeat]]'', ''[[Spotlight: Hot Rod|Hot Rod]]'', ''[[Spotlight: Sixshot|Sixshot]]'' & ''[[Spotlight: Ultra Magnus|Ultra Magnus]]''.
** Hardcover format.

* '''''[[The Transformers: The IDW Collection Volume Two]]''''' ([[October 6]], [[2010]]) ISBN 978-1600107511
** Collects ''Stormbringer'' issues #1–4, ''Escalation'' issues #1–6, and ''Spotlight: Sixshot'', ''[[Spotlight: Ramjet|Ramjet]]'', ''Ultra Magnus'', ''[[Spotlight: Kup|Kup]]'', ''[[Spotlight: Mirage|Mirage]]'' & ''[[Spotlight: Optimus Prime|Optimus Prime]]''.
** Hardcover format.

* '''''[[The Transformers: The IDW Collection Compendium, Vol. 1]]''''' ([[July 6]], [[2016]]) ISBN 163140637X / ISBN 978-1631406379
** Collects ''[[The Transformers: The IDW Collection|The IDW Collection]] [[The Transformers: The IDW Collection Volume One|One]]'' and ''Two''.
** Trade paperback format.

* '''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]]: Volume 36: Stormbringer''''' ([[January 11]], [[2017]])
** Collects ''Stormbringer'' issues #1–4, and ''Spotlight: Shockwave'', ''[[Spotlight: Soundwave|Soundwave]]'', ''Nightbeat'' & ''Hot Rod''.
** Bonus material includes an article on the beginning of IDW-verse production and several sketches by Figueroa.
** Hardcover format.

<gallery>
File:Stormbringer tpb.jpg|'''''Stormbringer''''' – cover by [[Don Figueroa]]
File:Stormbringer manga.jpg|'''''Stormbringer Manga''''' – cover by Don Figueroa
File:Premier Collection 1.jpg|'''''The Premiere Collection Volume 1''''' – cover art by [[Klaus Scherwinski]]
File:IDWCollection2.jpg|'''''The IDW Collection Volume Two''''' – cover art by [[E. J. Su]]
File:IDWCollectionCompendiumV1.jpg|'''''The IDW Collection Compendium, Vol. 1''''' – cover art by [[Jeffrey Veregge]]
File:DefinitiveG1Collection_v36.jpg|'''''The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 36: Stormbringer''''' – cover art by Don Figueroa and [[Guido Guidi]]
</gallery>

===International Printings===

====Spain====
''Transformers: Stormbringer'' was translated and released in Spain by [[NORMA Editorial]].
* ISBN 978-84-9847-899-0
{{comicstub}}

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[[Category:IDW (2005) comic series]]

Infiltration issue 3

2024-12-08T02:05:05Z

Lesbians4optimus:

{{Comicstory
|series=infiltration|issueno=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 (IDW)|Dan Taylor]]
|continuity=[[2005 IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[2005 IDW timeline#2006-7|2006-7]]
}}
'''The Decepticons attempt to erase evidence while Ratchet warns Prowl of the situation.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Infiltration3 Prowl saveit.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]
Trapped in a containment cell, [[Verity Carlo]] offers an ultimatum to her [[Autobot]] captors: if they don't let her and her friends out, she wipes the [[SM-40]] that's prompted such interest from both sides. [[Sunstreaker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sunstreaker]] is unmoved, and flicks the security camera to "mute" as [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] gives [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] a thorough dressing-down for disobeying his orders and breaking cover. The Autobot medic tells ''his'' side of the story: having arrived too late to prevent the Decepticon assassination of their [[Stoker|target of interest]], Ratchet wound up clashing with [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] and eventually ran across Verity Carlo and [[Hunter O'Nion]]. Ratchet concludes his case by arguing that the Autobots are on [[Earth]] to ''save'' lives from wanton Decepticon action, and that's exactly what he tried to do.

Prowl is unmoved: not only did the medic fail to rescue his primary target, he points out, but his attempt to play hero has drawn three more innocent lives into the crossfire. Prowl orders Ratchet to find out what's on Verity's computer and then get rid of the [[human]]s, and although Ratchet suggests alerting [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] to the unusual Decepticon activity Prowl just ignores him. In desperation, Ratchet points out to [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]] that the local Decepticon cell might have potentially gone rogue... and even if they're acting under orders, their erratic behavior means only one thing: it's a matter of time before [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] arrives.

In [[Tucson]], [[Arizona]], a police officer is investigating the dead body of the businessman, and tracks his last known whereabouts to a nearby trailer park. No sooner has he arrived than a pair of warplanes—[[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|one black]], [[Blitzwing (G1)|one purple]]—appear out of thin air, annihilating the dead man's trailer before promptly disappearing again.

[[File:Infiltration3 skywarp and blitzwing.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]

As the detained humans argue in their cell, Ratchet's holomatter avatar appears in front of them and persuades Verity to hand the computer over. Ratchet deactivates the holomatter walls of their cell and explains the situation: the humans have been brought aboard the [[Autobot]] starship ''[[Ark-19]]'', located at the bottom of [[Lake Michigan]]. Ratchet plugs in the palmtop into the ''Ark-19''{{'}}s systems to analyze its contents; at the same time, Ironhide, unbeknownst to all, finishes sending a secret pulsewave to Autobot high command—for Optimus Prime's eyes only.

Ratchet finally reveals the reason why the mysterious businessman had been targeted by the Decepticons: his photos show snapshots of a [[Decepticon Command Bunker|gigantic Decepticon bunker]] somewhere in the wilderness of [[Nebraska]]. As Ratchet explains the Decepticon [[infiltration protocol]] to the confused humans, he points out that something's gone wrong on Earth: the Decepticons have ''abandoned'' this base in favor of a secondary command bunker in [[Oregon]], and have initiated siege mode earlier than normal. More intriguingly, the previous holder of the palmtop computer broke into the Nebraska base, snapping photos of its derelict interior. Verity wonders aloud: why would the Decepticons relocate?

[[File:Infiltration3-BumblebeeEavesdropper.jpg|thumb|250px]]
In [[Riverside]], a news crew prepares to broadcast a report from the site of [[Jimmy Pink]]'s destroyed garage. As they set up, however, an ominous rumbling precludes the arrival of Blitzwing in his tank configuration, who levels what remains of Jimmy's garage before trundling over the broadcast vans. The assembled newcasters can only look on in confusion as the tank [[transformation|transforms]] into a fighter jet and zooms away.

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. Ratchet isn't convinced: rescuing them from the crossfire is one thing, but willingly sending them into a dangerous situation is quite another. Their arguments wear him down, however, and Ratchet finally makes up his mind when [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]], who's overheard the argument, offers to help out. The three humans climb aboard as the two Autobots make their way to Nebraska.

In the bus depot in [[Phoenix (city)|Phoenix]], [[Arizona]], a [[bus lot manager]] investigates the salvaged bus targeted by the Decepticons. His maintenance concerns are quickly alleviated when the two Decepticons appear and annihilate the bus in another surgical strike. When asked for their ''next'' target, however, Decepticon lieutenant [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] orders Skywarp and Blitzwing to destroy the Nebraska bunker...

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] (4)
* [[Sunstreaker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sunstreaker]] (5)
* [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] (6)
* [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]] (7)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] (8)
* [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]] (9)
* [[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jazz]] (10)
|c2=
* [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] (12)
* [[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Skywarp]] (13)
* [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] (14)
* [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] (16)
|c3=
* [[Hunter O'Nion]] (1)
* [[Verity Carlo]] (2)
* [[Jimmy Pink]] (3)
* [[Stoker]] (11)
* [[Lindy Simmons]] (15)
}}

==Quotes==
"Why are we '''here''', on this planet? We're here to '''save lives'''. Now okay, maybe we're talking mass numbers, a global scale of species saved, but me, I take it '''one life at a time.'''"
:—'''Ratchet'''

"'''What''' peril? You said yourself... it's abandoned." 
"Plus, our mystery man got in and out safely. We know '''that''' for a fact!" 
"And... we '''laugh''' in the face of danger!" 
''-everyone turns to look at Verity-'' 
"Did I '''really''' say that?"
:—'''Hunter''', '''Jimmy''', and '''Verity''' present their arguments

"Couldn't help but overhear... largely because I was lurking back here, where I had no real good reason to be."
:—'''Bumblebee'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* Prowl dismisses Ratchet's actions as being to "give yourself ''another'' shot at being a hero", suggesting that the medic has a history of reckless behavior. This might just imply that this isn't the first time that Ratchet's compassionate nature has led him to interfere with native life-forms, but Prowl's off-hand comment has greater meaning in the wake of the "Shadowplay" two-parter in ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'', which revealed that Ratchet was once part of an elaborate heist to steal the [[Matrix of Leadership]] from the forces of the [[Senate]].
* This issue introduces the all-important [[infiltration protocol]] that the Decepticons operate under. Ratchet notes that he's only ever seen a phase five response once before, and shrugs off Jimmy's question of whether or not there's a phase six by telling him that he doesn't want to know. ''[[Spotlight: Sixshot]]'' will reveal just what happens in phase six and why Ratchet thinks he's better off not knowing.
* The Autobots have not come to Earth aboard the traditional ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' spaceship, but in the ''[[Ark-19]]''. The reasons behind this odd naming scheme will be expounded on in ''[[Spotlight: Nightbeat]]''.

===Transformers references===
* Our mysterious businessman is revealed to have operated under the alias of "Finklerock;" this name is a portmanteau derived from the names of [[Donny Finkleberg]] and [[G.B. Blackrock]], who were supporting characters from [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]]'s original [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''Transformers'' comics]]. A reimagined Blackrock would show up a few years later in the pages of ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]''.
* The Decepticons' current command bunker being located in [[Oregon]] shouldn't raise any eyebrows amongst old-school Transformer fans, being the state containing [[Mount St. Hilary]] and the primary setting for a lot of classic ''Transformers'' material.

===Real-world references===
[[File:Infiltration3-VerityMeetsBumblebee.jpg|thumb|250px]]
* When Bumblebee transforms into his [[alternate mode]], his [[holomatter]] avatar resembles {{w|Lindsay Lohan}}. E.J. Su confirmed in January 2021 that this was a deliberate reference by him to ''{{w|Herbie: Fully Loaded}},'' a movie about a girl (Lohan) befriending a sentient [[Volkswagen]], which had come out a year before the comic's release. The script had already said the avatar was female.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=To answer a question in the article, the script called for a non-specified female avatar, I decided to make reference to Love Bug with Lindsay Lohan.|link=https://twitter.com/ejsu28/status/1350155055849082880|name=ejsu28|site=Twitter|year=2021|month=01|day=15|(defunct=)}}</ref>

===Other trivia===
* Ratchet mentions his "batch proto-initiator;" presumably, this has something to do with the development of [[protoform]]s, but the significance of this statement (outside of being a jokey Transformer-ized colloquialism) has never been expounded on.
* 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]], [[The Transformers: Generations (comic)|''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 (9)===
<gallery>
File:Infiltration 3a.jpg|'''''Infiltration'' #3 cover A''' - See what happens when you're a prick!
File:Infiltration 3b.jpg|'''''Infiltration'' #3 cover B''' - This time Jazz eats floor, dig?
File:Infiltration 3c.jpg|'''''Infiltration'' #3 cover C''' - Triple takeover.
File:Infiltration 3d.jpg|'''''Infiltration'' #3 cover D''' - Raiz draws better humans, hands down!
</gallery>

* '''''Infiltration'' #3 cover A:''' Prowl amongst explosions, part 2 of a larger image by [[E. J. Su]].
* '''''Infiltration'' #3 cover B:''' Blitzwing vs Jazz, by [[Guido Guidi]].
* '''''Infiltration'' #3 cover C:''' Blitzwing in tank mode, by [[Andrew Wildman]].
* '''''Infiltration'' #3 cover D:''' Humans at Ratchet's feet, by [[James Raiz]].

<gallery>
File:Infiltration 3ria.jpg|'''''Infiltration'' #3 cover RI-A''' - Oooh, foily!
File:Infiltration 3rib.jpg|'''''Infiltration'' #3 cover RI-B''' - Toy accurate prick!
File:Infiltration 3ric.jpg|'''''Infiltration'' #3 cover RI-C''' - Mister deadlier-than-thou
File:FCBD 2006 coverA.jpg|'''Free Comic Book Day 2006 cover A'''
</gallery>

* '''''Infiltration'' #3 cover RI-A:''' foil stamp of cover D.
* '''''Infiltration'' #3 cover RI-B:''' Prowl, by Guido Guidi.
* '''''Infiltration'' #3 cover RI-C:''' Blitzwing, by Guido Guidi (includes 4 mini-prints).
* '''Free Comic Book Day 2006 cover A:''' reuse of page 1 of ''[[Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering|Beast Wars: The Gathering]]'' [[The Gathering issue 2|issue #2]] showing assorted [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]], art by [[Don Figueroa]], colors by [[Josh Burcham]].

<gallery>
File:FCBD 2006 coverB.jpg|'''Free Comic Book Day 2006 cover B'''
</gallery>

* '''Free Comic Book Day 2006 cover B:''' reuse of [[Infiltration issue 1|issue #1]]'s cover D.

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* 3-page preview of ''The Gathering'' #2
* ''[[The Transformers: Generations (comic)|Generations]]''
* ''[[The Transformers: Stormbringer|Stormbringer]]'' (back cover)

===Reprints===
Other than [[The Transformers: Infiltration#Collections|reprints of the full series]]
* N/A

==References==
{{reflist}}