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|title="Police Action: Part 1 " | |title="Police Action: Part 1 " | ||
|image= | |image=TFvol1 25cvrB.jpg | ||
|caption=Here come the fuzz. | |caption=Here come the fuzz. | ||
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]] | |publisher=[[IDW Publishing]] | ||
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|letters by=[[Shawn Lee]] | |letters by=[[Shawn Lee]] | ||
|editor=[[Carlos Guzman]] | |editor=[[Carlos Guzman]] | ||
|continuity=[[ | |continuity=[[2005 IDW continuity]] | ||
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era (2011)]] | |chronology=[[2005 IDW timeline|Current era (2011)]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Prowl investigates Scrapper's murder, and finds that the rabbit hole goes deeper than previously suspected.''' | '''Prowl investigates Scrapper's murder, and finds that the rabbit hole goes deeper than previously suspected.''' | ||
==Synopsis== | ==Synopsis== | ||
During a meeting, [[Prowl (G1)/IDW | During a meeting, [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] and the other Autobots on Earth recruit [[Kyle Pennington|Pennington]] for their investigation work. Later, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Spike Witwicky]] comes to Prowl, asking him to do something about [[Ben Simpson]] and his spreading mistrust for the [[Transformer]] race on television. He refuses, and upon learning that Spike is going away for some time, decides to spy on him. Meanwhile, [[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jazz]] asks [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] for permission to hunt down the remaining [[Decepticon]]s on Earth, but is denied due to his killing of a human last time he was in the field. | ||
Prowl secretly tails Spike around [[Albuquerque]], but spots nothing out of the ordinary. Suddenly, [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] shows up and tries to run down Witwicky, and Prowl is forced into action. [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] chases the Decepticon off, but breaks protocol by transforming into robot mode in the process, earning both cops a chewing-out from [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW | Prowl secretly tails Spike around [[Albuquerque]], but spots nothing out of the ordinary. Suddenly, [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] shows up and tries to run down Witwicky, and Prowl is forced into action. [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] chases the Decepticon off, but breaks protocol by transforming into robot mode in the process, earning both cops a chewing-out from [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] once they return to base. Prowl takes this opportunity to tell Magnus about his suspicions of both Ben Simpson and of a Decepticon conspiracy, but is told to stick to ''one'' investigation—Spike's. | ||
Following orders, Prowl travels to the place where [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] was killed, where he discovers liquefied remains of the Decepticon's face. His suspicions are raised, as the weapon that killed Scrapper shouldn't have been able to melt any part of him, but when he's busy taking a sample he's suddenly hit by an explosive shell. As he tries to crawl away, more shells hit the building, which begins to collapse on him... | Following orders, Prowl travels to the place where [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] was killed, where he discovers liquefied remains of the Decepticon's face. His suspicions are raised, as the weapon that killed Scrapper shouldn't have been able to melt any part of him, but when he's busy taking a sample he's suddenly hit by an explosive shell. As he tries to crawl away, more shells hit the building, which begins to collapse on him... | ||
==Featured characters== | ==Featured characters== | ||
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in video footage.<br> | |||
{{featuredcharacters | {{featuredcharacters | ||
|c1= | |c1= | ||
*[[Prowl (G1)/IDW | * [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] (2) | ||
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW | * [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] (3) | ||
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW | * [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (4) | ||
*[[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] (5) | * [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] (5) | ||
*[[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] | * ''[[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]'' (6) | ||
*[[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] (9) | * [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] (9) | ||
*[[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] (10) | * [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] (10) | ||
*[[Jazz (G1)/IDW | * [[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jazz]] (12) | ||
|c2= | |c2= | ||
*[[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] (14) | * [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] (14) | ||
|c3= | |c3= | ||
*[[Kyle Pennington]] (1) | * [[Kyle Pennington]] (1) | ||
*[[Nina]] (7) | * [[Nina]] (7) | ||
*[[Ben Simpson]] (8) | * [[Ben Simpson]] (8) | ||
*[[Spike Witwicky (G1)/IDW | * [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Spike Witwicky]] (11) | ||
*[[Spike's affair]] (13) | * [[Spike's affair]] (13) | ||
*TV anchor lady #2 (15) | * TV anchor lady #2 (15) | ||
}} | }} | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
===Continuity notes=== | |||
* Breakdown knows the residence of Spike's affair because Spike used Breakdown (while incapacitated) as his ride when he visited her back in "[[Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|New Arrivals, Old Encounters]]". | |||
*Breakdown knows the residence of Spike's affair because Spike used Breakdown (while incapacitated) as his ride when he visited her back in "[[Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|New Arrivals, Old Encounters]]". | |||
===Errors=== | ===Errors=== | ||
*Despite it being Prowl tailing Spike, the narration (being less clinical and more pop cultural-y) implies it's Streetwise. Streetwise is the one who breaks cover and transforms to rescue Prowl. | * Despite it being Prowl tailing Spike, the narration (being less clinical and more pop cultural-y) implies it's Streetwise. Streetwise is the one who breaks cover and transforms to rescue Prowl. | ||
*Even though the place where Spike's affair lives is identified as "3453 N. Mouno Avenue", the very next panel on the same page shows the number "783" on the door of her house. | * Even though the place where Spike's affair lives is identified as "3453 N. Mouno Avenue", the very next panel on the same page shows the number "783" on the door of her house. | ||
===Trivia=== | |||
* This issue is listed on the Chaos checklist as "The Last Story on Earth Part 1". | |||
* The behaviour of Prowl (methodical, calm) and Streetwise (hotheaded) here is something of a reverse from [[...For All Mankind|issue #1]] of the Ongoing. | |||
* "Police Action" was meant to be yet another playing in the genre, a 1940s cop/noir story, and a "Prowl solves a mystery" story had been intended for a while. It was meant to happen earlier, with ''[[Ride-Along|Spotlight: Prowl]]'' as part of it, but other stories pushed ''Action'' back while ''Spotlight'' was moved forward.<ref>[http://moonbase2.libsyn.com/webpage/the-underbase-reviews-ongoing-31 Moonbase 2 interview with Mike Costa ("Special Guest")]</ref> | |||
===Covers (3)=== | ===Covers (3)=== | ||
*'''Cover A:''' Prowl being buried under debris; art by [[Marcelo Matere]], colors by [[Priscilla Tramontano]]. | * '''Cover A:''' Prowl being buried under debris; art by [[Marcelo Matere]], colors by [[Priscilla Tramontano]]. | ||
*'''Cover B:''' Prowl, Bumblebee and Jazz; art by Brendan Cahill, colors by Priscilla Tramontano. | * '''Cover B:''' Prowl, Bumblebee and Jazz; art by Brendan Cahill, colors by Priscilla Tramontano. | ||
*'''Cover RI:''' Black & white version of Cover B; art by Cahill. | * '''Cover RI:''' Black & white version of Cover B; art by Cahill. | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File: | File:TFvol1 25cvrA.jpg|I'm getting too old for this shit! | ||
File: | File:TFvol1 25cvrB.jpg|We're here, we're clear, we don't want any more bears! | ||
File: | File:TFvol1 25cvrRI.jpg|Cover RI | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
===Advertisements=== | ===Advertisements=== | ||
*[[Chaos Part Two: Numbers|''The Transformers'' #26]] | * [[Chaos Part Two: Numbers|''The Transformers'' #26]] | ||
*Chaos checklist | * Chaos checklist | ||
*''Ghostbusters'' ongoing comic series | * ''[[Ghostbusters]]'' ongoing comic series | ||
*''[[Godzilla]]'' TPB | * ''[[Godzilla]]'' TPB | ||
*''Back to the Future II'' merchandise | * ''[[Back to the Future|Back to the Future Part II]]'' merchandise | ||
*''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' comic | * ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' comic | ||
*''[[Star Trek]]'' ongoing comic series (back cover) | * ''[[Star Trek]]'' ongoing comic series (back cover) | ||
===Reprints=== | |||
* '''''The Transformers, Volume 6: Police Action''''' <small>([[February 15]], [[2012]]) ISBN 1613771649 / ISBN 978-1613771648</small> | |||
** Collects ''The Transformers'' (2009) issues #25, #27 & #29, and ''[[The Transformers: Spotlight|Spotlight]]: [[Ride-Along|Prowl]]''. | |||
** Bonus material includes art from most covers, plus a B&W art page from "Police Action: Part 1". | |||
** Trade paperback format. | |||
* '''''[[The Transformers: The IDW Collection Volume Eight]]''''' <small>([[May 7]], [[2013]]) ISBN 1613776276 / ISBN 978-1613776278</small> | |||
** Collects ''[[The Transformers: Heart of Darkness|Heart of Darkness]]'' issues [[Heart of Darkness issue 1|#1]]–[[Heart of Darkness issue 4|4]], and ''The Transformers'' (2009) issues #19–31. | |||
** Hardcover format. | |||
* '''''The Transformers: Chaos Theory''''' <small>([[February 28]], [[2018]]) ISBN 978-4-86491-370-6</small> | |||
** Collects ''The Transformers'' (2009) issues #19–23, #25, #27 & #29. | |||
** Japanese reprint. Trade paperback format. | |||
* '''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]] Volume 51: Chaos Theory''''' <small>([[December 11]], [[2019]])</small> | |||
** Collects ''The Transformers'' (2009) issues [[Police Action: Prologue|#21: "Police Action: Prologue"]], #22–23, #25, #27 & #29, and ''Spotlight: [[The Question|Bumblebee]]''. | |||
** Bonus material includes a one-page article exploring the origins of the "[[Chaos (IDW)|Chaos]]" arc and beyond, a cover gallery and an intro by [[Simon Furman]]. | |||
** Hardcover format. | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:IDW ongoing tpb6.jpg|'''''Volume 6: Police Action''''' – cover art by [[Brendan Cahill]] and [[Priscilla Tramontano]] | |||
File:IDWCollection8.jpg|'''''The IDW Collection Volume Eight''''' – cover art by [[E. J. Su]] | |||
File:Villagebooks ongoing vol4 cover.jpg|'''''Chaos Theory''''' – cover art by [[Kazumasa Yasukuni]] | |||
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v51.jpg|'''''The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 51: Chaos Theory''''' – cover art by [[Don Figueroa]] and [[Alex Milne]] | |||
</gallery> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 22:51, 22 August 2025
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 Here come the fuzz. | |||||||||||||
| "Police Action: Part 1 " | |||||||||||||
| Publisher | IDW Publishing | ||||||||||||
| First published | September 7, 2011 | ||||||||||||
| Cover date | September 2011 | ||||||||||||
| Written by | Mike Costa | ||||||||||||
| Art by | Brendan Cahill | ||||||||||||
| Colors by | Joana Lafuente | ||||||||||||
| Letters by | Shawn Lee | ||||||||||||
| Editor | Carlos Guzman | ||||||||||||
| Continuity | 2005 IDW continuity | ||||||||||||
| Chronology | Current era (2011) | ||||||||||||
Prowl investigates Scrapper's murder, and finds that the rabbit hole goes deeper than previously suspected.
Synopsis
[edit]During a meeting, Prowl and the other Autobots on Earth recruit Pennington for their investigation work. Later, Spike Witwicky comes to Prowl, asking him to do something about Ben Simpson and his spreading mistrust for the Transformer race on television. He refuses, and upon learning that Spike is going away for some time, decides to spy on him. Meanwhile, Jazz asks Bumblebee for permission to hunt down the remaining Decepticons on Earth, but is denied due to his killing of a human last time he was in the field.
Prowl secretly tails Spike around Albuquerque, but spots nothing out of the ordinary. Suddenly, Breakdown shows up and tries to run down Witwicky, and Prowl is forced into action. Streetwise chases the Decepticon off, but breaks protocol by transforming into robot mode in the process, earning both cops a chewing-out from Ultra Magnus once they return to base. Prowl takes this opportunity to tell Magnus about his suspicions of both Ben Simpson and of a Decepticon conspiracy, but is told to stick to one investigation—Spike's.
Following orders, Prowl travels to the place where Scrapper was killed, where he discovers liquefied remains of the Decepticon's face. His suspicions are raised, as the weapon that killed Scrapper shouldn't have been able to melt any part of him, but when he's busy taking a sample he's suddenly hit by an explosive shell. As he tries to crawl away, more shells hit the building, which begins to collapse on him...
Featured characters
[edit]Characters in italic text appear only in video footage.
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Autobots | Decepticons | Humans |
|---|---|---|
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|
|
Quotes
[edit]"You're letting this investigation sprawl. You've got Spike. Now you've got Ben Simpson. And you're trying to bring in a Decepticon conspiracy, too. That's a lot of loose threads. You really think you can tie them together?"
"It's what I do."
- —Ultra Magnus takes his frustrations out on Prowl.
Notes
[edit]Continuity notes
[edit]- Breakdown knows the residence of Spike's affair because Spike used Breakdown (while incapacitated) as his ride when he visited her back in "New Arrivals, Old Encounters".
Errors
[edit]- Despite it being Prowl tailing Spike, the narration (being less clinical and more pop cultural-y) implies it's Streetwise. Streetwise is the one who breaks cover and transforms to rescue Prowl.
- Even though the place where Spike's affair lives is identified as "3453 N. Mouno Avenue", the very next panel on the same page shows the number "783" on the door of her house.
Trivia
[edit]- This issue is listed on the Chaos checklist as "The Last Story on Earth Part 1".
- The behaviour of Prowl (methodical, calm) and Streetwise (hotheaded) here is something of a reverse from issue #1 of the Ongoing.
- "Police Action" was meant to be yet another playing in the genre, a 1940s cop/noir story, and a "Prowl solves a mystery" story had been intended for a while. It was meant to happen earlier, with Spotlight: Prowl as part of it, but other stories pushed Action back while Spotlight was moved forward.[1]
Covers (3)
[edit]- Cover A: Prowl being buried under debris; art by Marcelo Matere, colors by Priscilla Tramontano.
- Cover B: Prowl, Bumblebee and Jazz; art by Brendan Cahill, colors by Priscilla Tramontano.
- Cover RI: Black & white version of Cover B; art by Cahill.
-
I'm getting too old for this shit! -
We're here, we're clear, we don't want any more bears! -
Cover RI
Advertisements
[edit]- The Transformers #26
- Chaos checklist
- Ghostbusters ongoing comic series
- Godzilla TPB
- Back to the Future Part II merchandise
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic
- Star Trek ongoing comic series (back cover)
Reprints
[edit]- The Transformers, Volume 6: Police Action (February 15, 2012) ISBN 1613771649 / ISBN 978-1613771648
- The Transformers: The IDW Collection Volume Eight (May 7, 2013) ISBN 1613776276 / ISBN 978-1613776278
- Collects Heart of Darkness issues #1–4, and The Transformers (2009) issues #19–31.
- Hardcover format.
- The Transformers: Chaos Theory (February 28, 2018) ISBN 978-4-86491-370-6
- Collects The Transformers (2009) issues #19–23, #25, #27 & #29.
- Japanese reprint. Trade paperback format.
- Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection Volume 51: Chaos Theory (December 11, 2019)
- Collects The Transformers (2009) issues #21: "Police Action: Prologue", #22–23, #25, #27 & #29, and Spotlight: Bumblebee.
- Bonus material includes a one-page article exploring the origins of the "Chaos" arc and beyond, a cover gallery and an intro by Simon Furman.
- Hardcover format.
-
Volume 6: Police Action – cover art by Brendan Cahill and Priscilla Tramontano -
The IDW Collection Volume Eight – cover art by E. J. Su -
Chaos Theory – cover art by Kazumasa Yasukuni -
The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 51: Chaos Theory – cover art by Don Figueroa and Alex Milne
