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|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|published in=[[The Transformers issue 21|''The Transformers'' #21]]
|published in=[[The Transformers issue 21|''The Transformers'' #21]]
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|assistant editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|assistant editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|editor=[[Andy Schmidt]]
|editor=[[Andy Schmidt]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|continuity=[[2005 IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era (2011)]]
|chronology=[[2005 IDW timeline#2011|Current era (2011)]]
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'''Prowl has plans.'''
'''Prowl has plans.'''


==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==
Before [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s group leaves aboard [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] asks Optimus for some words with [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]. Prowl questions Megatron about his "damaging information". After Prime relays this to [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]], [[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Thundercracker]] defiantly leaves Prowl and the base, warning them against provoking him. Bumblebee tells Prowl that he reports to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Magnus]], who in turn reports to Bumblebee. As Prowl returns to base, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Spike]] requests that he be kept involved, and Prowl muses over how "involved" Spike really is.
Before [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s group leaves aboard [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] asks Optimus for some words with [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]. Prowl questions Megatron about his "damaging information". After Prime relays this to [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]], [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] defiantly leaves Prowl and the base, warning them against provoking him. Bumblebee tells Prowl that he reports to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Magnus]], who in turn reports to Bumblebee. As Prowl returns to base, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Spike]] requests that he be kept involved, and Prowl muses over how "involved" Spike really is.


==Featured characters==
==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
|c1=
*[[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] (1)
* [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] (1)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] (2)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] (2)
*[[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] (3)
* [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] (3)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] (5)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] (5)
|c2=
|c2=
*[[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] (4)
* [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] (4)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Thundercracker]] (6)
* [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] (6)
|c3=
|c3=
*[[Spike Witwicky (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Spike Witwicky]] (7)
* [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Spike Witwicky]] (7)
}}
}}


==Quotes==
==Quotes==
*TBD
* TBD


==Notes==
==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
===Continuity notes===
*Sitting on Prowl's desk on the last page of the story is [[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]]'s [[data slug]] from ''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Last Stand of the Wreckers]]'', confirming that Prowl did ''not'' destroy it as the [[Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|last issue]] of that mini implied he was contemplating.
* Sitting on Prowl's desk on the last page of the story is [[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]]'s [[data slug]] from ''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Last Stand of the Wreckers]]'', confirming that Prowl did ''not'' destroy it as the [[Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|last issue]] of that mini implied he was contemplating.
 
===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A:''' Bumblebee looks emo whilst Rodimus shows off the matrix in the background; art by [[Marcelo Matere]].
* '''Cover B:''' Optimus is given the matrix by the hands of Rodimus; art by [[Guido Guidi]] and colors by [[Joana Lafuente]].
* '''Cover RI:''' Prowl and Megatron have a staring contest; art by [[Brendan Cahill]] and colors by [[Priscilla Tramontano]]
 
<gallery>
File:TFvol1 21cvrA.jpg|'''Cover A''' - I need attention!
File:TFvol1 21cvrB.jpg|'''Cover B''' - Ohh, shiny
File:TFvol1 21cvrRI.jpg|'''Cover RI''' - Give us a kiss
</gallery>
 
===Advertisements===
 
{{issuestub}}
 
===Reprints===
* '''''The Transformers, Volume 5: Chaos Theory''''' <small>([[November 2]], [[2011]]) ISBN 1613770901 / ISBN 978-1613770900</small>
** Collects ''The Transformers'' (2009) issues #19–23.
** Bonus material includes art from most covers.
** 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.
** Trade paperback format.
 
* '''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]] Volume 51: Chaos Theory''''' <small>([[December 11]], [[2019]])</small>
** Collects ''The Transformers'' (2009) issues #21: "Police Action: Prologue", #22–23, #25, #27 & #29, and ''[[The Transformers: Spotlight|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 tpb5.jpg|'''''Volume 5: Chaos Theory''''' – cover art by [[Nick Roche]]
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>

Latest revision as of 09:25, 29 April 2023

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"Police Action: Prologue"
Publisher IDW Publishing
Published in The Transformers #21
First published July 6, 2011
Cover date July 2011
Written by Mike Costa
Art by Brendan Cahill
Colors by Joana Lafuente
Letters by Shawn Lee
Editor Andy Schmidt
Assistant editor Carlos Guzman
Continuity 2005 IDW continuity
Chronology Current era (2011)

Prowl has plans.

Synopsis

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Before Optimus Prime's group leaves aboard Omega Supreme, Prowl asks Optimus for some words with Megatron. Prowl questions Megatron about his "damaging information". After Prime relays this to Bumblebee, Thundercracker defiantly leaves Prowl and the base, warning them against provoking him. Bumblebee tells Prowl that he reports to Magnus, who in turn reports to Bumblebee. As Prowl returns to base, Spike requests that he be kept involved, and Prowl muses over how "involved" Spike really is.

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(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Autobots Decepticons Humans

Quotes

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  • TBD

Notes

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Continuity notes

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Covers (3)

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  • Cover A - I need attention!
    Cover A - I need attention!
  • Cover B - Ohh, shiny
    Cover B - Ohh, shiny
  • Cover RI - Give us a kiss
    Cover RI - Give us a kiss

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Reprints

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  • The Transformers, Volume 5: Chaos Theory (November 2, 2011) ISBN 1613770901 / ISBN 978-1613770900
    • Collects The Transformers (2009) issues #19–23.
    • Bonus material includes art from most covers.
    • Trade paperback format.
  • The Transformers: Chaos Theory (February 28, 2018) ISBN 978-4-86491-370-6
    • Collects The Transformers (2009) issues #19–23, #25, #27 & #29.
    • Trade paperback format.
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