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* | *IDW editorial wanted [[Godzilla]] for ''Infestation'', specifically to fight {{w|Cthulhu}}. {{w|Toho}} said no.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Toho doesn't really want Godzilla to be challenged in his own field, so to speak. That's one of the reasons why, for example, IDW really wanted to get a Godzilla versus Cthulhu going for the ''Infestation'' comics series. And Toho didn't want to do it because—and presumably because—they didn't want Godzilla in any way to be overshadowed. They want Godzilla to be the star of what's... whatever's going on.|name=Matt Frank|link=https://youtu.be/ldtPOLymKHg?t=1603|site=YouTube|title=[Soundout@ACE2012] Godzilla Panel w/ Matt Frank|year=2012|month=06|day=14}}</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 20:18, 3 October 2025
| The name or term "Infestation" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Infestation (disambiguation). |
Dark deception kills the light
Hybrid children watch the sea
Pray for Father, roaming free
Infestation 2 is a 2012 multi-property crossover event that includes most of IDW Publishing's licensed properties at time of publishing, except Doctor Who and Godzilla. Seriously, guys, get on the ball!
The Transformers instalment is set in the continuity of the 2005 steampunk Hearts of Steel miniseries.
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Overview
Infestation 2 is a sequel to the Hearts of Steel story instead of the original Infestation arc. The mini-series tells the story of how, due to a combination of magic and the influence of the works of H. P. Lovecraft, the Elder Gods rend themselves free of their prison outside of space-time, and wreak havoc across multiple universes. The Transformers portion of the event reunites Bumblebee with his ally Tobias Muldoon, and the Autobot team is joined by the inventor Nikola Tesla. Optimus Prime is brought into the story after being mostly absent from the original "Hearts of Steel" storyline; reviving the Autobot leader is a major plotpoint, as he is the only one capable of standing against the eldritch monstrosities that threaten humanity and Cybertronians alike. The series keeps the "steam-punk" aesthetic of the previous installment in this continuity, and culminates in a showdown between Optimus Prime and a horror of cyclopean proportions.
Collections
- Contains Infestation 2: Part 1, Infestation 2: Team Up, Infestation 2: 30 Days of Night and Infestation 2: Part 2
- Bonus material includes an art gallery.
- Infestation 2, Volume 2 (July 4, 2012) ISBN 1613772807 / ISBN 978-1613772805
- Contains Infestation 2: Transformers and Infestation 2: G.I. Joe
- Bonus material includes an art gallery.
- Infestation 2, Volume 3 No Transformers content
- Infestation 2 (The Complete Series) (November 28, 2012) ISBN 161377513X / ISBN 978-1613775134
- Hardcover
- Contains Infestation 2: Part 1, Infestation 2: Transformers, Infestation 2: Dungeons and Dragons, Infestation 2: Team Up, Infestation 2: TMNT, Infestation 2: G.I. Joe, Infestation 2: 30 Days of Night and Infestation 2: Part 2
- Bonus material includes an art gallery.
- Contains Infestation: Part 1, Infestation: Transformers, Infestation: G.I. Joe, Infestation: Star Trek, Infestation: Ghostbusters, Infestation: Part 2, Infestation: Pocket God, Infestation 2: Part 1, Infestation 2: Transformers, Infestation 2: Dungeons & Dragons, Infestation 2: Team-Up, Infestation 2: TMNT, Infestation 2: G.I. Joe, Infestation 2: 30 Days of Night and Infestation 2: Part 2.
- Bonus material includes ???
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Volume 1 cover by Livio Ramondelli -
Volume 2 cover by Livio Ramondelli -
Complete Series cover by Alex Garner -
Omnibus cover by Gabriel Rodríguez
Notes
References
- ↑ "Toho doesn't really want Godzilla to be challenged in his own field, so to speak. That's one of the reasons why, for example, IDW really wanted to get a Godzilla versus Cthulhu going for the Infestation comics series. And Toho didn't want to do it because—and presumably because—they didn't want Godzilla in any way to be overshadowed. They want Godzilla to be the star of what's... whatever's going on."—Matt Frank, YouTube, "[Soundout@ACE2012 Godzilla Panel w/ Matt Frank", 2012/06/14]
