Infestation 2 issue 1

« Infestation 2 #1
Publisher	IDW Publishing
First published	January 25, 2012
Cover date	January 2011
Written by	Duane Swierczynski
Art by	David Messina, Valerio Schiti
Art assist by	Eleonora Carlini
Inks by	Gaetano Carlucci & Federica Manfredi
Colors by	ScarletGothica
Letters by	Robbie Robbins & Shawn Lee
Edits by	Bobby Curnow

Through the power of popular culture, the Elder Gods attack the multiverse.

Synopsis

In a realm outside space and time, the Elder Gods are kept prisoner, but they have the power to tap into the darkness at the edge of humanity's consciousness, calling out to those sensitive to their essence. One of them is Howard Lovecraft, who translates their message into horror stories. He develops a following, including the secretive organization, Oblivion. Oblivion seeks to prevent the Elder Gods from reentering the universe and instruct one of their agents, Professor Emanuel Houellebecq to deal with Lovecraft. When Houellebecq's attempt at discrediting the writer's tales fails, he poisons Lovecraft. However, this does not prevent Lovecraft from being a mainstay of popular culture. The influence of Lovecraft, with the magic of Artillica, allows the Elder Gods to escape their prison and take their hold in many universes.

One Elder God ends up in Cross Plains, Texas, where Covert Vampiric Operations agents Britt, Cross, and Bools are called in to deal with the problem.

Featured characters

(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Humans	Vampires	Others	Autobots
Howard Lovecraft (2) Emanuel Houellebecq (3) Abraxis Wren (10) Snake-Eyes (11)	? (4) Bools (12) Cross (13) Britt (14)	Elder Gods (1) Donatello (5) Leonardo (6) Raphael (7) Michelangelo (8)	Optimus Prime (9)

Notes

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Covers (3)

• Cover A: Art by Alex Garner
• Cover B: Art by Livio Ramondelli
• Cover RIA: Art by David Messina
• Cover RIB: Cover A, signed by Duane Swierczynski
• Cover RIC: Sketch cover by Joe Phillips

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