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* [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] (2) | *[[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] (2) | ||
* [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] (9) | *[[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] (9) | ||
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* [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] (4) | *[[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] (4) | ||
* [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] (5) | *[[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] (5) | ||
* [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (8) | *[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (8) | ||
* [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] (11) | *[[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] (11) | ||
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* [[Hunter O'Nion]] (1) | *[[Hunter O'Nion]] (1) | ||
* [[Verity Carlo]] (3) | *[[Verity Carlo]] (3) | ||
* [[Jessie]] (6) | *[[Jessie]] (6) | ||
* [[Stoker]] (7) | *[[Stoker]] (7) | ||
* [[Jimmy Pink]] (10) | *[[Jimmy Pink]] (10) | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
* The first page shows Hunter's website, which mentions "[[Dinobot (G1)|dinosaur-variant mechanoids]]" found at [[Eureka]], [[Nevada]], and the eruption of [[Mount St. Helens]] in [[1984]]. While the 1984 eruption was considered a nod to fans at the time, it actually ties into "[[Spotlight: Soundwave]]"; the Eureka dig site first appears in "[[Spotlight: Shockwave]]". It also indicates that the current Autobots and Decepticons only came to Earth in 2002, as no real evidence of them dates before that; they got noticed by nerds after the "Buchanan crop manifestations" in [[Iowa]]. | *The first page shows Hunter's website, which mentions "[[Dinobot (G1)|dinosaur-variant mechanoids]]" found at [[Eureka]], [[Nevada]], and the eruption of [[Mount St. Helens]] in [[1984]]. While the 1984 eruption was considered a nod to fans at the time, it actually ties into "[[Spotlight: Soundwave]]"; the Eureka dig site first appears in "[[Spotlight: Shockwave]]". It also indicates that the current Autobots and Decepticons only came to Earth in 2002, as no real evidence of them dates before that; they got noticed by nerds after the "Buchanan crop manifestations" in [[Iowa]]. | ||
* Hunter's workstation includes DVDs of ''Ghost in the Shell'' and the ''Matrix'', along with an "I want to believe" poster as popularized by ''The X Files'', and a [[Yoda]] toy. | *Hunter's workstation includes DVDs of ''Ghost in the Shell'' and the ''Matrix'', along with an "I want to believe" poster as popularized by ''The X Files'', and a [[Yoda]] toy. | ||
* The "Decepticomments" section featured mail answered by Chris Ryall and a contest to win a full set of covers from issue #0. | *The "Decepticomments" section featured mail answered by Chris Ryall and a contest to win a full set of covers from issue #0. | ||
===Errors=== | ===Errors=== | ||
* Prowl is miscolored as Ironhide on page 12. | *Prowl is miscolored as Ironhide on page 12. | ||
* If ''[[Ark-19]]'' is at the bottom of [[Lake Michigan]], why are there sharks in the water? Sharks are predominantly a saltwater fish. | *If ''[[Ark-19]]'' is at the bottom of [[Lake Michigan]], why are there sharks in the water? Sharks are predominantly a saltwater fish. | ||
* Runabout and Runamuck are pretty much color-swapped the entire issue, until the last page. | *Runabout and Runamuck are pretty much color-swapped the entire issue, until the last page. How can you tell? Because Ratchet blows out Runabout's window in the vehicle mode battle, but on the last page, robot mode Runamuck is the one with the blown-out window. | ||
===Covers ( | ===Covers (15)=== | ||
* ''' | <gallery> | ||
* ''' | File:Infiltration 1a.jpg|'''''Infiltration'' #1 cover A''' - Where's your party now, Ratchet? | ||
* ''' | File:Infiltration 1b.jpg|'''''Infiltration'' #1 cover B''' - Tubbs and Crocket | ||
* ''' | File:Infiltration 1c.jpg|'''''Infiltration'' #1 cover C''' - How much are those Battlechargers in Ratchet's window? | ||
* ''' | File:Infiltration 1d.jpg|'''''Infiltration'' #1 cover D''' - Let's shoot the kid-friendly character! | ||
* ''' | </gallery> | ||
* ''' | *'''''Infiltration'' #1 cover A:''' Ratchet, by [[E. J. Su]]. | ||
* '''New Dimension Comics cover:''' Devastator vs Grimlock, Springer, Arcee and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] by [[Don Figueroa]] (cover is an homage to ''[[Fantastic Four]]'' #1). | *'''''Infiltration'' #1 cover B:''' Battlechargers, by [[Andrew Wildman]]. | ||
* '''Graham Crackers Comics | *'''''Infiltration'' #1 cover C:''' Verity and Hunter with the Battlechargers in Ratchet's reflection, by [[James Raiz]]. | ||
* '''Ruppsworld Comics | *'''''Infiltration'' #1 cover D:''' Bumblebee, by [[Guido Guidi]]. | ||
<gallery> | |||
File:Infiltration 1ria.jpg|'''''Infiltration'' #1 cover RI-A''' | |||
File:Infiltration 1rib.jpg|'''''Infiltration'' #1 cover RI-B''' | |||
File:Infiltration 1ric.jpg|'''''Infiltration'' #1 cover RI-C''' - No one told Wildman about the redesigns. Oopsie! | |||
File:Infiltration 1 new dimensions exclusive cover.jpg|'''''Infiltration'' #1 New Dimension Comics cover''' - Me Grimlock say it clobbering time! | |||
</gallery> | |||
*'''''Infiltration'' #1 cover RI-A:''' Gold foil version of cover C. | |||
*'''''Infiltration'' #1 cover RI-B:''' Gold foil version of cover D. | |||
*'''''Infiltration'' #1 cover RI-C:''' Battle wraparound cover, by Andrew Wildman. | |||
*'''''Infiltration'' #1 New Dimension Comics cover:''' [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] vs [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]], by [[Don Figueroa]] (cover is an homage to ''[[Fantastic Four]]'' #1). The back of the comic had an area to draw for the convention. | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:Infiltration 1gcc.jpg|'''''Infiltration'' #1 Graham Crackers Comics cover''' - What is Starscream standing on? | |||
File:Infiltration 1rc.jpg|'''''Infiltration'' #1 Ruppsworld Comics cover''' - Homage to [[A Savage Circle|Marvel US #78]]? | |||
File:Infiltration manga.jpg|'''''Infiltration'' "Manga" TPB''' | |||
File:Infiltration_tpb.jpg|'''''Infiltration'' TPB''' | |||
</gallery> | |||
*'''''Infiltration'' #1 Graham Crackers Comics cover:''' Starscream and Thundercracker, by [[Nick Roche]]. | |||
*'''''Infiltration'' #1 Ruppsworld Comics cover:''' Starscream pile driving Ratchet, by Don Figueroa. | |||
*'''''Infiltration'' TPB cover:''' reuse of [[Infiltration issue 0|issue #0]]'s cover A. | |||
*'''''Infiltration'' "Manga" TPB cover:''' reuse of issue #0's cover A. | |||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Premier Collection 1.jpg|'''''Premiere Collection'' Volume 1''' | |||
File:IDWCollection1.jpg|'''''IDW Collection'' Volume One''' | |||
File:phase-1-omnibus.jpg|'''''Phase One Omnibus''''' | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
*'''''Premiere Collection'' Volume 1 cover:''' crop of [[Infiltration issue 6|issue #6]]'s cover C. | |||
*'''''IDW Collection'' Volume One cover:''' Megatron, by E. J. Su. | |||
*'''''Phase One Omnibus'' cover:''' reuse of issue #6's cover C. | |||
===Advertisements=== | ===Advertisements=== | ||
* 10th Anniversary ''Beast Wars'' toys | *10th Anniversary ''Beast Wars'' toys | ||
* [[Infiltration issue 2|''Infiltration'' #2]], including a 2-page B&W sketch preview | *[[Infiltration issue 2|''Infiltration'' #2]], including a 2-page B&W sketch preview | ||
* 3-page preview of ''[[Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering|The Gathering]]'' | *3-page preview of ''[[Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering|The Gathering]]'' | ||
* ''The Gathering'' (back cover) | *''The Gathering'' (back cover) | ||
===Reprints=== | ===Reprints=== | ||
* '''''[[The Transformers: Infiltration]]''''' TPB <small>([[September 13]], [[2006]]) ISBN 1600100104 / ISBN 978-1600100109</small> | *'''''[[The Transformers: Infiltration]]''''' TPB <small>([[September 13]], [[2006]]) ISBN 1600100104 / ISBN 978-1600100109</small> | ||
* '''''The Transformers: Infiltration'' Manga''' TPB <small>([[November 29]], 2006) ISBN 1600100198 / ISBN 978-1600100192</small> | *'''''The Transformers: Infiltration'' Manga''' TPB <small>([[November 29]], 2006) ISBN 1600100198 / ISBN 978-1600100192</small> | ||
* '''''[[The Transformers: The Premiere Collection]]''''' Volume 1 HC <small>([[December 5]], [[2007]]) ISBN 1600101186 / ISBN 978-1600101182</small> | *'''''[[The Transformers: The Premiere Collection]]''''' Volume 1 HC <small>([[December 5]], [[2007]]) ISBN 1600101186 / ISBN 978-1600101182</small> | ||
* '''''[[The Transformers: The IDW Collection Volume One]]''''' HC <small>([[May 26]], [[2010]]) ISBN 1600106676 / ISBN 978-1600106675</small> | *'''''[[The Transformers: The IDW Collection Volume One]]''''' HC <small>([[May 26]], [[2010]]) ISBN 1600106676 / ISBN 978-1600106675</small> | ||
* '''''[[The Transformers: Phase One Omnibus]]''''' TPB <small>([[September 10]], [[2014]]) ISBN 1631401130 / ISBN 978-1631401138</small> | *'''''[[The Transformers: Phase One Omnibus]]''''' TPB <small>([[September 10]], [[2014]]) ISBN 1631401130 / ISBN 978-1631401138</small> | ||
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 Okay, I believe already! | |||||||||||||
| Publisher | IDW Publishing | ||||||||||||
| First published | January 18, 2006 | ||||||||||||
| Cover date | January 2006 | ||||||||||||
| Written by | Simon Furman | ||||||||||||
| Art by | E. J. Su | ||||||||||||
| Colors by | John Rauch & Josh Burcham | ||||||||||||
| Letters by | Tom B. Long & Robbie Robbins | ||||||||||||
| Edits by | Chris Ryall & Dan Taylor | ||||||||||||
| Continuity | IDW continuity | ||||||||||||
| Chronology | Infiltration | ||||||||||||
Hunter, Jimmy and Verity discover that their pursuers are robots... in disguise!
Synopsis
Mechatopia.com shows Hunter O'Nion's recent theories regarding an invasion of Earth by alien mechanoids. And while his theories sound preposterous, he believes.
Verity Carlo and Hunter are speeding through the desert of Southern California inside an ambulance with a perpetually smiling, blond driver. Hunter realizes that not only were they being attacked by one of the disguised mechanoids Hunter has sought—but that the ambulance they're sitting in is also one of them.
Suddenly, two sports cars—one white, one black—join the jet in pursuit of the ambulance. The driver asks if the two humans can be trusted as the steering wheel and instrument panel transforms into a sophisticated holographic 3D map. The ambulance rams the cars and fires at them from hidden gun ports. Badly damaged, the cars end the chase, but the jet is still after them. The ambulance deploys a smokescreen and drives away.
Verity logs onto her palmtop and finds the fugitives a place to hide—the automotive workshop of Jimmy Pink in Riverside. Jimmy and the ambulance driver get to work on the repairs while Hunter and Verity have a chat. She reveals that she and Jimmy are both net-hikers, members of a community of drifters who use the Internet to maintain their mutual-assistance network.
Meanwhile, the jet and sports cars are back on patrol, but can't find their targets. They do have a lead on the palmtop signal; all they need is for someone to activate it again, which Hunter does covertly as he tries to discover the device's true origin.
Jimmy has finished the repairs to the ambulance, and marvels at its sophistication. Hunter then throws around accusations: the ambulance is an alien robot in disguise, Verity's palmtop is stolen and it's the very item that the jet and sports cars are trying to recover. He confronts the ambulance driver with a picture stored on the palmtop of a robot in mid-transformation. To Verity's surprise, the ambulance driver says that Hunter's theories are true. Sick of conspiracy paranoia, she takes the palmtop back from them and walks outside.
Within a second, she's back inside, babbling frantically about Decepticons. The garage door is explosively ripped from its mount, sending debris everywhere, and smothering the smiling ambulance driver. But suddenly he's in the driver's seat of the ambulance, demanding the three of them get in.
Too late. The side of the building is ripped away, revealing two giant robots—one black, one white—who demand they hand over the palmtop.
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Autobots | Decepticons | Humans |
|---|---|---|
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Quotes
"How's that?"
"Actually — it kind of tickles."
- —Jimmy starts tinkering with Ratchet.
"Ohh... ignore him. He'd have you believe this ambulance is some kind of alien robot in disguise!"
- —Verity Carlo, with tongue firmly in cheek.
Notes
- The first page shows Hunter's website, which mentions "dinosaur-variant mechanoids" found at Eureka, Nevada, and the eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1984. While the 1984 eruption was considered a nod to fans at the time, it actually ties into "Spotlight: Soundwave"; the Eureka dig site first appears in "Spotlight: Shockwave". It also indicates that the current Autobots and Decepticons only came to Earth in 2002, as no real evidence of them dates before that; they got noticed by nerds after the "Buchanan crop manifestations" in Iowa.
- Hunter's workstation includes DVDs of Ghost in the Shell and the Matrix, along with an "I want to believe" poster as popularized by The X Files, and a Yoda toy.
- The "Decepticomments" section featured mail answered by Chris Ryall and a contest to win a full set of covers from issue #0.
Errors
- Prowl is miscolored as Ironhide on page 12.
- If Ark-19 is at the bottom of Lake Michigan, why are there sharks in the water? Sharks are predominantly a saltwater fish.
- Runabout and Runamuck are pretty much color-swapped the entire issue, until the last page. How can you tell? Because Ratchet blows out Runabout's window in the vehicle mode battle, but on the last page, robot mode Runamuck is the one with the blown-out window.
Covers (15)
-
Infiltration #1 cover A - Where's your party now, Ratchet? -
Infiltration #1 cover B - Tubbs and Crocket -
Infiltration #1 cover C - How much are those Battlechargers in Ratchet's window? -
Infiltration #1 cover D - Let's shoot the kid-friendly character!
- Infiltration #1 cover A: Ratchet, by E. J. Su.
- Infiltration #1 cover B: Battlechargers, by Andrew Wildman.
- Infiltration #1 cover C: Verity and Hunter with the Battlechargers in Ratchet's reflection, by James Raiz.
- Infiltration #1 cover D: Bumblebee, by Guido Guidi.
-
Infiltration #1 cover RI-A -
Infiltration #1 cover RI-B -
Infiltration #1 cover RI-C - No one told Wildman about the redesigns. Oopsie! -
Infiltration #1 New Dimension Comics cover - Me Grimlock say it clobbering time!
- Infiltration #1 cover RI-A: Gold foil version of cover C.
- Infiltration #1 cover RI-B: Gold foil version of cover D.
- Infiltration #1 cover RI-C: Battle wraparound cover, by Andrew Wildman.
- Infiltration #1 New Dimension Comics cover: Devastator vs Grimlock, Springer, Arcee and Optimus Prime, by Don Figueroa (cover is an homage to Fantastic Four #1). The back of the comic had an area to draw for the convention.
-
Infiltration #1 Graham Crackers Comics cover - What is Starscream standing on? -
Infiltration #1 Ruppsworld Comics cover - Homage to Marvel US #78? -
Infiltration "Manga" TPB -
Infiltration TPB
- Infiltration #1 Graham Crackers Comics cover: Starscream and Thundercracker, by Nick Roche.
- Infiltration #1 Ruppsworld Comics cover: Starscream pile driving Ratchet, by Don Figueroa.
- Infiltration TPB cover: reuse of issue #0's cover A.
- Infiltration "Manga" TPB cover: reuse of issue #0's cover A.
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Premiere Collection Volume 1 -
IDW Collection Volume One -
Phase One Omnibus
- Premiere Collection Volume 1 cover: crop of issue #6's cover C.
- IDW Collection Volume One cover: Megatron, by E. J. Su.
- Phase One Omnibus cover: reuse of issue #6's cover C.
Advertisements
- 10th Anniversary Beast Wars toys
- Infiltration #2, including a 2-page B&W sketch preview
- 3-page preview of The Gathering
- The Gathering (back cover)
Reprints
- The Transformers: Infiltration TPB (September 13, 2006) ISBN 1600100104 / ISBN 978-1600100109
- The Transformers: Infiltration Manga TPB (November 29, 2006) ISBN 1600100198 / ISBN 978-1600100192
- The Transformers: The Premiere Collection Volume 1 HC (December 5, 2007) ISBN 1600101186 / ISBN 978-1600101182
- The Transformers: The IDW Collection Volume One HC (May 26, 2010) ISBN 1600106676 / ISBN 978-1600106675
- The Transformers: Phase One Omnibus TPB (September 10, 2014) ISBN 1631401130 / ISBN 978-1631401138
