Infiltration issue 1

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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 he's been seeking—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.

(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Autobots Decepticons Humans

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

Continuity notes

  • The first page shows Hunter's website, which mentions "dinosaur-variant mechanoids" found at Eureka, Nevada, a plot thread that will play out in Spotlight: Shockwave.
  • The site also mentions the eruption of Mount St. Helens, which will tie into Spotlight: Soundwave.
  • It appears 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.
  • First appearances: a miscolored Prowl.

Transformers references

  • The mention of the eruption of Mount St. Helens, and its given date of 1984, are both obvious nods to the origins of the original Generation 1 stories.

Real-life references

  • Apart from the mentions of Nevada and Mount St. Helens, the primary action is set in southeast California, and the Ark-19 is shown parked at the bottom of Lake Michigan.
  • 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.

Errors

  • Prowl is miscolored as Ironhide on page 12.
  • If Ark-19 is in 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.

Other trivia

  • The "Decepticomments" section featured mail answered by Chris Ryall and a contest to win a full set of covers from issue #0.

Covers (15)

  • Infiltration #1 cover A - Where's your party now, Ratchet?
    Infiltration #1 cover A - Where's your party now, Ratchet?
  • Infiltration #1 cover B - Tubbs and Crocket
    Infiltration #1 cover B - Tubbs and Crocket
  • Infiltration #1 cover C - How much are those Battlechargers in Ratchet's window?
    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 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-A
  • Infiltration #1 cover RI-B
    Infiltration #1 cover RI-B
  • Infiltration #1 cover RI-C - No one told Wildman about the redesigns. Oopsie!
    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 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 Graham Crackers Comics cover - What is Starscream standing on?
  • Infiltration #1 Ruppsworld Comics cover - Homage to Marvel US #78?
    Infiltration #1 Ruppsworld Comics cover - Homage to Marvel US #78?
  • Infiltration "Manga" TPB
    Infiltration "Manga" TPB
  • Infiltration 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.
  • Premiere Collection Volume 1
    Premiere Collection Volume 1
  • IDW Collection Volume One
    IDW Collection Volume One
  • Phase One Omnibus
    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.

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