Infestation (comics)

***Infestation*** is a comic book crossover published by IDW Publishing, and connecting various of its licensed and original series together. It was published from January to April 2011. It consisted of two book-end one-shots, *Infestation* #1–2, set in the *Zombies vs. Robots* and *CVO* universes, and two-issue limited series from the *G.I. Joe*, *Transformers*, *Ghostbusters*, and *Star Trek* universes. Also, IDW published a digital-only *Pocket God* tie-in issue in May 2011 which was included in the hardcover book.

IDW then released a four-issue epilogue series titled *Infestation: Outbreak* from June 2011 – September 2011. It picked up on the CVO after the events of *Infestation* and also introduced the events of the *Groom Lake* limited series into the same continuity of the CVO. IDW also published a four-issue follow-up series set in the *Zombies vs. Robots* universe after the events of *Infestation*, entitled *Zombies vs. Robots: UnderCity*.

## Premise

Britt (from *CVO: Covert Vampiric Operations*) comes in contact with the Undermind (from *Zombies vs. Robots*) to bring armies of zombies across the universes of *G.I. Joe*, *Transformers*, *Ghostbusters*, *Star Trek,* and *Pocket God.*

## Titles

### *Infestation* #1

Published in January 2011. Written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning with art by David Messina.

* **Characters:** CVO [Covert Vampiric Operations; Benny the Smith; Britt; Bools; Cross; Nikodemus; Overmars]; Wade; Noble; Kathryn; The Undermind; Scibot-21

### *Star Trek: Infestation* #1-2

Published biweekly in February 2011. Written by Scott Tipton and David Tipton with art by Casey Maloney.

### *The Transformers: Infestation* #1-2

Published biweekly in February 2011. Written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning with art by Nick Roche.

* **Characters:** Optimus Prime; Bumblebee; Kup; Prowl; Wheeljack; Major Spike Witwicky; Larson; Galvatron; Scourge; Cyclonus; Bayonet; Britt

### *Ghostbusters: Infestation* #1-2

Published biweekly in March 2011. Written by Erik Burnham with art by Kyle Hotz.

### *G.I. Joe: Infestation* #1-2

Published biweekly in March 2011. Written by Mike Raicht with art by Giovanni Timpano.

### *Infestation* #2

Published in April 2011. Written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning with art by David Messina.

### *Infestation: CVO 100-Page Spectacular*

Published in April 2011. A repackaging of older *CVO* comics.

### *Pocket God: Infestation* #1

Published in digital format only in May 2011. First in print in the *Infestation* hardcover.

### *Zombies vs. Robots: UnderCity* #1-4

Published monthly from April 2011 - July 2011. Written by Chris Ryall with art by Mark Torres.

### *Infestation: Outbreak* #1-4

Published monthly from June 2011 - September 2011. Written by Chris Ryall and Tom Waltz with art by David Messina.

## Collected editions

The series has been collected into a number of trade paperbacks:

### Preludes

* *CVO: Artifact* #1-3
 *CVO: Rogue State* | * *CVO: Rogue State* #1-5
 *CVO: African Blood* | * *CVO: African Blood* #1-4
 *Complete Zombies vs. Robots* | * *Zombies vs. Robots* #1-2
* *Zombies vs. Robots vs. Amazons* #1-3
 *Groom Lake* | * *Groom Lake* #1-4
 *Zombies vs. Robots: Aventure* | * *Zombies vs. Robots: Aventure* #1-4

### Original series

* *Transformers: Infestation* #1-2
* *G.I. Joe: Infestation* #1-2
 *Infestation, Vol. 2* | * *Star Trek: Infestation* #1-2
* *Ghostbusters: Infestation* #1-2
* *Infestation* #2
 *Infestation* | * *Infestation* #1-2
* *Transformers: Infestation* #1-2
* *G.I. Joe: Infestation* #1-2
* *Star Trek: Infestation* #1-2
* *Ghostbusters: Infestation* #1-2
* *Pocket God: Infestation* #1

### Epilogue series

 *Infestation: Outbreak* | * *Infestation: Outbreak* #1-4

Original page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infestation\_(comics)

1. ↑ Lamar, Cyriaque (9 October 2010). IDW's Infestation: Ghostbusters, G.I. Joe, Star Trek, and Transformers vs. Zombies. *io9*.
2. ↑ IDW Panel: 30 Days of Night, Godzilla, TMNT, Popeye, Code Word: Geronimo & More [Comic-Con]. *Comics Alliance*.
3. ↑ Esposito, Joey (2011-01-26). Infestation #1 Review. *IGN*.