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	Valerio Schiti(pg 1-4) David Messina(pg 5-24)
Ink assist by	Gaetano Carlucci&Federica Manfredi
Colors by	ScarletGothica
Color assistance by	Eleonora Carlini
Letters by	Robbie Robbins&Shawn Lee
Edits by	Bobby Curnow

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

Contents 1Synopsis 2Featured characters 3Notes 3.1Continuity notes 3.2Errors 3.2.1Covers (3) 3.3Advertisements

Synopsis

In a realm outside space and time, theElder Godsare kept prisoner, but they have the power to tap into the darkness at the edge ofhumanity's consciousness, calling out to those sensitive to their essence. One of them isHoward Phillips 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, ProfessorEmanuel Houellebecqto 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 ofArtillica,allows the Elder Gods to escape their prison and rampage acrossone plane of existencealong withinfinitedifferentotheronesthroughout themultiverse.

An eldritch worm ends up in Cross Plains,Texas,where CVO agentsBritt,Cross,andBoolsare called in to deal with the problem.

Strange events are occurring around the world, including an aquatic reptilian race rising from the ocean on the American East Coast, a large slime lifeform in San Francisco, and humans at a Lovecraft convention becoming "gatherers", who subdue others so that they can serve as food for the "Traveler". Britt and Bools are sent to deal with those issues while Cross deals with the Elder God in Cross Plains, only to suffer what seems to be a heart attack in his Artillica-filled undead heart. Britt tries to take down the convention, but is incapacitated by the Elder Gods' slaves. In San Francisco, Bools meetsAmanda Houellebecq,the new leader of Oblivion, who shows the vampire the last remaining part of Lovecraft, an eldritch organ that is decidedly still active.

CVO agents fighting off the reptilian creatures find that their licking causes one to fall under the spell of the Elder Gods, uttering their language. Britt, in correspondence with Benny, realizes that the disappearance of Artillica before must be due to the Elder Gods, and that they are tapping into Cross's personal Artillica. If they are using Cross as a conduit into the universe, they may have to kill him.

Featured characters

(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Notes

Continuity notes

• Infestation 2was preceded by the four-issue mini-seriesInfestation: Outbreak,which continued the adventures of CVO afterInfestation,crossing over with characters from Chris Ryall's 2009 comicGroom Lake.The post-Outbreakstatus quo is reflected here, with Nikodemus's parents being seen at CVO headquarters, Britt being up and about after the events ofInfestationleft her comatose, newly inducted members Yumiko and Isaac, and Cross rejoining CVO.

Errors

Covers (3)

• Cover A:Art byAlex Garner
• Cover B:Art byLivio Ramondelli
• Cover RIA:Art byDavid Messina
• Cover RIB:Cover A, signed byDuane Swierczynski
• Cover RIC:Sketch cover byJoe Phillips

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