Transformers: Escalation #1 was published by IDW Publishing on November 1, 2006, as part of a series that began in 2006. Simon Furman writes, and art comes from Aaron Myers, E. J. Su and John Rauch. This 36-page issue features Optimus Prime, Megatron, Ratchet, Ironhide and Jazz, among 16 characters cataloged on VerseDB.