Zero Instance #1

Written by Frank Barbiere and Stephen Rhodes
Art by Vic Malhotra issues #1-2 and Eoin Marron issues #3-5
Colors by Lauren Affe,
Letters by Taylor Esposito
Covers by Vic Malhotra
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A routine raid in a popular MMO video game takes a deadly turn in Zero Instance, an exciting new five-issue sci-fi horror thriller comic book series from acclaimed storyteller and video game writer Frank Barbiere (Astonishing Times) and award-winning game writer and comics newcomer Stephen Rhodes, making his creator-owned debut with the series. Featuring art by Vic Malhotra issues #1-2 and Eoin Marron issues #3-5, colors by Lauren Affe, letters by Taylor Esposito and covers by Vic Malhotra, Zero Instance starts with a bang as the final boss escapes the screen and bleeds into the real world.

For Rhys, Everon Online is the one place where everything makes sense. So when his raid group achieves the impossible — a world’s-first kill on the game’s legendary final boss — it should be a triumph. Instead, something goes wrong in the final moments, and the fallout follows them offline. A sci-fi thriller about what we bring back with us from the worlds we escape into.