Dr. Zoe Wallace, the protagonist of Jimmy Palmiotti‘s and Justin Gray‘s new graphic novella Retrovirus, is one of the best in the field of viral evolution, a brilliant young scientist who attracts the attention of one of the world’s largest and most powerful bio-pharmaceutical corporations. Zoe doesn’t usually use her expertise for profit, but when Bio-Pharm gives her the chance to research a prehistoric virus, she can’t pass up the chance. However, once Zoe is in their Antarctic compound, face-to-face with a perfectly preserved Neanderthal, Bio-Pharm’s secrets may ensure that she never sees the outside world again.
And Zoe has a secret of her own—one that turns her research from theoretical to deeply personal.
A science fiction thriller that reaches all the way back to human prehistory and pulls the struggle for existence into the twenty-first century, Retrovirus is written by the team that has brought the comics industry Creator-Owned Heroes and Queen Crab and carries on the legacy of comics great Tony DeZuniga with Jonah Hex. Gorgeously rendered by Norberto Fernandez and featuring a cover by Amanda Connor, Retrovirus blends human drama with science fiction and action in a story that will make readers think about the survival of our species in a new—and frightening—light.
Retrovirus, a 72-page, full-color graphic novella, will be in stores on November 21 and is available now for pre-order.
RETROVIRUS Hardcover Graphic Novel
Story by: Jimmy Palmiotti
Art By: Norberto Fernandez
Cover By: Amanda Connor
Price: $12.99
Diamond ID: SEP120411
ISBN: 978-1-60706-640-8
On Sale: November 21, 2012