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A Thrilling New Graphic Novel Adapted From New York Times Bestselling Author John Ringo’s Epic Book Series!
WRITTEN BY CHUCK DIXON!
ART BY DERLIS SANTACRUZ!
COLORS BY BRETT SMITH!
COVER BY DAVE DORMAN!
56 FULL-COLOR PAGES
FRESH, ORIGINAL CONTENT IN AN AGE OF ENDLESS REBOOTS AND WARMED-OVER REHASHES!
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The media calls it the Pacific Flu. The CDC calls it H7D3, and it spreads like wildfire. The virus combines the worst symptoms of Rabies and the common Flu, and is suspected to be man-made. The first reports of feral, cannibalistic “zombie-like” symptoms were met with disbelief and skeptical amusement, but nobody’s laughing now. Scientists, backed by the world’s governments and its wealthiest institutions, race against the clock to develop a cure as infections rise and cities fall.
A glimmer of hope appears as a vaccine is discovered, but its production requires harvesting the spinal tissue of the infected, a grim task that tests the limits of human morality. With no other choices apparent, time is quickly running out before hordes of infected overwhelm the last remaining bastions of civilization.
In the first days of the outbreak, a college history professor receives a cryptic warning from a trusted source. Its baffling, yet unmistakable message translates as: "PACK UP, GET OUT,AND GO NOW!"
Steve Smith and his family don’t waste any time; they leave their normal, comfortable lives behind to get ahead of the inevitable panic and survive the end of the world!
Special 5-Page Sneak Preview
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Main Characters: The Smith Family
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Steve Smith: A paratrooper turned college professor; Steve heeds his brother’s warning to leave the family’s former life behind during the early days of the outbreak. A calm and soft-spoken man with an iron resolve, who will stop at nothing to protect his wife and daughters. Steve “flips the switch” back to the combat-hardened mindset of his Army days, and looks to the lessons of the history he taught to bored college freshmen in his pursuit of safe harbor.
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Stacey Smith: A savvy mechanical engineer who keeps her family running as smoothly as the engine of their stolen boat, procured in no small part by her quick thinking. Stacey and Steve are low-key “preppers” who raised their daughters to be capable and independent-minded, with lots of self-defense training on top of sports and education.
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Sophia Smith: Older daughter of Steve and Stacey. Sophia takes after her mother, especially when it comes to logical thinking and planning. She is often frustrated at having a “little” sister who isn’t so little, and her conscientious wisdom often clashes with Faith’s impulsive nature.
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Faith Smith: Younger daughter of Steve and Stacey, a high school student who is especially tall and strong for her age. The fire to Sophia’s ice. Extremely competitive, often hot-headed and impetuous, but tempered with a compassionate heart. Faith adapts very quickly to fighting the infected, to an almost frightening degree, and buries her fear by treating the “zombie apocalypse” as an exciting game.
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Tom Smith: Steve’s brother, former Special Forces. Head of Security & Emergency Response for Bank of the Americas, one of the elite institutions funding its own efforts to produce a vaccine. His keen sense of honor creates conflict between his obligations to the bank and his family loyalty. Tom struggles to maintain a fragile truce between ruthless bankers, vicious gangsters, beleaguered cops, and grasping bureaucrats...all entangled in a deadly game of brinksmanship and hidden agendas.
Supporting Characters
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Jim Kaplan: As former Special Ops colleagues of Tom Smith, Kaplan and Durante are the most trusted members of the bank’s executive security team. Kaplan is non-descript in appearance, with a sixth sense for impending trouble. He and Durante share a strong sense of gallows humor.
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Dave “Gravy” Durante: Kaplan’s executive security counterpart, tall and lanky with a perpetually relaxed demeanor. Durante is given the task of minding Tom’s thrill-seeking niece Faith, while he struggles to keep her out of trouble and himself clear of his boss’s wrath.
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Staff Sergeant Marcus Copley: A veteran of the Iraq & Afghanistan wars, and section leader in the New York Army National Guard. Copley’s small squad of surviving troops encounters the Smith family during a bizarre melee in Washington Square Park.
OUR CREATIVE TEAM
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Chuck Dixon- Writer: Chuck is a legendary comic book writer with thousands of titles to his name, including a record run on Batman at DC Comics (where he co-created the villain BANE) and seminal work on Marvel’s The Punisher. He has adapted a wide range of stories into comic and graphic novel form, including J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit , which is one of the most successful graphic novels in publication to date. Chuck is also the author of the Levon Cade book series, which is currently in TV development with Sylvester Stallone’s Balboa Productions.
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Derlis Santacruz – Interior Artist: Derlis is a veteran comic book artist best known for his work on Marvel’s’ Fantastic Four, DC’s Batman, Batgirl, and Justice League, along with Dark Horse Comics’ Tomb Raider series.
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Brett R. Smith – Color Artist/Project Manager: Brett is a professional commercial artist working in the comic book industry as a color artist, a storyboard artist in the advertising industry, and a graphic artist for multiple clients. He has worked with a wide array of clients, including Marvel and DC Entertainment, Hasbro, Cartoon Network, McCann Erikson, BBDO, and Saatchi & Saatchi. Brett has contributed to multiple premier properties and licenses including, The Avengers, Batman, Superman, GI Joe, Wolverine, Suicide Squad, Guardians of the Galaxy, Hulk, Detective Comics, and many others.
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Dave Dorman- Cover Artist: With a career spanning 40 years, Dave is an Eisner award-winning artist who has also done extensive design work for Hollywood film productions and major toy companies like Hasbro. He is best known for his Star Wars book and comic cover art and was voted #1 artist of all time by fans of the franchise! Dave’s art has also been featured in Topps trading cards for franchises like World of Warcraft, Star Trek, Harry Potter, Battlestar Galactica, and Lord of the Rings.
