RETROVIRUS – A New Graphic Novel

Image Comics has been releasing some really interesting books lately, or at the very least promoting upcoming releases. We’ve got another one today, from the team of Jimmy Palmiotti’s and Justin Gray with art by Norberto Fernandez called RETROVIRUS. This is the first I’ve heard of this book, but they ran a successful Kickstater back in the spring.

According to the press release, and the Kickstater the story is about a young scientist working for a company in Antarctica studying a pre-historic virus. Oh yeah the company, they found a damn caveman (to be correct it was a perfectly preserved frozen Neanderthal). And that’s just what’s getting it started, from the sounds of it this book is going to have a lot more going for it. With tons of sci-fi and drama and fun stuff going on I’m really excited to see what it’s really all about. For those of you who have limited funds it’s a graphic novel so you won’t have to dish out 3-5 dollars a month, you’ll get a nice chunk of story right off the bat with this 72 page full color book for $12.99.

I love science fiction, and history or in this case pre-history so this has a ton of factors going in it’s favor. I’ve seen it referenced as a Encino Man meets Jurassic Park by CBR and seriously what isn’t cool about that? Well so long as Brendan Fraser doesn’t make any cameo’s. Admittedly this book isn’t for everyone, if you want to see superhero’s punching people out of existence or something avoid RETROVIRUS, otherwise give it a shot it’s 72 pages for 13 bucks.

Oh if you’re curious about what a retrovirus is, look not further:
A retrovirus is an RNA virus that is duplicated in a host cell using the reverse transcriptase enzyme to produce DNA from its RNA genome. The DNA is then incorporated into the host’s genome by an integrase enzyme. The virus thereafter replicates as part of the host cell’s DNA. Retroviruses are enveloped viruses that belong to the viral family Retroviridae.(Courtesy of Wikipedia)

RETROVIRUS will be available on November 21, 2012 for the above mentioned $12.99. You can pre-order it from your local comic shop now. And if you’d like to check out some of the art, I suggesting looking at the video from the Kickstater.

And lets not forget the full Amanda Connor cover:

Here is the full press release from Image Comics:

THE SURVIVAL OF SPECIES IN RETROVIRUS
Graphic novel by Palmiotti and Gray plumbs prehistory in sci-fi thriller

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 (The Tattered Man) 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.

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