Frostbite #1

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(W) Joshua Williamson
(A/CA) Jason Shawn Alexander

Long after Earth has entered its second ice age, humanity has learned to cope with the frozen elements. In this cold and bleak future, heat is power, and brutal gangs roam the icy wasteland looking for it. If that wasn't enough, a terrible disease nicknamed 'frostbite' is literally freezing people from the inside out. Once you catch it, the effect is instantaneous. There is no immunity, there is no cure. Until now. Doctor Henry Bonham and his daughter Victoria have found the key to ending frostbite. If they can get from Mexico City to a secret government outpost in Alcatraz, they could stabilize life across the globe. But to do that they'll need to stay alive. That's where Keaton comes in. She and her crew have faced worse journeys before, but never with the potential consequences this one poses if they fail. A new miniseries from acclaimed writer Joshua Williamson (The Flash: Rebirth; Nailbiter) and artist Jason Shawn Alexander (Empty Zone; BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY), FROSTBITE is a science-fiction action miniseries unlike any other.
Date Available: 09/28/2016

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The Earth is doomed. Science perfected cold fusion. In doing so they found it to be imperfect, and left the planet an icy wasteland. Most have died. Those who haven't have moved to the cities, huddled masses paying for heat by the penny, waiting for their credits to run out. Then, they face 'Frostbite', a disease that crystallizes you from the inside out. Once you're too cold, you're infected. Once you're infected, there is no cure. Carriers can spread it, decreasing everyone's chance of surviving. Hope is lost.

Intrigued yet? You should be. Post apocalyptic world building is something so many people want to do that we mostly see the failures. Here, Joshua Williamson and Jason Shawn Alexander give us a great balance of exposition and action. We meet our cast, learn where they fit in the bigger picture, and what their goal is in a tight 22 page book. They're aided by minimalist coloring by Luis NCT, keeping the hot side hot and the cold side cold like a comic McDLT. This is an engaging debut for Vertigo's new title.