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