DEAD TEENAGERS #3 (OF 5)

Razor-sharp writer Jude Ellison S. Doyle (Maw, Be Not Afraid) and Eisner Award–nominated artist Caitlin Yarsky (EC's Cruel Universe) are bringing their terrifying time loop full circle as the blood-spattered past of the Class of '97 meets the harsh realities of 2026 . . .  What do you do when you're stuck reliving your eleven-thousandth version of the same day with several of your high school besties? Max out your credit card and throw a rager at your celebrity friend's New York City penthouse apartment, of course! Brandy, J. T., and Claire are coping (badly) with the never-ending repetition of teenage murder, death, and rebirth that have led them to this crossroads . . . but they're about to discover that a familiar figure from their past might be the key to ending it all.

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