OLYMPUS SAGA MEGALITH #0 (OF 3)

New York Times best-selling writer Matt Kindt (BRZRKR) joins forces with powerhouse artists Ramon Villalobos (X-MEN: E IS FOR EXTINCTION) and Jonathan Marks Barravecchia (BEAR PIRATE VIKING QUEEN) to unleash three earth-shattering origins to the blockbuster OLYMPUS SAGA. Brace yourself for a wild thrill-ride as Special Operative Hawk takes on his deadliest mission yet – recon in AREA 23. Deep in the Amazon jungle, zoned off from human contact, it is perhaps the strangest and most dangerous place on the planet. The US military wants control of the zone and is throwing men at the problem, despite only half of them ever coming out again… Join Smyth, the United States government’s top clandestine scientist, as she engages in a desperate fight to save Baltimore before it’s wiped off the map in this high-stakes thriller packed with political intrigue, deceit and deception. Finally, travel to a hostile alien world in UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE. Witness a savage fight for survival. Learn the truth behind the fearsome foe at the heart of the OLYMPUS SAGA, and uncover the secret behind his next target -- EARTH.

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