HAB #4 (OF 6)

Eisner-nominated writer Joshua Dysart (UNKNOWN SOLDIER) and Eisner Award-winning artists David Lapham (STRAY BULLETS) and Bill Sienkiewicz (NEW MUTANTS) go for the jugular in the penultimate chapter of their groundbreaking horror tour-de-force. A fungal infestation has taken control of The Hab–and the minds trapped inside. It brings with it a message: Peel back your flesh, strip by strip. Unburden yourself from what’s inside. Make room. It’s time to become something new. But first…YOU MUST DIE! After a last-ditch hunt for a cure deep within the cavernous underbelly of The Hab goes horribly wrong, Dr. Farooqi, Mel, Mina, Tomas, and Tuttle are the last inhabitants of their damned refuge left alive. But they’re not alone. The dead walk again—rotting, reanimated, and consumed by the spreading infection that’s taken hold of The Hab. Mina knows their only hope is to seal off the ancient cave spewing spores into the station. But Tomas and Tuttle have a different plan…burn it all down.

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