Welcome to the chilling laboratory of terror called the Popular Last Week. These macabre tales explore the dark intersections of scientific inquiry and human curiosity, weaving narratives that navigate the unknown and the forbidden. From sinister experiments gone awry to terrifying discoveries beyond the realm of comprehension, these title promise a hair-raising journey into scientific madness.
Year Zero, 348 pages - Published by AWA Studios, (cc/ @ChrisF-AWA)
Ben Percy (Wolverine), Ramon Rosanas (Star Wars: Age of Resistance) & Juan José Ryp (Britannia) present epic tales that offers a global look at the Zombie Apocalypse in Year Zero Volumes One & Volume Two. Each series features survivors of a horrific global epidemic who must draw upon their unique skills and deepest instincts to navigate a world of shambling dead.
Story and Art by Benjamin Percy, Frank Martin, Juan Jose Ryp, Lee Loughridge, Ramon Rosanas
Undead Messiah, 634 pages - Published by TOKYOPOP, (cc/ @GCpartnerships)
A pregnant woman is pursued by a supernatural creature. On the internet, videos of a bandaged hero surface. 15-year-old Tim Muley makes a terrible discovery in his neighbor's garden. Three seemingly unrelated events, all of which seem to point to an imminent zombie apocalypse! But this time the story's not about the end of mankind; it's about a new beginning...
Story and Art by Gin Zarbo
The Vessel of Terror, 126 pages - Published by Markosia Enterprises, (cc/ @Markosia)
Out in the Arctic Ocean, the research vessel Alesia manages to capture a mysterious Magnapinna squid, an animal never before captured by mankind. The researchers, led by Maria, decide to take the specimen back to port in Bergen, Norway. However, what they bring home isn’t just a scientific wonder but also a thing more horrific than Pandora’s Box.
Story and Art by Dave Acosta and Magnus Aspli
Blood Stain, 393 pages - Published by Top Cow, (cc/ @vincelongo)
Mad science at its finest. Chemistry major, Elliot Torres has been unable to keep a steady job and eventually accepts a job by a rumored mad scientist Dr. Vlad Stein. Humorous hijinks ensue as their collaboration becomes epic.
Story and Art by Linda Sejic
Thousand Faces, 282 pages - Published by Humanoids, (cc/ @BrunoHumanoids)
A sweeping historical epic where science and the supernatural blend in a fusion of horror and redemption. PUBLICATION IN 5 VOLUMES - COMPLETED WORK. "Take nothing with you, but two mules, a rifle, and ten bullets." Those words echo in ex-surgeon Frank Quinn's head as he flees across mid-19th century America to escape the demon known as Thousand Faces, an evi…
Story and Art by Marc Malès, Mario Janni, Philippe Thirault
Silently, 237 pages - Published by Hugi, (cc/ @Hugi)
Two woman struggle to survive in a strange monster filled world.
Story and Art by Hugi
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