INFESTATION: OUTBREAK #1. JUNE 2011. FIRST PRINTING. © 2010 Idea and Design Works, LLC. IDW Publishing, a division of Idea and Design Works, LLC. Editorial offices: 5080 Santa Fe Street, San Diego CA 92109.Any similarities to persons living or dead are purely coincidental. With the exception of artwork used for review purposes, none of the contents of this publication may be reprinted without the permission of Idea and DesignWorks, LLC. Printed in Korea. IDW Publishing does not read or accept unsolicited submissions of ideas, stories, or artwork.

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GROOM LAKE created by Chris Ryall and Ben Templesmith • CVO created by Alex Garner

Previously, in INFESTATION...

A dimensional portal broke, leadingto a devastating invasion from aworld filled with zombies. Cross,Britt, and Bools, who comprise theclandestine fighting force CVO(Covert Vampiric Operations) weresent to contain the threat. Theresults were not pretty. Britt wastaken over by the zombie hive-consciousness the UNDERMIND,gaining powerful magical abilities inthe process. Only by drastic andreckless action that resulted inunsettling the laws of magic wasCross able to save Britt.

The zombie Infestation was defeatedbut CVO is left shaken and rattled.Cross has new and uncertainpowers. Britt, who almost destroyedthe universe, is not trusted. Bools isstill an asshole.

A new day for CVO begins...

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Cover AArt by David Messina

Cover BArt by Davide Furnó

Incentive CoverBen Templesmith

Written by Chris Ryall and Tom Waltz • Art by David MessinaArt Assist by Claudia Balboni• Colors by ScarletGothicaInks by Gaetano Carlucci• Letters by Shawn Lee and Chris MowryEdits by Bobby Curnow

CROSS - CVO FieldCommander. Now imbuedwith the power of all knownARTILLICA (magicallyenhanced technology).

OVERMARS - Director ofCVO. Struggling tostrengthen and maintainCVO as an effectiveoperation.

BRITT - CVO soldier.Recuperating from theinfluence of theUndermind. Currentpowers unknown.

BENNY - Former nerd,present-day zombie withfree will intact. Expert onArtillica. Lost his armduring INFESTATION.

BOOLS - CVO soldier.Does not work well withothers.

NIKODEMUS - Hard torile CVO Demon Consultant.

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