PERSONAL and CONFIDENTIAL

LEVEL III CLEARANCE REQUIRED

- CDC confirmation pending.

- Melting Arctic ice possible

origin point for release of

the I1V1 virus.

- Virus triggering dormant genes

from junk DNA, genes that

once created vampires.

- Infection rates currently low

but reports from major

populations worldwide continue

to come in.

- Without methods of containment,

looking at a global pandemic of

epic proportions.

- Characteristics of transformation

vary and appear regionally based.

Common theme appears to be

unnatural and unstoppable hunger….

V-WARS SITUATION UPDATE:

-Sniper’s bullet has killed

the pro-peace Speaker of the House.

-Vampire terrorist cell has taken credit.

-War erupting hotter and bloodier than ever...

“Blood and Beats”

written by: JONATHAN MABERRY - art by: ALAN ROBINSON

colored by: JAY FOTOS - lettered by: ROBBIE ROBBINS - edited

by: DAVID HEDGECOCK

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When melting Arctic ice releases a virus, it

triggers dormant

genes from junk DNA. The genes that once cre

ated vampires. Now,

all over the world, people are beginning to

transform. To develop

unnatural and unstoppable hungers. Are they

still human? Or is

there now a brand-new link in the food chain

?

V-WARS PROSE NOVEL VOLUME 1

They are already here.

They hide among us.

They hunt us.

They feed on us.

They ARE us.

As chronicled

and reported by

Jonathan Maberry

With field reporting

and recording by

Nancy Holder

John Everson

Yvonne Navarro

Scott Nicholson

James A. Moore

Keith R.A. DeCandido

Gregory Frost

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