The Earth is doomed. Science perfected cold fusion. In doing so they found it to be imperfect, and left the planet an icy wasteland. Most have died. Those who haven't have moved to the cities, huddled masses paying for heat by the penny, waiting for their credits to run out. Then, they face 'Frostbite', a disease that crystallizes you from the inside out. Once you're too cold, you're infected. Once you're infected, there is no cure. Carriers can spread it, decreasing everyone's chance of surviving. Hope is lost.


Intrigued yet? You should be. Post apocalyptic world building is something so many people want to do that we mostly see the failures. Here, Joshua Williamson and Jason Shawn Alexander give us a great balance of exposition and action. We meet our cast, learn where they fit in the bigger picture, and what their goal is in a tight 22 page book. They're aided by minimalist coloring by Luis NCT, keeping the hot side hot and the cold side cold like a comic McDLT. This is an engaging debut for Vertigo's new title.