Warm Fusion #1 Cvr A Ponticelli & Loughridge (Mr)

(W) Scott Hoffman (A) Alberto Ponticelli (CA) Alberto Ponticelli, Lee Loughridge. Writer Scott Hoffman (Nostalgia* Wag) of Scissor Sisters fame teams up with artist Alberto Ponticelli (Frankenstein: Agent of S.H.A.D.E.* Goodnight Paradise* Orc Island) for a sci-fi/horror mystery that pushes the limits of the grotesque. New York City* over two decades into the future* has been devastated by crime* ongoing storms* radiation from a terrorist incident in Times Square and the genetic mutations caused by a life-saving "cure." After a series of murders rip through the city's brothels* an escort named Vin Young* who cosplays as Snow White- and is one of the generation of deformed victims - decides to help find the killer* or killers* responsible* reluctantly joining forces with Jarrod Hannover* the lone cop assigned to the case. The two are led to a biotech megacorp launching a cellular metal called Warm Fusion - a pioneering technology meant to replace prosthetics limbs - and soon confront the sociopathic scientist Nicholas Fleischer* his monstrous alter-ego Mr. Barnaby* and the hideous monster that he's been secretly creating. WARM FUSION is a dark* sci-fi thriller* mixing the body horror of David Cronenberg with the bleak urban future of Blade Runner. For fans of VIDEODROME* THE THING* and ROBOCOP.