Invasive - by Cullen Bunn (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

A 2023 National Cartoonists Society Reuben Awards Comics Finalist

"Highly recommended." --Library Journal, Starred Review

"Brilliant . . . It'll make you think twice before putting your body on an operating table, no matter how much you trust your doctor." --Comics Beat

Beyond excess, beyond ethics, beyond science. . . . Enter a terrifying new experiment in pain from Eisner Award nominee Cullen Bunn (The Sixth Gun, Basilisk), 2023 Reuben Award Finalist illustrator Jesús Hervás (The Empty Man, ) and Federico Sabbatini (Moon Knight)!

Dr. Carrie Reynolds was a veteran trauma surgeon with a godlike mastery of muscle and bone. But outside the operating room, her rigidly ordered life spiraled into chaos when her daughter, Heather-a recovering plastic surgery addict-suddenly disappeared, only to mysteriously reemerge in a catatonic state, her vocal cords removed . . . the latest in a series of victims scarred by a battery of brazenly cruel medical procedures that have baffled police and left an alarming number of once-ordinary citizens maimed, mutilated, or dead on arrival.

Deep beneath the streets of Carrie's city, a new kind of underground hospital has just opened its doors . . . and, once inside, there are no rules, no oaths, and no taboos too deep to not to be broken. Together, a new class of surgeon has sworn to pierce the final threshold of accepted medical orthodoxy one incision at a time. The scalpel is their tool. The alleys are their operating theater. Murder is their medicine. And only Carrie can stop what they're planning next . . .

Collecting Invasive #1-4.

Review Quotes

"Highly recommended for any fans of Bunn's previous works. Fans of violent storylines, including Killadelphia by Rodney Barnes and The Boys by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, will find the artwork enthralling."-- "Library Journal, Starred Review"

"Invasive is some of Bunn's best work in an opening series that is sure to thrill horror fans . . . Invasive has the perfect blend of body horror, mystery, suspense, and tension. It'll raise the hair on your skin and ask questions through the end. An effective thriller that will have readers coming back."-- "Lotusland"

"Invasive promises to be one of the most unsettling horror comics in recent memory"

-- "IGN"

"A disturbing descent into palpable terror and deadly obsessions . . . One of his most unsettling stories yet."-- "Daily Dead"

"As physically effective as it is a psychologically assaulting, Invasive is a truly gripping entry in the singular kind of horror that Bunn has been mastering and building toward for years. You've been warned."

-- "AIPT"

"Brilliant . . . It'll make you think twice before putting your body on an operating table, no matter how much you trust your doctor."-- "Comics Beat"

"Deliciously dark."

-- "Newsarama"

"Terrifying."-- "Dynamic Forces"

"The comic book medium's maestro of horror Cullen Bunn returns with another chilling tale." -- "Screenrant"

"When it comes to horror comics, writer Cullen Bunn has carved out a bloody and fascinating niche for himself. Now, he promises to cut to the bone in new and imaginatively cruel ways with his new series, Invasive."

-- "CBR"

About the Author

Cullen Bunn is the writer of comic books such The Sixth Gun, Shadow Roads, The Damned, and Helheim for Oni Press. He has also written titles including Harrow County (Dark Horse), Uncanny X-Men, and Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe (Marvel). Cullen claims to have worked as an alien autopsy specialist, rodeo clown, pro wrestling manager, and sasquatch wrangler. He has fought for his life against mountain lions and performed on stage as the world's youngest hypnotist. Buy him a drink sometime and he'll tell you all about it.

Jesús Hervás is a Spanish comic book artist known for his work on The Empty Man, also with Cullen Bunn (BOOM Studios), Cyperpunk 2077 (Dark Horse), and Marvel Unleashed (Marvel).

Federico Sabbatini is an Italian artist known for his work on Star Wars: Doctor Aphra, Moon Knight (Marvel), and Spawn (Image).