When Zoe a brilliant young scientist who specializes in identifying extinct viruses is offered a job at a remote research facility in Antarctica she soon discovers her employer has unearthed a perfectly preserved Neanderthal That is only one of the many dark secrets lurking at the facility as Zoe races against time to stop a global pandemic In the vein of Andromeda Strain Altered States and Jurassic Park Retrovirus seamlessly blends human drama action science fiction and horror into a 64-page graphic novel written by Jimmy Palmiotti & Justin Gray (Queen Crab Jonah Hex Creator-Owned Heroes) and illustrated by Norberto Fernandez (The Tattered Man)