CLEAN ROOM (2015)

"It's the start of the first Vertigo series from fan-favorite writer Gail Simone, with 2000AD artist Jon Davis-Hunt! Astrid Mueller is the enigmatic and compelling guru of a giant self-help organization-a devastatingly powerful figure in the industry between psychology and religion. Journalist Chloe Pierce's fiancé decided to pick up Astrid's book, and within three months he was dead. Something in Astrid Mueller's book made Philip blow his brains out all over Chloe's new kitchen. Now Chloe is on a mission to find out who Astrid Mueller really is. What is this Clean Room she's been hearing about where your deepest fear and worst moments are revealed? Chloe intends to immerse herself in the Clean Room and wreak havoc on Astrid's empire. "

"It's a battle of wills as Chloe faces off with self-help guru Astrid in the infamous Clean Room-and what Chloe witnesses there reinforces her desire to bring Astrid and her empire down. But what Chloe doesn't know is that the atrocities that happen in the Clean Room don't necessarily stay there."

"Self-help guru Astrid Mueller faces some unexpected personal consequences in her latest trip into the Clean Room, where dirty secrets and demons come to life. Meanwhile, intrepid journalist Chloe encounters an unexpected, otherworldly visitor, and assassin Killian gets a good rubdown in 'Good Things and Celebrity Deaths.'"

"Astrid finds herself in the unique position of interrogating someone scratch that someTHING truly unexpected in the Clean Room, and she may not leave there alive. Meanwhile, Chloe storms off to find another way to take down Astrid and her corporation, only to find her life spiraling farther down the drain not to mention, something from the Clean Room may have slithered out to follow her home."

"Astrid Mueller is scared for the first time as she struggles to tame a Clean Room gone wildly out of control. Meanwhile, her cult followers take the recruitment process to a whole new level. And Chloe faces demons more horrible than even her own hallucinations."

"Chloe discovers the brutal truth behind her fiancé's suicide and faces a visit from someone called the Surgeon who intends on using his scalpel for different reasons. And Astrid proves herself to be both friend and foe in this chilling end to the first arc."

"In this spectacularly disturbing standalone issue, we delve into the depths of Astrid's terrifying personal history, and why demons have haunted her since birth. With guest artist Eric Canete (Iron Man, Love Run Kill). "

"Shocking news comes from on high concerning the seemingly indestructible Astrid Mueller and Chloe meets with Detective Avil Demakos as they dig deeper into the deadly mysteries of the Clean Room. The second arc of this hit series starts with a bang. "

"To be revealed after WonderCon."

"The terror multiplies as Astrid and Chloe face an unfathomable betrayal, and the ultimate force of unknowable darkness steps from our nightmares into public awareness! "

"The Entities threaten their final revenge on our world and it's vastly more horrible than even Astrid thought, while Evangelical forces stake a claim on Astrid's organization, and only Chloe has the knowledge to stop them. Our second mind-bending arc rockets to a grisly conclusion for all mankind, including you and everyone you know!"

"Life as we know it drastically changes as Astrid fights not only for control of her organization but for the fate of humanity. Meanwhile, Chloe faces an internal struggle of morality: Does saving the world mean turning her back on her personal mission for truth and revenge? Find out in the cosmos-shattering conclusion of 'Hell Above and Heaven Below'!"

"In the aftermath of 'Hell Above, Heaven Below,' we go back to the beginning to learn how Astrid was first affected after her hospitalization through the eyes of one who cannot see what she sees: her would-be assassin and brother, Peter Mueller."

"After an act of apparent sabotage, Killian and Chloe find themselves trapped inside the memories of a vicious serial killer, where the entire world is a victim. Meanwhile, is Astrid's seemingly innocent niece the final omen before the end of all humanity?"

"A young woman devastated by the violent loss of her husband finds comfort in Astrid Mueller's teachings, only to face the woman herself in the most nightmarish reaches of the Clean Room!"

"A new power player in Washington comes to the Mueller organization for guidance, but journalist Chloe suspects the man holds a secret so grotesque that even Astrid won't touch him. Politics, passion and pain collide in 'The Fetish.'"

"The barrier between the known world and what lurks beneath crumbles as the Entities' true malevolence is unleashed on the world, and the moment Astrid Mueller has been preparing for comes with a wave of fire from above. The death that reaches for you may be coming from the mirror!"

"Season One of CLEAN ROOM finishes with a literal big bang as the walls of reality come crashing down! Everything Astrid Mueller has tried to build is on fire, and she is nowhere to be seen, as the true monsters are revealed at last. A mind-bending climax to this acclaimed series' first epic tale! MATURE READERS • Final issue"