DEPT H (2016)

"From New York Times best-selling MIND MGMT creator Matt Kindt comes an exciting new undersea sci-fi mystery. Mia is a special investigator hired to uncover possible sabotage taking place at a deep-sea research station. What she finds is a mind-blowing crime scene filled with suspects with terrible secrets, strange deep-sea creatures, and an impending flood! "

"Matt Kindt's survival sci-fi series continues! Mia's investigation into the sabotage of an underwater station becomes complicated by the disappearance of a loved one, the loss of communications with the world above, and a confrontation with a giant squid and other strange creatures of the deep. 'Like a cross between sci-fi Jack London, The Abyss and the criss-cross espionage of Kindt's previous material, there is no element of this new project we're not ecstatically awaiting.'-Paste Magazine"

"Matt Kindt's survival sci-fi series continues! After being stranded on the ocean floor, Mia is brought back to headquarters and leads a rescue party to bring back her missing brother. As the investigations into his disappearance and the station's destroyed antenna continue, a terrible virus emerges and wreaks havoc on the crew. "

"With time running out, Mia launches a final, desperate attempt to rescue her brother. But the mission is endangered as soon as it begins when the crew encounters the dangers of the ocean floor: earthquakes, lava, and the creatures that lurk in the deep."

"Under six miles of water, the pressure is rising. On her mission to rescue her brother, Mia encounters some of the ocean's most dangerous creatures. It seems that the more clues she uncovers about her father's murder, the more complicated the case becomes. o Featuring content exclusive to the single issues!"

"Time is running out. At the bottom of the ocean, the Dept. H base is flooding. Tensions are rising within the isolated crew. Trapped with her father's murderer, will Mia be able to survive long enough to solve the mystery?"

"As the water rises inside their base, tensions rise among the Dept. H crew. They desperately try to stop the flooding of the headquarters, but a sacrifice hardly buys them any more time. They've got twelve hours to stem the tide . . . "

"Trapped in a flooding undersea base, Mia and the crew stumble upon a scientific discovery as their time is running out. They begin to fight among themselves about what to do with this valuable information, until one Dept. H crew member decides to take matters into his own hands. 'This comic does a great job of mixing hard science fiction with mystery and survival fiction, and it keeps you on your toes.'-The Fandom Post"

"Mia is trapped at the bottom of the ocean with her father's murderer-and they must work together to repair the flooding Dept. H base. Aaron's desperate attempt to reach the surface is their last chance at rescue, but six miles of water and the mysterious creatures that live deep in the ocean are just as dangerous as the rising water and the unknown killer inside the base. o Featuring content exclusive to the single issues! 'Matt's talent is just unbelievable here. All of the mannerisms he puts into each character [tell] a larger story than the words could ever [tell alone].'-Comic Crusaders"

"Cut off from the rest of their team, Mia and Roger are trapped in a flooding ocean research base while the water rises. As their time and air supply run out, Roger tells Mia secrets about her parents' past . . . secrets that could help Mia uncover the identity of her father's murderer. "

"Mia knew there was a traitor in the Dept. H base when she descended to the bottom of the ocean to solve her father's murder. As the coincidences and accidents pile up, she can't deny that traitor is sabotaging her investigation. Now Mia's only chance at saving her own life, and the lives of her friends, is to solve the murder and figure out who among them is willing to die to keep their crime a secret. "

"There's a traitor loose in the Dept. H base, sabotaging the underwater research station, endangering the lives of the crew and their valuable research. With both paranoia and water rising, the crew is at each other's throats. Will a world-changing discovery and news from the surface bring them together or tear them apart?"

"The love of Mia's life, Alain, is desperately trying to maintain contact with her and the rest of the surviving crew trapped in the Dept. H base. With six miles of ocean between him and the woman he loves, will he be able to help her fight bloodthirsty sea creatures, including psychic jellyfish?"

"Unable to return to the surface, the surviving crew of Dept. H must make some difficult choices, with air and livable space at a premium. Will they have to sacrifice one of their own in order for the rest to survive? Meanwhile, we begin to see the larger role that Verve has played in the fate of our crew. o Featuring content exclusive to the single issues! 'Kindt breaks all pre-conceived notions of what comic books are.'-IGN"

"Mia searches the memories of her past for a possible solution to her present-day predicament. Does the answer to the question of who killed her father rest in her own history? 'Dept. H is a rich, unique book with a fascinating art style and a rich world.' -The Fandom Post"

"Looking into Hari Hardy's past, it's clear that Mia's father's long history has made him the author of his own destruction, and perhaps Mia's as well. Meanwhile, some of the Dept. H crew appear to be going insane, for they feel compelled to aid a sea turtle older than time . . . and it demands to be worshiped?"

"While our ragtag team of survivors struggles six miles below the ocean, the world has its own unique set of problems. The surface has its own secrets . . . and those secrets are threatening to doom our deep-sea team. 'The story is thrillingly entertaining, [fast-paced] and, at times, surprisingly emotional.'-Bounding Into Comics"

"The mystery of who killed Mia's father might have just become moot as the team faces a death sentence from an unlikely source. The very people they are fighting to save may end up sentencing them to death."

"Dept. H and its deep-sea base are beyond saving. What's left of the Dept. H crew is headed to the surface . . . will they make it? And if they do, what will be waiting for them when they get there? All is not as it seems."

"When Q confesses to Mia the heavy burden he has been carrying for years, she finds out that he has even more secrets than he has tattoos. Hari Hardy's head of security has a complicated past that may contain a vital key to Mia's future."

"The final will and testament of Roger, Hari's oldest friend. Roger is willing to die, but will his secret knowledge die with him?"

"Mia's final memory of her father and his work might be the key to solving his murder and saving the Dept. H base. A heartbreaking tale of love, guilt, and regret. 'Dept. H is a rich, unique book with a fascinating art style and a rich world.'-The Fandom Post"

"Mia is on her own in a final mad dash to save her life, solve her father's murder . . . and either rescue or doom everyone she cares for."

"As Mia heads to the surface, she has a vision and realizes that the answer to Hari's murder isn't as clear-cut as it first seemed . . . a mystery as complex as the man she called Father. The final issue!"