The moon base, 2017. An ancient sarcophagus split open to release a terrifying alien creature! In the aftermath of the cataclysmic event, all communications have been cut off from Earth.Back on Earth, Scientist Adesh Khan, along with his ex-wife Tara, teamed up with ancient warrior Helius to fight against the terrible events engulfing the entire human race! Helius told them the full story of the aliens, and gave them instructions to build the only weapon capable of stopping them. They are all on their way to convey the information to the President of the United States.Meanwhile, the scope of Jen's true involvement is starting to be unveiled, as she controls an alien captured in the Everglades via the stone plucked from Helius' heart! The next phase of the battle has begun, as Jen uses the stone to create a beacon from the alien, immobilizing every alien on the planet and beyond... including Helius.

Originally published in French as: World War X Tome 1: Helius Copyright Snejbjerg/Frissen/Editions du Lombard (Dargaud-Lombard S.A), 2013