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.Meanwhile, back on Earth, scientist Adesh Khan, along with his ex-wife Tara, teamed up with ancient warrior Helius to fight against the terrible events now engulfing the entire human race! All three now have a plan – but it's a risky one... and it requires permission from the President of the United States.Now with the scope of Jen's true involvement, and alien identity, now unveiled, will the humans be able to stop her from using the immobilized (and indeed, easily controlled) creatures to take over the world?

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