The Strain #1
Story by Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan
Script by David Lapham
Art by Mike Huddleston
Colors by Dan Jackson
Letters by Clem Robins
Covers by Mike Huddleston, Steve Morris
Dark Horse Comics
Release Date: December 14, 2011
Cover Price: $1.00

Amazing story, wicked plot, gorgeous art. There, that is my review of The Strain #1… no, seriously. It is that good. Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan wrote an excellent book and David Lapham did a very worthy adaptation for comic form. Add to that mix some great art from Mike Huddleston and you have the making of a stellar comic. No matter what your bag, this has something for you. This is a vampire tale that defies what you may have read in other comics or books. This takes a very modern view of the supernatural.

The Night Eternal, which is Book Three of the Strain Trilogy by Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan, was released today and we here at Geeks of Doom have a hardcover copy of the book to give away to one lucky reader!

One (1) winner will receive:

• One (1) hardcover copy of The Night Eternal: Book Three of the Strain Trilogy

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The Fall, which is Book Two of the Strain Trilogy by Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan, was released last month and we here at Geeks of Doom have a hardcover copy of the book to give away to one lucky reader!

One (1) winner will receive:

• One (1) hardcover copy of The Fall: Book Two of the Strain Trilogy

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Last summer saw the release of Guillermo del Toro‘s horror novel The Strain, which the Hellboy director co-wrote with Chuck Hogan. On June 29, 2010, The Strain arrives in paperback, so in conjunction with this event, we here at Geeks of Doom have ten (10) copies to give away to some lucky readers!

Ten (10) winners will each receive:

• One (1) paperback copy of The Strain

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The Strain
Book One of The Strain Trilogy
By Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan
William Morrow
Release date: June 2, 2009

Every so often, the world of fantasy literature will be rocked with a series of books that will forever change the way people read. Lord of the Rings did it. Harry Potter did it. Twilight (unfortunately) did it. Since all of those series are over now, many readers have been looking for a new book to devote their lives to.

Cue famed director Guillermo del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth, the Hellboy films) and Chuck Hogan‘s first effort together, The Strain. This 400-page tome begins what is to be a trilogy, with The Strain being followed by The Fall (in 2010) and The Night Eternal (in 2011).

In the opening of the novel, a Boeing 777 (one of the biggest passenger planes in the world) lands at JFK airport in New York City and shuts down completely not five minutes after landing. No radio transmissions are received from the crew. No calls are received from the passengers. No movement is detected inside. The police decide to open the doors of the plane, and find everyone on board dead. Of course, a post-9/11 media circus ensues, and Dr. Ephraim Goodweather of the CDC (Center for Disease Control) is called on to investigate what is assumed to be a viral attack of some sort.