


Books in series

#1
The Strain #1
2015
When a Boeing 777 lands at JFK International Airport and goes dark on the runway, the Centers for Disease Control, fearing a terrorist attack, call in Dr. Ephraim Goodweather and his team of expert biological-threat first responders. Only an elderly pawnbroker from Spanish Harlem suspects a darker purpose behind the eventan ancient threat intent on covering mankind in darkness. From director Guillermo del Toro and novelist Chuck Hogan (Prince of Thieves)! Adapted for comics by Eisner Award-winning writer David Lapham!

#5
The Strain #5
2015

#6
The Strain #6
2015
An inexplicable epidemic that's mutating people into bloodthirsty beasts forces Dr. Ephraim Goodweather to turn to an unlikely source for help. What secrets might be revealed in a pawnshop in Brooklyn? A plague is coming. Is it already too late to save Manhattan from this vampiric menace? Adapting the Strain Trilogy from director Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan! "This is cerebral horror with a dark, beastly side just waiting to pounce." -Comic Book Resources

#7
The Strain #7
2015
What might swarms of sewer rats and a New York City pest-control specialist tell Dr. Ephraim Goodweather about the growing vampire population? Evidence gathered from beneath the city may hold the key to defeating the plague now besetting Manhattan. \ Adapting the Strain Trilogy from director Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan! \ Continues a saga that puts a terrifying twist on the vampire genre. \* No one is safe from a terrifying new plague! "The subtle build of tension and terror still peppers every page." -IGN

#8
The Strain #8
2015
As an epidemic of vampirism engulfs Manhattan, Dr. Ephraim Goodweather tries to uncover the conspiracy aiding these monsters' ascent to dominance. Meanwhile, an attack in a police transport will force one man to become a vampire killer instead of a meal! Adapts the Strain Trilogy from director Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan! A terrifying twist on the vampire genre. No one is safe from a terrifying new plague! "The subtle build of tension and terror still peppers every page." -IGN

#11
The Strain 6
2013
La resa dei conti tra la squadra formata da Ephraim, Nora, Abraham e Vasiliy e l’esercito di vampiri che sta conquistando New York! A cosa dovrà rinunciare Eph, pur di vincere la sua battaglia contro il malvagio Sardu? La fine del primo capitolo della saga, ma anche l’inizio di un nuovo orrore per il genere umano!

#11
The Strain #11
2015
"\\The final chapter of \The Strain\!\\ Cornered and on the run in the dark home of a goth-rock superstar, the Master heads for the high ground as Dr. Ephraim Goodweather and his companions discover the ultimate vampire nest. Can Goodweather and his compatriots defeat this monstrous bloodsucker? \ Enter the Master's lair! \ Soon to be a TV series! \* From director Guillermo del Toro! ""The city has been overrun by these parasitic vampires, and nothing short of sunlight or fire seems to stop them. This book has movie written all over it!"" Comic Attack"

#1-11
The Strain, Book One
2014
When a Boeing 777 lands at JFK International Airport and goes dark on the runway, the Center for Disease Control, fearing a terrorist attack, calls in Dr. Ephraim Goodweather and his team of expert biological-threat first responders. Only an elderly pawnbroker from Spanish Harlem suspects a darker purpose behind the event—an ancient threat intent on covering mankind in darkness. In one week, Manhattan will be gone. In one month, the country. In two months—the world.
This horrifying first chapter introduces an outbreak of diabolical proportions that puts a terrifying twist on the vampire genre! Collects issues #1 through #11.

#1-6
The Strain, Volume 1
2012
When a Boeing 777 lands at JFK International Airport and goes dark on the runway, the Center for Disease Control, fearing a terrorist attack, calls in Dr. Ephraim Goodweather and his team of expert biological-threat first responders. Only an elderly pawnbroker from Spanish Harlem suspects a darker purpose behind the event—an ancient threat intent on covering mankind in darkness. In one week, Manhattan will be gone. In one month, the country. In two months—the world.
This horrifying first chapter introduces an outbreak of diabolical proportions that puts a terrifying twist on the vampire genre!
Collects issues #1 through #6.

#7-11
The Strain, Volume 2
2013
A vast conspiracy has made it nearly impossible for the CDC's Dr. Ephraim Goodweather to convince the world that there's a vampiric epidemic spreading across Manhattan. His only hope is to go head-to-head with the ancient evil responsible for the wave of bloodthirsty vamps set to drown the Big Apple... but can the strain be stopped?!
Adapted for comics by Eisner Award-winning writer David Lapham (Kull: The Hate Witch, Stray Bullets) and artist Mike Huddleston (Butcher Baker, The Coffin)!
Collects issues #7 through #11.
Authors
Chuck Hogan
Author · 18 books
Chuck Hogan is an American author. His story "Two Thousand Volts" appeared in The Best American Mystery Stories 2009. He is the co-author of The Strain Trilogy with Guillermo del Toro. His 2004 novel Prince of Thieves was adapted to film as the Ben Affleck directed The Town in 2010.