Volume 2 - 1st printing. Collects Strain (2011 Dark Horse) #7-12. Written by David Lapham. Art by Mike Huddleston. Cover Art by Dan Jackson and Mike Huddleston. 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?! Softcover, 144 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.