Art by Ben Templesmith
This is a good example of a series that started out very strong, but kind of petered out. I suppose that's to be expected though; it's a series that exists to set up a video game, and so has an end-goal in mind from the beginning.
The beginning was great though. Johnston gives us a claustrophobic space station that is divided over the discovery of a strange alien obelisk. It means a great deal to the Unificationists (Scientologists?) on the station, and this leads to all sorts of problems, as the cultists begin to experience strange visitations from the dead. From there, we have a good horror mystery story for a few issues, before the series finally degrades into a zombie-Aliens (more James Cameron than Ridley Scott) action movie.
That the series is so good is due to Johnston's skill at setting up a believable futuristic setting (everyone should be reading Wasteland). Templesmith is a master at designing a sinister atmosphere, and his choice to never directly portray the monster/zombie/alien things makes them much more creepy.
(Note: This is not the cover to #6, but I couldn't find it anywhere....)
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