When a fracking operation in rural Colorado unleashes a hoard of giant, killer bugs, the US military are ready to nuke the suckers out of the area —until they discover a group of research students are trapped in the epicentre. Now, it’s a race against time and mech-suits versus mega‑insects, as humanity’s elite forces battle it out to rescue the civilians before the region gets lit up like the fourth of July!

Story: Ferg Handley

Art: Dan Barnfield

Cover: Neil Roberts