Viz has announced Resident Evil manga; Resident Evil The Marhawa Desire:

VIZ Media prepares to unleash the sinister RESIDENT EVIL: THE MARHAWA DESIRE on November 18th in stores everywhere! As a Halloween treat, fans can also pick up a FREE Halloween ComicFest sampler of this title at their favorite local comic shop on Saturday October 25th

This 5-volume series serves as a prequel to CAPCOM’s bestselling *Resident Evil 6* game, and unveils the sinister beginnings of the C-Virus outbreak! At the prestigious and elite Marhawa Academy in Singapore, a female student suffers a horrifying transformation! Called in to investigate, Professor Doug Wright and his nephew Ricky find themselves caught up in a deadly and growing tragedy! As things get rapidly out of hand, Chris Redfield and his team from the Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance arrive on the scene, while behind it all a mysterious figure looms!

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