India, Nov. 27 -- In the first volume, set in the autumn of 1987, Vecna's apocalyptic onslaught rocks Hawkins with a military quarantine. A last-ditch, solitary mission unites Eleven and her companions: to track down and eliminate the mysterious villain who has vanished. In their dangerous "crawls" into the Upside Down, Eleven and Hopper find themselves separated from the rest of the group. They end up infiltrating a huge military lab in the alternate dimension, where they encounter a more complicated threat headed by Dr Kay. The return of Kali (008) is even more shocking. Meanwhile, in Hawkins, the battle heats up as Vecna targets children, including Holly, Mike's younger sister. The party is forced to set a trap, which goes horribly wro...