The Wake #2 by Scott Snyder

Following the discovery introduced earlier, the second issue follows a deep-sea research team as scientific curiosity collides with military containment: investigations into an uncanny, semi-intelligent ocean creature uncover traces of a much older, mysterious presence beneath the waves, tensions rise between those who want to study it and those who want to control it, and ominous clues suggest the sea's awakening could have far-reaching, destabilizing consequences for humanity.