Superior Spider-Man #1 - Dan Slott shook up the spider-verse with the original run of Superior Spider-Man. Now he’s returning to the fan favorite title and bringing his newest creation, Spider-Boy, along for the ride. We begin with some street-level crime fighting, providing a much needed glimpse of the evolving relationship between Peter Parker and his new/old sidekick. They seem to be finding common ground as they reckon with the aftershock from The End of the Spider-verse. Another seismic event in spidey history intrudes on the present in the form of Supernova. This new villain was unleashed in the Superior Spider-Man Returns one-shot, a creation and prisoner of Doc Ock during the time he controlled Peter's body, who wants revenge on the one she thinks is responsible. The Doc watches the fireworks as the two collide in the A story of the issue. We’re then treated to a side story set during the original Superior series in Spider-Boys timeline. A fight with Mister Negative causes the young side-kick to suspect that something has changed his mentor for the worse. This series has to clear the high bar set by the acclaimed first run, and this feels like a worthy start.

  

The Ministry of Compliance #1 - This extra large debut issue was spectacular! From legendary writer John Ridley and sensational artist Stefano Raffaele, is a brand new epic sci-fi series titled “The Ministry of Compliance”. The story is about an alien task force who has infiltrated Earth and is attempting to assimilate the planet into their order known as The Devotion. Unfortunately for the leader of The Ministry and our cutthroat main character Avigail Senna, just as the mission is scheduled to be completed a shocking twist forces their plans to be postponed and forces her to partner up with a character she previously swore off. There is so much heat packed into this one issue but the writing is coherent and never feels overwhelming. Even when I noticed I had a string of questions, the way the story is presented it’s very easy to put certain pieces together if you keep a close eye on the dialogue, body language, and particular actions of the many characters. It does a wonderful job at using every single moment to tell a deeper story that connects to the grander scheme, and you’ll realize just how sucked into the world you are midway through the book. I highly recommend this book and can almost guarantee you’ll want to add it to your pull list, so come grab a copy right now!