This can be seen as both an advantage and a hindrance to people who just want a fun tale like what Moon Knight was. A heavy sense of world-building is occurring in these pages, laying the groundwork for what is later to come in this series. This series already feels much more dense than Moon Knight ever did. One of the positive things about that series was that each issue served as its own individual tale, being able to be picked up and enjoyed without needing to know what came before it. This is arguably the biggest point to make when talking about this new book from these creators it is structurally completely different from their earlier work on Moon Knight. It’s clear something bad has happened to England (and conceivably, the entire planet), but no mention of these events takes place in this first issue. Along the way, the reader is shown a brief flashback to her past and also meet some of Kilbride’s old associates, including fellow scientists Robin Morel and Brigid Roth. She is brought out of the hospital to investigate a new “actionable” for her old (or perhaps current) employers, a company by the name of FPI. The book’s main focus is on Professor Maria Kilbride, a strange figure who is locked away in a run-down mental hospital, but who appears to be the only patient there. The plot of the book is still vague and uncertain after this first issue, but a few things immediately jump out that gives this book a unique feel and a strong start. Their new book, Injection, sees the creative team take a complete one-eighty turn from their previous work together at Marvel.

Injection #1, by Ellis and Shalvey, hit stands this past Wednesday.

Injection, Vol. 1 by Warren Ellis