John Ridley Debuts in Sci-Fi Thriller ‘The Ministry of Compliance’

John Ridley is making his contribution to the alien invasion genre with Ministry of Compliancean upcoming sci-fi thriller from comic book publisher IDW.

Ridley, an Eisner candidate for The other story of DC Universe and an Academy Award nominee for screenplay 12 years a slave, collaborates with the artist Stefano Raffaele on the book. The duo are also behind DC’s GCPD: The blue wallAND The Hollywood Reporter has a first look at the series.

The Ministry of Compliance takes place thirty-seven years after Earth has been secretly invaded by an alien force called Devolution, which has been shaping humanity in preparation for our assimilation into its empire. The thirteen ministries of Devolution are responsible for manipulating different aspects of human life, with the Ministry of Compliance being the most feared. Led by Avigail Senna, the Ministry of Compliance ensures all ministries stay on track and focus on the wider mission. As Earth teeters on the brink of assimilation, things start to go very wrong and Avigail is faced with a conspiracy head-on.

“I’ve been really lucky to have had many ‘phases’ in my career since I started writing Martin show until 12 years and all that came of it. But there will always be a part of me that is the guy who fell in love with storytelling through comics. And to be real this is the craft that brings me the most joy,” Ridley said in a statement.

The creative team also includes colorist Brad Anderson and writer Ariana Maher. Main covers are by Raffaele & Anderson, with variant covers by Ryan Sook, with more to be announced.

For Ridley, the aliens at the heart of the series have a lot to say about humanity, and he has a special place for his three leads.

“The trio of Avigail, Quinn and Kingsley are hands down my three favorite characters in over thirty years of creation. And, yes, there is a lot of literal and figurative backstabbing and rolling heads in the series as the three silently lead the charge to conquer all of Earth, which is quite the task… The Ministry of ComplianceHowever, it’s really about these three trying to figure out who they are and what they mean to each other which is the basis of human nature,” Ridley said. “Sometimes it takes ‘aliens’ to show us something about us. themselves.”

The Ministry of Compliance Issue 1 hits stores on November 15th. Read on for a preview.