Top Cow’s Genius was one of the most compelling comics of 2014, a weekly miniseries that debuted at a time when it was especially relevant to current events. Marc Bernardin, Adam Freeman, and Afua Richardson’s story of “the greatest military mind of our generation” uniting the gangs of Los Angeles to take on the LAPD had even greater impact in the midst of the protests in Ferguson, Missouri, after the shooting of Michael Brown by a police officer. (You can read more about the original Genius in this Big Issues piece.) The political climate has only gotten more heated since then, and 17-year-old Destiny Ajaye is back in Genius: Cartel, a five-issue miniseries that takes her off the streets and puts her in the employ of the government she resents. Bernardin and Freeman are back writing the script, joined by the new art team of Rosi Kampe and colorist Brad Simpson, who deliver visuals that are slightly more traditional, but also clearer than Richardson’s work. That chaotic element worked for the first series, but as Destiny is forced into a more rigidly structured environment, the artwork shifts to reflect this change.