Some characters disappear for years and return feeling completely out of place. That isn’t the case with Concrete: Stars Over Sand #1. Reading this issue feels like catching up with an old friend who hasn’t changed in all the ways that matter.

D-Riders #1 introduces Anaya, a woman whose life is already full of responsibilities before fate takes a sharp turn. Between caring for her parents and dealing with a job she clearly doesn’t love, she’s carrying a lot on her shoulders. Then Eris, the Goddess of Chaos, enters the picture and everything changes.

Some post-apocalyptic comics throw readers directly into chaos and spend the rest of the issue explaining how the world collapsed. The Hab #1 takes a different approach. It gives you just enough information to understand the situation while intentionally leaving massive questions hanging over everything