Sonic the Hedgehog #88

Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog #88 hits with a title that promises tension — "Negative Relations" blazes across the cover as a white, blue-accented cat-like figure bursts through a glowing energy field, surrounded by imposing mechanical machinery, while a roboticized animal lurks menacingly in the lower corner. Cover art by Pat Spaziante and Harvey Mercadoocasio gives the whole scene a kinetic, otherworldly charge that pulls you straight in. With Ken Penders writing and Steven Butler on interior art, this November 2000 installment of "Family Matters, Chapter One" looks set to explore some complicated and electrifying relationships.