
<b>A comics anthology that puts a new, diverse spin on popular genres and pop culture icons.</b><br><br>THE HORIZON EXPERIMENT collects five one-shots by some of the most celebrated names in comics, literature, TV, and film, providing pilots for new series featuring a Chinese James Bond, a Muslim exorcist, a reverse <i>Indiana Jones</i>, East African werewolves living in Miami, and an <i>Evil Dead</i> for black nerds.<br> <br> Everyone’s challenge was the same: Create a protagonist from a marginalized background in a popular genre where if their background changed, so did the entire story.<br> <br> <b>THE HORIZON EXPERIMENT stories include:</b><br> <br> <b><i>The Manuchurian</i></b> <b>by Pornsak Pichetshote, Terry & Rachel Dodson</b>: a thriller featuring a Chinese super spy by inspired by James Bond.<br> <br> <i><b>The Sacred Damned</b></i> <b>by Sabir Pirzada:</b> a love letter to classic horror and follows a Muslim exorcist.<br> <br> <i><b>Moon Dogs</b></i> <b>by Tananarive Due:</b> a family of Black lycanthropes of East African descent find themselves caught in a war when the truth comes out that werewolves aren't just a myth.<br> <br> <b><i>Motherf#cking Monsters</i> by J. Holtham & Michael Lee Harris:</b> a nerdy Black kid from Brooklyn and his friends stumble upon demon-worshipping frat brothers trying to take over the world.<br> <br> <b><i>Finders/Keepers</i> by Vita Ayala:</b> a reverse Indiant Jones adventure that follows an archeology grad student who steals artifacts from museums to return them to their native cultures.
Page Count:
140
Publication Date:
2025-04-29
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