π TANANARIVE DUE AND KELSEY RAMSAY TRANSFORM THE WEREWOLF GENRE IN ‘HORIZON EXPERIMENT: MOON DOGS’ πΊ
Legendary writer and the “Octavia Butler of horror” Tananarive Due (The Reformatory,Β The Keeper), who has earned an American Book Award, NAACPΒ Award, Shirley Jackson Award, andΒ Los Angeles TimesΒ Book Prize, amongst many accolades, has teamed up with rising star Kelsey Ramsay (Dark Spaces: Good Deeds)βone of the most sought-after artists in comicsβto create the lycanthrope-centered thrillerΒ The Horizon Experiment: Moon Dogs. Marking Dueβs first solo full-length writing project in comics, as well as Ramsayβs first Image Comics series, the horror one-shot features stunning colors by JosΓ© Villarrubia and sharp letters by Jeff Powell. Hitting shelves in November,Β Moon DogsΒ is the third comic inΒ The Horizon ExperimentΒ series of one-shots, all centering on original protagonists from marginalized backgrounds set in a popular genre, led by Eisner and Harvey Award-winningΒ The Good AsianΒ andΒ InfidelΒ creator Pornsak Pichetshote.
Co-edited by Pichetshote and award-winning editor Will Dennis (Somna,Β Gideon Falls),Β The Horizon Experiment: Moon DogsΒ follows a Black family of lycanthropes of East African descentβwho call themselves Moon Dogsβas older sister Nala, her parents, and her boyfriend try to protect her teen brother Kai as he gets caught in the middle of a burgeoning war between a savage pack of werewolves and the Miami police force. After a violent attack, Miami locals are starting to learn that werewolves are not just a myth, and Nalaβs familyβwho are minorities within a minorityβfind themselves drawn into a very dangerous situation.
The Horizon Experiment: Moon DogsΒ explores themes of privilege, power, and oppression, highlighting sharpened conflicts over identity and community in society, told through the lens of a werewolf story. Like the other titles inΒ The Horizon Experiment, this one-shot serves as the equivalent of a pilot for a creator-owned series, with the potential of continuing should there be demand for more. Along with an original cover by Ramsay and Villarrubia, the issue will feature variant covers by Eisner Award-winning artist Tula Lotay, part of a series of connecting variant covers across all fiveΒ Horizon ExperimentΒ one-shots.
βAs a writer who is known for novels and short storiesβand who has written screenplaysβdelving into comics has been the best of both worlds: granting me the immediacy and freedom to tell stories my way, and the benefit of working with talented collaborators to bring the images to life on the page,β said Due. βMoon DogsΒ is an homage to my roots in Miami, where I grew up and worked as a newspaper reporter. Anyone who has been to Miami knows that its eclectic population is the perfect home for undercover werewolvesβlike, OF COURSE.β
Continued Due: βWith great guidance from my editors, Pornsak and Will, I wanted to tell a story of what it feels like to feel doubly marginalizedβand also how we can learn to exercise power without being corrupted by it. The great thing about comics, as in Hollywood, is that the script is only the starting point for the story, so seeing the thrilling illustrations by Kelsey Ramsay and the great artistic team is like getting a movie adaptation in record time. I’m so excited to share it!
βIt wasn’t difficult deciding whether I wanted to be a part ofΒ The Horizon Experiment. An innovative and inspiring group of creators that are undertaking something original and exciting, you say? It was a fast yes for me. Tananariveβs vivid and character-richΒ Moon DogsΒ script solidified that decision tooβit made me feel like I was right there in Miami hunched between the rival werewolf clans,β said Ramsay. βIt was so much fun and such a pleasure to work on. I’m so happy this fresh take on lycanthrope horror was created by Tananarive and supported by powerhouse editors Pornsak and Will. It came together with incredible collaborators JosΓ© doing colours and Jeff doing letters. It’s an honour to be a part of this project.β
“I’m jealous of readers discovering Tananarive and Kelsey’s work for the first time. Tananariveβs latest novel was praised by no less than Stephen King and now she’s bringing her uniquely intimate mythology building skills and lyrical prose to comics,β said Pichetshote. βMeanwhile, in a very short time, Kelsey has rocketed up every comics editor’s radar to the degree you’ll be seeing her in non-stop high-profile projects soon. So, watching these two combine their awesome talents to create something distinctly unique has been an utter delight. I can’t wait for readers to discover the world ofΒ Moon Dogs.”
The Horizon Experiment: Moon DogsΒ #1 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, November 20:
- Cover A by Kelsey Ramsay and JosΓ© Villarrubia – Lunar code 0924IM284
- Cover B by Tula Lotay (connecting) – Lunar code 0924IM285
- Cover C by Tula Lotay (1:25 foil incentive, connecting) – Lunar code 0924IM286
The Horizon Experiment: Moon DogsΒ #1 will also be available across many digital platforms, including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play.
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