Accomplished comic book and television writer Sabir Pirzada (Spirits of Vengeance, Ms. Marvel, Moon Knight) joins me on today's episode to talk about his new Image Comics project The Horizon Experiment: The Sacred Damned. This is the second in a series of five one shots, designed as something akin to a tv pilot, each featuring original protagonists from marginalized backgrounds set in a popular genre and inspired by pop culture icons. I hosted writer editor Pornsak Pichetshote (Infidel, The Good Asian) and artist Terry Dodson (Uncanny X-Men, Harley Quinn) on last month about the first book in the series, The Manchurian, if you are interested in hearing more about the broad strokes of the endeavor (listen here.) The Sacred Damned has been billed as a Muslim John Constantine and it does not disappoint. It's particularly heavy on body horror and masterfully illustrated by Michael Walsh (The Silver Coin, Nullhunter.) Selfishly, I really want some high ordering on this book so this incredible duo can have the opportunity to develop it further. Sabir said we are "delving into the stuff of Muslim nightmares" so make sure to ask your local shop to pull it for you.

From the publisher

Celebrated TV writer SABIR PIRZADA and Eisner-winning creator MICHAEL WALSH present INAYAH JIBRIL, a Muslim John Constantine—a new type of exorcist re-examining modern horror for fans of THE DEPARTMENT OF TRUTH and KILLADELPHIA.

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