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The Horizon Experiment #1:
Ever sit around with your friends fan-casting roles for your favorite films? The Horizon Experiment is that and so much more. Issue #1 takes us to the world of a Chinese “James Bond” named Paul Moore a former Senior China Analyst for the FBI seeks out the “good people” who would never willingly betray their country. But what happens when it all goes wrong? Dive into the first issue of a five-issue anthology series exploring the best of What-If scenarios in The Horizon Experiment!
Creative Team:
Writer: Pornsak Pichetshote
Art: Terry Dodson and Rachel Dodson
Letters: Jeff Powell
Cover: Terry Dodson and Rachel Dodson
Let’s Talk Art and Letters:
There is a lot of inner-monologuing going on in this issue amongst the outward conversation amongst characters. This is not a bad thing as I felt Jeff did a fantastic job crafting up the letters in a unique style which allowed you to know what character was inwardly speaking and then outwardly. It helped move the story seamlessly.
As for the art, Terry and Rachel crafted A mix of disguises and intimate moments wonderfully. Calvin’s James Bond-like look was captured down to his physique. The issue featured swift hand-to-hand combat and it never felt too jumbled amongst the panels. This is a character driven story and the art drives that narrative by adding detail to our characters and leaving the background a lot less detailed.
The Story:
Pornsak discusses how this is a love letter to the stories his father told him growing up and how he built upon this dream of creating a spy who was similar to but very different from 007. Pornsak was able to weave an intriguing story of spycraft, betrayal, and emotion all within this one shot. It was a very well-flowing story that was a love letter to old spy tales and an homage to sentimental stories.
Overall Feelings:
The Horizon Experiment #1: The Manchurian starts this anthology run with a compelling story of a unique spycraft set in Chinese espionage. It is a character-driven tale that uses action only when needed and shows how there are more than stereotypical spy types out there.
9/10 Overall.
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