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Welcome to THE PROTOPIAS COLLECTION, the new science-fiction anthology series from Futurific Studios and AWA that explores the many possible futures that can come to pass as we try to make the right choices in imperfect realities. The double-sized debut issue, POLIS, Eisner and Ringo Award-winning writer Mark Russell (Not All Robots, Batman: Dark Age) spins the tale of Miragua, a floating city populated by refugees that has become a beacon of hope in a world beset by climate disaster and civil war. Follow Florida teen Natalie as she emigrates from the only home she’s ever known in search of a better life aboard Miragua. Features a foreword by renowned futurist Ari Wallach and supplemental material laying out the science behind the story, showing how this world could come to be.
Polis
Welcome to Miragua, a floating city populated by refugees that has become a beacon of hope in a world beset by climate disaster and civil war. Follow Florida teen Natalie as she emigrates from the only home she’s ever known in search of a better life aboard Miragua.
The Purpose Project
This imaginative odd couple workplace comedy pairs an unambitious stoner with a salty soon-to-be-retiree as part of a new government initiative dubbed “The Purpose Project.” Its goal: to help everyday citizens adjust to a world in which most jobs have been made obsolete and where people have an opportunity to find alternative sources of purpose beyond the traditional concepts of “work”.
Entanglement
Austin, TX. 2075. When a breakthrough in “botany tech” ushers in a new business boom period centered around hyper-efficient energy production, two companies race to unlock the full potential of the technology in this story of corporate espionage, sibling rivalry, and merciless betrayal.
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Gaya
A biochemist’s groundbreaking research into fungal networks inadvertently grants her extraordinary powers, transforming her into "Mother Nature”. She taps into her connection to nature, becoming a force of vengeance against humanity’s exploitation of the planet—until her family inspires a path of redemption and hope.
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Aggie
Aggregated Human Experience Database” is an experiential technology that has come to dominate life in the near future. The ubiquitous technology allows one to live life through someone else’s eyes. For most, that means a celebrity, an influencer, or an athlete. But when Aggie’s A.I. achieves sentience, it randomly forces its users to view the world through the eyes of the people that progress has left behind. Will this lead to widespread rejection of the popular tech? Or will it lead to social change to make those random glimpses more tolerable?
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Black Moon Ritual
Naaki, a cocky young surfer who never considered a different path, sees his life abruptly blown off course during the titular Black Moon Ritual. When the island society’s rite of passage doesn’t go as planned, Naaki sets off on a journey to find his missing friend, the purpose behind an abandoned boat, and his own destiny in this Afrofuturist coming-of-age tale.