Eightfold Path

Autor*innen

• Steven Barnes

Parameter

• Comics
• Comics & Manga
• Esoterik & Religion
• Religiöse Themen
• Spiritualität

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From award-winning authors Charles Johnson and Steven Barnes comes a graphic novel anthology of interconnected Afrofuturistic parables inspired by Buddhist teachings. Eight strangers seeking enlightenment from an ancient teacher find themselves trapped in a cave during a fierce snowstorm. To pass the time, one acolyte encourages them to share stories that hold lessons for the group. Each traveler recounts a tale that, unbeknownst to them, embodies a morality lesson reflecting one aspect of final enlightenment in Buddhism. As the storm rages outside, they narrate symbolic stories of horror, dystopia, high adventure, cyberpunk, and urban fantasy. Each narrative serves as a spoke on the Dharma wheel, guiding the travelers closer to their true destiny and unveiling the future of humanity. This remarkable collection draws from pop-culture morality anthologies like The Twilight Zone and Lovecraft Country, while also echoing the science fiction pulps of the 1950s and 1960s. It remixes classic narratives such as Plato’s Allegory of the Cave and Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales through a contemporary, spiritually centered lens. In this journey, the characters discover that their destinies are intertwined with the lessons embedded in each captivating tale.

• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2023
• Einband: Paperback