Talking through the Latino a/x/e representation in the book Event Horizon: Stories of No Turning Back (Janus Point Press, 2024). From the writer and co-publisher (author Stephanie Nina Pitsirilos), the book designer, the reviewers, the academics who wrote the introductions, the artists who bring these stories to visual life and the themes of the stories themselves: Event Horizon has plenty to celebrate during Hispanic Heritage Month. With special rep to Puerto Rico, Nuyorico, Chicano America, Mexico and Honduras.

“Compelling scientific and emotional explorations that raise the question: What awaits us when we cross the line?…All should prove a delight for SF aficionados.”—Kirkus Reviews

Event Horizon: Stories of No Turning Back is a prose-driven collection of stories themed around the astrophysical phenomenon of black holes and their unforgiving boundaries of “no return”—their event horizons. What arises is a tantalizing question for characters grappling with cosmic decisions in their lives, whether in their living rooms, on space stations or exoplanets: what awaits on the other side of the “event horizon”? An array of celebrated artists help answer this through the sequential art of comics, canvas work, and photography. The collection is introduced by comics, prose and astrophysics academia. 244 pages full color: 6 prose stories with art.

3 short comics. 1 one-shot comic (25 pages). 3 letters of introduction by literature and astrophysics academia. Original canvas work. Original photography throughout. Publication date: 15 Dec 2024

Artists: BlusterOne; Cyrus Amir Boquín; Karen S. Darboe; Cris Delara; Gabriela Downie; Aaron Guzman; Galen Ihlenfeldt; Kroniko; Rafael Romeo Magat; Magnus Arts; Seth Christian Martel; Eric Nguyen; Anton Oxenuk; Stephanie Nina Pitsirilos; Armando Ramirez; Tracy168. Introductions by: Dr. Frederick Luis Aldama; Dr. Mariana Espinosa Aldama; Dr. Marcel Agüeros.

Whether courage, resignation, or lust, you’ve crossed the line. Don’t buckle up—seat belts don’t work here