Tula Lotay Creates Connecting Covers For Image Comics’ ‘The Horizon Experiment’

The previously announced The Horizon Experiment one-shots from Image Comics may all be standalone stories across various genres but they are connected by the variant covers created by Tula Lotay, as shared by Image today.

“Led by award-winning creator Pornsak Pichetshote (The Good Asian, Infidel) and editor Will Dennis (Gideon Falls, Y: The Last Man), The Horizon Experimentfeatures all-star talent from across entertainment re-envisioning popular genre fare and iconic characters through a diverse lens for the comic book series. The debut issue, The Horizon Experiment: The Manchurian, written by Pichetshote and illustrated by superstar artists Terry and Rachel Dodson (Adventureman, Harley Quinn), hits shelves in September.”

Speaking about her contributions, Lotay stated:

“It’s rare to be asked to work on a series of connecting covers for different books with such incredible varied stories. That had my interest peaked straight away,” said Lotay. “But working with Pornsak and Will at the helm meant I needed to do this project. I love them both and the idea behind The Horizon Experiment is brilliant! The stories are so good—it made working on this set of covers a pleasure. Really proud of how it came out and to be involved in such a wonderful project.”

Dennis added:

“Working with Tula is one of the great joys of my career. Not only is her art always surprising, impactful and fresh, but also her enthusiasm for the work and love of comics always comes first. Beyond her love of comics, though, is her profound love for people and her drive to make the world a better place. She’s done amazing work behind the scenes for years to lift up new creators, so it made perfect sense for her to be a part of this special project.”

Pichetshote concluded:

“I’ve been friends with Tula for a long time, so I’ve been jealous of her as she wins award after award, and then I’ve been jealous again of everyone who gets to work with her, so asking her to do our variant covers was one of those bucket list no-brainers. But honestly, seeing her covers together like this as a unit reminded me why I was doing this in the first place. Each cover is so distinct, so unique, so stylish, and yet, set side by side, they don’t compete for space; they strengthen each other. That was in my head during the inception of The Horizon Experiment, but I had forgotten that aspect until I saw what Tula did.”

The Horizon Experiment: The Manchurian #1 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, September 25th with The Horizon Experiment: The Sacred Damned #1 out on Wednesday, October 23rd, and The Horizon Experiment: Moon Dogs #1 out on Wednesday, November 20th. The Horizon Experiment: Motherfu*kin’ Monsters #1 and The Horizon Experiment: Finders / Keepers #1 will be released in December 2024 and January 2025 from Image Comics.