Intro 

What’s poppin’ family?! This first newsletter serves as an introduction to the ISOverse!  Below, I’ll share thoughts on afrofuturism, provide updates and sneak peeks  for the upcoming comic All Heroes Go to Hell, and give folks insights into my afrofuturist praxis. I’m writing to keep folks informed, try and do some good, and enjoy myself in the process. I hope you can vibe with that. Let’s jump right in…

ISOverse Comics: All Heroes Go to Hell

None of this would be possible without the incredibly talented Therro (Therrothekid on IG. Peep his website here). He breathes life into each page, and here’s a glimpse! Therro is cooking! He draws like a master chef. Gordon Ramsay himself would shutter at the skill (I’m only referencing him because he sticks to the theme…also check out my collab album Hell’s Kitchen and yes it is thematically relevant to AHGH). Issue 2 resumes the…

I’m essentially the game master creating the playground for people. You contribute however you please. If you take something to another place, you MUST cite the ISOverse. Artists and writers are encouraged to express the characters and worlds through any medium; the ISOverse is intended for you to let your imaginations run wild. I’m experimenting with shared storytelling and world-building. As a general rule for the website, any of the info I first publish is Immutable, meaning you can add but you cannot change.  Have fun creating in these worlds! Create plot lines, characters, conflicts, powers, relationships, whatever, and fit them anywhere. Your decisions influence the story. Let’s build.

Some things to address: 

• Full transparency, everything originally posted in this forum is copyrighted. So, when I say cite the ISOverse if you take anything from here, please do. I write for the love of the game. I also recognize the society…

1. Defining the Opportunity

How does a city known for its blue collar pride become a hub of tech talent? According to some, Memphians relish the opportunity for blue collar work (Coleman, 2025). However, how can Memphians directly benefit from companies such as xAI and 5C Group building data centers if a critical mass of Memphians lack the technical skills to even act with digital literacy, let alone expertise, in matters of AI? How can a city with oscillating and low but potentiating literacy and math rates, both closely associated with critical thinking skills, expect to have workers capable of ushering in technological innovation? What networks exist to integrate AI into Memphis culture noninvasively, cost-effectively, and for the enhancement of community? Most importantly, how would these networks do so alongside community from ideation to implementation? In other words, how would the power of such an AI remain within the ownership of…

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Very much just a few bullets...

• The 12th House successfully splits from the Ziru and forms a new religion. The Ziru are weakened as a result, and the Supernatural world seizes its opportunity for upheaval 

• August learns about the truth surrounding Mr. Moon’s disappearance through his exploration of the 12th House

• The Final Holy War and Reformation take place 

• Abiola’s studies influence August’s quest to reform the Ziru

• Abiola is defeated early in volume 2

This is intended to serve as general creative direction. Honestly, this is as much as I'm going to work on this story alone. It is mutable! I hope you enjoy. I drafted this up a couple years ago. 

Background

Abiola’s true nature is slowly exposed as August and Nazanin work a special assignment to uncover a supposed plot between Sinseret* members and The Witch. In reality, the 12th House* is preparing to splinter from the Ziru because they’ve become aware of a powerful Shadow Caster* within the Sinseret. The 12th House has always been disconnected and mysterious, and that’s due to their innate understanding of Death (which they are ostracized for claiming to have). Their deeper connection to Death makes them privy to Supernatural disturbances, hence their knowledge of another Shadow Caster…

*The Sinseret is the group of 12 leaders that lead each House of the Ziru.

*The 12th House (Pisces) is mysterrrriouuusss.

*Shadow Casters are the evil…

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