Black Box Chronicles

The bestselling science-fiction anthology of all time on Kickstarter from 2024 Eisner-Winning Publisher, Magnetic Press. Edited by Eisner Winner, Mike Kennedy.

BLACK BOX CHRONICLES is an interconnected sci-fi anthology chronicling mankind's journey into interstellar space. Each story has been recovered from a ship's flight data recorder: a Black Box. 

The 13 interconnected stories in BLACK BOX CHRONICLES span various sci-fi genres, from a test pilot battling wits with soulless corporate A.I. to incredible discoveries that will change the course of humanity. Somewhere between wonder and heartbreak, this collection of speculative sci-fi explores the human condition as it collides with technology and the unknown. Welcome to The Great Outward Expansion.

Written by Horrible Future cofounders MARK SCHEY and CHRIS NORTHROP, this book includes work by celebrated award winners and nominees such as:
 
 
 

• Eisner Nominee DAVID MACK (Daredevil, Kabuki, Creator of "Echo") 
• Eisner-Winner MICHAEL AVON OEMING (Powers, Bulletproof Monk)
• Eisner Nominee ZACH HOWARD (Hellboy, Wild Blue Yonder)
• ERYK DONOVAN (Memetic, Quantum Teens are Go) 
• MARCO FODERA (Nathan Never)
• GAVIN SMITH (Star Trek: Mirrorverse, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin)
• TORU TERADA (Small World)
• DAVID MESSINA (Star Wars: Han Solo & Chewbacca, 3Keys, Rocketeer)
• GIOVANNI RIGANO (Global, Artemis Fowl)
• DREW MOSS (The Crow, Red Sonja)
• CHRISTIAN DIBARI (Revolvers, Providence of Madness)
• Hugo Nominee TAKI SOMA (Sleeping While Standing, Bitch Planet)
• MARIO ALBERTI (Spider-man and the Fantastic Four, The Wall)
• FLAVIO DISPENZA, K. MICHAEL RUSSELL and M. SEAN MCMANUS.

More than just a dramatic collection of sci-fi tales, BLACK BOX CHRONICLES is a fully realized universe spanning generations of space exploration with the contents of each Black Box interpreted by each artist's unique style.

In the future, the universe is alive with human explorers. Space travel is no longer the domain of nations and corporations, but a path available to everyday people. Not all journies end where they set forth, and many result in tragedy.

Each star-faring spacecraft is equipped with a comprehensive flight data recorder: a BLACK BOX. Salvaging the remnants of a crashed spacecraft can be a highly lucrative business. Recovering the details behind a tragic disaster can reveal hidden truths and untold personal stories, as well as greater secrets...