{"product_id":"the-eightfold-path-9781419744488","title":"The Eightfold Path","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom award-winning authors Charles Johnson and Steven Barnes comes a graphic novel anthology of interconnected Afrofuturistic parables inspired by the teachings of Buddha--now in paperback\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Eight strangers--looking for enlightenment from an ancient spiritual teacher--are trapped in a cave high in the mountains on their way to his temple. One of his acolytes directs them to each tell a story that the group can learn from as they wait out the horrible snowstorm that rages outside the cave's entrance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e One by one, the travelers each share a story that, unbeknownst to them, is actually a morality tale representing one of the aspects of final enlightenment as taught in Buddhism. As the wind howls through the night, they tell symbolic stories of horror, dystopia, high adventure, cyberpunk, and urban fantasy. Each story is a spoke on the symbolic Dharma wheel, and each interlocking tale gets the travelers closer to their true destiny: unveiling the future of the entire human race. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This remarkable collection borrows heavily from the traditions of pop culture morality anthology series such as \u003ci\u003eThe Twilight Zone\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Outer Limits\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNight Gallery\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLovecraft Country\u003c\/i\u003e, and the publications of E.C. Comics. Strongly influenced by the science fiction pulps of the 1950s and 1960s, this brilliant collection remixes classic social narratives, such as Plato's \u003ci\u003eAllegory of the Cave\u003c\/i\u003e, Chaucer's \u003ci\u003eThe Canterbury Tales\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Arabian Nights\u003c\/i\u003e, through an edgy, contemporary, yet spiritually centered lens. In \u003ci\u003eThe Eightfold Path\u003c\/i\u003e, our destinies lie in heeding the lessons given in every one of these entrancing tales.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Abrams Comicarts - Megascope\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/19\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781419744488\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240","brand":"Steven Barnes, Charles Johnson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43067674493109,"sku":"9781419744488","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_01bbefdf-c1c7-4dea-a21f-46f541e1e593.jpg?v=1690862743","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-eightfold-path-9781419744488","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}