Release #1 - Red Horizon - Issue #1

Earth is dying. Centuries after environmental collapse pushed humanity to the edge, hope finally arrived in the form of Red Horizon: mankind’s greatest achievement — a massive project created to colonise and terraform Mars. Built through global cooperation, AI breakthroughs and corporate investment, Red Horizon promises a second chance for civilisation. But salvation comes at a price. Following the catastrophic pandemic known only as *The Desease*, humanity fractured into two worlds. The wealthy and immune — the “Highlanders” — kept power and opportunity, while the scarred survivors known as “Scavengers” were left behind to struggle in a collapsing society. Officially, Red Horizon exists to save humanity. Unofficially, not everyone is invited. Giulia “Ace” Sanders, a brilliant Italian AI and communications specialist, and her husband Peter “The Wrench” Sanders, a veteran Space Marine engineer, are selected for the Mars programme. Peter departs first as part of a military advance team, while Giulia waits for her own launch window months later. As Earth continues to unravel around them, the dream of Mars feels increasingly like humanity’s only way forward. Three months after Peter’s arrival, life on Mars appears surprisingly ordinary. Construction progresses. Systems work. Days are becoming routine. Until an alarm sounds. A call cuts out. And Peter suddenly disappears. Red Horizon Issue #1 begins a retro-futuristic mystery inspired by classic sci-fi, survival dramas and humanity’s oldest question: When we finally reach a new world… what part of ourselves do we bring with us?

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