I'm done with dystopian fiction.
Every major piece has been intended as a warning, but instead has become a how-to guide for people in power.
Blade Runner? Let's make their cars! Terminator? Let's make Skynet! It goes on and on.
Only protopias and solarpunk from here on.
Every major piece has been intended as a warning, but instead has become a how-to guide for people in power.
Blade Runner? Let's make their cars! Terminator? Let's make Skynet! It goes on and on.
Only protopias and solarpunk from here on.
January 15, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I'm done with dystopian fiction.
Every major piece has been intended as a warning, but instead has become a how-to guide for people in power.
Blade Runner? Let's make their cars! Terminator? Let's make Skynet! It goes on and on.
Only protopias and solarpunk from here on.
Every major piece has been intended as a warning, but instead has become a how-to guide for people in power.
Blade Runner? Let's make their cars! Terminator? Let's make Skynet! It goes on and on.
Only protopias and solarpunk from here on.
One of the most therapeutic things I've done in a while. Making "protopian" comics for AWA and Futurefic. My first comic in the series, Polis, is about a future where floating cities not only rescue refugees, but are made great by them.
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The Protopias Collection by AWA Studios & Futurific
Welcome to THE PROTOPIAS COLLECTION, the new science-fiction anthology series from Futurific Studios and AWA that explores the possible futures that can come to pass as we try to make the right choice...
awastudios.com
February 14, 2025 at 8:05 PM
One of the most therapeutic things I've done in a while. Making "protopian" comics for AWA and Futurefic. My first comic in the series, Polis, is about a future where floating cities not only rescue refugees, but are made great by them.
awastudios.com/series/the-p...
awastudios.com/series/the-p...
"Utopias, dystopias, and protopias" thank you cultural studies, never change
February 25, 2025 at 8:28 PM
"Utopias, dystopias, and protopias" thank you cultural studies, never change
Shoutout to Andrewism who talks on protopias and solar punk, among other things:
www.youtube.com/@Andrewism
www.youtube.com/@Andrewism
Andrewism
Hi, I'm Andrew Sage and I'm tryna learn and explore as much as possible.
based in 🇹🇹 • he/him
www.youtube.com
November 18, 2024 at 6:31 AM
Shoutout to Andrewism who talks on protopias and solar punk, among other things:
www.youtube.com/@Andrewism
www.youtube.com/@Andrewism
Hello to the new folks following me! My passion as a futurist, writer & filmmaker is to inspire visions of better futures.
Some recent projects:
Climate futures short film: csi.asu.edu/the-assignme...
Solarpunk story: medium.com/@tarynoneill...
'Protopias' article: scriptmag.com/screenplays/...
Some recent projects:
Climate futures short film: csi.asu.edu/the-assignme...
Solarpunk story: medium.com/@tarynoneill...
'Protopias' article: scriptmag.com/screenplays/...
January 6, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Hello to the new folks following me! My passion as a futurist, writer & filmmaker is to inspire visions of better futures.
Some recent projects:
Climate futures short film: csi.asu.edu/the-assignme...
Solarpunk story: medium.com/@tarynoneill...
'Protopias' article: scriptmag.com/screenplays/...
Some recent projects:
Climate futures short film: csi.asu.edu/the-assignme...
Solarpunk story: medium.com/@tarynoneill...
'Protopias' article: scriptmag.com/screenplays/...
AWA and Futurefic are trying to do something special. Protopias, stories about societies that, despite enormous challenges, find a way to work. Bow, when all seems lost and dystopias just seem to add to the gloom, I was proud to write something on the side of hope. Polis, available to order now.
March 3, 2025 at 6:13 PM
AWA and Futurefic are trying to do something special. Protopias, stories about societies that, despite enormous challenges, find a way to work. Bow, when all seems lost and dystopias just seem to add to the gloom, I was proud to write something on the side of hope. Polis, available to order now.
October 29, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Holy cow, the one and only @johnaugust.bsky.social featured my Script Magazine article on the power of writing #Protopias in last week’s Inneresting substack!
#scriptsky #writersky #betterfutures ✨
inneresting.substack.com/p/225-try-to...
#scriptsky #writersky #betterfutures ✨
inneresting.substack.com/p/225-try-to...
#225 - Try to Imagine a Better World
Go ahead. Give it a shot.
inneresting.substack.com
November 24, 2024 at 6:12 PM
Holy cow, the one and only @johnaugust.bsky.social featured my Script Magazine article on the power of writing #Protopias in last week’s Inneresting substack!
#scriptsky #writersky #betterfutures ✨
inneresting.substack.com/p/225-try-to...
#scriptsky #writersky #betterfutures ✨
inneresting.substack.com/p/225-try-to...
🚨 New AIPT Comics Podcast! 🚨
Mark Russell (@manruss.bsky.social) joins us to talk Polis, floating cities, sci-fi optimism—and the X-Factor stories he never got to finish (yes, including that immortal grandma).
#XMen #comicbooks #comicsky #comics
🎙️ Plus: Weekly comic picks & news!
⤵️
Mark Russell (@manruss.bsky.social) joins us to talk Polis, floating cities, sci-fi optimism—and the X-Factor stories he never got to finish (yes, including that immortal grandma).
#XMen #comicbooks #comicsky #comics
🎙️ Plus: Weekly comic picks & news!
⤵️
AIPT Comics Podcast Episode 330: Mark Russell on ‘Polis’, Protopias, and ‘X-Factor’ lost stories
Alex and Dave recap the week in comics and Mark Russell joins the show to talk sci-fi, Polis, X-Factor, and more!
aiptcomics.com
May 25, 2025 at 1:06 PM
🚨 New AIPT Comics Podcast! 🚨
Mark Russell (@manruss.bsky.social) joins us to talk Polis, floating cities, sci-fi optimism—and the X-Factor stories he never got to finish (yes, including that immortal grandma).
#XMen #comicbooks #comicsky #comics
🎙️ Plus: Weekly comic picks & news!
⤵️
Mark Russell (@manruss.bsky.social) joins us to talk Polis, floating cities, sci-fi optimism—and the X-Factor stories he never got to finish (yes, including that immortal grandma).
#XMen #comicbooks #comicsky #comics
🎙️ Plus: Weekly comic picks & news!
⤵️
POLIS ONE-SHOT (The Protopias Collection)
by @manruss.bsky.social, Vladimir Krstić-Laci, Marco Lesko
Protopias is a sci-fi anthology exploring future possibilities. In this debut, Natalie seeks refuge in Miragua, a floating city offering hope amidst climate disaster and civil war. #AWA
3/n
by @manruss.bsky.social, Vladimir Krstić-Laci, Marco Lesko
Protopias is a sci-fi anthology exploring future possibilities. In this debut, Natalie seeks refuge in Miragua, a floating city offering hope amidst climate disaster and civil war. #AWA
3/n
February 1, 2025 at 4:30 PM
POLIS ONE-SHOT (The Protopias Collection)
by @manruss.bsky.social, Vladimir Krstić-Laci, Marco Lesko
Protopias is a sci-fi anthology exploring future possibilities. In this debut, Natalie seeks refuge in Miragua, a floating city offering hope amidst climate disaster and civil war. #AWA
3/n
by @manruss.bsky.social, Vladimir Krstić-Laci, Marco Lesko
Protopias is a sci-fi anthology exploring future possibilities. In this debut, Natalie seeks refuge in Miragua, a floating city offering hope amidst climate disaster and civil war. #AWA
3/n
I hope so too. I believe they just announced a limited series sci-fi anthology called Protopias. The first oneshot will be titled POLIS written by @manruss.bsky.social w/ the FOC being 3/3.
February 14, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I hope so too. I believe they just announced a limited series sci-fi anthology called Protopias. The first oneshot will be titled POLIS written by @manruss.bsky.social w/ the FOC being 3/3.
C'est sûr qu'un peu d'espoir ne peut pas faire de mal...
Protopias : une anthologie pour imaginer un monde meilleur (avec Mark Russell) chez AWA Studios | COMICSBLOG.fr
Curieuse actualité du côté des éditions AWA : la maison d'édition fondée par Bill Jemas et Axel Alonso s'est associée à la société Futuristic Studios pour développer de nouvelles créations originales....
www.comicsblog.fr
January 26, 2025 at 4:15 PM
C'est sûr qu'un peu d'espoir ne peut pas faire de mal...
brinklindsey.substack.com/p/back-to-th...
"...all these groups and many more can find attractions in banding together with the like-minded to create their own micro-protopias."
I explore exactly this in Sequoia from "A New Faith".
tinjar.ghost.io/a-new-faith
#solarpunk #booksky
"...all these groups and many more can find attractions in banding together with the like-minded to create their own micro-protopias."
I explore exactly this in Sequoia from "A New Faith".
tinjar.ghost.io/a-new-faith
#solarpunk #booksky
Back to the Future
"Free Labor" and Life after Mass Employment
brinklindsey.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:56 PM
brinklindsey.substack.com/p/back-to-th...
"...all these groups and many more can find attractions in banding together with the like-minded to create their own micro-protopias."
I explore exactly this in Sequoia from "A New Faith".
tinjar.ghost.io/a-new-faith
#solarpunk #booksky
"...all these groups and many more can find attractions in banding together with the like-minded to create their own micro-protopias."
I explore exactly this in Sequoia from "A New Faith".
tinjar.ghost.io/a-new-faith
#solarpunk #booksky
Checked out #BlackMoonRitual by Yiasha L. Womack with art by Alitha Martinez, colors Marco Lesko and cover by Ron Ackins.
It's one shot comic that's part of the Protopias Collection from AWA (Artists Writers Artisans). I enjoyed the story a lot.
#IndieComics #Afrofuturism
It's one shot comic that's part of the Protopias Collection from AWA (Artists Writers Artisans). I enjoyed the story a lot.
#IndieComics #Afrofuturism
March 11, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Checked out #BlackMoonRitual by Yiasha L. Womack with art by Alitha Martinez, colors Marco Lesko and cover by Ron Ackins.
It's one shot comic that's part of the Protopias Collection from AWA (Artists Writers Artisans). I enjoyed the story a lot.
#IndieComics #Afrofuturism
It's one shot comic that's part of the Protopias Collection from AWA (Artists Writers Artisans). I enjoyed the story a lot.
#IndieComics #Afrofuturism
Rupert Murdoch's daughter-in-law Kathryn Murdoch and her Protopias Collection of graphic novellas for 2026 from AWA #graphicnovel
Rupert Murdoch's daughter-in-law Kathryn Murdoch and her Protopias Collection of graphic novellas for 2026 from AWA #graphicnovel
Rupert Murdoch's daughter-in-law Kathryn Murdoch and her Protopias Collection of graphic novellas for 2026 from AWA
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January 9, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Rupert Murdoch's daughter-in-law Kathryn Murdoch and her Protopias Collection of graphic novellas for 2026 from AWA #graphicnovel
Some new thoughts I've shared:
The Future Needs Us in the Story
#TheNewProtagonists #Protopias
open.substack.com/pub/tarynone...
The Future Needs Us in the Story
#TheNewProtagonists #Protopias
open.substack.com/pub/tarynone...
The Future Needs Us in the Story
Why I’m bringing my work as a filmmaker, futurist, and ‘Protopian’ storyteller together in one place
open.substack.com
August 4, 2026 at 3:39 AM
Some new thoughts I've shared:
The Future Needs Us in the Story
#TheNewProtagonists #Protopias
open.substack.com/pub/tarynone...
The Future Needs Us in the Story
#TheNewProtagonists #Protopias
open.substack.com/pub/tarynone...
How would you define protopia?
Kevin Kelly defines protopia as being a state that is better today than yesterday, although it might be only a little better. Futurist Monika Bielskyte says that protopias are proactive prototyping of hope for futures.
Kevin Kelly defines protopia as being a state that is better today than yesterday, although it might be only a little better. Futurist Monika Bielskyte says that protopias are proactive prototyping of hope for futures.
March 23, 2026 at 1:31 PM
How would you define protopia?
Kevin Kelly defines protopia as being a state that is better today than yesterday, although it might be only a little better. Futurist Monika Bielskyte says that protopias are proactive prototyping of hope for futures.
Kevin Kelly defines protopia as being a state that is better today than yesterday, although it might be only a little better. Futurist Monika Bielskyte says that protopias are proactive prototyping of hope for futures.
AWA Studios announced the upcoming release of The Protopias Collection, an original sci-fi anthology, arriving in April 2025.
majorspoilers.com/2025/01/24/a...
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AWA Studios lauches Protopias Collection — Major Spoilers — Comic Book Reviews, News, Previews, and Podcasts
AWA Studios announced the upcoming release of The Protopias Collection, an original sci-fi anthology, arriving in April 2025.
majorspoilers.com
January 24, 2025 at 4:42 PM
AWA Studios announced the upcoming release of The Protopias Collection, an original sci-fi anthology, arriving in April 2025.
majorspoilers.com/2025/01/24/a...
majorspoilers.com/2025/01/24/a...
Catch up, NPR. It's called hopepunk and has been around a while now. www.npr.org/2024/04/01/1...
Dystopias are so 2020. Meet the new protopias that show a hopeful future
A Brief History of the Future, on PBS, is an example of a
www.npr.org
April 1, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Catch up, NPR. It's called hopepunk and has been around a while now. www.npr.org/2024/04/01/1...
ICYMI I wrote an article on writing ‘Protopias’ for SCRIPT Magazine. (John August’s assistant told that he loved it, so it must be pretty good! ;))
scriptmag.com/screenplays/...
scriptmag.com/screenplays/...
PROTOPIA: A New Horizon for Screenwriters
Scirens co-founder and filmmaker, writer, and futurist Taryn O'Neill gives insight into what Protopia storytelling is, the important role screenwriters have in shaping our future, and offers six writing tips on how to craft Protopian narratives.
scriptmag.com
October 10, 2024 at 9:04 PM
ICYMI I wrote an article on writing ‘Protopias’ for SCRIPT Magazine. (John August’s assistant told that he loved it, so it must be pretty good! ;))
scriptmag.com/screenplays/...
scriptmag.com/screenplays/...
Really liked Polis by @manruss.bsky.social. Cli-fi, and 'protopian' - we can affect whether we live in dystopia.
Reminds me of Grant Morrison's line that if Superman was just a symbol of hope, he'd appear every month in Hope Comics.
Polis - AWA Studios share.google/mI0wZh5GDQnu...
Reminds me of Grant Morrison's line that if Superman was just a symbol of hope, he'd appear every month in Hope Comics.
Polis - AWA Studios share.google/mI0wZh5GDQnu...
POLIS by AWA Studios & Futurific
Welcome to Protopias, the new science-fiction anthology series from Futurific Studios (PBS's A Brief History of the Future) and AWA that explores the many possible futures that can come to pass as we ...
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July 20, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Really liked Polis by @manruss.bsky.social. Cli-fi, and 'protopian' - we can affect whether we live in dystopia.
Reminds me of Grant Morrison's line that if Superman was just a symbol of hope, he'd appear every month in Hope Comics.
Polis - AWA Studios share.google/mI0wZh5GDQnu...
Reminds me of Grant Morrison's line that if Superman was just a symbol of hope, he'd appear every month in Hope Comics.
Polis - AWA Studios share.google/mI0wZh5GDQnu...
It's #NewComicBookDay! What did YOU get today? My haul:
Oni: Autumn Kingdom
AwA: Black Moon Ritual
BOOM!: Briar, Power Rangers
Mad Cave: Defenders of the Earth, Ferocious, Speed Racer, Crimson Justice
1/3
Oni: Autumn Kingdom
AwA: Black Moon Ritual
BOOM!: Briar, Power Rangers
Mad Cave: Defenders of the Earth, Ferocious, Speed Racer, Crimson Justice
1/3
March 5, 2026 at 1:44 AM
It's #NewComicBookDay! What did YOU get today? My haul:
Oni: Autumn Kingdom
AwA: Black Moon Ritual
BOOM!: Briar, Power Rangers
Mad Cave: Defenders of the Earth, Ferocious, Speed Racer, Crimson Justice
1/3
Oni: Autumn Kingdom
AwA: Black Moon Ritual
BOOM!: Briar, Power Rangers
Mad Cave: Defenders of the Earth, Ferocious, Speed Racer, Crimson Justice
1/3
@discoursology wow, you do utopian studies?! Very cool. Would love to study this if I go back to university someday, or even if I don't :)
As a complete amateur I am fascinated by protopias and have been trying to assemble a repository of protopias (and reasonable utopias) as part of one of my […]
As a complete amateur I am fascinated by protopias and have been trying to assemble a repository of protopias (and reasonable utopias) as part of one of my […]
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social.coop
May 3, 2026 at 5:31 PM
@discoursology wow, you do utopian studies?! Very cool. Would love to study this if I go back to university someday, or even if I don't :)
As a complete amateur I am fascinated by protopias and have been trying to assemble a repository of protopias (and reasonable utopias) as part of one of my […]
As a complete amateur I am fascinated by protopias and have been trying to assemble a repository of protopias (and reasonable utopias) as part of one of my […]
Dystopias are everywhere.
Utopias rarely help.
Protopias are harder to find.
If we want balanced thinking, we need exposure to grounded, hopeful futures. Not fantasy. Not fear.
Utopias rarely help.
Protopias are harder to find.
If we want balanced thinking, we need exposure to grounded, hopeful futures. Not fantasy. Not fear.
March 24, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Dystopias are everywhere.
Utopias rarely help.
Protopias are harder to find.
If we want balanced thinking, we need exposure to grounded, hopeful futures. Not fantasy. Not fear.
Utopias rarely help.
Protopias are harder to find.
If we want balanced thinking, we need exposure to grounded, hopeful futures. Not fantasy. Not fear.