| Black Eyed Peas Present: Masters of the Sun ― The Zombie Chronicles | |
| Ongoing: | Y |
| Genre: | Superhero |
| Publisher: | Marvel Comics |
| Date: | (Vol. 1) August 31, 2017 |
| Writers: | will.i.am, Benjamin Jackendoff |
| Artists: | Damion Scott |
Masters of the Sun is a comic book series created by American musical group Black Eyed Peas. The first volume, The Zombie Chronicles, was published on August 31, 2017.
Masters of the Sun mixes L.A. gang culture, b-boy-ism and Egyptology to tell the tale of a hip-hop group from the Bronx who must battle an ancient, alien god set on controlling the Earth. While on tour in L.A., a zombie outbreak breaks loose when a drug manufactured by the aliens starts turning its users into zombies. The group narrowly escapes the initial outbreak and starts investigating what caused it. While initially hesitant, Lady Nix convinces them that unless they do something, the whole world is doomed.
The story serves as an allegory for the crack epidemic of the 1980s, where the "soulless husk" zombies of the comic stand-in for the people addicted to crack-cocaine. The comic pushes the idea that the epidemic was not random happenstance, but a purposeful agenda orchestrated by the government to keep the black community down.
In addition to the comic, the group also released Augmented and Virtual Reality companion applications. The AR app scans the pages and adds special effects and a full cast reading, while the VR app retells portions of the story in a 3D comic book world.
The AR app added a full cast reading of the comic, with characters being voiced by prominent Hip-hop artists and actors.