Taddei & Angelini's 'Horus' and 'Anubi' Explore Failure Through Egyptian Gods

A new graphic novel 'Horus' by Marco Taddei and Simone Angelini, published by Coconino Press in 2018, tells the story of a fallen falcon god searching for his beloved Egypt. The 60-page book depicts Horus as a small, ugly deity living on tranquilizers, marginalized in a foreign land, and struggling with addiction. The narrative also features Anubi, another failed god who previously appeared in a 2015 graphic novel by the same authors. Anubi, set in the city of Vasto, serves as a distorting mirror of provincial Italian life, where the god frequents sociopaths and hides infinite sadness behind irony. In 'Horus', a rift develops between the two gods, fueled by Horus's pharmaceutical numbness. The works operate on multiple linguistic and symbolic levels, with Horus's condition as a stranger offering a contemporary reading. Coconino Press also released a new edition of 'Anubi' (2015, 320 pages, €19, ISBN 9788876183911). 'Horus' is priced at €10, 320 pages, ISBN 9788876183638.