THE SKEPTICS (2016)

"A stylish, political adventure about a pair of hip, clever teens who fool the world into believing they have superpowers. It is the 1960s. The Russians have the A-bomb, the H-bomb, and now the most terrifying weapon of all: a pair of psychically superpowered young people. Terrified and desperate, the US top brass scours from coast to coast in search of psychic Americans. Enter Dr. Isobel Santaclara, an eccentric illusionist and grifter who has recruited two teenagers and trained them to trick the US government, the Russians, and the whole world into believing they are dangerous psychics. The Skeptics is a pre-punk period piece, a sort of honest, unfuzzy, non-nostalgic look at the Cold War in DC."

"'EVERYBODY'S SOMEBODY'S FOOL.' Max and Mary lean into their hijinks as they are brought face to face with the Russian threat - who aren't all that threatening! Or are they? Can Coca-Cola and rock music save the world, or have things just gotten way too heavy? And what's with these Russian cats, anyway? "

"'BREAK ON THROUGH.' So much talk about protecting the future, and no one even asks the kids who will be living in it. Max and Mary take Evgenia and Vasily out into the real world, with some help from a few clever disguises. Plans and bonds are made. If you want the world saved, sometimes you've gotta do it yourself."

"'GOD ONLY KNOWS.' This is it. There are fingers on red buttons on both sides of the Iron Curtain, and it's up to our teens to save the day. When everyone stops believing, is it truly better to live free... Or die? FINAL ISSUE."