Spy thriller parody about an autistic Black man recruited to help a Black billionaire who fancies himself a Bond villain.
Think: πππππ πΊπ’π meets James Bond in a parody with an (almost) all black cast. Think: Malcolm D. Leeβs ππππππππ£ππ π΅πππ‘βππ (2022), but with an autistic Brown University math professor as the protagonist.
Until recently, spy thrillers were not known for their diversity in race representation. Ian Flemming and John le CarrΓ© wrote worlds in which black characters were villains, sidekicks, or support staff.
Percival Everettβs π·π. ππ (2022) arises from a moment of industry correction that saw the release of π΄ πππ¦ ππ ππππ (Imraan Coovadia, 2018), π΄πππππππ πππ¦ (Lauren Wilkinson, 2019), and π΄ πππ¦ ππ π‘βπ ππ‘ππ’ππππ (Aya de LeΓ³n, 2020).
π·π. ππ is a wickedly funny parody written for a Black audience. It is chock-a-block with Black cultural references and inside jokes, including a highway traffic stop at the midpoint that I suspect I will remember forever.
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