FTL, Y'all!
Will be published approx. on 7. February 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-1-945820-20-5 (ISBN)
Description
"Emotive, thoughtful, and revealing." - SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL (Starred Review)
A comics anthology about an Earth where anyone and everyone has access to the stars!
Six months from now, detailed schematics anonymously uploaded to the Internet will describe, in perfect detail, how to build a faster-than-light engine for $200 in easily-available parts. Space travel will become instantly-and chaotically-democratized. The entire cosmos will be within reach of all humankind. This is what happens next.
In this visionary science fiction anthology, a striking array of new voices from across the field of comics tackles humanity's biggest questions with a disarmingly small prompt: what would happen if we could escape?
A comics anthology about an Earth where anyone and everyone has access to the stars!
Six months from now, detailed schematics anonymously uploaded to the Internet will describe, in perfect detail, how to build a faster-than-light engine for $200 in easily-available parts. Space travel will become instantly-and chaotically-democratized. The entire cosmos will be within reach of all humankind. This is what happens next.
In this visionary science fiction anthology, a striking array of new voices from across the field of comics tackles humanity's biggest questions with a disarmingly small prompt: what would happen if we could escape?
Reviews / Votes
"Emotive, thoughtful, and revealing. . . . For all graphic novel collections." - SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL (Starred Review)"An impeccably curated collection with fantastic sci-fi offerings from immensely talented creators, and is absolutely a standout anthology of 2018 in any genre." - PASTE MAGAZINE
"Excellent for readers seeking a fresh, modern take on supernatural fantasy; Lafrenais's creative, thoughtful collection manages to be both enjoyable and disturbing." - LIBRARY JOURNAL
"Moves diversity forward by representing so many kinds of people warping through space - something normally reserved in graphic novels for scientists and futuristic civilizations." - VIRGINIA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
"These are small, personal stories about believable characters in a universe that is changing." - ICv2
"These 'tales from the age of the $200 warp drive' are exciting in concept and include action, dread, humor, humanity and the burning question of where we are going." - TALES OF WONDER
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Chicago
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
B&W illustrations throughout
Dimensions
Height: 259 mm
Width: 169 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
698 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-945820-20-5 (9781945820205)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Editor Amanda Lafrenais is the creator of the webcomic Love Me Nice, and a frequent contributor to Iron Circus Comics anthology projects. She is active on social media and co-hosts the comics podcast, Dirty Old Ladies.