FAILURE TO LAUNCH A Tour of Ill-Fated Futures

Features work by Ryan North, Harry Brewis, Evan Dahm, Blue Delliquanti, Ryan Estrada, and many others. In this entertaining tour of ill-fated futures, some of comics’ brightest talents relate the historical failure they’re most passionate about, through hopeful and inspiring short stories. The moments when things went completely sideways; the spectacular screw-ups, monumental mistakes, and explosive errors that paved the way for the bright and shiny achievements we normally celebrate. Today, the losers get their due as we honor the speed bumps we had to hit on the road to progress! In this entertaining tour of ill-fated futures, some of comics’ brightest talents relate the historical failure they’re most passionate about, bringing each moment to life in a hopeful and inspiring short story anthology. Some of these dreams were too big for their time, some were unfairly stopped by forces beyond their control, and some were best left on the cutting room floor, but all are windows to a world of possibility that’s still — for now — just beyond the horizon. "Incredibly fascinating." — Booklist Starred Review "Incisive critiques of capitalism, technology, inequality, and the limits of human ingenuity." - Publisher's Weekly "The dizzying breadth of theories explored here is itself an achievement, sure to lead readers down a rabbit hole of further study." - Booklist