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. Features work by RYAN NORTH, HARRY “HBOMBERGUY” BREWIS, EVAN DAHM, BLUE DELLIQUANTI, and many more!

Bagels in Space — Helen Greetham Birth — Blonsky — Dani Coleman & Einar V. Másson CGIdol — Victor Santiago & Bolu Oriowo Dead Calls — Nakata "knack" Whittle & Sam "sunnyshea" Roberts Dead-Eyed — Keeper & Hamilton Death of a PC Repair Shop — E. Altman The Digesting Duck — CS Garcia Martinez The First Union — Harry "Hbomberguy" Brewis & Skutch Hemispheres — Violet Kitchen The Indestructible Bicycle — Erica Eriksson Lead Balloon — Katie Tiedrich Little Islands — Blue Delliquanti Lost Dogs — Iris Jay Magic City, All of Fire — Evan Dahm Milking It — Colin O'Mahoney & Mari Rolin Ninit'i, or The End — Kelci D Crawford One Man's Beast, Another Man's Bacon — Triple Dream Comics The Panopticon — Shannon Saar The Paradise within Reach of All Men — Ryan North & Kel McDonald The Pasilinic Sympathetic Compass — Maddi Gonzalez & Alice Woods Pneumatic Tube to Nowhere — Cat Parra Poma — Ashley Hasfal The Rain-Making Machine — Lore Vicente Rats! Rats! Rats! — Ryan Estrada & Aaron Cruz The Second Extinction of the Pyrenean Ibex — Erin Roseberry To Be Believed to Be Seen — Tuisku H. The Unfinished Wind Power Revolution — Matthew R Francis & Maki Naro What Happens at Midnight? — Colton Fox When Do We Get Our Star Trek Future? — Jonathan Dalton The World Turns — Barbara Mazzi Zigurats — André Valenté

"The dizzying breadth of theories explored here is itself an achievement, sure to lead readers down a rabbit hole of further study. Incredibly fascinating while still being firmly grounded in realistic human concerns." — BOOKLIST Starred Review"Incisive critiques of capitalism, technology, inequality, and the limits of human ingenuity." — PUBLISHERS WEEKLY"If you like reading about big ideas and outsized dreams—and particularly if you enjoy a bit of schadenfreude—this one is worth checking out." — GEEK DAD

“An exuberant handbook for making the world better." — KIRKUS REVIEWS (Ryan North, How to Take Over the World)“An exceptional cooking comic, whetting the appetite for these unconventional dishes with appealing descriptions and illustrations." — A.V. CLUB (Blue Delliquanti, Meal)"The messages of hope are universal, as are the poignant reminders that change can happen when people are willing to speak up." — PUBLISHERS WEEKLY (Ryan Estrada, Banned Book Club)"Pulls at your heartstrings and stay with you long after you’ve finished reading." — BLACK NERD PROBLEMS (Evan Dahm, Rice Boy)"A resonant graphic novel about the price of growing up—or avoiding it." — FOREWORD (Kel McDonald, Stars Hide Your Fire)