FTL, Y'all!: Tales from the Age of the $200 Warp Drive
FTL, Y'all!: Tales from the Age of the $200 Warp Drive
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Annotation: 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: 1
Catalog Number: #6516843
Format: Paperback
Special Formats: Graphic Novel Graphic Novel
Publisher: Consortium
Copyright Date: 2018
Edition Date: 2018 Release Date: 10/01/18
Pages: 304 pages
ISBN: 1-945820-20-9
ISBN 13: 978-1-945820-20-5
Dewey: Fic
Dimensions: 26 cm.
Language: English
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School Library Journal Starred Review (Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 CDT 2018)

Gr 7 Up-In the very near future, blueprints for a hyperdrive engine are anonymously uploaded to the Internet. These diagrams contain extremely detailed instructions using cheap, easily accessible parts, making intergalactic space travel an instant reality for anyone with a couple hundred bucks. This anthology of 25 short comics describes what happens next: the families escaping the looming environmental crisis on Earth, haphazard colonization on far-away planets, and what remains of those who stay behind. Although the setting is futuristic, some of the conflicts depicted still closely mirror current society. In "Space To Grow," space blogger SpaceAce documents travels to unexplored planets, while simultaneously fending off cyberbullies in the comments section. The collection also examines the greed, chaos, and corruption that come with the instant democratization of FTL (faster than light) space travel. Each vignette is emotive, thoughtful, and revealing. The result is an utterly fascinating, oftentimes disturbing look at humanity's highs and lows, with distinctive artwork that runs the gamut from extreme surrealism to stylistic cartoons. VERDICT For all graphic novel collections, especially those serving fans of Brian K. Vaughan. Elise Martinez, Zion-Benton Public Library, IL

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School Library Journal Starred Review (Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 CDT 2018)
Reading Level: 7.0
Interest Level: 9+

"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?


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