FTL, Y’ALL Is The Sci-Fi Trip In Comic Form That We All Need To Take

Science Fiction has been one of my favorite genres across the board in nearly every type of medium since forever. Film, television, books, video games, concept albums, you name it. There is just something so intriguing of a genre that thrives on the imagination with stories that are too big to fit within any of us. Stories that can make sense of chaos and ruin. Stories that can give us a profound sense of belonging here on earth with gadgets and techno logic advancements that can carry us into the next age or even stories that take us to space and beyond. Stories that are strange and amazing and that’s exactly where Iron Circus Comics has entered the picture and is consistent in bringing us such. When ICC launched their kickstarter campaign for this book, I was hyped given the premise and the reveal of the gorgeous cover art by fave Paul Davey. The beauty doesn’t stop there, if you pick up a physical copy be sure to look at the back cover illustration as well! Would buy as a poster to hang up over my bed, just saying.   A Comics Anthology About An Earth Where Anyone And Everyone Has Access To The Stars! The premise of this collection is: Six months from now, detailed schematics anonymously uploaded to the Internet will describe, with absolute precision, how to build a faster-than-light engine for $200 in easily-available parts. Space travel will be instantly—and chaotically—democratized. The entire cosmos is suddenly within reach of all humankind, without organization, a…

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