Failure to launch: a tour of ill-fated futures
(Graphic Novel)
Contributors:
McDonald, Kel, editor.
Spike, 1978- publisher.
Sheridan, Matt, 1978- art director.
Mardikian, Hye, designer.
North, Ryan, 1980- author.
Spike, 1978- publisher.
Sheridan, Matt, 1978- art director.
Mardikian, Hye, designer.
North, Ryan, 1980- author.
Published:
Chicago, IL : Iron Circus Comics, 2024.
Format:
Graphic Novel
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Desc:
335 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm
Status:
Description
A collection of short comics relating some of history's most notable failures, mistakes, botched inventions, and unfulfilled dreams.--Publisher.
"History is often written by the winners...but now, the award-winning independent publisher Iron Circus is jumping through the cracks in history to spotlight those who didn't let failure stop their dreams. Failure To Launch: A Tour of Ill-Fated Futures is a light-hearted, educational tour of (so far!) unrealized technological and societal advances promised in years past, but which never came to be. Failure to Launch tells the tales of what could have been, but wasn't: planned utopias in space, wild inventions, attempts to improve society, robot pets, and predictions of Armageddon. With over 300 pages of full color comics, this collection of disasters explores a wide variety of hopes and dreams falling to pieces."--
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Status
Norwich/Otis Adult Graphic Novels
902 FAI
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9781638991236, 1638991235
Notes
Description
A collection of short comics relating some of history's most notable failures, mistakes, botched inventions, and unfulfilled dreams.--Publisher.
Description
"History is often written by the winners...but now, the award-winning independent publisher Iron Circus is jumping through the cracks in history to spotlight those who didn't let failure stop their dreams. Failure To Launch: A Tour of Ill-Fated Futures is a light-hearted, educational tour of (so far!) unrealized technological and societal advances promised in years past, but which never came to be. Failure to Launch tells the tales of what could have been, but wasn't: planned utopias in space, wild inventions, attempts to improve society, robot pets, and predictions of Armageddon. With over 300 pages of full color comics, this collection of disasters explores a wide variety of hopes and dreams falling to pieces."--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation (style guide)
McDonald, K., Spike., Sheridan, M., Mardikian, H., North, R., Greetham, H., Fox, C., Oats, R., Dahm, E., Keepers, E., Hamilton, F., Hiltunen, T., Valente, A. (., Dalton, J., Francis, M. R., Naro, M., Roseberry, E., Saar, S., Kitchen, V., Altman, E., Jay, I., Santiago, V., Oriowo, B., Mazzi, B., García Martínez, C., Vicente, L., Hasfal, A., O'Mahoney, C., Rolin, M., Roberts, S., Whittle, K., Parra, C., Tiedrich, K., Estrada, R., Cruz, A., Crawford, K. D., Woods, A., Delliquanti, B., Gonzalez, M., Colman, D., Brewis, H., Skutch., & Másson, E. V. (2024). Failure to launch: a tour of ill-fated futures. First edition. Iron Circus Comics.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Kel, McDonald et al.. 2024. Failure to Launch: A Tour of Ill-fated Futures. Iron Circus Comics.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Kel, McDonald et al., Failure to Launch: A Tour of Ill-fated Futures. Iron Circus Comics, 2024.
MLA Citation (style guide)McDonald, Kel,, et al. Failure to Launch: A Tour of Ill-fated Futures. First edition. Iron Circus Comics, 2024.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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