Flash Forward : An Illustrated Guide to Possible (And Not So Possible) Tomorrows

An exploration of potential tomorrows from the host of the massively popular and critically acclaimed podcast Flash ForwardFlash Forward: An Illustrated Guide to Possible (And Not So Possible) Tomorrows takes readers on a journey from speculative fiction to speculative "fact." Producer and host of the podcast Flash Forward,Rose Eveleth poses provocative questions about our future, which arebrought to life by 12 of the most imaginative comics and graphic artistsat work, including Matt Lubchanksy, Sophie Goldstein, Ben Passmore, andBox Brown. Each artist chooses a subject close to their heart-IgnatzAward nominee Julia Gfroerer, for instance, will imagine a future inwhich robots make art-and presents their chosen future in their ownstyle. Drawing on her interviews with experts in various fields ofstudy, Eveleth will then report on what is complete fantasy and what isonly just out of reach in insightful essays following the comics. Thisbook introduces compelling visions of the future and vividly exploresthe human consequences of developing technologies. Flash Forward reveals how complicated, messy, incredible, frightening, and strange our future might be.