Now in paperback, this original graphic novel tells the story of a boy’s relationship with his father. Spanning the period from the 1939 World’s Fair to the last Apollo space mission in 1975, it depicts an optimistic and ambitious era fueled by industry, engines, electricity, rockets, middle-class pop culture, and the atom bomb. Award-winning author Brian Fies presents his story—an insightful look at relationships and the promise of the future—in a way that only comics and graphic novels can. A lively trip through a half century of technological evolution, Whatever Happened to the World of Tomorrow? is also a perceptive look at the changing moods of our nation—and the enduring promise of the future.
"A hopelessly optimistic moon-age daydream"—The Village Voice
“The storytelling, artwork, layout, pacing, and color are terrific and does a nice job taking us era to era . . . We may not be getting jet packs and interplanetary travel any time soon, but we are reminded there is a lot to look forward to.” —ComicMix.com
"Whatever Happened To The World Of Tomorrow is a very special book that will speak to you on so many levels. And at the end of it, when you sit there and think on what you’ve just read, it may even make you, like it did me, realise that Fies’ vision of our past and his hope for the future is something we can all share in. Quite brilliant."—Richard Bruton, forbiddenplanet.co.uk
