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FTL, Y'all!: Tales From the Age of the $200 Warp Drive
Julie Gravelle, Iris Jay, Nathaniel Wilson, Earl T. Roske, Olivia Northrop, James F. Wright, Evan Dahm, Skolli Rubedo, David Andry, Jonathon Dalton, Seren Krakens, Cindy Powers, Molly Kennedy, C.B. Webb, Sunny, Cheez Hayama, N.N. Chan, C. Spike Trotman, Kay Rossbach, Chris Williamson, Alexxander Dovelin, Ainsley Seago, Little Corvus, Xia Gordon, Luz Bianca, Maia Kobabe, J. Piechowiak, Miss Jamie Kaye, Rachel Ordway, Mary Anne Mackey, Ahueonao, Mulele Jarvis, Blue Delliquanti, Paul Schultz, Jay Eaton
3.91 AVERAGE
63 reviews for:
FTL, Y'all!: Tales From the Age of the $200 Warp Drive
Julie Gravelle, Iris Jay, Nathaniel Wilson, Earl T. Roske, Olivia Northrop, James F. Wright, Evan Dahm, Skolli Rubedo, David Andry, Jonathon Dalton, Seren Krakens, Cindy Powers, Molly Kennedy, C.B. Webb, Sunny, Cheez Hayama, N.N. Chan, C. Spike Trotman, Kay Rossbach, Chris Williamson, Alexxander Dovelin, Ainsley Seago, Little Corvus, Xia Gordon, Luz Bianca, Maia Kobabe, J. Piechowiak, Miss Jamie Kaye, Rachel Ordway, Mary Anne Mackey, Ahueonao, Mulele Jarvis, Blue Delliquanti, Paul Schultz, Jay Eaton
3.91 AVERAGE
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
adventurous
funny
inspiring
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
So many stories packed into one collection! I appreciate the variety of art styles and stories, however, some of them were difficult to follow.
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Just like with all short story collections, I really loved some of these comics and others were fine. I felt the length for each comic was a little on the short side but maybe that was just me wanted to read more from certain stories.
Overall I loved the connecting conceit through the comics, a $200 warp engine that disrupts life as we know it. The comics offered a unique mix of hard sci-fi, dystopian, and a touch of fantasy.
Super enjoyed this volume for one of my favorite comic publishers, Iron Circus. Highly recommend.
Overall I loved the connecting conceit through the comics, a $200 warp engine that disrupts life as we know it. The comics offered a unique mix of hard sci-fi, dystopian, and a touch of fantasy.
Super enjoyed this volume for one of my favorite comic publishers, Iron Circus. Highly recommend.
Fascinating, fascinating! I‰ЫЄm so glad I got in on this Kickstarter! Great stories - stories that really make you think about life. Think about life in this world. Where are we? Where are we going? It reminds you how terrible people are. And how wonderful people are. Or maybe how terrible we can be as a people. And how wonderful we can be as people.
This may seem odd, but this book impacts all the senses! The cover is visually amazing - I love the art, and the luminescent design.
But the cover - and the pages - feel wonderful. This is what reading is all about! The fantastic joy of reading a book - even holding it! It smells like happiness!
(Well, I have to say, that I did not taste it.)
I liked every one of these stories. But a few stand out. Story of a Rescue was amazing on so many different levels. Or maybe I should say layers.
Finders Keepers made me laugh.
Space to Grow had so much truth.
Lia blew me away.
I loved The Senior Project. It gave me chills.
If these are the kinds of books Iron Circus Comics puts out, I‰ЫЄm getting more!
This may seem odd, but this book impacts all the senses! The cover is visually amazing - I love the art, and the luminescent design.
But the cover - and the pages - feel wonderful. This is what reading is all about! The fantastic joy of reading a book - even holding it! It smells like happiness!
(Well, I have to say, that I did not taste it.)
I liked every one of these stories. But a few stand out. Story of a Rescue was amazing on so many different levels. Or maybe I should say layers.
Finders Keepers made me laugh.
Space to Grow had so much truth.
Lia blew me away.
I loved The Senior Project. It gave me chills.
If these are the kinds of books Iron Circus Comics puts out, I‰ЫЄm getting more!
Like with any anthology, the art, narratives and quality of each story varies from chapter to chapter, but goddamn, that's a lot of impressive takes on the main idea of the $200 FTL engine. Highly recommended for those who love speculative fiction and comics.
3.5 stars -- as with lots of anthologies, with some stories it's hit and miss. I gotta say, I loved the art for pretty much all of them, so regardless of the story content at least the art was amazing. Also, HUGE win for representation here! So even if my rating seems kinda low, you should read this for undersung takes on democratized space travel, or the consequences thereof.
However, some stories simply felt unfinished or rushed. Others weren't the best constructed. And some I simply didn't agree with the premise/conclusion. Again, that's what you get with an anthology, but I was hoping for more of the stories to feel better-formed.
All that said, my favorites were "Granddad's second wife", "The senior project", "Prodigal sunset", "My stars and garters", "Soft physics", and "Words from the dead".
However, some stories simply felt unfinished or rushed. Others weren't the best constructed. And some I simply didn't agree with the premise/conclusion. Again, that's what you get with an anthology, but I was hoping for more of the stories to feel better-formed.
All that said, my favorites were "Granddad's second wife", "The senior project", "Prodigal sunset", "My stars and garters", "Soft physics", and "Words from the dead".
I need to say up top that my review of this book is biased, because I am one of the contributors. Regardless- this book is FANTASTIC. Each story plays with the premise of a world in which faster than light speed engines exist, and can be built at a relatively low cost by a layperson. Many of the stories feature queer or POC characters. Some include contact with alien life- others with colonization, scientific exploration, families, separation and reunion, depression, joy- it's a rich feast. I can't even pick out favorites, because all of the stories were so strong!
adventurous
dark
funny
reflective
slow-paced
This is a mixed bag, with a great premise and a wide variety of styles and tones across its 19 entries. Unfortunately, a lot of the comics felt rushed or incomplete, with abrupt endings that didn't seem to benefit the story. Others were simply hard to follow because of confusing art and/or writing, which was frustrating.
My favorite was Senior Project by Maia Kobabe, which embodies what I expected when I picked up FTL Y'all. Not only is it a complete story, it's one where characters look to the future and use all kinds of technology to help one another. The art was cute, the characters and their relationships believable, and it was refreshing after some of the bleaker comics.
Other highlights include Failsafe, Finders Keepers, Granddad's Second Wife, Lia, M.S.P.I.P.S.P, My Stars and Garters, Space to Grow, Solitary, and Words From the Dead.
My favorite was Senior Project by Maia Kobabe, which embodies what I expected when I picked up FTL Y'all. Not only is it a complete story, it's one where characters look to the future and use all kinds of technology to help one another. The art was cute, the characters and their relationships believable, and it was refreshing after some of the bleaker comics.
Other highlights include Failsafe, Finders Keepers, Granddad's Second Wife, Lia, M.S.P.I.P.S.P, My Stars and Garters, Space to Grow, Solitary, and Words From the Dead.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Misogyny, Racism, Xenophobia, Suicide attempt
Moderate: Body horror
This collection is like a bag of candy. Every story in it is short enough to be properly punchy, and there's a good variety of directions the themes/plots/characters went in response to the core idea. I didn't hate any of them, and some of them were simply fantastic.