Whatever Happened to the World of Tomorrow?, the long-awaited follow-up to Mom's Cancer, is a unique graphic novel that tells the story of a young boy and his relationship with his father.

 

Spanning the period from the 1939 New York World's Fair to the last Apollo space mission in 1975, it is told through the eyes of a boy as he grows up in an era that was optimistic and ambitious, fueled by industry, engines, electricity, rockets, and the atom bomb. An insightful look at relationships and the promise of the future, award-winning author Brian Fies presents his story in a way that only comics and graphic novels can.

 

Interspersed with the comic book adventures of Commander Cap Crater and the Cosmic Kid, and mixing art and historical photographs, this groundbreaking graphic novel is a lively trip through a half century of technological evolution. It is also a perceptive look at the changing moods of our nation-and the enduring promise of the future.

Whatever Happened to the World of Tomorrow?
by Brian Fies

• Publication Date: July 1, 2009
• Genres: Graphic Novel
• Hardcover: 208 pages
• Publisher: Abrams ComicArts
• ISBN-10: 0810996367
• ISBN-13: 9780810996366