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Future

By Tom Woodman and Rupert Smissen

A full-colour science fiction graphic novel about love, hope and the end of the Earth

Fiction | Graphic novels & comics

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Publication date: December 2020

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Hardback

Hardback edition of the book, ebook edition, and your name in the back of the book.

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Hardback and Signed Bookplate

Hardback edition of the book, ebook edition, your name in the back of the book and a signed bookplate.

$45 + shipping

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Hardback and Annotated Script

Hardback edition of the book, ebook edition, your name in the back of the book, a signed bookplate and a copy of the annotated script for Future.

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Signed and Sketched Hardback

A signed hardback edition of the book with a sketch of Kay or Murray, ebook edition, your name in the back of the book, a copy of the annotated script and a signed bookplate.

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Personal Portrait Sketched Edition

A signed hardback edition of the book with a portrait sketch of you, ebook edition, your name in the back of the book, a copy of the annotated script and a signed bookplate.

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$150 + shipping

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Future Concept Art Print Package

A signed hardback edition of the book, ebook edition, your name in the back of the book, a copy of the annotated script, a signed bookplate, a portrait sketch and an A3 digital print of the concept art for Future.

$180 + shipping

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Spacesuit Edition

A signed hardback edition of the book with a full figure drawing of you in the Future spacesuit, ebook edition, your name in the back of the book, a copy of the annotated script and a signed bookplate.

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$185 + shipping

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Tom's Spacesuit Edition

A signed hardback edition of the book with a full figure drawing of you in the Future spacesuit with the added feature of your head being drawn by Tom – who is not an artist. Also the ebook edition, your name in the back of the book, a copy of the annotated script and a signed bookplate.

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$225 + shipping

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Signed Personal Ink Portrait

A signed hardback edition of the book, ebook edition, your name in the back of the book, a copy of the annotated script, a signed bookplate and ink portrait of you done by Rupert and signed by the team.

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Portrait of Tom as example only. Giant grin not necessary.

$280 + shipping

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Creative Writing Workshop with Tom

A signed hardback edition of the book, ebook edition, your name in the back of the book, a copy of the annotated script, a signed bookplate, and a half-day writing workshop with Tom to focus on a specific writing piece or pieces.

London and local area only!

$300 + shipping

Original Signed Concept Art

A signed hardback edition of the book, ebook edition, your name in the back of the book, a copy of the annotated script, a signed bookplate and a piece of the original concept art Rupert is currently producing, signed by the team.

Only five available!

$420 + shipping

Art Workshop with Rupert

A signed hardback edition of the book, ebook edition, your name in the back of the book, a copy of the annotated script, a signed bookplate, and a half-day workshop for artists, which could include critique, guidance and technique lessons – it's up to you!

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$1,500 + shipping

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Patron

A signed hardback edition of the book, ebook edition, a copy of the annotated script, a signed bookplate, and your name printed in the front of the book with a special dedication and thanks.

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Murray Mielniczuk, the last astronaut, is dying. So is the Earth.

In a last-ditch attempt to save them both, Murray and her wife Kay are shot forward through time to find a cure and rewrite the future. But crash-landing in a barren future, they find themselves with no help, no ship, and no way home.

Future is a character-driven sci-fi story by an award-winning creative team, aimed at a 16+ audience. It is a single-volume book, in five chapters, totalling around 135 pages.

Future is generously supported by Arts Council England.

The first chapter has been reviewed by a range of outlets.

Praise for Future:

'About halfway through this first issue, I paused and thought, 'I want to read this forever.'[...] Future is poised to be the best crowdfunded comic of the year.'
The Comic Book Yeti

'If you only back one project this year, make the right choice, let it be this one!'
The Valkyries

'One of the Greatest Books that hasn't yet been made'
Nothing in the Rulebook

'Has all of the makings to be a classic'
Lyons Den

You can follow the development of the book at @futurethecomic on Instagram or Twitter, or by subscribing to our mailing list.

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$30 + shipping

116 orders

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Hardback edition of the book, ebook edition, and your name in the back of the book.

$40 + shipping

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Hardback and Signed Bookplate

Hardback edition of the book, ebook edition, your name in the back of the book and a signed bookplate.

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Tom Woodman

Rupert Smissen

Tom Woodman

Tom is part of award-winning improvised comedy group 'Shoot From the Hip', garnering recommendations fromTime Out, The Metro and The Evening Standard, among others. By day, he works as a fiction editor.

Future is his first comic. His bookshelf just collapsed under the weight of exhaustive research.

Rupert Smissen

Rupert is an award-winning illustrator and visualiser. He has worked on projects for many leading brands and publications including Ray-Ban, Topman, Cannes Lions Festival, The Sunday Times and Little White Lies.

When not wielding a pencil (or stylus) there's a good chance he'll be riding his bikes, or brushing up on his bushcraft. Or attempting to combine the two. Future is his first comic.

Aditya Bidikar

Aditya Bidikar is constantly topping 'best letterer' lists and winning awards, including Broken Frontier's Best Letterer 2017.

Aditya has lettered books for Image, Vault, and Unbound, among others.
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Tom Woodman and Rupert Smissen have written 4 private updates. You can pledge to get access to them all.

9th September 2020 Publication Update

We have brilliant news!

As you may know, Future is edited by Lizzie Kaye, who has brought her invaluable experience of the industry and craft to the book. This year, Lizzie has set up her own publishing house, Cast Iron Books, who will now be working in partnership with Unbound to bring you Future.

Is there anything you need to do? Nope!

What does this mean for you? We should have the book…

4th November 2019 Thought Bubble!

We're going to Thought Bubble this weekend - a HUGE comic festival/convention in Harrogate, with thousands of artists, writers, letterers, inkers, colourists - comic people, basically. We'd love to see some of you there, and in the meantime, perhaps check out some of our fellow crowdfunding books, as featured in the image below!

OR take this opportunity to get your copy of Future, or to up your…

29th July 2019 Arts Council Funding

Hello everyone,

Excellent news - we've received an Arts Council grant! Not only does this help with a lot of our behind-the-scenes costs, but it's official recognition of the quality of the project, which is a huge bonus.

We want to thank those of you who have backed Future before we even knew it was a culturally significant piece of art, back when it was just a fun book about Kay and Murray…

10th April 2019 Future’s Future looks bright!

Hi everyone! Firstly, thanks for following Future’s progress, you’re delightful.

Everything’s going wonderfully. We’ve been featured by Broken Frontier, Sirens of Sequentials, been in Unbound’s newsletter, and have lots of other interviews and whatnot set up.

Moreover, the art for Chapter 1 is COMPLETE, and the crowdfund has hit 17%, meaning they’re keeping perfect pace! We’ll carry on working…
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Andrew Quinn

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Stefan Blaser

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Carlo Navato

Andrew Quinn

Simon Gardner-bond

Amy Douglas

Jed McPherson

John Shirlaw

Tom O'Brien

Michaela Barnard

Andrew Quinn

Par Olsson

Jolene Jones

Stefan Blaser

Les LeLean

Karl Ludvigsen

Steve French

Rusty Rowley

GMark Cole

Alexander Yushev

Theresa Smissen

Michael Janes

Mike Scott Thomson

Justin steele