a-city-on-mars-2
Original: a-city-on-mars-2 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
GOOD MORNING!
IT'S BOOK LAUNCH DAY FOR A CITY ON MARS - A RESEARCH PROJECT THAT TOOK KELLY AND I FOUR YEARS TO RESEARCH AND WRITE. AND WE BELIEVE IT'S THE MOST THOROUGH BOOK EVER WRITTEN ON SPACE SETTLEMENT.
ALSO IT HAS AN EXPLAINER ON LEGAL ISSUES FOR SPACE CANNIBALISM. WHICH I BELIEVE TO BE UNIQUE IN THE ANNALS OF LITERATURE.
LAUNCH WEEK SALES REALLY HELP US GET THE WORD OUT, SO, IF YOU'RE PLANNING TO BUY, BUYING SOON WOULD MEAN A LOT FOR US. CLICK THIS IMAGE FOR OPTIONS.
OTHERWISE, PLEASE CLICK BACK FOR YOUR REGULAR SMBC UPDATE!
[A small cartoon figure waves and says:] ZACH
PS WHERE SOME NICE STUFF PEOPLE SAID ABOUT THE BOOK:
"Scientific, educational, and fun as hell."
- Andy Weir, New York Times bestselling author of The Martian and Project Hail Mary
"There is simply no more engrossing, entertaining, or thorough way to understand the intense challenge of humanity's off-Earth future than A City on Mars. I LAUGHED THE WHOLE WAY THROUGH."
- Hank Green, New York Times bestselling author of An Absolutely Remarkable Thing
"Listen up, humans. How to poop in space will be the least of our concerns. Herein are challenges most space-heads, including me, never even considered: not just technical, but legal, ethical, geopolitical. Despite the breadth and depth of research and some impressive near-wonk-level detail, this is a clear, lively, and hilarious read. Slam dunk, Weinersmiths!"
- Mary Roach, New York Times bestselling author of Fuzz and Packing for Mars
"A City on Mars is deeply researched, hilarious, and sobering. Zach and Kelly Weinersmith have given us a bracing to-do list for the new age of space. Highly, highly recommended."
- James S.A. Corey, author of The Expanse series
[Cover of the book: A CITY ON MARS - Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through? KELLY AND ZACH WEINERSMITH. The cover art shows a domed habitat / settlement under a starry sky.]
Votey:
(ALSO SORRY TO BE ANNOYING ABOUT THE BOOK! IN THE LAST FEW YEARS SOCIAL MEDIA HAS MADE IT VERY HARD TO SIMPLY REACH YOUR AUDIENCE DIRECTLY. BLESSED ARE THE RSS USERS)
IT'S BOOK LAUNCH DAY FOR A CITY ON MARS - A RESEARCH PROJECT THAT TOOK KELLY AND I FOUR YEARS TO RESEARCH AND WRITE. AND WE BELIEVE IT'S THE MOST THOROUGH BOOK EVER WRITTEN ON SPACE SETTLEMENT.
ALSO IT HAS AN EXPLAINER ON LEGAL ISSUES FOR SPACE CANNIBALISM. WHICH I BELIEVE TO BE UNIQUE IN THE ANNALS OF LITERATURE.
LAUNCH WEEK SALES REALLY HELP US GET THE WORD OUT, SO, IF YOU'RE PLANNING TO BUY, BUYING SOON WOULD MEAN A LOT FOR US. CLICK THIS IMAGE FOR OPTIONS.
OTHERWISE, PLEASE CLICK BACK FOR YOUR REGULAR SMBC UPDATE!
[A small cartoon figure waves and says:] ZACH
PS WHERE SOME NICE STUFF PEOPLE SAID ABOUT THE BOOK:
"Scientific, educational, and fun as hell."
- Andy Weir, New York Times bestselling author of The Martian and Project Hail Mary
"There is simply no more engrossing, entertaining, or thorough way to understand the intense challenge of humanity's off-Earth future than A City on Mars. I LAUGHED THE WHOLE WAY THROUGH."
- Hank Green, New York Times bestselling author of An Absolutely Remarkable Thing
"Listen up, humans. How to poop in space will be the least of our concerns. Herein are challenges most space-heads, including me, never even considered: not just technical, but legal, ethical, geopolitical. Despite the breadth and depth of research and some impressive near-wonk-level detail, this is a clear, lively, and hilarious read. Slam dunk, Weinersmiths!"
- Mary Roach, New York Times bestselling author of Fuzz and Packing for Mars
"A City on Mars is deeply researched, hilarious, and sobering. Zach and Kelly Weinersmith have given us a bracing to-do list for the new age of space. Highly, highly recommended."
- James S.A. Corey, author of The Expanse series
[Cover of the book: A CITY ON MARS - Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through? KELLY AND ZACH WEINERSMITH. The cover art shows a domed habitat / settlement under a starry sky.]
Votey:
(ALSO SORRY TO BE ANNOYING ABOUT THE BOOK! IN THE LAST FEW YEARS SOCIAL MEDIA HAS MADE IT VERY HARD TO SIMPLY REACH YOUR AUDIENCE DIRECTLY. BLESSED ARE THE RSS USERS)
Alt text
Instead of a comic, this is a book-launch announcement page. Title text reads "GOOD MORNING!" followed by Zach Weinersmith announcing launch day for his and Kelly's book "A City on Mars," a four-year research project he calls the most thorough book ever written on space settlement - noting it includes a uniquely-in-literature explainer on the legal issues of space cannibalism. He asks readers to buy during launch week (clicking the image for options) or click back for the regular SMBC, and a small cartoon figure labeled "ZACH" waves. Below are mock-blurb quotes praising the book from Andy Weir (The Martian), Hank Green, Mary Roach (Packing for Mars), and James S.A. Corey (The Expanse), each calling it researched, hilarious, and important. The book cover is shown at lower right: "A CITY ON MARS - Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through?" by Kelly and Zach Weinersmith, with art of a domed space habitat under stars. The votey (bonus panel) is a hand-drawn boxed note reading: "(ALSO SORRY TO BE ANNOYING ABOUT THE BOOK! IN THE LAST FEW YEARS SOCIAL MEDIA HAS MADE IT VERY HARD TO SIMPLY REACH YOUR AUDIENCE DIRECTLY. BLESSED ARE THE RSS USERS)".
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.