Future Shock Comics was a self-syndicated comic strip that ran from 2009 through 2015. It was created by Jim and Pat McGreal. It began as  a single panel strip in black and white, but evolved into a daily color strip at the request of newspaper editors. At it’s peak, it appeared 25 newspapers nationwide, including the Sunday Comics pages of the Chicago Tribune.

Below are some samples.

Single Panel – Black and White

Daily and Sunday Color Strips

Future Shock Comics Book

Published in 2011, the book is 105 pages and contains over 200 of comics strips, with a foreward by Michael Takiff. Copies are still available. Contact Jim for info.

“Not every newspaper can claim to have rocket scientists among their readers. Well, we can. And they love ‘Future Shock.”
– Andy Howell, Executive Editor, Standard-Examiner, Ogden, UT

“Shock”ingly funny! I bought it and I’m glad I did. Our local brainiacs at Caltech and JPL love it, too.”
– Catherine Gaugh, Features Editor, Pasadena Star News, California

“I love the way Future Shock puts a fun spin on the topics of the day. And they’re so well done they add a touch of professionalism to smaller papers.”
– Bob Olszewski, General Manager, The Beverly Review, Chicago, IL

“Stylish, clever and witty!”

– Sandy May, Publisher, The Forum, Blue Island, IL

“Future Shock knocks the rock. (The one others call Earth.) Someone tell our youth they don’t need TV, ipods, Wii or apps that produce jokes. They need the newspaper’s comics page with Future Shock.”
– Tara Thompson, Editor, The Independent Record, Helena, MT

“George Jetson, and his boy Elroy, would love this stuff.”
– David Stevens, Editor, News-Tribune, Portales, NM

“Who says science can’t be funny? Not Jim & Pat McGreal, the brotherly duo behind Future Shock.”
– Cathy Clabby, Associate Editor, American Scientist Magazine

“Future Shock takes everyday insanities like iPhones, traffic jams and those all-too-frequent alien invasions, and spins them into intergalactic fun. A true original!”
– Grace Kuikman, Publisher, The Villager, Chicago, IL

“The McGreals take their readers on a fantastic, funny voyage. Future Shock is to comics what John Coltrane is to jazz – exhilarating and enlightening.”
– Lora Moysard, President, Future Shock Fan Club