Backflash

By Mat Johnson

Book Overview

Overwhelmed with grief over the death of his mother, shamed by his failures in marriage and fatherhood, and burdened by massive debt, Devin's life is spiraling out of control.

That is, until he discovers the impossible: nostalgia is his superpower.

With a random touch of family memorabilia, he can mentally travel back in time, reliving the best moments of his past while finding relief from the present.

With his mother gone, Devin can now investigate her greatest secret: the identity of the father he never knew. But the more Devin "backflashes" into time, the faster his present life falls apart. On this hunt for a truth that was never supposed to come to light, Devin must come to terms with his past if he wants any chance at a future.

By Mat Johnson, the author of Pym, Loving Day, and Incognegro, Backflash is a riveting literary graphic novel thriller laced with sly humor and raw emotion that explores time travel in wild and un-predictable ways.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1506745105
• ISBN13: 9781506745107
• Release Date: December 2024
• Publisher: Berger Books
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.6" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

So Good !

I am now a Mat Johnson fan, have read most of his books and thrilled to start in on the graphic novels. I love the combo of the real and supernatural, how cool that this is story about taking care of aging parents, and time travel.