A Retrofuturism Sci-Fi Art Book of Glitches, Giggles, and Mid-Century Mayhem

Book 4 of the Atomic Cities Series

By Keith Elliott

Tomorrow’s not all jetpacks and chrome castles — someone’s gotta clean up the glitches.

Atomic Cities: Worst Jobs of Tomorrow is a retrofuturism book that blends sci-fi art, absurdist humor, and visual storytelling sci-fi into a dazzling postcard collection of the most bizarre occupations the future might offer. From Glitchport’s neon alleys to orbital scrapyards and nostalgic data fields, meet the cosmic janitors, rogue meme fighters, AI-enhanced therapists, and pet surgeons of a chrome-coated tomorrow.

Printed on premium color paper, each scene fuses futuristic concept art with retro styling and punchline-laced storytelling — part AI art book, part speculative fiction art anthology, and all unapologetically weird.

This fourth volume expands the Atomic Cities universe with 25 wildly illustrated futurescapes that honor the unsung, the unusual, and the utterly unglamorous side of mid-century sci-fi.

✨ Perfect for fans of retro-futurism, alt-history satire, vaporwave humor, and postcard-style worldbuilding — where every laugh is rendered in neon.

ISBN: 979-8281888004

Independently Published

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Finally, a book brave enough to tell the truth about emotional mop duty.”

    — FloorTech #119-B, Sector 12

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “I was demoted while reading this. My supervisor called it ‘method acting.’”

    — Quarkline Tube Mechanic (Former)

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “These jobs are terrible. I applied to six of them.”

    — Grax, Overqualified and Undeterred

The latest feedback on our employees and workers!

⭐  Supervisor Feedback: Emotion Janitor (Clint)
“He absorbed everyone’s sadness during the staff meeting, then cried into the server room. We lost three AIs to empathy flooding. Still more effective than Chad from HR.”

⭐⭐  Customer Review: Lunar Dish Sanitizer (Tina)
“I asked if she could get the stains off my hover-plate. She said, ‘It’s the plate’s trauma, not mine,’ and handed it back. Very clean. Spiritually haunting.”

⭐  Executive Memo: Time Share Regret Advisor (Nell)
“She made six clients cry, converted one to minimalism, and triggered a class-action lawsuit. But she did return the brochures in alphabetical order.”

⭐⭐⭐  Internal Evaluation: VR Workplace Simulator Technician (Brayden)
“He keeps accidentally inserting childhood trauma into the onboarding module. We’ve stopped asking questions, but the interns keep hugging us.”

⭐⭐  Boss Review: Nostalgia Auditor (Krill)
“Too effective. After he left, the break room only played wind chimes and everyone missed their ex. Give him a raise. Then fire him.”

⭐  Incident Report: Emotion Farmhand (Jen)
“She was supposed to harvest melancholy. Instead, she started singing Fleetwood Mac and now the lettuce won’t stop weeping. The kale is organizing a strike.”

⭐⭐⭐  Team Lead Note: Gravity Recalibration Tech (Milo)
“He reset the floor mid-shift. Eight coworkers floated off and the vending machine is now on the ceiling. He claims it’s a ‘design choice.’”

⭐⭐⭐⭐  Upper Management Review: Reality Layer Inspector (Susan-2)
“She caught seventeen cracks in spacetime, a minor identity leak, and a toddler from a dimension made of jazz. Great attention to detail. Please schedule her less often.”

⭐  Field Note: Interdimensional Tour Guide (Pete)
“He lost the group. All of them. One guest is now a sentient puddle, and someone keeps faxing postcards from a realm made of bees. Pete says he’s ‘feeling optimistic.’”

⭐⭐⭐  Anonymous Complaint: Existential Support Agent (Tabitha)
“She told me I was doing fine. Then stared into space and said, ‘Time is a rectangle.’ I haven’t slept since. Would recommend for light philosophical realignment.”