The Kid is enjoying a well-earned sleep when an early morning phone call from The Tiger sparks an extraordinary conversation involving time travel, future World Cups and football’s changing power structure.
Armed with a DeLorean straight out of Back to the Future, The Tiger has apparently been looking ten years ahead. The discoveries leave The Kid wondering whether he should be investing in a new car… or simply getting some more sleep.
A Phone Call at the Wrong Time
The Kid is fast asleep when his phone begins ringing.
On the other end is The Tiger, who sounds unusually excited.
The conversation quickly becomes stranger than normal.
Apparently, The Tiger has found a way to fast-forward into the future.
The DeLorean Returns
The vehicle of choice is immediately recognisable.
The famous DeLorean from Back to the Future provides the perfect way to jump several years ahead.
The Tiger suggests skipping straight to 2026.
The Kid wonders whether buying a DeLorean might actually prove to be a better investment than another sports car.
A Future World Cup
The first stop reveals a familiar football headline.
Another World Cup.
Another chance for Colombia.
The Tiger can barely contain his excitement at the thought of seeing his national team competing on football’s biggest stage once again.
Football’s New Faces
The journey into the future also reveals significant changes away from the pitch.
Football’s governing body appears to have new leadership.
The Kid jokingly approves, describing the appointment as someone who might genuinely believe in fair play.
Whether the future is quite that simple remains open to debate.
A Triple Ballon d’Or Winner Calls
Just as the dream becomes even more surreal, another interruption arrives.
A phone call from a player who has apparently won the Ballon d’Or three times.
The Kid’s reaction is wonderfully understated.
He simply wonders what the superstar wants now.
Even dreams offer very little peace.
Fantasy Football Never Sleeps
Although the strip revolves around time travel, fantasy football quietly remains at its centre.
The Kid cannot help imagining future seasons, future stars and future fantasy teams.
If only somebody could also reveal next week’s captain choice.
The Football Inspiration Behind the Comic
This episode combines football with one of cinema’s most iconic science-fiction films, Back to the Future.
Published in 2015, the comic imagined what football might look like in 2026, touching on FIFA leadership, future World Cups and the continuing rise of football’s biggest stars.
Many of its predictions now provide an amusing reminder of how football supporters enjoy imagining the future.
Characters Featured
The Kid
The Kid only wants a peaceful night’s sleep but instead finds himself discussing time travel, future football tournaments and fantasy football possibilities.
The Tiger
The Tiger enthusiastically embraces the idea of travelling into the future and cannot resist sharing everything he discovers with The Kid.
The Future Football World
From World Cups to football politics and superstar players, the imagined future becomes the backdrop for another Storybook adventure that mixes reality with fantasy.
Behind the Gag
The humour comes from treating time travel as though it were simply another football scouting mission.
The Tiger travels through time.
The Kid immediately starts thinking about fantasy football.
Even the DeLorean cannot stop football conversations from finding him.
Looking Back
Originally published in 2015, The DeLorean – Live the Dream blended football with popular culture, using Back to the Future as the vehicle for imagining football’s next decade.
Like many Storybook strips, it mixed genuine football developments with playful fantasy, reminding readers that football supporters are always looking towards the next season, the next tournament and the next big star.
The next episode brings everyone crashing back to reality with another tactical lesson from The Boss.
