"Much is known about scientists such as Darwin, Newton, and Einstein,
but what about lesser known scientists - people who have not achieved a
high level of fame, but who have contributed greatly to human knowledge?
What were their lives like? What were their struggles, aims, successes, and
failures? How do their discoveries fit into the bigger picture of science
as a whole?
Overlooked, sidelined, excluded, discredited: key figures in scientific
discovery come and take their bow in an alternative Nobel prize gallery:
Antoine Lavoisier, Mary Anning, George Washington Carver, Alfred Wegener,
Nikola Tesla, Jocelyn Bell Burnell, Fred Hoyle.
Any one of these figures could have been awarded a Nobel prize. Not every
scientific discoverer was lauded in their time, for reasons of gender,
race, or lack of wealth, or (in the case of Lavoisier) being too wealthy:
in the 21st century, there are many more reparations and reputations to be
made."
"By day, the 20-year-old wanna-be sleuth Jérôme translates detective novels, while by night he’s enrolled in Professor Maison’s correspondence course for private eyes. And when fifteen people in Paris have been killed by poisoned darts, Jérôme gets his first case, capturing a flamboyant assassin who uses a blowgun. Unfortunately, things get off to a rocky start when the professor appears to be victim number sixteen!"
"Young Edna Arkins lives in a neighborhood that is rapidly changing, thanks to white flight from urban Seattle in the late 1960s. As the world changes around her, Edna is exposed to the callous racism of adults - sometimes subtle and other times blatant, but always stinging. By weaving the importance of music in adolescence with the forbidden friendship between Edna, who is white, and Bonna Willis, who is Black, Lynda Barry captures the earnest, awkward, yet always honest adolescent voice as perfectly in prose as she does in comics."
"Famous explorer Bob and his dog Rick have been around the world and
even to the Moon, but their travels through the quantum universe show them
the greatest wonders they've ever seen. As they follow their tour guide,
the giddy letter h (also known as the Planck constant), Bob and Rick have
crepes with Max Planck, talk to Einstein about atoms, visit Louis de
Broglie in his castle, and hang out with Heisenberg on Heligoland.
On the way, we find out that a dog - much like a cat - can be both dead and
alive, the gaze of a mouse can change the universe, and a comic book can
actually make quantum physics fun, easy to understand and downright
enchanting."
"The perfect subject for a graphic novel, Frida Kahlo’s brief life was dramatic and romantic, tragic and painful. In this illustrated “biography”, Vanna Vinci captures the spirit of Kahlo’s world in boldly colored, minutely detailed illustrations. Blending facts and history with dreamlike and surreal sequences, Vinci creates an intimate portrayal of an artist who incorporated her life experiences into her art. Burning love and crushing loss, incredible joy and deep despair - these were all part of Kahlo’s life and part of the paintings that are some of the most celebrated art of all time. Filled with images that populated Kahlo’s work - monkeys and parrots, traditional clothing and lush gardens - Vinci imbues her text and drawings with an artist’s perception and sensitivity. The result is an evocative, fittingly passionate tribute to a legendary figure."
"A revolution made by ordinary people that had the power to change everything - that is the story we follow through the lives of two young people Natalia and Peter. In 1917, Russian woman workers poured out of their factories, defied Cossacks armed with whips and took control of the streets. The government brought in the troops to restore order. But soldiers, angry at the war, food shortages and much more, mutinied and joined the marchers. That is where Natalia and Peter's story begins. By October workers had taken control. This fictionalized account of real events follow Natalia and Peter through a momentous year that changed those who lived through it forever and has inspired millions since."
"In Tenements, Towers & Trash, Julia Wertz takes us behind the New York that you think you know. Not the tourist’s New York - the Statue of Liberty makes a brief appearance and the Empire State Building not at all - but the guts, the underbelly, of this city that never sleeps. With drawings and comics in her signature style, Wertz regales us with streetscapes “Then and Now” and little-known tales, such as the lost history of Kim’s Video, the complicated and unresolved business of Ray’s Pizza, the vintage trash and horse bones that litter the shore of Brooklyn’s Bottle Beach, the ludicrous pinball prohibition, Staten Island’s secret abandoned boatyard, and the hair-raising legend of the infamous abortionist of Fifth Avenue, Madame Restell. From bars, bakeries, and bookstores to food carts, street cleaners, and apartments both cramped and grand, Tenements, Towers & Trash is a wild ride in a time machine taxi from the present day city to bygone days of yore."
"A pair of twisted siblings - Yuuma, a young man obsessed with the devil, and Chizumi, the worst little sister in recorded history - cause all sorts of tragic and terrifying things to happen wherever they go. These scary short stories will shock you with a literal interpretation of the ills that plague modern society."
"Dive deeper into the terrifying and unpredictable world of one of the
most hotly-anticipated games of 2017, with an all-new comics adventure
based on the strikingly haunting indie horror!
A nine-year old girl named Six is kidnapped from her home and taken to work
in The Maw - a surreal underwater resort that caters to the whims of the
powerful elite, and where everything is built to towering and frightening
proportions.
When an unexpected twist of fate offers her a chance at freedom, Six takes
a journey through the bizarre and unpredictable world of The Maw, and
catches a glimpse at the corrupt heart of modern happiness, in a thrilling
new story that delightfully connects to the deranged video game."
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