| The Science of Superheroes Contributor(s): Gresh, Lois H. (Author), Weinberg, Robert (Author), Koontz, Dean (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0471024600 ISBN-13: 9780471024606 Publisher: Wiley (TP) OUR PRICE: $28.45 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2002 Annotation: "I found this book to be a hoot from beginning to end. Ms. Gresh and Mr. Weinberg must have spent some time in institutions for the deranged, because well-balanced minds could not have conceived of this project. But thank God for their derangement, for they have produced a package of pure fun from first page to last. If, like me, you admire superheroes from a distance, or if you are a hardcore fan of them, you will enjoy this book as surely as you would enjoy waking one morning to discover that you are invincible, able to fly, and in possession of a totally cool costume behind which to hide your true identity." --Dean Koontz, from the Introduction "We comics fans have known it for years, of course: somewhere, in some nether dimension or on some alternate world, there is an Earth on which superheroes are real, living, breathing beings . . . and now Lois Gresh and Bob Weinberg have shown us how thats possible. Mutants . . . aliens . . . scientific geniuses with a penchant for wearing costumes and masks . . . or just plain Joes whove trained their bodies within an inch of their lives . . . all are probed, dissected, examined in loving details. To paraphrase an old DC Comics feature: Science says youre wrong if you believe that The Science of Superheroes isnt more fun than a barrel of genetically-altered winged monkeys." --Roy Thomas, writer and editor of X-Men, Fantastic Four, The Incredible Hulk, Superman, Justice League of America, Legion of Superheroes, Star Wars, and many other comic book classics "Weinberg and Gresh tell it like it is and how it would be, if our favorite comic book characters actually existed. The Science of Superheroes is a fascinating and entertainingexamination of everything from astrophysics to genetic biology to the evolution of the "superhero." --Mark Powers, editor of X-Men and Uncanny X-Men |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science - Social Science | Popular Culture |
| Dewey: 741.509 |
| LCCN: 2002071323 |
| Physical Information: 0.84" H x 6.1" W x 9.72" (1.06 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The truth about superpowers . . . science fact or science fiction? ""An entertaining and informative guide to comic book wonders bound to come."" Superman, Batman, The X-Men, Flash, Spider Man . . . they protect us from evildoers, defend truth and justice, and, occasionally, save our planet from certain doom. Yet, how much do we understand about their powers? In this engaging yet serious work, Lois Gresh and Robert Weinberg attempt to answer that question once and for all. From X-ray vision to psychokinesis, invisibility to lightspeed locomotion, they take a hard, scientific look at the powers possessed by all of our most revered superheroes, and a few of the lesser ones, in an attempt to sort fact from fantasy. In the process, they unearth some shocking truths that will unsettle, alarm, and even terrify all but the most fiendish of supervillains. Lois Gresh (Rochester, NY) has written eight novels and nonfiction books as well as dozens of short stories and has been nominated for national fiction awards six times. |