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TODAY'S FEATURE IS BLOG #3617 - Although the title of the book is 'The Science of Superheroes'... This book is actually 'readable'! Yes, it is a 'popular science book', but it also has an interesting hook, in that the superheroes are actually used to introduce discussions of different scientific questions. What kind of questions? Well, Batman brings up the topics of gadgets; Spider-Man brings up spiders; and Green Lantern has black holes and color theory, for example. For example: More Powerful than a Speeding Locomotive: Superman - The Superman Legend Beings, What Makes Superman super?, Alien Visitors, The Drake Equation, Rare Earth?, and A Question of Gravity, all within Chapter 1! Chapter 2 is: Rays --Cosmic and Gamma: The Fantastic Four and the Incredible Hulk - Humble Beginnings, A Fantastic Foursome, Frankenstein's Monster--Marvel Style, The Perils of Technobabble, the GFP Hulk. These two chapters are worth the price alone, but there are eight more chapters! With Ant Man and the Atom, The Flash, The X-men, and even Donald Duck! Plus there are also two appendices: The first appendix mentions the material that wasn’t covered in the book, plus why it was left out. The second appendix is a collection of brief interviews with comic book creators, including Len Wein, Mark Wheatley, Brett Booth, Buddy Scalera, Mort Castle and Max Allan Collins. Good reading in both appendices! I would give this a VERY FINE PLUS (VF+) 8.5 out of a possible 10.0 comic book grading scale. Paperback: 224 pages Here is where you can purchase this book, The Science of Superheroes
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