The cartoon history of the universe. Volumes 1-7, [From the Big Bang to Alexander the Great

An entertaining and informative illustrated guide that makes world history accessible, appealing, and funny.

An entertaining and informative illustrated guide  that makes world history accessible, appealing,  and funny.

Publishers Weekly

Gonick's hilariously informative history of the planet is a great addition to the growing field of comics trade books. Starting with the Big Bang theory and moving on to the ``evolution of everything,'' he manages to cover three billion years--from the origins of cellular life to the fossil and dinosaur periods that followed, right up to the first appearance of hominids--all with casual erudition, silly humor and delightfully cartoony black-and-white drawings. But Gonick doesn't stop there. He reinstates the record of women (their theoretical role in the development of agriculture and the matrilineal clans of the neolithic era) as well as accurately restoring black racial characteristics to the Egyptian dynasties. He also surveys other highly evolved ancient civilizations: the Sumerians, the Hittites, the Assyrians and the Israelites. Gonick cheerfully conjures rulers, warriors and slaves alike, many stumbling around in the desert, as they form the foundations for Western civilization. This is Gonick's first book. (Sept.)

Here's a new installment of the phenomenal bestseller that Publishers Weekly selected as one of the twelve best graphic books of all time. Spanning ages and continents from Ancient India to Rome and China in A.D. 600, Volume II is hip, funny, and full of info v. 1. The evolution of everything v. 2. Sticks and stones v. 3. River realms v. 4. Part of the Old Testament v. 5. Brains and bronze v. 6. "Who are these Athenians?" v. 7. All about Athens [1] Volume 1-7 : from the Big Bang to Alexander the Great [2] Volume 8-13 : from the springtime of China to the fall of Rome [3] Volume 14-19 : from the rise of Arabia to the Renaissance. A cartoon journey through the history of the universe from the big bang through the rise and fall of civilizations BEFORE TIME BEGAN, THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE WAS PRESSED TOGETHER IN ONE HOT LUMP. Presents facts about world history in a humorous, cartoon-style format