If you had asked me “is physics more interesting than history?,” I’d probably have to think about it. Both are fascinating in their own ways, full of convoluted intricate stuff that’s fun to learn about or think through. It wouldn’t be obvious at all. So when I saw that Larry Gonick, author of multiple volumes…
So there I was at the supermarket maintaining a half-century long tradition: hanging out by the magazine racks looking for treasure. Or at least something interesting to read. Nada. As usual. But there was a dump next to the racks with a trade paperback titled [[[Learn Spanish With Batman]]]. Well, that seemed interesting. I picked…
Wil Wheaton found a bunch of comics that Radio Shack/Tandy put out two decades ago to teach kids about computers, written by Paul Kupperberg with art by Dick Ayers and Chic Stone. Wil samples some of Kupperberg’s dialogue, which in hindsight seems very reminiscent of Bob Haney’s "so hip it’s instantly dated" flair. (‘S okay,…
