from davogones

The latest entry in Larry Gonick's "Cartoon History of the Universe" series, this book starts where "Cartoon History of the Universe Part III" left off, with the arrival of Columbus in the Americas in 1492. As with the other books in the series, Gonick covers the history of the whole world with h...

from slothman

The Cartoon History of the Universe continues in a new series, the Cartoon History of the Modern World. As always, Gonick brings both knowledge and humor to illuminate and enliven the subject of history. Like his other work, this is a valuable index and overview to a huge body of information, and...

from MikeFarquhar

Larry Gonick is one of comics' unsung heroes as far as I'm concerned. His Cartoon History of the Universe, and associated books, is one of the triumphs of just what the comics medium is capable of. If you've not come across him before, Gonick narrates the history of the world in a conversational ...

from uvula_fr_b4

Despite the change of title (due to a change in publishers), this is actually Volume 4 of Gonick's celebrated Cartoon History of the Universe; Jacqueline Kennedy Onasis championed the collection of the early comic books into book form, and Gonick has been publishing his historical comic books as ...

from sweetiegherkin

It took me a while to get into this book. The author uses a tongue-in-cheek way to look at history, which I think is a good idea for bringing in readers who aren't usually too interested in history. However, I do find history interesting, so I wasn't thrilled at first with the irreverent, not 100...