Displaying 1 of 1 2022 Format: Book Author: Chad, Jon, author. Title: Pinball : a graphic history of the silver ball / Jon Chad ; color assistance by Luke Healy ; introduction by Roger Sharpe. Edition: First edition. Publisher, Date: New York : First Second, 2022 ©2022 Description: 200 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm Summary: "Jon Chad illustrates the little-known story of pinball--how it works and why it all matters in an age of special effects and on-screen gaming."--Amazon.com Subjects: Pinball machines -- History -- Comic books, strips, etc. Genre: Nonfiction comics. Graphic novels. Comics (Graphic works) Other Contributor: Healy, Luke, colorist. Sharpe, Roger C., writer of introduction. Notes: Includes bibliographical references. ISBN: 9781250249210 (hardcover) 125024921X (hardcover) OCLC: 1237252915 System Availability: 3 # System items in: 2 # Local items: 1 # Local items in: 0 Current Holds: 0 Place Request Please select and request a specific volume by clicking one of the icons in the 'Availability' section below. Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Large Cover Image Trade Reviews Publishers Weekly Review"The only certainty about pinball is that every game will be different," declares Chad (Science Comics: Solar System) in this illuminating and thorough graphic history. Chad chronicles the craze from the earliest iterations of pinball (bagatelle, which European immigrants brought to America in the 19th century), to the game's golden age in the 1930s, to the technological revolutions that prompted narrative-driven games in the 1980s, to its reemerging popularity (in the 2000s, there was one pinball manufacturer, by the 2010s there were more than 10). The author successfully packages the minutiae of pinball's existence--tackling its darker periods when politicians saw it as a corrupter of youth, alongside periods of innovation in which electrical elements and digitization were introduced to what was originally a fully mechanical game--with dynamic art and vivid coloring assisted by Luke Healy. Pinballs are drawn exploding out of panels to emulate the wild behavior of a ball in play; opponents of pinball, such as New York Mayor Fiorello La Guardia, become towering, imposing figures; and individual elements of game machines are highlighted to show how they work together in a surprisingly narrative fashion. Back matter includes basic tips and tricks, the anatomy of pinball machines, a glossary, and player resources. Cracking this one open evokes the delight of snapping back the launcher in the arcade. (Mar.) Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1
