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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.509
EAN: 9780471468820
Edition: 1st
ISBN: 0471468827
Label: Wiley
Manufacturer: Wiley
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 224
Publication Date: September 29, 2003
Publisher: Wiley
Studio: Wiley
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Editorial Review:
Product Description:
"Entertaining and informative."
-- Julius Schwartz, Editor Emeritus, DC Comics
Praise for The Science of Superheroes
"We comics fans have known it for years, of course: somewhere, in some nether dimension or on some alternate world, there is an Earth on which superheroes are real . . . and now Lois Gresh and Bob Weinberg have shown us how that's possible. To paraphrase an old DC Comics feature: Science says you're wrong if you believe that The Science of Superheroes isn't more fun than a barrel of genetically altered winged monkeys."
-- Roy Thomas, writer and editor of X-Men, Fantastic Four, The Incredible Hulk, Superman, Justice League of America, Legion of Superheroes, Star Wars, and many other comic book classics
"Weinberg and Gresh tell it like it is-- and how it would be, if our favorite comic book characters actually existed. The Science of Superheroes is a fascinating and entertaining examination of everything from astrophysics to genetic biology to the evolution of the `superhero.' "
-- Mark Powers, editor of X-Men and Uncanny X-Men
The Science of Superheroes takes a lighthearted but clear-headed look at the real science that underlies some of the greatest superhero comic books of all time, including Spider-Man, Batman, Fantastic Four, and many more. Each chapter presents the story of the origin of one or more superheroes and asks intriguing questions that lead to fascinating discussions about the limits of science, the laws of nature, and the future of technology.
If gamma rays can't turn a 128-pound weakling into the Incredible Hulk, what could? Are Spider-Man's powers really those of a spider? Could a person ever breathe water like a fish? From telepathy to teleportation, from cloning to cosmic rays, this vastly entertaining romp through the nexus of science and fantasy separates the possible from the plausible and the barely plausible from the utterly ridiculous.
Average Rating: 
Rating:  -
I can only echo what the 2stars or lower reviewers said:
This is a lazily-written book that craps all over an interesting premise. Too much time on origin stories (apparently to bloat the page-count), when 95% of the target audience knows all this stuff.
If you're a comics fan who wants to know what's possible, impossible and if there's "any way these things could happen," you'll come away very dissapointed. The only part that rises above itself is the alternative, more ... Read More
Rating:  -
I found this to be a great popular science book that uses the interesting angle of "explaining" how there could be scientific explanations to what comic superheroes can do. A great way to learn both about science and about superheroes.
Rating: -
Fascinating, informative and entertaining book that speculates about
the possibilities that some of the superpowers that superheroes have
may be grounded in possible scientific explanations. A great way to be
entertained, while learning various interesting science and technology.
Rating: -
If you ever wondered if superheroes or supervillains can really exist, the Science of Superheroes and the Science of Supervillains are great books to read. The books are well written and entertaining. The Science of Superheroes was the first of its kind. Other books by other authors dealing with the similar issues, such as the Physics of Superheroes, have copied many of the ideas which were first presented in this classic. This classic and original book still beats all of the other imitations ... Read More
Rating:  -
I wasn't very impressed with this book. The writer is full of himself. Gresh and Weinberg use the opportunity to demolish the science in fiction behind superheroes rather than offer alternative theories for superhero origins that are palatable. It seems as if the main purpose of the book is to affirm the authors are a scientific authority. To make matters worst on pages 133 through 142 the writers go on a tirade against Creationism and not just in the pages of comic books but in general, offering no ... Read More
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