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  • Issue #1-1ST
    Comic Book Story of Beer GN (2015 Ten Speed Press) 1-1ST

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    1st printing.

    Written by Jonathan Hennessey and Mike Smith. Art and cover by Aaron McConnell.

    The Comic Book Story of Beer traces beer's influence through world history as a liberating and emancipating force that improved the life of everyday people, beginning with early human's experiments with fermentation all the way up through the contemporary explosion of craft brewing.

    No book has ever told the story of beer in a graphic format, until this one. Shedding light on abstract subjects like pasteurization, "original gravity," and "lagering," artist Aaron McConnell has a flair for cinematic action and demonstrates versatility in depicting characters and episodes from beer's rich history. Hand-drawn in a classic, accessible style, The Comic Book Story of Beer makes a great gift, and will appeal to the most avid comic book geek and those who live for beer.

    Softcover, 180 pages, full color.

    Cover price $18.99.

  • Issue #1-REP
    Comic Book Story of Beer GN (2015 Ten Speed Press) 1-REP

    2nd and later printings.

    Written by Jonathan Hennessey and Mike Smith. Art and cover by Aaron McConnell.

    The Comic Book Story of Beer traces beer's influence through world history as a liberating and emancipating force that improved the life of everyday people, beginning with early human's experiments with fermentation all the way up through the contemporary explosion of craft brewing.

    No book has ever told the story of beer in a graphic format, until this one. Shedding light on abstract subjects like pasteurization, "original gravity," and "lagering," artist Aaron McConnell has a flair for cinematic action and demonstrates versatility in depicting characters and episodes from beer's rich history. Hand-drawn in a classic, accessible style, The Comic Book Story of Beer makes a great gift, and will appeal to the most avid comic book geek and those who live for beer.

    Softcover, 180 pages, full color.

    Cover price $18.99.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Comic Book Story of Video Games GN (2017 Ten Speed Press) 1-1ST

    1st printing. Written by Jonathan Hennessey. Art and cover by Jack McGowan. From the co-creator of the New York Times best-selling The Comic Book Story of Beer, a complete, illustrated history of video games-highlighting the machines, games, and people who have made gaming a worldwide, billion dollar industry/artform-told in a giftable graphic novel style. Jonathan Hennessey and Jack McGowan provide readers with everything they need to know about video games - from their early beginnings during World War II to the emergence of arcade games in the 1970s to the rise of Nintendo to today's app-based games like Angry Birds and Pokémon Go. Hennessey and McGowan also analyze the evolution of gaming as an artform and its impact on society. Each chapter features spotlights on major players in the development of games and gaming. Softcover, 192 pages, full color. Cover price $18.99.