Cosmopopicon
Cosmogony through Mythology, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Pop Culture and more.
Published on 5. January 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-1-312-40104-4 (ISBN)
Description
The Cosmopopicon looks into how our imagination has tried to depict the birth of the universe and the distant past. From the creation myths of the first human civilizations to contemporary fiction and what science taught us, it's cosmogony through science fiction, fantasy, myths and more. So, let's go and explore visions of how our universe came to be, using the lens of pop culture. Not for real, just for fun.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Morrisville
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
443 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-312-40104-4 (9781312401044)
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Person
Born in 1967 in Canada, Ghislain Barbe illustrated pen and paper role palying games through the 1990ies, moved briefly to the animation industry and has settled as an art director in videogames since the beginning of the third millenium.