Pinball
A Graphic History of the Silver Ball
Published on 5. April 2022
Book
Hardback
208 pages
978-1-250-24921-0 (ISBN)
Description
In 1976, champion player Roger Sharpe stepped up to a pinball machine in a Manhattan courtroom. He was there to challenge the citywide ban on pinball by proving this was a game of skill, not chance. Sharpe pulled back the plunger and released, and the fate of this industry and artform hung in the balance.
Thus opens Jon Chad's comprehensive graphic guide to the history of the captivating, capricious-and at times infuriating!-game of pinball. Tracing pinball's roots back to the Court of King Louis XIV and right up to the present day, Chad captures not just the history of the game but also the artistry, cultural significance, and even the physics.
Thus opens Jon Chad's comprehensive graphic guide to the history of the captivating, capricious-and at times infuriating!-game of pinball. Tracing pinball's roots back to the Court of King Louis XIV and right up to the present day, Chad captures not just the history of the game but also the artistry, cultural significance, and even the physics.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New Milford
United States
Publishing group
Roaring Brook Press
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Illustrations
full-color illustrations throughout
Dimensions
Height: 221 mm
Width: 158 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
548 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-250-24921-0 (9781250249210)
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Person
Jon Chad is the author of the Leo Geo series and Science Comics: Volcanoes, the illustrator of Science Comics: Solar System, and the creator of the multi-format immersion narrative BAD MASK. He also drew the art package for The Jetsons pinball machine for The Pinball Company and Spooky Pinball.