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One of the beautiful things about comics is that it is possibly the best medium for combining education and entertainment. No one knows this better than Larry Gonick, whose Cartoon History series spans many subjects. Whether you are a fan of history, comics, or Gonick's books, The Cartoon History of the Universe I is a great place to start. Part I contains volumes 1 to 7, from the Big Bang to Alexander the Great.


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Gonick's hilariously informative history of the planet is a great addition to the growing field of comics trade books. Starting with the Big Bang theory and moving on to the "evolution of everything," he manages to cover three billion years--from the origins of cellular life to the fossil and dinosaur periods that followed, right up to the first appearance of hominids--all with casual erudition, silly humor and delightfully cartoony black-and-white drawings. But Gonick doesn't stop there. He reinstates the record of women (their theoretical role in the development of agriculture and the matrilineal clans of the neolithic era) as well as accurately restoring black racial characteristics to the Egyptian dynasties. He also surveys other highly evolved ancient civilizations: the Sumerians, the Hittites, the Assyrians and the Israelites. Gonick cheerfully conjures rulers, warriors and slaves alike, many stumbling around in the desert, as they form the foundations for Western civilization. This is Gonick's first book.
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  • Paperback: 368 pages
  • Publisher: Main Street Books (September 10, 1997)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0385265204
  • ISBN-13: 978-0385265201
  • Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.4 x 1.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (56 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #8,671 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars I use it as a reference book!, February 11, 2001
Cartoon History presents a large amount of information at a rapid clip and keeps you laughing the whole time. Topics that may have seemed boring in history class (or weren't addressed at all) will suddenly spark the imagination and leave you wanting to read more. Thick history presented in the exact opposite of dry textbook style, all high school and college students should own a copy of this book! (Gonick doesn't pull punches about the graphic violence and bizarre sexuality of our history, so parents should exercise discretion about handing this book to younger students.) Gonick also shows intriguing perspectives that you won't get in the average, mainstream textbook market; and he especially gives women a voice they normally do not have. Hopping all over the globe for more than white man's western civ, this book and its sequel open up history in a startling and energized way. I highly recommend keeping a copy on your reference shelf.
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17 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars entertaining and informative....., April 25, 2000
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Billions of years of history are combined in the first of these excellent books. Author Gonick takes us from the "Big Bang" to Alexander the Great with his cartoons and even manages to get a bit of detail in parts of it...(obviously this book is not comprehensive, nor is it intended to be)Gonick does not shy away from unpopular or unpleasant aspects either. His portrait of Moses is not particulary flattering and he is not afraid to poke fun at scientists and their various "theories" of how/why this or that happened. This book is written from a scientific viewpoint, so Creationism gets short shift here...(not mentioned at all in fact). An excellent bibilography is furnished at the end of the book for readers who want to delve farther into the historical periods covered here...very highly recommended
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars superb, September 6, 2005
Larry Gonick's book on statistics inspired me. I still don't understand probability but I was amused. His history text shows again that he is smarter then I am but I understoond the text and learned about the time it took to get here from the beginning of time and the maze of attorcities that leads from one powerful kingdom to another. Cartoons help make powerful messages more tolerable. I may buy all of his work.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Superb
My kids (8 years old) love this.
I love it.
It acts as a great reference as the children go through their school work - Big Bang, How Planets form, evolution of live... Read more
Published 1 month ago by cmc

1.0 out of 5 stars Revisionist hack trash
If you want to read a bunch of Afrocentric and feminist lies about how wise, noble black Egyptians and oppressed, long-suffering women did everything worthwhile and then had it... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Wile E. Coyote

5.0 out of 5 stars The Perfect Teaching Tool for History
I read this when I was 10, and I learned all about Evolution and ancient history from the cartoons in this book. Read more
Published 6 months ago by B. Wolinsky

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't buy it.
I bought 3 of Larry Gonicks cartoon books History of the universe, Cartoon guide to Physics and Chemistry. All 3 books are very difficult to read. Read more
Published 8 months ago by T. Loh

2.0 out of 5 stars Cartoon Editorials About History
This book has excellent art, a great sense of humor and it responds to a great idea if it lived to its title, which it doesn't. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Jazz It Up Baby

5.0 out of 5 stars Funny pictures, serious topic
It is always great to have a look at alternative versions of familiar things. It gives different prospective and reminds that current interpretation of some events may (and in... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Dmytro Kornyeyev

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow! If only high school/college history had been this fun and insightful
You know it takes a comic to get to heart of humanity. In most history books you get a narrow point of view, and one that is usually "politically correct" according to the... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Reise O'Reilly

5.0 out of 5 stars readable history
This book and the other two in this series don't make history less complex but they sure make it readable!
Published on October 19, 2007 by Robert Charleston

5.0 out of 5 stars Funny History
My older sister originally bought me and my younger sister the computer program. That was a few years ago, but it was a nice dry sarcastic, but silly humor. Read more
Published on October 10, 2007 by Tracy Hitesman

5.0 out of 5 stars I wish we had this during grade school?
I highly recommend this book. It's well written, it's occasionally funny and very readable. Volumes 1 to 7 starts with the Big Bang, to the evolution, to the first great... Read more
Published on June 8, 2007 by E. E. Valeriano

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