The truth about superpowers . . . science fact or science fiction? An entertaining and informative guide to comic book wonders bound to come.
—Julius Schwartz, Editor Emeritus, DC Comics
Superman, Batman, The X-Men, Flash, Spider Man . . . they protect us from evildoers, defend truth and justice, and, occasionally, save our planet from certain doom. Yet, how much do we understand about their powers?
In this engaging yet serious work, Lois Gresh and Robert Weinberg attempt to answer that question once and for all. From X-ray vision to psychokinesis, invisibility to lightspeed locomotion, they take a hard, scientific look at the powers possessed by all of our most revered superheroes, and a few of the lesser ones, in an attempt to sort fact from fantasy. In the process, they unearth some shocking truths that will unsettle, alarm, and even terrify all but the most fiendish of supervillains.
Lois Gresh(Rochester, NY) has written eight novels and nonfiction books as well as dozens of short stories and has been nominated for national fiction awards six times.
Robert Weinberg(Oak Forest, IL) is a multiple award-winning author of novels, nonfiction books, short stories and comics.
* The best part of this book is not the science, which is fine but somewhat perfunctory, but the material on the various superheroes. (
Sci-Fi, December 2002)
...Gresh and Weinberg's wonderful little book is both a potted history of superhero comics, and a pop science manual for the extremely lazy... (hero.ac.uk-Higher Education and Research Opportunities, 28 October 2002)
?children who enjoyed the Spider-Man and X-men movies will delight in The Science of Superheroes.... Perfect for turning a comic-book obsession into an enthusiasm for the laboratory... (The Times, 7 December 2002)
...This is definitely a fun book... (The Alchemist, 9 January 2003)
...All in all I can thoroughly recommend thislþ
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