A hardcover graphic novel about the history of pinball?? Yes please!!
Cartoonist Jon Chad traces the silver ball all the way from the parlor games of Louis XIV's France, through early 20th-century immigrant America and the postwar boom and bust, right up to the present day — with detours into the artistry, the culture, and even the physics of the game. There's also an appendix of actual playing tips, so you can walk away from this book measurably better at pinball than when you picked it up.
Specs
Written and illustrated by Jon Chad
Publisher: First Second (2022)
Hardcover, 208 pages
ISBN: 9781250249210