SCIENCE COMICS: FLYING MACHINES

SCIENCE COMICS: FLYING MACHINES ALISON WILGUS

The word is out about Science Comics, First Second's most anticipated new series! In this high-flying volume, we meet the Wright Brothers and learn about their amazing flying machines. Every volume of Science Comics offers a complete introduction to a particular topic—dinosaurs, coral reefs, the solar system, volcanoes, bats, flying machines, and more. These gorgeously illustrated graphic novels offer wildly entertaining views of their subjects. Whether you're a fourth grader doing a natural science unit at school or a thirty-year-old with a secret passion for airplanes, these books are for you! This volume: In FLYING MACHINES we follow the famous aviators from their bicycle shop in Dayton, Ohio, to the fields of North Carolina where they planned to make their famous flights. Thanks to their carefully recorded experiments and a healthy dash of bravery, the Wright Brothers’ flying machines took off, blazing a trail for the airplanes, jets, and helicopters that would follow.

ALISON WILGUS

Alison Wilgus is a Brooklyn-based bestselling writer, editor, and cartoonist. She got her start working for Cartoon Network's Codename: Kids Next Door as a colorist and staff writer. Her work includes Science Comics: Flying Machines, illustrated by Molly Brooks, and The Mars Challenge, illustrated by Wyeth Yates, and Chronin, a science-fiction duology from Tor books and her solo debut. alisonwilgus.com Wyeth Yates is a comic book artist based in Brooklyn. He is currently the artist on The Mars Challenge (First Second Books) and The Castoffs (Lion Forge). His self-published titles include Hard Luck, Sundrenchers, and The Other Gang. wyethyates.com