Genius

by Seagle, Steven T.; Kristiansen, Teddy

• ISBN13: 9781596432635
• ISBN10: 1596432632
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2013-07-09
• Publisher: First Second

Summary

Ted Marx works hard at his career as a quantum physicist. But lately the demands of his job have begun to overwhelm him. Then Ted makes a startling discovery: his wife's father once knew Einstein and claims that Einstein entrusted to him a final, devastating secreta secret even more profound and shattering than the work that led to the first atom bombs. If Ted can convince his father-in-law to tell him what Einstein had to say, his job will be safe. But does he dare reveal Einstein's most dangerous secret to those who might exploit it? Acclaimed duo Teddy H. Kristiansen and Steven T. Seagle have created in Geniusan exploration of the heights of intellectual and scientific achievement and the depths of human emotion and confusion.

Author Biography

Steven T. Seagle is the seven-time Eisner Award-nominated writer best known for his semi-autobiographical graphic novel, It's a Bird . . . illustrated by Teddy H. Kristiansen. He is a two-time GLAAD Media Award-nominee for his series American Virgin. Seagle is a co-founder of Man of Action Studios, creators of Ben 10 and Generator Rex. Genius is his most recent graphic novel. He also writes and directs for the stage.

Teddy H. Kristiansen is a Eisner Award-winning artist from the faraway land of Denmark who spends a lot of time with his computer and the many books in his house. (Too many, according to his wife.) In addition to his work in animation and children's books, Kristiansen is a critically-acclaimed comics artist. Genius is his second collaboration with writer Steven Seagle.

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Praise for It's a Bird... by Steven Seagle and Teddy Kristiansen:

 

"This remarkable, genre-bending work...details a son's search for his missing father and a writer's struggle to tap his own creative impulse." --People Magazine

 

"Terrifically wry... This is something truly different." --Entertainment Weekly, Editor's Choice

 

"A smart and touching graphic novel." --USA Today

 

"Teddy Kristiansen's painted art remains stunning throughout." -- The Onion

 

"[A] compelling personal story, casting a very real narrator in a painfully real struggle with his family history and himself." --Boston Globe