Introduces readers to the science of light through humorous graphic-novel panels featuring vampires. Discusses how light works, its characteristics, and its many uses. Includes a glossary, further resources, and an index.

It is true that I am nervous. But why will you say that I am mad? In stories and poems written well over a century ago, Edgar Allan Poe established himself as the original American master of gothic horror. Now, acclaimed artist-adapter Gareth Hinds translates Poe's dark genius into the graphic novel format for Poe fans new and old. Blood, bones, and flickering firelight set the mood for Hinds's vision of Poe's macabre and tragic worlds. In "The Cask...

Graphic novel follows the adventures of Astro Mouse and his sidekick Light Bulb, as they battle enemies, save their ship from Astro-chicken, and stop a civil war between two flavors of gum.