(2016)

First Second, 2016 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
9.99 USD; 10.50 CAD
Pages
132
On-sale Date
2016-03-29
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
First Second
Brand
Science Comics
ISBN
978-1-62672-143-2 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9781626721432 50999
Editing
?; John Green (book design) (credited)
Color
Color
Dimensions
6" x 8.5"
Binding
trade paperback
Publishing Format
graphic novel

Issue Notes

Dinosaurs and Coral Reefs are the first two publications in First Second's Science Comics line.
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Joe Flood
Inks
Joe Flood
Colors
Joe Flood
Letters
typeset
Editing
John Green (credited) (cover design by); Chris Dickey (credited) (cover design by)

Genre
non-fiction
Reprints
Keywords
ceratop; dinosaurs; pterodactyl

[title, credits] (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 4 pages (report information)

Pencils
Joe Flood
Inks
Joe Flood
Colors
Joe Flood
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction
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foreword (Table of Contents: 2)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Leonard Finkelman
Pencils
Joe Flood
Inks
Joe Flood
Colors
Joe Flood
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction
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Dinosaurs: Fossils and Feathers (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 112 pages (report information)

Script
M. K. Reed
Pencils
Joe Flood
Inks
Joe Flood
Colors
Joe Flood
Letters
Joe Flood

Genre
non-fiction
Characters
William Smith; Mary Anning; William Buckland; Georges Cuvier; Gideon Mantell; Richard Owen; Charles Darwin; Gregor Mendel; Othneil Marsh; Edward Drinker Cope; Thomas Huxley; Franz Nopcsa; Alfred Wegener; Ernest Rutherford; Mignon Talbot; Roy Chapman Andrews; Harry Hess; Harrison Brown; Clair Patterson; Jack Horner; Walter Alvarez; Luis Alvarez
Synopsis
A history of paleontology, covering the discoveries of different dinosaur fossils and the continually evolving theories surrounding them.
Reprints
Keywords
dinosaurs; fossil hunting; fossils; paleobotany; paleontology; science; scientific expeditions; scientists

Notes (Table of Contents: 4)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
M. K. Reed
Pencils
Joe Flood
Inks
Joe Flood
Colors
Joe Flood
Letters
Joe Flood; typeset

Genre
non-fiction
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Footnotes, with an illustration by Joe Flood

Glossary (Table of Contents: 5)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
M. K. Reed
Pencils
Joe Flood
Inks
Joe Flood
Colors
Joe Flood
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction
Reprints

Indexer Notes

text with spot illustrations

[Permian, Triassic, Jurassic, Cretacious] (Table of Contents: 6)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Joe Flood
Inks
Joe Flood
Colors
Joe Flood
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction
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Indexer Notes

2 page spread illustrating a few sample dinosaurs who lived during the four classic ages of dinosaurs

[timeline] (Table of Contents: 7)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Joe Flood
Inks
Joe Flood
Colors
Joe Flood
Letters
Joe Flood

Genre
non-fiction
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Horizontal timeline showing the major and minor geologic epochs and eras.

Further Reading (Table of Contents: 8)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
M. K. Reed
Pencils
Joe Flood
Inks
Joe Flood
Colors
Joe Flood
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Short list of recommended books. Probably not a complete bibliography.

[Science Comics] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Dig Into Dinosaurs! (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. [title, credits]
  3. 2. foreword
  4. 3. Dinosaurs: Fossils and Feathers
  5. 4. Notes
  6. 5. Glossary
  7. 6. [Permian, Triassic, Jurassic, Cretacious]
  8. 7. [timeline]
  9. 8. Further Reading
  10. 9. [Science Comics]
  11. 10. Dig Into Dinosaurs!
This issue was modified by
  • Peter Croome
  • Lionel English
  • Kirk House