Dirty Biology
the x-rated story of the science of sex
$49.97
- Paperback
192 pages
- Release Date
16 May 2021
Summary
Dirty Biology: An Illustrated Exploration of Sex, Evolution, and Everything In Between
What is sex? Has it always existed? What purpose does it serve? Why are there penises and vaginas? These questions are at the very core of Dirty Biology, an erudite (and hilarious) graphic novel that aims to teach you everything you wanted to know about sex—and then some.
“Sex” can mean a number of things. It can refer to sex organs, to sex types, to the act of copulation, or to t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780271087054 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0271087056 |
| Author: | Colas Grasset, Kendra Boileau, Léo Grasset |
| Publisher: | Pennsylvania State University Press |
| Imprint: | Graphic Mundi |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 16 May 2021 |
| Weight: | 476g |
| Dimensions: | 254mm x 171mm x 13mm |
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Critics Review
“This work pushes the boundaries of the comic in new and provocative directions, and is proudly international in scope.” –Laura Sayre, International Journal of Comic Art
“The mix of giggle-inducing factoids and incisive scientific insights make this investigation of copulation well worth digging into.”
—Publishers Weekly
“Dirty Biology isn’t fooling around! Its androgynous narrator and cast of millions will impregnate your brain with a gossipy tour of who’s doing it, how they’re doing it, and maybe even why they’re doing it, all in explicit, throbbing color. Why am I not embarrassed?”
—Larry Gonick, author of The Cartoon Guide to Sex
“This work pushes the boundaries of the comic in new and provocative directions, and is proudly international in scope.”
—Laura Sayre International Journal of Comic Art
About The Author
Colas Grasset
Léo Grasset (scripter) has advanced degrees in evolutionary biology and organismal and ecosystems biology. In 2014, he began to make humorous and educational YouTube videos about biology. An English translation of his first book was published as How the Zebra Got Its Stripes: Darwinian Stories Told Through Evolutionary Biology.
Colas Grasset (artist) has collaborated with his brother Léo on several episodes of the YouTube program DirtyBiology.
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