Pinball: A Graphic History of the Silver Ball

by Jon Chad

in this dynamic, nonfiction graphic novel, Jon Chad illustrates the little-known story of pinball--how it works and why it all matters in an age of special effects and on-screen gaming. In 1976, champion player Roger Sharpe stepped up to a pinball machine in a Manhattan courtroom. The New York City Council had convened to consider lifting the city's ban on pinball--a game that had been outlawed since 1942 for its supposed connections to gambling and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 125024921X
• ISBN13: 9781250249210
• Release Date: April 2022
• Publisher: First Second
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.6" x 8.9"