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By-Jon Chad

 

 

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Synopsis :

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 organized crime. Sharpe was there to prove that, unlike a slot machine, pinball wasn?t a game of chance designed to fleece its players?it was a game of skill that required a measure of patience, coordination, and control. To prove his point, he proclaimed that he would launch his ball into the center lane at the far end of the playfield?much like Babe Ruth famously pointing to the fences. Sharpe pulled back the plunger and released, and the fate of this industry and art form hung in the balance.Thus opens Jon Chad?s comprehensive graphic

 

Details :

Author : Jon Chad

Pages : 208 pages

Publisher : First Second

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ISBN-10 : 125024921X

ISBN-13 : 9781250249210