The Stuff of Life: A Graphic Guide to Genetics and DNA - Tapa dura

A lighthearted exploration of genetics, presented in a graphic comic form and written from the perspective of asexual extraterrestrial Bloort 183, shares the alien scientist's accessible observations on everything from history and evolution to DNA and parthenogenesis. Simultaneous.

Mark Schultz has written for DC Comics and Marvel Comics, and his scripts and illustrations—most notably for his tour-de-force series Xenozoic Tales (also known as Cadillacs and Dinosaurs) and Superman—have garnered five Harvey Awards, two Eisners, and an Inkpot. Illustrators Zander Cannon and Kevin Cannon have worked for clients ranging from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to DC Comics, collaborating on such titles as The Replacement God and Smax and winning two Eisners for their work on Top 10.