{"product_id":"9780996350440","title":"Geeks \u0026 Greeks","description":"\u003cp\u003eGraphic novel about brilliant high-tech pranksters at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Inspired by actual events. Jon Cooke, editor of Comic Book Artist magazine, says, \"Geeks \u0026amp; Greeks combines the high-brow intelligence of Good Will Hunting with the rowdy frat antics of Animal House and the heart of Dead Poets Society.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e: Dedication Disclaimers Foreword (by Matthew Pearl) Preface Introduction Chapter 1: Jim's Non-Optimal State Chapter 2: The Hotel Caper Chapter 3: Thus Spake Zoltan Chapter 4: Goneril and the Beaver Lover Chapter 5: Ratsicle Revenge Chapter 6: MilliHelens and Microbrews Chapter 7: Return of the Spider Closet Notes Afterword Acknowledgments Creative Team Review Quotes : \"A gonzo-brilliant visual feast that reads like a blizzard of engrossing frenetic activity, offering an ethnographic deep-dive into MIT hacking and hazing subcultures. Geeks \u0026amp; Greeks combines the high-brow intelligence of Good Will Hunting with the rowdy frat antics of Animal House and the heart of Dead Poets Society. There is barely a moment to breathe as this roller coaster careens through the worlds of high-tech hazing, devilishly original pranks, and swaggering intellectual one-upmanship. Fish's masterful illustrations leap off the page with their inspired perspectives and vibrant colors.\" -Jon B. Cooke editor, \"Comic Book Artist\" magazine \"As someone who's been walking MIT's hallways for the past 20 years, I can attest that Steve Altes has tuned into the Institute's quirky frequency, the raucous and rigorous spirit of the place. Altes speaks geek so fluently you'd mistake him for a jaded postdoc. Read Geeks \u0026amp; Greeks for its hot fusion of wit, narrative, and imagery. Awesomeness to the nth degree.\" -Karl Iagnemma MIT research scientist and author of \"On the Nature of Human Romantic Interaction\" \"Geeks \u0026amp; Greeks is a crackling insider look into the world of MIT fraternities. If you've ever wanted to peek behind the doors where young geniuses hack and haze, let whip-smart Steve Altes be your guide.\" -Dottie Zicklin MIT alum and co-creator of \"Dharma \u0026amp; Greg\" and \"Caroline in the City\" \"A graphic novel replete with action sequences might seem an odd medium for a tale about one of the brainiest places on Earth, but after a few pages I was hooked. With Geeks \u0026amp; Greeks Altes and Fish have achieved something remarkable - they have captured the energy and quirkiness that are the hallmarks of MIT. Unless you're performing pediatric neurosurgery, stop whatever you're doing and read this book.\" -Louis Alexander Director of Alumni Education, MIT (retired) \"Andy Fish's meticulously faithful illustrations and Steve Altes's disarming humor bring to life a more-fact-than-fiction adventure.\" -Lewis Pinault MIT alum and author of \"Consulting Demons: Inside the Unscrupulous World of Global Corporate Consulting\" \"All the geekworthy one-liners, Easter eggs, and knowledge bombs you'd expect, plus tons of humor, a bit of romance, plenty of heart, and dazzling illustrations.\" -Melwheezy host, Geekly Podcast \"Mind-scorchingly mirthful! Who knew that the diabolically creative pranksters of MIT, those gestating geniuses of physics and engineering, could make the earth shake - with fear, laughter, and lust - when they put their 'big fat throbbing brains' to it? At last, the raw, kinky, wig-walloping wonder of these iconic hacks is revealed in a graphic novel so amped, so combustive, it'll fry your cranial circuits like a solar storm.\" -Arthur Plotnik author of \"The Elements of Expression: Putting Thoughts Into Words\" \"At its heart Geeks \u0026amp; Greeks is a love story, between Jim and Natalie sure, but also between Jim and his fellow students with MIT. How we loved to hate MIT, how terrifying some classes were, how much a real family our living group became. Geeks \u0026amp; Greeks brings it all back!\" -Oliver Smoot MIT alum and unit of measurement namesake \"In his ample and interesting notes to Geeks \u0026amp; Greeks Steve Altes lists four rules of hacking: (1) be witty and finesseful, (2) make it hard to bring off, (3) hurt neither people nor property, (4) don't get caught. The first three are a perfect description of the work itself. Everything from the story line to the artwork to the coloration reflects the heartbeat of MIT: excellence. Just as everything in Geeks reflects the great affection its makers have for that astonishing institution. In short the Geeks team has accomplished something that is, indeed, witty, and hard to bring off. They have hacked the hack.\" -Samuel Jay Keyser MIT professor emeritus and author of \"Mens et Mania: The MIT Nobody Knows\" Publisher Marketing :\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback | \u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 184 | \u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2016-03-16\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Relentless Goat Productions","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46475654168707,"sku":"9780996350440","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0564\/6830\/8099\/files\/9780996350440.jpg?v=1770263767","url":"https:\/\/sebink.com\/products\/9780996350440","provider":"Sebink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}