The Influencing Machine

May 17th, 2011

I’ve been dying for an excuse to plug by Brooke Gladstone and Josh Neufeld, since I read an advance copy several weeks ago, and this PW article oughtta fit the bill (though I’m a little embarrassed to be once again linking to an article that turns around and plugs me back at one point =•_•=).

is one of the best non-fiction comics I’ve read. I’m a long-time listener/reader of both Gladstone and Neufeld, and their work dovetails beautifully here as they tackle the important and timely issues of media evolution and influence.

Gladstone’s work for NPR’s On the Media has always been top-notch. Her probing, far-reaching editorials for that show set the tone for . This is an ambitious book, and it delivers. I’m delighted that she chose comics (and Neufeld!) to help hammer these vital issues into our minds.

I strongly recommend both the book and, if you haven’t heard it before, the show.

Posted in Audio, Non-Fiction Comics, Press
Discussion (3)¬James Burns says:May 17, 2011 at 9:26 am

Scott:

Are there sample pages anywhere? I’d like to see some.

ReplyJosh Neufeld says:May 17, 2011 at 9:33 am

Scott, thanks SO much for your continued support! James, you can see some sample pages here: http://www.scribd.com/doc/38023940/The-Influencing-Machine

ReplyKris Lachowski says:May 17, 2011 at 11:14 am

Thanks Josh I was wondering the same thing, the comic looks great!

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