Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} The Five Fists of Science by Matt Fraction The Five Fists of Science. The Five Fists of Science is a steampunk graphic novel created by writer Matt Fraction and artist Steven Sanders. It was published in 2006 by Image Comics. Contents. Plot Awards See also External links. Nikola Tesla, Mark Twain and Bertha von Suttner combine forces to try to bring about world peace through superior firepower. The comic's introduction shows Twain explaining that the story does not concern itself very much with historical accuracy, and this assertion is borne out by the story: Twain and Tesla use scientific know-how, general trickery and media manipulation techniques to try to scare world leaders into following their noble path. In the company of several allies, the two are soon confronted by dark forces led by the dastardly Thomas Edison, John Pierpont Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, and Guglielmo Marconi. The inventors and financiers are collaborating on a bizarre new skyscraper, the Innsmouth Tower, on whose building site many construction workers have already died in mysterious accidents. Awards. 2007: Nominated for "Favourite Original Graphic Novel" Eagle Award. See also. War of the currents Providence Biltmore, a tower with similar urban legend claims List of steampunk works Mark Twain in popular culture Nikola Tesla in popular culture Thomas Edison in popular culture Cthulhu Mythos in popular culture The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Necronauts Fort: Prophet of the Unexplained. External links. Matt Fraction's home page Steven Sanders home page Genius Collision interview with Matt Fraction about the graphic novel. v t e. Related Research Articles. Nikola Tesla was a Serbian-American inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, and futurist who is best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system. 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Comic Book / The Five Fists of Science. The Five Fists of Science is a Steampunk graphic novel created by Matt Fraction and Steven Sanders. It was published by Image Comics in 2006. The plot involves Nikola Tesla and Mark Twain combining forces to try to bring about world peace through superior firepower. In the introduction, Twain explains that the story does not concern itself very much with historical accuracy, which is fairly obvious by the plot. Twain and Tesla use science, trickery and media manipulation to try and scare world leaders into listening to them and taking their ideas on board. They are aided by Baroness Bertha Von Suttner and the wholly fictional Timothy Boone, and together they fight the dark forces led by the dastardly dickhead inventor Thomas Edison, John Pierpont Morgan, Andrew Carnegie and Guglielmo Marconi (who didn't invent radio). The inventors and financiers are collaborating on a bizarre new skyscraper, the Innsmouth Tower, which has already caused construction workers to die in mysterious accidents on the building site. The Five Fists of Science by Matt Fraction. The world is in turmoil. The old empires are crumbling, the newly powerful industrializing nations are on the brink of war, and men in suits and skyscrapers are destroying more lives with a wave of the pen than any medieval king took with all his armies. Who can save humanity from itself? Why, Mark Twain! And Nikola Tesla! And . some guy with one hand! Who was made up just for this comic! But ignore that, and join the adventures of The Five Fists of Science ! The Five Fists of Science is an adventure that can actually lay some claim to being lushly illustrated. The art, with its soft penciled feel and subdued naturalist tones, is lovely and very much in keeping with the style of illustrated adventure stories. The art also amplifies the absurdist, sometimes sarcastic nature of the dialogue. You just can't beat the image of a crazed Mark Twain shouting "SCIENCE!" My one concern about the otherwise brilliant capsule biographies on the main characters is that people might think they're made up, and therefore not believe that Edison really tried to push the electric chair or that he killed an elephant to make a financial point. To any such doubters who may read this review: it's all true, even the bit about Hollywood starting in the California desert to keep movies as far away from Edison as possible. The only accomplishment Mssrs. Fraction and Sanders assign to Edison that isn't a matter of historical fact is his mastery of black magic. Oh, and the yeti hunting. In fact, all of the historical personages presented throughout Five Fists of Science are remarkably true to their known characters. Twain, one of history's most effusive speakers, might be considered easy to imitate; but that very proclivity means that his character was well known, and deviation easy to notice. People look, act and pose the way they did in their old photos. The creators have clearly done some research. The circumstances of Five Fists of Science are, of course, somewhat different than they were in our own world. But it's easy to believe that, if the circumstances had been similar, this is exactly how these characters would have reacted. Departures from reality are duly noted, but the verisimilitude is more than any fan of pulp fictions has a right to expect. The Five Fists of Science is nothing more nor less than a grand steam-punk adventure. It doesn't offer the literary in-jokes and social commentary of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen or ponder the effects of social change like some alternate-history comics. It does, however, feature Tesla in a giant automaton, giant electrical monstrosities, Mutant Enemies and J. Pierpont Morgan getting his comeuppance, all presented with artistic flair in a setting of surprising historical accuracy. All this, and it's still safe for the kids. It's no wonder of the century, but it's a ripping good read. The Five Fists of Science. The Five Fists of Science is a steampunk graphic novel created by writer Matt Fraction and artist Steven Sanders. It was published in 2006 by Image Comics. Plot [ edit | edit source ] Nikola Tesla, Mark Twain and Bertha von Suttner combine forces to try to bring about world peace through superior firepower. The comic's introduction shows Twain explaining that the story does not concern itself very much with historical accuracy, and this assertion is borne out by the story: Twain and Tesla use scientific know-how, general trickery and media manipulation techniques to try to scare world leaders into following their noble path. In the company of several allies, the two are soon confronted by dark forces led by the dastardly Thomas Edison, John Pierpont Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, and Guglielmo Marconi. The inventors and financiers are collaborating on a bizarre new skyscraper, the Innsmouth Tower, on whose building site many construction workers have already died in mysterious accidents. The Five Fists of Science by Matt Fraction. TEHRAN – “The Five Fists of Science”, a steampunk graphic novel created by writer Matt Fraction and artist Steven Sanders in 2006, has recently been published in Tehran. Sarat is the publisher of the book translated into Persian by Navid Farrokhi. In this novel, Nikola Tesla, Mark Twain and Bertha von Suttner combine forces to try to bring about world peace through superior firepower. The comic’s introduction shows Twain explaining that the story does not concern itself very much with historical accuracy, and this assertion is borne out by the story: Twain and Tesla use scientific know-how, general trickery and media manipulation techniques to try to scare world leaders into following their noble path. In the company of several allies, the two are soon confronted by dark forces led by the dastardly Thomas Edison, John Pierpont Morgan, Andrew Carnegie and Guglielmo Marconi. The inventors and financiers are collaborating on a bizarre new skyscraper, the Innsmouth Tower, on whose building site many construction workers have already died in mysterious accidents. Photo: A copy of the Persian translation of Matt Fraction’s steampunk graphic novel “The Five Fists of Science”.