Wednesday, June 29, 2005
More dinosaur comics! This time it's over at The Pulse, where Bone Sharps, Cowboys, and Thunder Lizards: A Tale of Edward Drinker Cope, Othniel Charles Marsh, and the Gilded Age of Palentology is discussed.
Ottaviani introduced us to his three leads. "O.C. Marsh, an heir to the Peabody fortune, is the first scientist we meet. A bizarre sight on a midnight train ride causes him to strike up a conversation with one of the book's many guest stars, and introduces Marsh in all his self-importance."
"We meet the second scientist, Edward Drinker Cope -- and don't you wish people had names like that nowadays?! -- in his Philadelphia home, where he's a bit riled up about Marsh's latest appearance in the newspapers," continued Ottaviani. "Cope and Marsh are still friendly at this point, so he quickly moves on to work with our third character, the artist Charles R. Knight."
Ottaviani added, "Knight is astounded by what he sees in Cope's house, and agrees to work with him to do a realistic depiction of an amazing dinosaur Cope has discovered. The results are an artistic success, but sow the seeds for the feud between Cope and Marsh that carries through the rest of the book." Bone Sharps, Cowboys, and Thunder Lizards is available to order through PREVIEWS now, the ordering code is JUNE05 2984. The book will retail for $22.95. G.T. Labs and Big Time Attic.
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