{"id":47103,"date":"2026-10-20T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=47103"},"modified":"2026-10-16T07:18:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T14:18:50","slug":"belushi-timeline-a-visual-history-of-our-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/belushi-timeline-a-visual-history-of-our-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Belushi \/ Timeline: A Visual History of Our World"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

BELUSHI \u2013 THE LIFE AND DEATH OF AN AMERICAN ICON<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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Belushi: On a Mission from God<\/em>
by Alberto Schiavone (author) and Matteo Manera (illustrator)
One Peace Books
2016, 112 pages, 7 x 1 x 10 inches (softcover)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In 1982 John Belushi died from an overdose in a bungalow at the Chateau Marmont when he was 33 years old. At his memorial service, his friend and collaborator, Dan Akroyd, said Belushi was \u201ca brilliant performer, writer, tactician, business strategist\u2026a good man \u2013 and a bad boy.\u201d Released today, this graphic novel biography, written and illustrated by two Italian truefans of Belushi, presents us with the story of a man whose level of self-destructive behavior moved in lockstep with his rapid rise to international superstardom. Author Schiavone doesn\u2019t bother explaining why Belushi abused drugs when he had everything else going for him \u2013 because the why is not especially interesting. \u201cReal greatness gives license for real indulgence,\u201d explained Ackroyd at the memorial service, \u201cwhether it\u2019s as a reward, as therapy or as sanctuary.\u201d This is true for many great entertainers, and Schiavone wisely chose not to devote space exploring this aspect of Belushi\u2019s life, choosing instead to focus on what made the comedian unique \u2013 his brand of humor that was fresh and absurd, yet comforting and deeply resonant at the same time. Manera\u2019s fine-lined pen and ink illustrations capture the essence of Belushi and his manic short life. \u2013 Mark Frauenfelder<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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TIMELINE: A VISUAL HISTORY OF OUR WORLD<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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Timeline: A Visual History of Our World<\/em>
by Peter Goes
Gecko Press
2016, 80 pages, 10.6 x 14.6 x 0.6 inches<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I love the tidbits of history, the unique visual style, the subtle humor, and the breadth of coverage in Timeline: A Visual History of Our World<\/em>. On each 10×29-inch page spread are whimsical curved text blocks filled with simply written \u2013 yet intriguing \u2013 historical facts. And each spread addresses one era of time. The book, which targets children 7 to 12-years old, starts with The Beginning of Life and includes a miniature image-based timeline of stromatolites, trilobites, ammonites and more. The author offers spreads dedicated to the major geological periods, as well as more brief and recent timespans. Our current decade is the last timeline covered, concluding with \u201cAs time goes by\u2026\u201d along with a person spreading black paint across the page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The illustrations are fabulous. Goes uses a minimalist color palette that differs for each of his timelines. The Dinosaurs are on a wheat-toned page with black silhouettes accented by red and gold. The Ming Dynasty appears on a dusty rose background with dark pink and white accents, again using black as the major illustrative color. Goes\u2019 technique of black with two accent colors artfully draws the eye to visual vignettes on the page, while the curving text leads you to the next image. Wonderful. Engaging. Amusing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This book makes for great conversational fodder. Did you know that, according to the page spread on 18th Century in Europe, \u201cMont Blanc was called Mon Maudit, or \u2018cursed mountain,\u2019 until the Enlightenment, when people stopped believing in curses\u201d? The 1960s spread covers the social protest movements of the decade, referring to incidents from around the globe. One of the most interesting spreads to me was Explorers from All Periods, mostly because I love learning about specific people. China had an ambassador, Zhang Qian, in the 2nd Century BC \u2013 who knew that there were ambassadors that long ago? I am not a history buff, yet I continually enjoy perusing Timeline: A Visual History of Our World<\/em>. \u2013 Lora Poser-Brown<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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