A thrilling illustrated journey through the history of video games and what they really mean to us
Edward Ross is an Edinburgh-based comic-book artist, writer and illustrator. He is the author of the widely acclaimed Filmish- A Graphic Journey through Film and has also worked on a series of science-themed comics.
Gamish is a fascinating read. Insights for anyone who games, and
revelations for those who don't
*Val McDermid*
Fascinating, revealing and thoughtful ... Ross constructs loving,
pastel-coloured visual narrative around titles such as Metroid,
Doom and Papers Please, exploring not just the timeline of games
but also the culture that makes and consumes them
*Guardian*
A love letter to gaming in all its forms - from board games, to
role-play, to virtual reality and video games. For fans of gaming,
this is the perfect read. For those new to gaming, it is the
perfect introduction
*The Scotsman*
A very fast paced and entertaining read
*Metro*
Gamish is warm, it has a sense of fun and humour and importantly it
has a lot of optimism for the media and for the way it can empower
all sorts of people (the book takes pains to include a lot of
diversity in the characters we see, which again I appreciated
greatly), and right now that feels like a wonderful, uplifting
notion to leave the readers on
*Down the Tubes*
I'm adding non-fiction comic book Gamish to my Christmas list. It's
a graphical history of gaming, with an emphasis less on the
technological beats of the last 40 years, and more on the games
themselves and the culture surrounding them
*Colin Campbell*
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