The comic book story of video games : the incredible history of the electronic gaming revolution / Jonathan Hennessey ; art by Jack McGowan ; coloring by William Smith IV and Jason Wordie, with additional colors by Dan Blaushild ; lettering by Tom Orzechowski.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

One. Totally tubular: the tech evolution that made gaming possible -- Two. They're here...!: the earliest early video games -- Three. Transistors: this means Spacewar! -- Four. Cold on the Cold War: gaming heats up! -- Five. The heyday of Atari: video games' first dynasty -- Six. The golden age of arcade games: video games give no quarter -- Seven. Crash 'n' don't score: the disaster that almost spelled "games over" -- Eight. Back to computers: and this time it's personal -- Nine. Nintendo: the name of the game is the games -- Ten. Times that try consoles: from Genesis to "Revelations"

A complete, illustrated history of video games--highlighting the machines, games, and people who have made gaming a worldwide, billion dollar industry/artform--told in a graphic novel format.