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''Extremely pleasurable... A gripping story with lots of good, meaty forbidden knowledge and insight into the hacker mindset.'' -- Cory Doctorow, Boing Boing''Wizzywig is a delight, wryly rendered and packed with dead-on details of the hacker life.''-- Wired''Wizzywig is a portrait of a cultural moment when geeks weren't just outside mainstream culture but terrifying to it.''-- TIME.com TechlandThey say What You See Is What You Get... but Kevin ''Boingthump''Phenicle could always see more than most people. In the world of phone phreaks, hackers, and scammers, he's a legend. His exploits are hotly debated: could he really get free long-distance calls by whistling into a pay phone? Did his video-game piracy scheme accidentally trigger the first computer virus? And did he really dodge the FBI by using their own wiretapping software against them? Is he even a real person? And if he's ever caught, what would happen to a geek like him in federal prison?Inspired by the incredible stories of real-life hackers, WIZZYWIG is the thrilling tale of a master manipulator -- his journey from precocious child scammer to federally-wanted fugitive, and beyond. In a world transformed by social networks, data leaks, and digital uprisings, Ed Piskor's debut graphic novel reminds us how much power can rest in the hands of an audacious kid with a keyboard. -- A 288-page hardcover graphic novel, 6.5" x 9".Ed's DIY releases of chapters of WIZZYWIG have already garnered substantial accolades and a cult fan base, and we are eager to share this book with the world.
