Ain't Got Time to Bleed: Medical Reports on Hollywood's Greatest Action Heroes

Shaffer, Andrew; Lefcourt, Steven [Illustrator]

ISBN 10: 160887978X / ISBN 13: 9781608879786

Edité par Insight Editions, 2017

N° de réf. du vendeur 160887978X-11-28856854

Synopsis :

Discover how some of thesilver screen's most iconic action heroes would really fare after being shot,stabbed, and dropped off buildings in this witty look at the real science behindHollywood injuries.


Hollywood action heroesshrug off bullet wounds like mosquito bites and jump through panes of glass asif their skin is made of asbestos. But how long would these gun-toting badasseslast in the real world? Ain't Got Time to Bleed catalogs the injuriesendured by some of the best-known characters in the action-movie genre and usesauthentic medical research to assess their real-life chances of survival.Featuring full-color illustrations that reveal how these hard-boiled icons wouldreally look after being put through the Hollywood wringer, Ain't Got Time toBleed delivers twenty-nine hilariously grisly diagnoses that will change theway you watch action movies forever.

À propos de l'auteur: Andrew Shaffer is the New York Times–best-selling author of the essential survival guide How to Survive a Sharknado and Other Unnatural Disasters as well as the Ghostbusters tie-in Ghosts from Our Past: Both Literally and Figuratively: The Study of the Paranormal and the political thriller The Day of the Donald: Trump Trumps America.

From a young age in the cold mountains of Vermont, Steven Lefcourt knew his love of nature would lead him in one of two directions: science or art. He quickly realized that he would rather paint frogs than dissect them, and his path was set. Besides, he's pretty bad at math. Today he is an apparel designer and freelance illustrator in California.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Ain't Got Time to Bleed: Medical Reports on ...
Éditeur : Insight Editions
Date d'édition : 2017
Reliure : hardcover
Illustrateur : Lefcourt, Steven
Etat : New