Electric Life
The Hidden Radiance of Everything
First Second · Print & ebook · November 18, 2025
“A jolting perspective changer.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review Did you know that bees charge themselves like batteries?
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- Who it’s for
- A graphic exploration of electricity and magnetism makes the natural world feel newly charged.
- Themes
- Electricity and magnetism in nature, Electromagnetic forces in the universe
- Genres
- Science & Nature Comics, Electricity & Circuits
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“A jolting perspective changer.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review Did you know that bees charge themselves like batteries? That frogs float on magnetic fields, and seals use radar? This groundbreaking nonfiction graphic novel explores the vital but often unexpected roles that electricity and magnetism play in the natural world. From subatomic particles to our solar system, electromagnetic forces have long formed the building blocks of our reality.
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Yet the full extent of their impact is only just beginning to come to light. Electric Life invites readers on a breathtaking journey into this unseen world, revealing how electricity and magnetism affect not only humans but also our planet and the universe at large.
Hidden Forces
A graphic exploration of electricity and magnetism makes the natural world feel newly charged.
Come here for
- Unexpected links between electromagnetic forces and living things
- A big-picture view, from subatomic particles to the solar system
Expect
- Nonfiction science in graphic-novel form
- A fresh look at forces shaping nature
Where it sits
| Science & Nature Comics | 88% |
|---|---|
| Electricity & Circuits | 67% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Science & Nature Comics
- Biotech
- Electricity & Circuits
- Authors
- Sander Funneman
- Publisher
- First Second
- Published
- November 18, 2025
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Electricity and magnetism in nature · Electromagnetic forces in the universe
- Reading lane
- Science & Nature Comics