A for Anonymous: How a Mysterious Hacker Collective Transformed the World

The illustrated, inside story of the legendary hacktivist group's origins and most daring exploits.A for Anonymous shows how a leaderless band of volunteers successfully used hacktivism to fight for the underdog, embarrass their rich and powerful targets--from Sony and Paypal to the Church of Scientology and Ferguson Police Department--all in the name of freedom of speech and information. Their exploits blurred the distinction between online and reality, and help shape our contemporary world.

Author: David Kushner
Publisher: Bold Type Books
Published: 03/31/2020
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.60w x 0.40d
ISBN13: 9781568588780
ISBN10: 156858878X
BISAC Categories:
- Comics & Graphic Novels | Nonfiction | Biography & Memoir
- Political Science | Political Ideologies | Anarchism

About the Author

David Kushner is an award-winning journalist and author. A contributing editor of Rolling Stone, Kushner has written for publications including The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Wired, New York Times Magazine, and GQ. His books include Masters of Doom and Alligator Candy.Kushner is also author of the graphic novel Rise of the Dungeon Master, illustrated by Koren Shadmi.

Koren Shadmi is a Brooklyn-based illustrator and cartoonist; he studied illustration in the School of Visual Arts in NYC, where he now teaches. His graphic novels include Rise of the Dungeon Master, and his work has been published in the The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Washington Post, Playboy, and Wired.