Wizzywig : : Portrait of a Serial Hacker

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Call Number: Adult Graphic Novel / Piskor, Ed
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

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Downtown 1st Floor 4-week checkout	Adult Graphic Novel / Piskor, Ed	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Downtown 1st Floor 4-week checkout	Adult Graphic Novel / Piskor, Ed	4-week checkout	On Shelf

They 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, "Wizzygig" 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 and data leaks, Ed Piskor's debut graphic novel reminds us how much power can rest in the hands of an audacious kid with a keyboard.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

Early Solo effort from Ed Piskor submitted by irenzero on August 12, 2020, 2:58pm Before he was exploring Hip Hop and the Grand Design of the X-Man, Ed Piskor was telling a different kind of story.. but with many of the same tools.. showing the story of a hacker over a span of years in what is more an epistolary than a linear narrative. It is worth a look to see where the tools and styles of later works would start and it is a thought provoking look at issues of crime, punishment and how we deal with people who don't conform to social norms...