Astrophysics for Supervillains

Astrophysicist Matthew Bothwell explains black holes, dark matter and the shape of spacetime through the ambitions of a would-be galactic overlord. The comic framing is consistent rather than decorative: each scheme for cosmic domination runs into a real physical constraint, and explaining why the plan fails is how the science gets taught. Bothwell writes as a working researcher and science communicator, so the jokes sit on accurate ground and the harder concepts arrive with enough scaffolding to hold. What sets it apart: • Core astrophysics delivered through a running comic premise • Topics including black holes, dark matter and cosmic scale • Written by a practising astrophysicist and science communicator • Accessible to readers with no physics training For popular science readers, comics fans and curious minds, written by Dr Matthew Bothwell for DK Publishing and available at Boipoka.