Old school hacker comics from Ed Piskor

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Old school hacker comics from Ed Piskor

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Check out Ed Piskor’s comics & stories – if you like old school hacking this is best comic series!

WIZZYWIG VOLUME 1: PHREAK – THIS 116 PAGE GRAPHIC NOVEL TELLS THE TALE OF HACKER AND PHONE PHREAK KEVIN “BOINGTHUMP” PHENICLE, AS HE BEGINS HIS FASCINATING CAREER WITH THE EASIEST ACCESSIBLE COMPUTER OF THE 1970S: THE PHONE SYSTEM. KEVIN’S UNQUENCHABLE THIRST FOR KNOWLEDGE LEADS HIM DOWN A DARK AND CRIMINAL PATH OF CHEATING, CONNING, AND TRESPASSING IN ORDER TO GAIN DIRECT ACCESS TO THE INFORMATION HE SO OBSESSIVELY DESIRES.

WIZZYWIG VOLUME 2: HACKER – HACKING IS THE NAME OF THE GAME IN THE SECOND BOOK HIGHLIGHTING THE LIFE OF KEVIN “BOINGTHUMP” PHENICLE. FOLLOW HIM AS HE HACKS COMPUTER BBS’S, CREATES APPLICATIONS THAT RUN WILD, BRUTE FORCE PROGRAMS FOR STEALING PASSWORDS, PHYSICALLY RAIDS THE PHONE COMPANY HEADQUARTERS, AND WIRETAPS THE AUTHORITIES. WILL THE FED’S GET THE DROP ON OUR GUY? FIND OUT WITHIN THESE PAGES.

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