Book of Extreme Facts 2012 Now in Comic Book Form

Facts are grand. Not enough people take the time to learn the facts, most likely owing to their "requirement of focus" piece. What if they were in a more digestible comic book format? Would you pay attention then? IDW sure hopes so.

The publisher is releasing Book of Extreme Facts 2012, answering questions such as who invented the human cannonball, what animal survives the winter by freezing and what's older than the stars.

"The BOOK OF EXTREME FACTS 2012 is a fresh take on the genre, with a mix of records and facts beautifully illustrated with art and photography," said editor and co-writer Kris Oprisko. "Plus, we wanted to make it easy for readers to become involved in future editions... we encourage everyone to try to set their own record and see themselves in next year's book!"

The 168 page paperback includes information on thousands of fascinating subjects, from exotic animals to the ancient world, rotating skyscrapers to deadly storms, freaky people to high tech gadgets. It's in stores now for $17.99. It's a small price to pay for the ability to impress all your friends at the next party without doing the keg stand.

Full press release after the jump.

Bigger! Stronger! Faster! And Now in Book Form!
Friday, Aug 12th, 2011
BOOK OF EXTREME FACTS 2012 features the most compelling facts and records from around the world and outer space

In stores now
San Diego, CA (August 12, 2011)-Who invented the human cannonball? What animal survives the winter by freezing? What's older than the stars? Find out all this and much more in IDW Publishing's new BOOK OF EXTREME FACTS 2012, now available in comic and book stores throughout North America.

"The BOOK OF EXTREME FACTS 2012 is a fresh take on the genre, with a mix of records and facts beautifully illustrated with art and photography," said editor and co-writer Kris Oprisko. "Plus, we wanted to make it easy for readers to become involved in future editions... we encourage everyone to try to set their own record and see themselves in next year's book!"

Offering 168 pages of out-of-the-ordinary, freakish and outlandish facts and records, the BOOK OF EXTREME FACTS 2012 is stuffed with incredible items on thousands of fascinating subjects, from exotic animals to the ancient world, rotating skyscrapers to deadly storms, freaky people to high tech gadgets.

Besides featuring incredible facts, The BOOK OF EXTREME FACTS also challenges readers to break the book's records or create entirely new ones for a chance to appear in the next edition. Readers can submit their facts or records anytime at BookofExtremeFacts.com, Facebook, or Twitter, @extremefacts.


BOOK OF EXTREME FACTS 2012 ($17.99, paperback, full color, 168 pages) is now available in comic and book stores throughout North America. ISBN: 978-1-600109409