Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History

Published in 1989 by W. W. Norton, Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History is a single-issue comic that adapts paleontological themes into a visual narrative. Written and illustrated by Reg Smythe, this work explores the significance of the Burgess Shale fossil site and its implications for understanding evolutionary history. Though brief, it stands as a unique intersection of science and comics, offering a thoughtful, accessible entry into a complex scientific subject.