Edinburgh-based cartoonist Edward Ross uses comics to illuminate the ideas behin
d our favourite films. In Filmish, Ross's cartoon alter-ego guides readers throu
gh the annals of cinematic history, introducing us to some of the strange and fa
scinating concepts at work in the movies. Each chapter focuses on a particular t
heme - the body, architecture, language - and explores an eclectic mix of cinema
tic triumphs, from A Trip to the Moon to Aliens.
