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From two engineers who weren’t afraid of being laughed at, to electric cars in every driveway — the story of Martin, Marc, Elon, and the Tesla team, told in comic form across three chapters.

From a boy looking up at the night sky to “landing rockets themselves” and “taking humans to Mars” — the story of Elon Musk and the SpaceX team, told in comic form across three chapters.

From a Stanford dorm room to organizing the world’s information — the full story of Larry Page and Sergey Brin, told in comic form across three chapters.

From garage startup to changing the world — the full story of Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, told in comic form across three chapters.

A spaceship taller than the Statue of Liberty is getting ready to carry humans to Mars. This isn’t science fiction — this is what SpaceX is building right now. A Spaceship Straight Out of Science Fiction Imagine a shiny silver spaceship standing on the coast of Texas. It’s taller than a 30-story building, taller than the Statue of Liberty — a giant gleaming rocket pointed at the sky. Its name is Starship. ...

Three failures, three explosions. The fourth time — everything about space history changed. A Very Important Launch Day In March 2006, there was a tiny island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. On that island stood a group of young engineers, staring at a silver rocket. This was SpaceX’s very first rocket, named Falcon 1. Falcon 1 was named after the Millennium Falcon from Star Wars. Elon Musk had loved that movie since childhood. ...

If one day humans could live on Mars — how would we get there? That “too crazy to be real” question gave birth to a new kind of company. The Question from the Night Sky Imagine lying on the grass on a summer night, looking up at the stars. One tiny red dot among them is Mars. It’s incredibly far away — even on the fastest rocket, the journey takes many months. ...

Elon Musk once said: “Tesla isn’t really a car company — it’s an energy company trying to solve climate change.” So what does that actually mean? A Jaw-Dropping Announcement In 2016, Elon Musk said something that stunned the whole world: “Tesla isn’t trying to be a car company. What we’re really trying to do is solve climate change.” Wait, what? A car company that doesn’t want to be a car company? ...

Building a car as fast as a sports car, as cool as a spaceship, and cheap enough for ordinary families — that was Tesla’s next dream. The Dream Wasn’t Over Remember Tesla’s first car, the Roadster? It was fast and beautiful, but only a few could afford one. Elon Musk knew this wasn’t the finish line. He asked himself a question: “How do we make every car in the world electric?” ...

Everyone said electric cars were slow and boring — until two engineers and one big dreamer decided to build the most exciting car in the world. Cars Back Then Imagine traveling back to 2003. Cars on the street roared loudly. Black smoke puffed out of their tailpipes. The smell of gasoline hung in the air everywhere. Electric cars existed back then too. But they were slow, ugly, and could only drive a short distance. Charging took many hours. Nobody really wanted one. ...