New "Cartoon History of the Universe" is out!
<Volume 3, From the Rise of Arabia to the Renaissance.
Pick it up at your local comic store (support your local comic store!) or if all else fails, find it here.
In deference to Muslims, the section on Mohammed shows him talking permanently off-panel.
I have learned more history from these comic collections than I ever learned through my entire school career. This says something about either me or the schools, or maybe both, but I'm not sure what. Highly recommended. Don't forget Volumes One and Two, and some of his other books.