If you're interested in reading Gonick, there are two books,

- The Cartoon History of the Universe, ISBN 0-385-26520-4

- The Cartoon History of the Universe II, ISBN 0-385-42093-5

The first is 'From the Big Bang to Alexander the Great', the second 'From the Springtime of China to the Fall of Rome'

You'll find that your style is different, but what you both have is a novel approach.

"Time is what prevents everything from happening at once" - John Wheeler