The Manga Guide to Databases

Intrigue, jealousy, romance, and structured query language...

It actually works, and as a broad introduction to databases, I found that I learned and retained quite a bit of the material presented. Chapters present the basic information in Manga format, then expand on the material in more detail with helpful diagrams, tables, and examples of queries, etc.

I still do not understand the stylistic format of Manga. Overly exaggerated and extremely literal comic characters, emotions, and actions do not make sense to my classic (read: 1960s) Marvel-raised self.