Tag: First Second Books
The Beat’s 24 Best Comics of 2021
In another stellar year for comics, here are the 24 titles that stood out to The Beat's staff.
EXCLUSIVE: Read an excerpt from WHAT UNITES US: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL
The Tim Foley-illustrated adaptation of Dan Rather & Elliot Kirschner's essay collection is the latest entry in First Second's World Citizen Comics line of titles.
33 Children’s and YA Graphic Novels for Winter 2021
New and upcoming graphic novel releases from January-March 2021 for the young at heart.
The McElroys, First Second respond to THE ADVENTURE ZONE payment controversy
The publisher reportedly paid only $100 each for pin-ups featured in the New York Times bestselling graphic novel series.
INDIE VIEW: THE DAUGHTERS OF YS invigorates Breton folklore
The Daughters of Ys
Written by M.T. Anderson
Illustrated by Jo Rioux
First Second Books
The city of Ys is part of Breton folklore that may be familiar to some modern audiences as the focus of one of...
75 of the most anticipated graphic novels for Spring 2020
New and upcoming graphic novel releases for April-June 2020
INTERVIEW: Gene Luen Yang talks DRAGON HOOPS and his first foray into memoir
The MacArthur Fellow's latest graphic novel is also his finest book to date.
EXCLUSIVE: Read an excerpt from DUNGEON CRITTERS, First Second’s D&D-esque middle grade graphic novel
The middle-grade graphic novel by Natalie Riess and Sara Goetter is due out this fall.
INDIE VIEW: ‘The Phantom Twin’ mixes solid sideshow scholarship with melodrama
The Phantom Twin
By Lisa Brown
First Second Books
Last year’s insightful biography of Schlitzie the Pinhead, Nobody’s Fool by Bill Griffith, gave me a reason to write a little bit about one of my lifelong interests,...
INDIE VIEW: ‘The Golden Age’ is a lush fantasy of resistance
The Golden Age Book One
Written by Roxanne Moreil and Cyril Pedrosa
Illustrated by Cyril Pedrosa
First Second Books
When King Ronan of Antrevers dies, his daughter Tilda imagines herself to be his heir, and as events move...
Free Comic Book Day 2020 Gold Sponsor books include “Top Secret” DC Comics title
It's that time of year when the Free Comic Book Day Committee selects its titles for the 12 Gold Sponsor books. Much like last year, publishers are using Free Comic Book Day 2020 as...
