Tag: First Second
INTERVIEW, Pt. 1: The Secret Origin of First Second’s Executive Editor, Calista Brill!
First Second's Executive Editor discusses what led her into comics and gives tips to aspiring comics editors!
EXCLUSIVE: Brian McDonald and Toby Cypress Give Voice to the Afterlife in LAND OF...
The human fascination with death is as old as mankind itself. From the Egyptians to the Greeks and from ancient myth to American Gothic stories, death has provided us with many lenses for examining...
INTERVIEW: Jon Chad Inspires Us to Take Action and Save the Earth in SCIENCE...
"Temperature is connected to everything"
NYCC ’16: First Second to release THE HUNTING ACCIDENT by Carlson and Blair
Carlson and Blair's Kickstarted graphic novel is headed for wider publication next year
Ben Hatke’s ZITA THE SPACEGIRL series picked up by Fox Animation
Earlier this week, it was revealed that Fox Animation has picked up Eisner Awarding-winning writer Ben Hatke's series Zita the Spacegirl with Chernin Entertainment to produce. According to Deadline, screenwriters Morgan Jurgenson and Alex Ankeles are set...
Tonight to do: First Second’s 10th anniversary party at Mama Says Comics Rock
We mentioned yesterday that the Brooklyn Book Festival is raging throughout the boroughs this week with a ton of Bookend Events, but the MUST DO is tonight: a party to celebrate 10 years os...
#SDCC ’16 First Second’s Gene Luen Yang: The National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature
By: Nicholas Eskey
As one of the most influential graphic novel publishers in the United States, First Second is proud to celebrate 2016 as their their 10-year anniversary. Known for publishing noteworthy stories that also...
#SDCC ’16 Special Guest Ben Hatke Talks About His Work, His Eisner Nomination, and...
By: Nicholas Eskey
During this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, writer and artist Ben Hatke is spending time with publisher First Second to help commemorate their 20th anniversary.
Fortunately for me, I got a chance to sit...
INTERVIEW: Hope Larson on Exploring Seafaring Americana in COMPASS SOUTH: FOUR POINTS
2016 is the year of Hope Larson.
PREVIEW: Watch These Two Zoo Animals Try Their Hand at Banking in John Patrick...
A while back, we covered the announcement of Teen Boat artist John Patrick Green's first solo graphic novel, Hippopotamister. Recently released by First Second Books, Hippopotamister is about two animals who decide to escape the run-down zoo...
EXCLUSIVE Cover Reveal: Bring Magic Into Your Art with HOCUS FOCUS from First Second
Artists of the realm, prepare to take up your swords and pencils once more! I
First Second Books Exposes Kids to Wonders of the Natural World in Their Free...
Every year on the first Saturday of May, millions of people around the United States flood comic book stores for Free Comic Book Day. This year marks the fifteenth anniversary of the holiday, and to celebrate, First Second Books is joining in on the festivities!
