Gene Luen Yang On The History And Art Behind 'Boxers & Saints' [Interview]
Multiple Eisner Award winner Gene Luen Yang (American Born Chinese, Level Up, Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Promise) is about to release his most ambitious comic project yet. Together they're Boxers...
View ArticleThe Power Of Picture Books: Emily Carroll Talks 'Fairy Tale Comics'...
This week, First Second Comics releases Fairy Tale Comics, a hardcover anthology of classic stories adapted by 17 prolific cartoonists. To celebrate, we've snagged an interview with Emily Carroll,...
View ArticleFirst Second Announces Paul Pope's 'Battling Boy' Prequel, 'The Rise of...
The ink is barely dry on writer/artist Paul Pope's new all-ages graphic novel Battling Boy, but just like that, a prequel is on the way. The Rise of Aurora West, which tells the story of one of...
View ArticleLink Ink: More 'X-Men: Days Of Future Past' Images, Kikaider Returns And...
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View ArticleHire This Woman: Cartoonist Lucy Knisley
In the overwhelmingly male comic book industry, it has been a challenge for some editors and readers to see the ever growing number of talented women currently trying to make a name for themselves....
View ArticleComics, Prose, And Virtual Realities: Cory Doctorow Discusses 'In Real Life'...
In Real Life tells the story of Anda, a young girl who discovers that video games aren't always an escape from the problems of everyday life. Immersed in the fictional world of massive multiplayer...
View Article'Zita The Spacegirl' Creator Ben Hatke On Writing For Young Readers (And Not...
Writer/artist Ben Hatke caught the attention of readers with his Zita The Spacegirl series, a trio of YA graphic novels from First Second that tell the story of an average earth girl who tries to save...
View ArticleLove, Art, Memory, And Reality: Scott McCloud Discusses 'The Sculptor'...
Since Scott McCloud first shot onto the cultural radar in the mid-80s, with his "reconstructionist" superhero series Zot!, he's been known as one of the modern masters of the comics form – his seminal...
View ArticleWe Read To Challenge Ourselves: An Interview With Mariko Tamaki [Pride Week]
Writer and performance artist Mariko Tamaki is one of the breakout talents of her generation. She recently published the YA novel Saving Montgomery Sole through Roaring Brook Press, and her 2014...
View ArticleNick Abadzis from Hugo Tate to Laika
These next posts were supposed to be done "live", from on the road, but my wi-fi had other plans. So pretend I'm writing this from Nick Abadzis' London studio.... Back in the glory...
View ArticleThis Week’s New Releases and Recommendations
Welcome to another Wednesday Thursday! We're rocking the New Releases and Recommendations post in a new fashion today. Indies vs. Superheroes! Greg McElhatton vs. Kevin Panetta! The Fight o' the...
View ArticleAngelina Jolie Loves ‘The Photographer’
First, Rachel Maddow outed herself as a comics fan by inviting the author of "The Photographer" to her show, and now über-babe (and UN Goodwill Ambassador) Angelina Jolie can't say enough about how...
View Article‘Nursery Rhyme Comics’ by Kate Beaton, Jaime Hernandez, Mike Mignola and More...
This month, First Second is releasing Nursery Rhyme Comics, a hardcover featuring 50 classic nursery rhymes illustrated by 50 amazing artists. It's a great collection for kids, but as fans of indie...
View ArticleWar Rocket Ajax #126: Faith Erin Hicks On ‘Friends With Boys,’ Supergirl And...
This week on the War Rocket Ajax podcast, Chris and Matt are joined by Canadian cartoonist Faith Erin Hicks to talk about her journey from webcomics to zombie stories to her latest original graphic...
View ArticleLink Ink: New ‘Elfquest’ Online, ‘Marvel Cinematic Universe’ Delayed And...
Indie: Elfquest is back with a new story, "The Final Quest," set for regular serialization on Boing Boing starting September 10. Movies: It looks like the "Marvel Cinematic...
View ArticleLink Ink: The Official ‘Iron Man 3′ Synopsis, An Alternate ‘Regular Show’...
Movies: The official plot synopsis for Iron Man 3 states, "When Stark finds his personal world destroyed at his enemy's hands, he embarks on a harrowing quest to find those responsible. This journey,...
View ArticleSurrender Yourself To The Siren Song Of Mark Siegel’s ‘Sailor Twain’ [Review]
In the late 19th century, about the time during which Mark Siegel's new graphic novel Sailor Twain, or, The Mermaid of The Hudson is set, American critics and thinkers started talking about...
View ArticleGene Luen Yang Returns With Ambitious New Project, ‘Boxers & Saints’
Gene Luen Yang -- the award-winning creator of American Born Chinese, The Eternal Smile and writer of Dark Horse's Avatar: The Last Airbender comics -- has announced his latest project: Boxers...
View ArticleLucy Knisley’s ‘Relish’ Is A Satisfying Comics Meal
The front cover of Relish: My Life in the Kitchen, the new memoir by Lucy Knisley of French Milk fame, bears a pretty killer blurb from Alison Bechdel, whose years of Dykes to Watch Out For and her...
View ArticleGet An Early Look At First Second’s SDCC Debuts ‘The Death Of Haggard West,’...
It's going to be a busy San Diego Comic-Con for First Second. On top of a hefty schedule of panels and signings, FS will be rolling out three original graphic novels: Genius by Steven T. Seagle and...
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