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Interested in authors? Some of First Second’s best will be at this year’s SDCC.
Leland Myrick: Myrick’s first graphic novel, Missouri Boy, was a Booklist Best of the Year. Also a contributor to the Flight anthology series, he follows this up with a new graphic nonfiction work, a biography of Richard Feynman. Feynman will be in stores in August; get an advance look at this stunning new work at the San Diego Comic-Con.
- Signing: Thursday, 4:30; First Second Booth 1323
Dave Roman: New York Times-Bestselling author Dave Roman presents his first work as author/illustrator, Astronaut Academy. ABC’s Good Morning Connecticut calls it “hysterical.” And Comic Book Resources says, “Astronaut Academy is wonderful, and you should read it.”
- Signing: Friday, 11:00; First Second Booth 1323
- Signing: Saturday, 2:00; Autographing Area 2
- Signing: Sunday, 11:30; First Second Booth 1323
Gene Luen Yang and Thien Pham: Two-time Eisner Award Winner, Printz Award winner, and National Book Award Honor recipient Gene Luen Yang returns to San Diego for his third Eisner nomination and with a new book — with art by Thien Pham: Level Up. Wired calls this entry in the Tiger Mother debate, “A fascinating look into the tension between parents with high (and rigid) expectations and kids who have their own ideas about how to live.”
- Signing: Friday, 3:00; First Second Booth 1323
- Signing: Saturday, 2:00; Autographing Area 2
- Signing: Sunday, 2:00; First Second Booth 1323
Vera Brosgol: Brosgol’s debut graphic novel, Anya’s Ghost, has been getting rave reviews from around the industry – from Neil Gaiman’s declaration: “A masterpiece,” to The New York Times: “Remarkable. . . . with an attitude and aptitude reminiscent of Marjane Satrapi (Persepolis), Brosgol has created a smart, funny and compassionate portrait of someone who, for all her sulking and sneering, is the kind of daughter many parents would like to have. And the kind of girl many of us maybe once were.” Anya’s Ghost is an Amazon Best of the Year graphic novel, the only teen graphic novel to be so recognized.
- Signing: Friday, 2:00; First Second Booth 1323
- Signing: Saturday, 2:00; Autographing Area 2
- Signing: Sunday, 3:00; First Second Booth 1323
