Taking a page from Mike Cavallaro’s book…
test headingHere's a glimpse from the drawing board, from Mike Cavallaro's sumptuous work on Foiled, with Jane Yolen... See how he works through stages, from his loose thumbnail, to tight pencils, to ink, lettering, and color. In this case, a monochromatic palette, because the story's heroine Aliera is color blind—until something happens to change that, in the Wizard [...]
THREE EDITORIAL ROLE MODELS
test heading Maxwell Perkins: Author's Champion, Author's Challenge Maxwell Perkins (1884-1947) is perhaps the most famous book editor of the 20th century. He edited for 37 years at Charles Scribner & Sons starting in 1910. It was said Perkins was always kind and courteous, although he never shied from challenging authors, thoughtfully and thoroughly, and [...]
Behind the Scenes of Nick Abadzis’ LAIKA
test headingThis is a space suit: It was designed by the Soviet space program to send the first live astronaut into space, during the Sputnik era. The astronaut's name was Laika. She was a dog. A picture of her before her historic space flight: At the time, at the height of the space race with [...]
Peeking in the studio
test headingI always relish the glimpses into an artist's process. Like these shots of Vera Brosgol's arsenal of tools for Anya's Ghost: or her tiny Moleskine thumbnails and character studies: Or how about this little piece of Art magic from Emmanuel Guibert, on Alan's War: Would you like to see more of these "peeks from the [...]
That’s right! Aliera Carstairs is back!
Congratulations, Jane Yolen and Mike Cavallaro, working their magic to even greater power! KIRKUS: "En garde! Gear up for more sword fights and trolls as well as an appearance from Baba Yaga in this swashbuckling sequel." PUBLISHERS WEEKLY: "... Aliera is such an engaging hero..." You are in for a treat!
Perfect Gifts for that undiscovered cartoonist
James Sturm, Andrew Arnold, and Alexis Frederic Frost keep rolling out the goofy and brilliant ADVENTURES IN CARTOONING series—and we keep receiving fan art and original comics from 7, 8, and 9 year old talents! Some of them may even have found their calling thanks to these gems. Do you know a budding genius who [...]
Derek Kirk Kim’s TUNE is now available!
test headingDerek Kirk Kim is one of the prodigies among comics' independent authors. His artwork, his juicy dialog, his unique storytelling genius have enthralled readers since Same Difference and The Eternal Smile (with longtime partner-in-crime Gene Yang.) First Second proudly presents the first volume of TUNE, a hilarious and incomparable new trans-dimensional series. Also for [...]
R.I.P. Ashbel Green (1928-2012)
photograph by Martha Kaplan/Knopf One of the great editors of the publishing world has passed away. Timothy Egan gives him a personal farewell in his aptly titled column "Death of a Gentleman." Goodbye, Mr. Green.
Adventures in Cartooning CHRISTMAS SPECIAL!
test heading Oh for time travel! How I wish I could get all the ADVENTURES IN CARTOONING books back to my seven-year-old self! Here comes the latest offering from James Sturm, Alexis-Frederic Frost, and Andrew Arnold! This holiday season, give the gift of zany inspiration to that young, undiscovered cartoonist. It's all you expect of that [...]