test heading Here's a glimpse from our Fall List, which I'm very proud to say includes KAMPUNG BOY, from Malaysia's most beloved cartoonist LAT. His latest award, the prestigious Petronas Journalism Award, was recently reported in The Comics Reporter. Though he's not yet widely known in the States, he is a superstar in Indonesia. And [...]
test heading Happy New Year! Welcome back to the blog that time forgot. You've been here a few times, O Visitor, and found empty hallways with only the echo of your own dragging footsteps . . . BUT NO MORE! It's about to get hopping around here again! Prepare for lots of IMPOSSIBLY TALENTED GUEST [...]
Here's a first treat from FIRST SECOND, for 2006! Get THE LOST COLONY animated trailer! (may take a moment to load) See it before anyone else! TELL YOUR FRIENDS! PLAY IT LARGE! PLAY IT LOUD!
I misspelled the email address in last post: it's mail@firstsecondbooks.com thanks for pointing it out, Kathy & Neil. That's what happens from blogging too fast. This week Danica (:01's new virtuoso designer) and I are wrapping up mechanicals for the Fall 2006 titles, so it's crunch time. Hence the stale smell developing at Doodles & [...]
test heading I've been away, not blogging, barely even feeling guilty about it. That's because the blog is lining up for some VERY EXCITING developments, starting in the New Year, including some FIRST RATE authors contributing! In the meantime, here's the Table of Contents from our catalog, with upcoming titles AND juicy essays by leading [...]
Another dark little musing from a recent train ride.
test heading Should cartooning types be allowed to run their own graphic novel imprints? Fortunately, I'm not alone: for a number of years, there's been Chris Oliveros running his stellar DRAWN & QUARTERLY, and now overseas, there are two new graphic novel imprints, one called SHAMPOOING, within Delcourt Publishing, and one called BAYOU, within the [...]
test heading Well, they keep coming... Here's a note from Don Daglow, of the impressive STORMFRONT STUDIOS. He confirms some of the problems and possibilities for art in a commercial world. "As video games have grown bigger and budgets have spiraled, we sometimes get preoccupied with the business issues and lose sight of the creative [...]
test heading A few last thoughts for now. First these just arrived from author ERIC NYLUND, who has written a number of science-fiction novels, including some in the HALO universe. HALO is one of the most popular XBOX games of all time. "I came away with new hope for storytelling in the 21st century. Traditional [...]
