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Announcing Our TAZ Virtual Fan Meetup!
test heading Join First Second for a TAZ virtual fan-meet up! You won't want to miss The Adventure Zone graphic novel virtual fan meetup on Saturday, April 17th at 7pm EST. Come dressed in your best TAZ-inspired cosplay for a chance to be featured in a cosplay fashion show, submit a trivia question to stump [...]
Behind the Panels: Dan & Jason
Meet Dan & Jason, creators of Blue, Barry & Pancakes! What initially drew you to comics? We've always loved comics! We absolutely love the form and everything it has to offer - words, pictures, pacing, and design. But what really makes comics special for us is that feeling when you sit down with a great [...]
The Official Round-Up of Spring 2022 Graphic Novel Covers
Are you ready? It's time for the Spring 2022 cover round-up! Today we're sharing the covers for all the graphic novels we'll be publishing from May until the very end of August. There are so many excellent new books coming out and we can't wait until each and every one of them goes on [...]
Comics Creators Getting Coffee with special guest Natalie Andrewson!
Comics Creators Getting Coffee is an Instagram Live series that brings you up close and personal with your favorite comics creators, brought to you by Comics Relief: A First Second Festival. Get in the holiday spirit with us! Join THE NUTCRACKER AND THE MOUSE KING creator Natalie Andrewson with :01 designer Molly Johanson on [...]
2020 Gift Guide
Find a graphic novel for every reader on your list! From meeting our favorite sewer-loving gators to new books from Gene Luen Yang and M. T. Anderson, 2020 has been a year of some great graphic novels. To celebrate the holidays and end the year on a positive note, we've rounded up a special list [...]
Behind the Panels: Natalie Andrewson
Meet Natalie Andrewson, illustrator and adapter of The Nutcracker and the Mouse King! What initially drew you to comics? Well, it took me a long time to learn drawing comics was actually something I could do (and love) with my skills but I always enjoyed drawing stories and making up worlds for my characters to live [...]
Comics Creators Getting Coffee with special guests Sloane Leong and Gene Luen Yang!
Comics Creators Getting Coffee is an Instagram Live series that brings you up close and personal with your favorite comics creators, brought to you by Comics Relief: A First Second Festival. Join A MAP TO THE SUN creator Sloane Leong and DRAGON HOOPS creator Gene Luen Yang for a “basketball and comics” instagram live [...]
Comics Creators Getting Coffee with special guest Lisa Brown!
Comics Creators Getting Coffee is an Instagram Live series that brings you up close and personal with your favorite comics creators, brought to you by Comics Relief: A First Second Festival. Join THE PHANTOM TWIN creator Lisa Brown with :01 editor Calista Brill on Friday, October 30th at 12pm ET for a special Halloween [...]
Behind the Panels: Natalie Riess and Sara Goetter
Meet Natalie Riess and Sara Goetter, creators of Dungeon Critters! What initially drew you to comics? Natalie: I was curious about comics as a tween (my older sister was reading a ton of manga at the time) and I was really into fantasy stuff so I picked up a copy of the webcomic Inverloch. This [...]
The Official First Second NYCC 2021 Schedule
IT’S TIME FOR NYCC! Are you ready? We're bummed that we won't see you in person at New York Comic Con this year, but we're teaming up with Fierce Reads to make sure you don’t miss out on any of the fun. Whether it’s online or in-person, make sure you check our amazing authors out [...]
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