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Behind the Panels: Alison Wilgus and Wyeth Yates
Meet Alison Wilgus and Wyeth Yates, creators of The Mars Challenge! What initially drew you to comics? Alison Wilgus: When I was a kid my dad made the critical error of renting some VHS tapes of the ORIGINAL Ninja Turtles cartoon show in an attempt to get me [...]
Submit a question for COMICS RELIEF and enter for a chance to win a stack of books!
test heading Have you always wondered how your favorite comics are made? Join us for COMICS RELIEF: A FIRST SECOND FESTIVAL on Saturday, April 18th from 11am-5pm ET (8am-2pm PT). This free virtual festival will give comics fans an in-depth look at the key moments in comic creation, and you’ll hear from many beloved graphic [...]
Behind The Panels: Lisa Brown
Meet Lisa Brown, author of The Phantom Twin! What initially drew you to comics? I have always been fascinated by the interplay between word and image, whether in picture books, graphic design, comics, or even fine art (the work of Jenny Holzer comes to mind). What was your inspiration behind The Phantom Twin? Ghosts (I’m [...]
Congratulations to our ALA Award winners and Honorees!
test heading Michael L. Printz Honor for Excellence in Young Adult Literature: Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me by Mariko Tamaki and Rosemary Valero-O'Connell A sweet and spirited YA graphic novel on young love and what happens when we ditch the toxic relationships we crave to embrace the healthy ones we need. Perfect for [...]
Behind the Panels: Jo Rioux
Meet Jo Rioux, artist of The Daughters of Ys! 1. What initially drew you to graphic novels? Graphic novels—or bandes-dessinées as they are known in French—were my favorite books to read as a kid. I devoured them! But "Comic book artist" wasn't considered a wise career choice, so I never even dreamed I could do [...]
Start Reading InvestiGators by John Patrick Green
John Patrick Green's goofy graphic novel series follows the super spy alligator duo the InvestiGators as they travel through the sewers and fight the forces of evil. MANGO and BRASH are the INVESTIGATORS: sewer-loving agents of S.U.I.T.* and scourge of supervillains everywhere! With their Very Exciting Spy Technology and their tried-and-true, toilet-based [...]
New York Times Best Sellers: Graphic Novels List Returns
This is the week that the graphic novel list returned to the New York Times Book Review and we are so excited to say that three First Second titles are present there. We are so excited for the creators of each of these amazing books. Read on to learn more about them! [...]
New York Comic-Con 2019: Signing & Giveaway Schedule
IT IS TIME. TIME FOR NYCC 2019. For every good con, there is a carefully plotted schedule, created by you with, with all of the most important signings and giveaways on it. So to make sure you won't miss a single amazing event, here is the Official First Second NYCC 2019 Schedule! Thursday, October 3 [...]
See the Covers for our Spring and Summer 2019 Books!
We are so excited that all of the covers for our Spring 2019 books have been revealed! We didn’t want you to miss any, so we’re posting them here. Island Book by Evan Dahm, out 5/14/2019! Science Comics: Cars by Dan Zettwoch, out 5/28/2019! Hold Hands by Sara Varon, out 6/4/2019! This Was Our Pact by Ryan Andrews, out [...]
Happy Book Birthday to The Creepy Case Files of Margo Maloo: The Monster Mall!
Happy Book Birthday to Drew Weing’s The Creepy Case Files of Margo Maloo: The Monster Mall! With the second volume of this wonderful middle-grade series, Drew Weing continues to deliver a fresh and funny take on the age-old battle between kids and closet-dwelling monsters. Make sure to pick up a copy and join snarky blogger [...]
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