Meet Charise Mericle Harper and Rory Lucey, creators of Bad Sister!        What initially drew you to comics? Charise: My father is French, and his mother, my grandmother did not speak English. She lived with us for six months every year, so it wasn't long before my brother and I became fluent in French. [...]
You better prepare yourselves because it's time for the Fall 2021 First Second cover round up! That's right, in this blog post we'll be sharing the covers for all the graphic novels we'll be publishing from September through the end of 2021. The list is so good and we can't wait until each and [...]
Meet Mike Holmes, creator of My Own World! Â What initially drew you to comics? I always loved the potential of comics - that you weren't limited by budget or resources one needs to present a visual story in a different medium, like film. If you can imagine it, you can make your dreams come [...]
test headingMay is Asian & Pacific Islander American Heritage month! We want to celebrate our Asian American & Pacific Islander creators. Keep reading to learn more about your favorite creators and discover some new ones. Harmony Becker was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. She is the illustrator of George Takei's graphic memoir, They [...]
Meet Remy Lai, creator of Pawcasso! What initially drew you to comics? Comics were the first books I read as a child. My parents placed no restrictions on the number and kinds of books my siblings and I read, which I suspect was the least costly and most effective way to keep five kids quiet. I guess [...]
Meet Dave Roman, creator of the Astronaut Academy series! What initially drew you to comics? The drawings, they drew me to comics! I was a drawer who filled his drawer . . . with drawings! As a kid, I'd copy the art from Garfield, The Far Side, and Groo the Wanderer, and those eventually morphed into my own [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 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 [...]
