test headingCOMING THIS SPRING: one of the most beautiful graphic novels in existence. One of the most romantic. And one of the funniest. Did anyone notice that PW Comics Week in their end-of-the-year staff picks totally snubbed the French? No mention of Deogratias? No mention of Joann Sfar or Lewis Trondheim, even in the extensive [...]
test heading Lauren Wohl, who is one of First Second's publishers as well as the marketing goddess, just sent the following lovely Sardine moment: Sitting in the Orlando airport, waiting to meet a colleague, surrounded by families carrying oversized stuffed Plutos, sporting Mickey backpacks, and wearing Minnie tee-shirts... I have half an hour, a cup [...]
test headingCAMPBELL: There must have been a terrific demand for Kampung Boy over the years. I wonder if you can tell us how many copies of it have sold all together since it was first published in 1979? LAT: I can’t tell you off hand the total number....it had gone through the 11th reprint a [...]
test heading (An editorial cartoon from Lat, from the beginning of 2007 -- click to enlarge) CAMPBELL: A couple of the books I have here are collections of your newspaper cartoons. We would probably refer to them as ‘political cartoons’. I would imagine this is your ‘bread and butter’ work, but I’ve read that you [...]
test headingEddie Campbell interviews Mohammed Nor Khalid, aka LAT, author of KAMPUNG BOY, and the upcoming TOWN BOY. Lat is revered throughout Southeast Asia for his work of many years as the greatest cartoonist from Malaysia. First Second is honored to launch its author on author interviews with this gem in three parts -- special [...]
test headingHi there! I'm back after a little interlude. Spent much of my holiday break designing the sequel to Lat's KAMPUNG BOY -- this next one is called TOWN BOY, and it's magnificent! Watch this space for more to come about it, in coming blog postings... ...including a new feature we're inaugurating here, of First [...]
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test heading Malaysian cartoonist Lat is no stranger to awards and recognition — they've been raining down on him for many years, mostly in Southeast Asia... Here now some award news from the USA, not one, not two, but three marks of distinction have just been bestowed on KAMPUNG BOY! Kampung Boy has been named [...]
