Review: PLAIN JANE AND THE MERMAID is a fast-paced fairytale with a complex finale
Vera Brosgol's Plain Jane and the Mermaid explores independence and insecurity in a complex fairytale with a particularly chewy ending.
Interview: Kirk Benshoff walks us through FIRST SECOND’s design process
The Beat caught up with First Second Creative Director Kirk Benshoff to find out what goes into his work designing graphic novels. Read our interview!
NYCC ’23: FIRST SECOND and FIERCE READS to highlight multiple creators
Highlights from Booth #3335
INTERVIEW: Rob Kutner is disgustingly hilarious in SNOT GOBLINS
The Beat caught up with Rob Kutner about Snot Goblins, his new graphic novel with David DeGrand, available now!
EXCLUSIVE: Read an excerpt from Brian “Box” Brown’s THE HE-MAN EFFECT
Witness the birth of the most powerful man in the universe.
PREVIEW + Q&A: Sara Goetter & Natalie Riess reveal THE BAWK-NESS MONSTER
Get your first look at the cryptid-fueled graphic novel today!
EXCLUSIVE: Read an excerpt from Victoria Ying’s HUNGRY GHOST
The young adult graphic novel from First Second Books is available in stores now.
PREVIEW: In REYNARD’S TALE, Ben Hatke pays tribute to the trickster fox
The illustrated prose book is due out from First Second Books next week.
EXCLUSIVE: Read an excerpt from ACCIDENTAL CZAR: THE LIFE AND LIES OF VLADIMIR PUTIN
The graphic novel biography of the Russian autocrat is due out next month.
EXCLUSIVE: Read an excerpt from Ortega & Bousamra’s FRIZZY from First Second
The middle grade graphic novel follows a girl embracing her naturally curly hair.
EXCLUSIVE: Read an excerpt from Jon Chad’s PINBALL: A GRAPHIC HISTORY OF THE SILVER...
The graphic novel from First Second Books charts the evolution of the iconic arcade game.
Miyazaki’s Shuna’s Journey is coming out in English for the first time
Based on a Tibetan folk tale, MIyazaki's book has echoes of Princess Mononoke and Nausicäa
