First Second

A review of Scott McCloud's long awaited graphic novel

30 years in the making, Scott McCloud's new opus is available on February 3rd through First Second. McCloud was kind enough to sit down with us for a lengthy discussion about the new book, critical expectations, his creative process and how he balances his busy speaking schedule with the creation of a 500-plus page graphic novel.

Another win for a graphic novel as Jillian Tamaki won canada's Governor General Award : for This One Summer in the Children's Literature Illustrations category. This is a prestigious Canadian literary award, and...

By Harper Harris John Patrick Green is a Long Island-based comics creator, best known for his collaboration with Dave Roman, Teen Boat. In an announcement made yesterday by First Second, Green is striking out on his...

by Zachary Clemente As the first day of New York Comic-Con came to close and exhibitors began shutting down their booths, I conducted my third interview with acclaimed cartoonist Paul Pope. This time we discussed...

By Kyle Pinion IN REAL LIFE, a graphic novel collaboration between journalist/author Cory Doctorow and comics creator Jen Wang, centers on a young gamer named Anda who becomes enraptured by an massively multiplayer online game...

By Kyle Pinion and Harper Harris In one week, First Second will be producing the prequel to Paul Pope's critically lauded and Eisner Award winning Battling Boy entitled The Rise of Aurora West. This new tale,...

First Second has released the cover for a new graphic novel by Asaf and Tomer Hanuka and Boaz Lavie.

  By Harper Harris Farel Dalrymple, best known for his work on the alternative comics series, Pop Gun War at Dark Horse and his contributions to Brandon Graham and Simon Roy's Prophet for Image (drawing the "John...

By Kyle Pinion Gene Luen Yang is the writer/artist of critically acclaimed graphic novels like American Born Chinese and Boxers & Saints, as well as the writer of Level Up, The Eternal Smile, and adaptations of...

Every year seems to bring an eagerly awaited, long brewing graphic novel by an industry master -- and in 2015 that book looks to be Scott McCloud's The Sculptor, which has been in the works for years and years. It's currently slated to be released in February, and USA Today has the first look at the cover as well as some chat from McCloud on the subject matter:

I've been remiss in announcing localish events but there's a good one tonight at Bergen Street Comics where Box Brown will read from Andre The Giant: Life and Legend. Deets: Friday, May 16th 8:00PM Comics Reading,...