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A while back, we covered the announcement of Teen Boat artist John Patrick Green's first solo graphic novel, Hippopotamister.  Recently released by First Second Books, Hippopotamister is about two animals who decide to escape the run-down zoo...

Artists of the realm, prepare to take up your swords and pencils once more! I

The plan was simple: steal chicken eggs, "raise the chicks, scare them, and eat them. But things don't go exactly as he planned..."

Every year on the first Saturday of May, millions of people around the United States flood comic book stores for Free Comic Book Day. This year marks the fifteenth anniversary of the holiday, and to celebrate, First Second Books is joining in on the festivities!

Lucy Knisley talks about her new book "Something New," the process of having authentic experiences, upcoming projects, and Mark Rothko.

Lucy Knisley is at it again. As we just showed you, Something New, her graphic novel exploring her wedding has just come out, and after a wedding there is often a baby. Thus, her...

Lucy Knisley is rapidly becoming a household name in the world of memoir, alternating between travelogues such as French Milk and Displacement and more thematic memoir work such as her New York Time's Bestselling Relish and her brand...

From First Second Books comes a new series about a young girl and her artistic alter ego!

Here we go again. A parent in Seminole County, Fla. found that her nine year old brought home This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki and thought it was way too adult...

We sit down for a chat with Jason Shiga about his existential mindbender, DEMON, and reveal the cover to First Second's collected edition of the series.

Well, the surprises keep coming! Coming from Macmillan, in October 2016: Tetris The Games People Play By: Box Brown Author: Box Brown Publisher/Imprint: First Second Publication Date: October 2016 ISBN: 9781626723153 Format: Trade Paperback Page Count: 0 pages Price: $19.99 Who is Box Brown? Well, if...

Jason Shiga, known for his multi-path comics such as Meanwhile, is scheduled to publish his next title, Demon, with First Second in October 2016. It say's "Book 1" in the catalog, and given the...