First Second Books
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First Second Books is an American publisher of graphic novel
s. An imprint
of Roaring Brook Press, part of Holtzbrinck Publishers, First Second publishes fiction, biographies, personal memoirs, history, visual essays, and comics journalism.
in the rest of the English-speaking world.
It is headed by editorial director Mark Siegel
.
In 2010, First Second Books entered the world of webcomics. Sailor Twain by Mark Siegel, Zahra's Paradise
by Amir and Khalil, and Tune by Derek Kirk Kim are all currently being serialized on the internet, and they will eventually be published as printed books by First Second.
First Second Books is an American publisher of graphic novel
s. An imprint
of Roaring Brook Press, part of Holtzbrinck Publishers, First Second publishes fiction, biographies, personal memoirs, history, visual essays, and comics journalism.
in the rest of the English-speaking world.
It is headed by editorial director Mark Siegel
.
In 2010, First Second Books entered the world of webcomics. Sailor Twain by Mark Siegel, Zahra's Paradise
by Amir and Khalil, and Tune by Derek Kirk Kim are all currently being serialized on the internet, and they will eventually be published as printed books by First Second.
First Second Books is an American publisher of graphic novel
s. An imprint
of Roaring Brook Press, part of Holtzbrinck Publishers, First Second publishes fiction, biographies, personal memoirs, history, visual essays, and comics journalism.
in the rest of the English-speaking world.
It is headed by editorial director Mark Siegel
.
In 2010, First Second Books entered the world of webcomics. Sailor Twain by Mark Siegel, Zahra's Paradise
by Amir and Khalil, and Tune by Derek Kirk Kim are all currently being serialized on the internet, and they will eventually be published as printed books by First Second.
Graphic novel
A graphic novel is a narrative work in which the story is conveyed to the reader using sequential art in either an experimental design or in a traditional comics format...
s. An imprint
Imprint
In the publishing industry, an imprint can mean several different things:* As a piece of bibliographic information about a book, it refers to the name and address of the book's publisher and its date of publication as given at the foot or on the verso of its title page.* It can mean a trade name...
of Roaring Brook Press, part of Holtzbrinck Publishers, First Second publishes fiction, biographies, personal memoirs, history, visual essays, and comics journalism.
History
First Second launched in U.S. stores and online in May 2006. It is distributed by MacmillanMacmillan Publishers
Macmillan Publishers Ltd, also known as The Macmillan Group, is a privately held international publishing company owned by Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group. It has offices in 41 countries worldwide and operates in more than thirty others.-History:...
in the rest of the English-speaking world.
It is headed by editorial director Mark Siegel
Mark Siegel (cartoonist)
Mark Siegel is a cartoonist and children's book illustrator. He is the editorial director at the graphic novel company First Second Books. In February 2010, Mark began an online serial entitled Sailor Twain which will eventually be published in book form....
.
Titles
- Spring 2006
- A.L.I.E.E.E.N., by Lewis TrondheimLewis TrondheimLewis Trondheim , born 11 December 1964, is an extremely prolific French cartoonist and one of the founders of the independent publisher L'Association. Both his silent comic La Mouche and Kaput and Zösky have been made into animated cartoons...
- DeogratiasDeogratiasDeogratias: A Tale of Rwanda is a graphic novel written and drawn by Jean-Philippe Stassen, published by First Second Books.-Publication history:The book was published in French in 2000 by Dupuis and has appeared in a number of different translations...
: A Tale of Rwanda, by Jean P. StassenJean-Philippe StassenJean-Philippe Stassen, born on 14 March 1966 in Liège is a Belgian comics creator best known for Deogratias, A Tale of Rwanda.-Biography:... - The Fate of the Artist, by Eddie CampbellEddie CampbellEddie Campbell is a Scottish comics artist and cartoonist who now lives in Australia. Probably best known as the illustrator and publisher of From Hell , Campbell is also the creator of the semi-autobiographical Alec stories collected in Alec: The Years Have Pants, and Bacchus , a wry adventure...
- The Lost Colony v. 1: The Snodgrass Conspiracy, by Grady Klein
- Sardine in Outer Space, by Emmanuel Guibert and Joann SfarJoann SfarJoann Sfar is a French comics artist, comic book creator and film director.-Life and career:Sfar was born in Nice. He is considered one of the most important artists of the new wave of Franco-Belgian comics. Many of his comics were published by L'Association which was founded in 1990 by...
- Vampire Loves, by Joann SfarJoann SfarJoann Sfar is a French comics artist, comic book creator and film director.-Life and career:Sfar was born in Nice. He is considered one of the most important artists of the new wave of Franco-Belgian comics. Many of his comics were published by L'Association which was founded in 1990 by...
- A.L.I.E.E.E.N., by Lewis Trondheim
- Fall 2006
- American Born ChineseAmerican Born ChineseAmerican Born Chinese is a graphic novel by Gene Luen Yang. Released in 2006 by First Second Books, it was a finalist for the 2006 National Book Awards in the category of Young People's Literature. It won the 2007 Michael L. Printz Award and the 2007 Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album: New. It...
, by Gene Luen Yang - Journey Into Mohawk Country, by Harmen Meyndertsz van den Bogaert and George O'ConnorGeorge O'Connor (author/illustrator)George O'Connor is an American-born author, cartoonist and illustrator living in Brooklyn.-Career:O'Connor's first picture book, Kapow!, was a New York Times bestseller....
- Kampung Boy, by LatMohammad Nor KhalidDatuk Mohammad Nor Khalid, more commonly known as Lat, is a Malaysian cartoonist. Winner of the Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize in 2002, Lat has published more than 20 volumes of cartoons since he was 13 years old. His works mostly illustrate Malaysia's social and political scenes,...
- Klezmer, by Joann SfarJoann SfarJoann Sfar is a French comics artist, comic book creator and film director.-Life and career:Sfar was born in Nice. He is considered one of the most important artists of the new wave of Franco-Belgian comics. Many of his comics were published by L'Association which was founded in 1990 by...
- Missouri Boy, by Leland MyrickLeland MyrickLeland Myrick is an author and illustrator. He was born in Missouri and currently lives in Pasadena, California. In 1999, he was nominated for an Ignatz Award for Promising New Talent for The Sweet Collection, and in 2004 he was awarded a Xeric Grant to create Bright Elegy. In 2006, he published a...
- Sardine in Outer Space 2, by Emmanuel Guibert and Joann SfarJoann SfarJoann Sfar is a French comics artist, comic book creator and film director.-Life and career:Sfar was born in Nice. He is considered one of the most important artists of the new wave of Franco-Belgian comics. Many of his comics were published by L'Association which was founded in 1990 by...
- American Born Chinese
- Spring 2007
- The Black Diamond Detective Agency, by Eddie CampbellEddie CampbellEddie Campbell is a Scottish comics artist and cartoonist who now lives in Australia. Probably best known as the illustrator and publisher of From Hell , Campbell is also the creator of the semi-autobiographical Alec stories collected in Alec: The Years Have Pants, and Bacchus , a wry adventure...
- Garage Band, by GipiGipiGianni Pacinotti, better known by the pseudonym of Gipi, is an Italian cartoonist, filmmaker, and author.-Biography:Born in Pisa in 1963, he began his career illustrating for the publishing and advertising industries....
- The Lost Colony v. 2: The Red Menace, by Grady Klein
- The Professor's Daughter, by Emmanuel Guibert and Joann SfarJoann SfarJoann Sfar is a French comics artist, comic book creator and film director.-Life and career:Sfar was born in Nice. He is considered one of the most important artists of the new wave of Franco-Belgian comics. Many of his comics were published by L'Association which was founded in 1990 by...
- Sardine in Outer Space 3, by Emmanuel Guibert and Joann SfarJoann SfarJoann Sfar is a French comics artist, comic book creator and film director.-Life and career:Sfar was born in Nice. He is considered one of the most important artists of the new wave of Franco-Belgian comics. Many of his comics were published by L'Association which was founded in 1990 by...
- Tiny Tyrant, by Lewis Trondheim and Fabrice Parme
- The Black Diamond Detective Agency, by Eddie Campbell
- Fall 2007
- Laika, by Nick AbadzisNick AbadzisNick Abadzis is a British cartoonist, comic book writer, and graphic novelist. He currently lives in New York, having moved from his previous home in London in 2010.-Early life:...
- Notes for a War Story, by GipiGipiGianni Pacinotti, better known by the pseudonym of Gipi, is an Italian cartoonist, filmmaker, and author.-Biography:Born in Pisa in 1963, he began his career illustrating for the publishing and advertising industries....
- Robot DreamsRobot DreamsRobot Dreams is a collection of science fiction short stories by Isaac Asimov, illustrated by Ralph McQuarrie. The title story is about Susan Calvin's discovery of a robot with rather disturbing dreams. It was written specifically for this volume and inspired by the McQuarrie cover illustration...
, by Sara Varon - Sardine in Outer Space 4, by Emmanuel Guibert and Joann SfarJoann SfarJoann Sfar is a French comics artist, comic book creator and film director.-Life and career:Sfar was born in Nice. He is considered one of the most important artists of the new wave of Franco-Belgian comics. Many of his comics were published by L'Association which was founded in 1990 by...
- Town Boy, by LatMohammad Nor KhalidDatuk Mohammad Nor Khalid, more commonly known as Lat, is a Malaysian cartoonist. Winner of the Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize in 2002, Lat has published more than 20 volumes of cartoons since he was 13 years old. His works mostly illustrate Malaysia's social and political scenes,...
- Laika, by Nick Abadzis
- Spring 2008
- Kaput & Zosky, by Lewis Trondheim
- Three Shadows, by Cyril Pedrosa
- Life Sucks, by Jessica AbelJessica AbelJessica Abel is an American comic book writer and artist, known as the creator of such works as Life Sucks, Drawing Words & Writing Pictures, Soundtrack, La Perdida, Mirror, Window, Radio: An Illustrated Guide , and the omnibus series Artbabe.Abel has stated that her major work is not...
, Gabe Soria, and Warren PleeceWarren PleeceWarren Pleece is a British comics artist. He is best known for his work at the DC Comics imprint Vertigo.-Biography:With his brother Gary Pleece, he wrote and drew four issues of a self published comics magazine called Velocity between 1987 and 1989... - Little Vampire, by Joann Sfar
- Drawing Words and Writing Pictures: Making Comics: Manga, Graphic Novels, and Beyond, by Jessica Abel and Matt MaddenMatt MaddenMatt Madden is a U.S. comic book writer and artist. He is best known for original alternative comics, for his coloring work in traditional comics, and for the experimental work 99 Ways to Tell a Story: Exercises in Style, which is based on the idea of Raymond Queneau's Exercises in Style...
- Sardine in Outer Space 5, by Emmanuel Guibert and Joann Sfar
- Fall 2008
- Prince of PersiaPrince of Persia: The Graphic NovelPrince of Persia: The Graphic Novel is a graphic novel based on the franchise created by Jordan Mechner. Published by First Second, a New York based graphic novel publisher, it was written by A.B. Sina and illustrated by LeUyen Pham and Alex Puvilland. The story is unique to the franchise in that...
, by Jordan MechnerJordan MechnerJordan Mechner is an American video game designer, screenwriter, author, and filmmaker, best known for creating the Prince of Persia video game franchise.- Life and career :Mechner was born in New York City...
, A.B. Sina, LeUyen Pham, and Alex Puvilland - Slow Storm, by Danica Novgorodoff
- The Amazing Remarkable Monsieur Leotard, by Eddie Campbell & Dan Best
- Gus & His Gang by Christophe Blain
- Alan's War, by Emmanuel Guibert
- Bourbon Island 1730, by Apollo & Lewis Trondheim
- The Lost Colony v. 3: Last Rights, by Grady Klein
- Sardine in Outer Space 6, by Emmanuel Guibert and Joann Sfar
- Prince of Persia
- Spring 2009
- The Color of Earth, by Dong Hwa Kim
- The Color of Water, by Dong Hwa Kim
- The PhotographerThe Photographer (graphic novel)The Photographer: Into War-torn Afghanistan with Doctors Without Borders is a graphic novel by Emmanuel Guibert, Didier Lefèvre and Frederic Lemercier....
, by Emmanuel Guibert - The Eternal Smile, by Gene Luen Yang and Derek Kirk Kim
- Adventures in Cartooning: How to Turn Your Doodles Into Comics, by James SturmJames SturmJames Sturm is an American cartoonist, Xeric Award-winner, and co-founder of the Center for Cartoon Studies in White River Junction, Vermont...
, Andrew Arnold, and Alexis Frederick-Frost - Tiny Tyrant 1: The Ethelbertosaurus, by Lewis Trondheim and Fabrice Parme
- Fall 2009
- The Color of Heaven, by Dong Hwa Kim
- Cat Burglar Black", by Richard SalaRichard SalaRichard Sala is an American cartoonist, illustrator, and comic book creator with a unique expressionistic style whose books often combine elements of mystery, horror and whimsy.-Biography:...
- Stuffed, by Glenn Eichler and Nick Bertozzi
- Refresh, Refresh, by Danica Novgorodoff,James Ponsoldt, and Benjamin Percy
- Ball Peen Hammer, by Adam RappAdam RappAdam Rapp is a novelist, playwright, screenwriter, musician and film director. His play Red Light Winter was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2006.-Early life:...
and George O'ConnorGeorge O'Connor (author/illustrator)George O'Connor is an American-born author, cartoonist and illustrator living in Brooklyn.-Career:O'Connor's first picture book, Kapow!, was a New York Times bestseller.... - Tiny Tyrant 2: The Lucky Winner, by Lewis Trondheim and Fabrice Parme
- Winter 2010
- Zeus: King of the Gods (The Olympians Book 1), by George O"Connor
- Spring 2010
- Athena: Grey-Eyed Goddess (The Olympians Book 2), by George O"Connor
- Resistance: Book 1, by Carla Jablonski and Leland PurvisLeland PurvisLeland Purvis is a comic book writer and artist, best known for his black and white series Vóx and Pubo.-Awards:Purvis was nominated for the 2004 Ignatz Award for Promising New Talent for his work on Suspended in Language...
- Booth, by C.C. Colbert and Tanitoc
- Foiled by Jane YolenJane YolenJane Hyatt Yolen is an American author and editor of almost 300 books. These include folklore, fantasy, science fiction, and children's books...
and Mike Cavallaro - City of Spies, by Susan Kim, Laurence Klavan, and Pascal Dizin
- Solomon's Thieves: Book 1, by Jordan Mechner, LeUyen Pham, and Alex Puvilland
- Prime Baby by Gene Luen Yang
In 2010, First Second Books entered the world of webcomics. Sailor Twain by Mark Siegel, Zahra's Paradise
Zahra's Paradise
Zahra's Paradise is a webcomic set in modern Iran. It has been described as a political webcomic dealing with real-time events. Its story follows a mother searching for her son, who disappeared in around the time of the Iran’s 2009 elections. Serialized online at zahrasparadise.com since early...
by Amir and Khalil, and Tune by Derek Kirk Kim are all currently being serialized on the internet, and they will eventually be published as printed books by First Second.
First Second Books is an American publisher of graphic novel
Graphic novel
A graphic novel is a narrative work in which the story is conveyed to the reader using sequential art in either an experimental design or in a traditional comics format...
s. An imprint
Imprint
In the publishing industry, an imprint can mean several different things:* As a piece of bibliographic information about a book, it refers to the name and address of the book's publisher and its date of publication as given at the foot or on the verso of its title page.* It can mean a trade name...
of Roaring Brook Press, part of Holtzbrinck Publishers, First Second publishes fiction, biographies, personal memoirs, history, visual essays, and comics journalism.
History
First Second launched in U.S. stores and online in May 2006. It is distributed by MacmillanMacmillan Publishers
Macmillan Publishers Ltd, also known as The Macmillan Group, is a privately held international publishing company owned by Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group. It has offices in 41 countries worldwide and operates in more than thirty others.-History:...
in the rest of the English-speaking world.
It is headed by editorial director Mark Siegel
Mark Siegel (cartoonist)
Mark Siegel is a cartoonist and children's book illustrator. He is the editorial director at the graphic novel company First Second Books. In February 2010, Mark began an online serial entitled Sailor Twain which will eventually be published in book form....
.
Titles
- Spring 2006
- A.L.I.E.E.E.N., by Lewis TrondheimLewis TrondheimLewis Trondheim , born 11 December 1964, is an extremely prolific French cartoonist and one of the founders of the independent publisher L'Association. Both his silent comic La Mouche and Kaput and Zösky have been made into animated cartoons...
- DeogratiasDeogratiasDeogratias: A Tale of Rwanda is a graphic novel written and drawn by Jean-Philippe Stassen, published by First Second Books.-Publication history:The book was published in French in 2000 by Dupuis and has appeared in a number of different translations...
: A Tale of Rwanda, by Jean P. StassenJean-Philippe StassenJean-Philippe Stassen, born on 14 March 1966 in Liège is a Belgian comics creator best known for Deogratias, A Tale of Rwanda.-Biography:... - The Fate of the Artist, by Eddie CampbellEddie CampbellEddie Campbell is a Scottish comics artist and cartoonist who now lives in Australia. Probably best known as the illustrator and publisher of From Hell , Campbell is also the creator of the semi-autobiographical Alec stories collected in Alec: The Years Have Pants, and Bacchus , a wry adventure...
- The Lost Colony v. 1: The Snodgrass Conspiracy, by Grady Klein
- Sardine in Outer Space, by Emmanuel Guibert and Joann SfarJoann SfarJoann Sfar is a French comics artist, comic book creator and film director.-Life and career:Sfar was born in Nice. He is considered one of the most important artists of the new wave of Franco-Belgian comics. Many of his comics were published by L'Association which was founded in 1990 by...
- Vampire Loves, by Joann SfarJoann SfarJoann Sfar is a French comics artist, comic book creator and film director.-Life and career:Sfar was born in Nice. He is considered one of the most important artists of the new wave of Franco-Belgian comics. Many of his comics were published by L'Association which was founded in 1990 by...
- A.L.I.E.E.E.N., by Lewis Trondheim
- Fall 2006
- American Born ChineseAmerican Born ChineseAmerican Born Chinese is a graphic novel by Gene Luen Yang. Released in 2006 by First Second Books, it was a finalist for the 2006 National Book Awards in the category of Young People's Literature. It won the 2007 Michael L. Printz Award and the 2007 Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album: New. It...
, by Gene Luen Yang - Journey Into Mohawk Country, by Harmen Meyndertsz van den Bogaert and George O'ConnorGeorge O'Connor (author/illustrator)George O'Connor is an American-born author, cartoonist and illustrator living in Brooklyn.-Career:O'Connor's first picture book, Kapow!, was a New York Times bestseller....
- Kampung Boy, by LatMohammad Nor KhalidDatuk Mohammad Nor Khalid, more commonly known as Lat, is a Malaysian cartoonist. Winner of the Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize in 2002, Lat has published more than 20 volumes of cartoons since he was 13 years old. His works mostly illustrate Malaysia's social and political scenes,...
- Klezmer, by Joann SfarJoann SfarJoann Sfar is a French comics artist, comic book creator and film director.-Life and career:Sfar was born in Nice. He is considered one of the most important artists of the new wave of Franco-Belgian comics. Many of his comics were published by L'Association which was founded in 1990 by...
- Missouri Boy, by Leland MyrickLeland MyrickLeland Myrick is an author and illustrator. He was born in Missouri and currently lives in Pasadena, California. In 1999, he was nominated for an Ignatz Award for Promising New Talent for The Sweet Collection, and in 2004 he was awarded a Xeric Grant to create Bright Elegy. In 2006, he published a...
- Sardine in Outer Space 2, by Emmanuel Guibert and Joann SfarJoann SfarJoann Sfar is a French comics artist, comic book creator and film director.-Life and career:Sfar was born in Nice. He is considered one of the most important artists of the new wave of Franco-Belgian comics. Many of his comics were published by L'Association which was founded in 1990 by...
- American Born Chinese
- Spring 2007
- The Black Diamond Detective Agency, by Eddie CampbellEddie CampbellEddie Campbell is a Scottish comics artist and cartoonist who now lives in Australia. Probably best known as the illustrator and publisher of From Hell , Campbell is also the creator of the semi-autobiographical Alec stories collected in Alec: The Years Have Pants, and Bacchus , a wry adventure...
- Garage Band, by GipiGipiGianni Pacinotti, better known by the pseudonym of Gipi, is an Italian cartoonist, filmmaker, and author.-Biography:Born in Pisa in 1963, he began his career illustrating for the publishing and advertising industries....
- The Lost Colony v. 2: The Red Menace, by Grady Klein
- The Professor's Daughter, by Emmanuel Guibert and Joann SfarJoann SfarJoann Sfar is a French comics artist, comic book creator and film director.-Life and career:Sfar was born in Nice. He is considered one of the most important artists of the new wave of Franco-Belgian comics. Many of his comics were published by L'Association which was founded in 1990 by...
- Sardine in Outer Space 3, by Emmanuel Guibert and Joann SfarJoann SfarJoann Sfar is a French comics artist, comic book creator and film director.-Life and career:Sfar was born in Nice. He is considered one of the most important artists of the new wave of Franco-Belgian comics. Many of his comics were published by L'Association which was founded in 1990 by...
- Tiny Tyrant, by Lewis Trondheim and Fabrice Parme
- The Black Diamond Detective Agency, by Eddie Campbell
- Fall 2007
- Laika, by Nick AbadzisNick AbadzisNick Abadzis is a British cartoonist, comic book writer, and graphic novelist. He currently lives in New York, having moved from his previous home in London in 2010.-Early life:...
- Notes for a War Story, by GipiGipiGianni Pacinotti, better known by the pseudonym of Gipi, is an Italian cartoonist, filmmaker, and author.-Biography:Born in Pisa in 1963, he began his career illustrating for the publishing and advertising industries....
- Robot DreamsRobot DreamsRobot Dreams is a collection of science fiction short stories by Isaac Asimov, illustrated by Ralph McQuarrie. The title story is about Susan Calvin's discovery of a robot with rather disturbing dreams. It was written specifically for this volume and inspired by the McQuarrie cover illustration...
, by Sara Varon - Sardine in Outer Space 4, by Emmanuel Guibert and Joann SfarJoann SfarJoann Sfar is a French comics artist, comic book creator and film director.-Life and career:Sfar was born in Nice. He is considered one of the most important artists of the new wave of Franco-Belgian comics. Many of his comics were published by L'Association which was founded in 1990 by...
- Town Boy, by LatMohammad Nor KhalidDatuk Mohammad Nor Khalid, more commonly known as Lat, is a Malaysian cartoonist. Winner of the Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize in 2002, Lat has published more than 20 volumes of cartoons since he was 13 years old. His works mostly illustrate Malaysia's social and political scenes,...
- Laika, by Nick Abadzis
- Spring 2008
- Kaput & Zosky, by Lewis Trondheim
- Three Shadows, by Cyril Pedrosa
- Life Sucks, by Jessica AbelJessica AbelJessica Abel is an American comic book writer and artist, known as the creator of such works as Life Sucks, Drawing Words & Writing Pictures, Soundtrack, La Perdida, Mirror, Window, Radio: An Illustrated Guide , and the omnibus series Artbabe.Abel has stated that her major work is not...
, Gabe Soria, and Warren PleeceWarren PleeceWarren Pleece is a British comics artist. He is best known for his work at the DC Comics imprint Vertigo.-Biography:With his brother Gary Pleece, he wrote and drew four issues of a self published comics magazine called Velocity between 1987 and 1989... - Little Vampire, by Joann Sfar
- Drawing Words and Writing Pictures: Making Comics: Manga, Graphic Novels, and Beyond, by Jessica Abel and Matt MaddenMatt MaddenMatt Madden is a U.S. comic book writer and artist. He is best known for original alternative comics, for his coloring work in traditional comics, and for the experimental work 99 Ways to Tell a Story: Exercises in Style, which is based on the idea of Raymond Queneau's Exercises in Style...
- Sardine in Outer Space 5, by Emmanuel Guibert and Joann Sfar
- Fall 2008
- Prince of PersiaPrince of Persia: The Graphic NovelPrince of Persia: The Graphic Novel is a graphic novel based on the franchise created by Jordan Mechner. Published by First Second, a New York based graphic novel publisher, it was written by A.B. Sina and illustrated by LeUyen Pham and Alex Puvilland. The story is unique to the franchise in that...
, by Jordan MechnerJordan MechnerJordan Mechner is an American video game designer, screenwriter, author, and filmmaker, best known for creating the Prince of Persia video game franchise.- Life and career :Mechner was born in New York City...
, A.B. Sina, LeUyen Pham, and Alex Puvilland - Slow Storm, by Danica Novgorodoff
- The Amazing Remarkable Monsieur Leotard, by Eddie Campbell & Dan Best
- Gus & His Gang by Christophe Blain
- Alan's War, by Emmanuel Guibert
- Bourbon Island 1730, by Apollo & Lewis Trondheim
- The Lost Colony v. 3: Last Rights, by Grady Klein
- Sardine in Outer Space 6, by Emmanuel Guibert and Joann Sfar
- Prince of Persia
- Spring 2009
- The Color of Earth, by Dong Hwa Kim
- The Color of Water, by Dong Hwa Kim
- The PhotographerThe Photographer (graphic novel)The Photographer: Into War-torn Afghanistan with Doctors Without Borders is a graphic novel by Emmanuel Guibert, Didier Lefèvre and Frederic Lemercier....
, by Emmanuel Guibert - The Eternal Smile, by Gene Luen Yang and Derek Kirk Kim
- Adventures in Cartooning: How to Turn Your Doodles Into Comics, by James SturmJames SturmJames Sturm is an American cartoonist, Xeric Award-winner, and co-founder of the Center for Cartoon Studies in White River Junction, Vermont...
, Andrew Arnold, and Alexis Frederick-Frost - Tiny Tyrant 1: The Ethelbertosaurus, by Lewis Trondheim and Fabrice Parme
- Fall 2009
- The Color of Heaven, by Dong Hwa Kim
- Cat Burglar Black", by Richard SalaRichard SalaRichard Sala is an American cartoonist, illustrator, and comic book creator with a unique expressionistic style whose books often combine elements of mystery, horror and whimsy.-Biography:...
- Stuffed, by Glenn Eichler and Nick Bertozzi
- Refresh, Refresh, by Danica Novgorodoff,James Ponsoldt, and Benjamin Percy
- Ball Peen Hammer, by Adam RappAdam RappAdam Rapp is a novelist, playwright, screenwriter, musician and film director. His play Red Light Winter was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2006.-Early life:...
and George O'ConnorGeorge O'Connor (author/illustrator)George O'Connor is an American-born author, cartoonist and illustrator living in Brooklyn.-Career:O'Connor's first picture book, Kapow!, was a New York Times bestseller.... - Tiny Tyrant 2: The Lucky Winner, by Lewis Trondheim and Fabrice Parme
- Winter 2010
- Zeus: King of the Gods (The Olympians Book 1), by George O"Connor
- Spring 2010
- Athena: Grey-Eyed Goddess (The Olympians Book 2), by George O"Connor
- Resistance: Book 1, by Carla Jablonski and Leland PurvisLeland PurvisLeland Purvis is a comic book writer and artist, best known for his black and white series Vóx and Pubo.-Awards:Purvis was nominated for the 2004 Ignatz Award for Promising New Talent for his work on Suspended in Language...
- Booth, by C.C. Colbert and Tanitoc
- Foiled by Jane YolenJane YolenJane Hyatt Yolen is an American author and editor of almost 300 books. These include folklore, fantasy, science fiction, and children's books...
and Mike Cavallaro - City of Spies, by Susan Kim, Laurence Klavan, and Pascal Dizin
- Solomon's Thieves: Book 1, by Jordan Mechner, LeUyen Pham, and Alex Puvilland
- Prime Baby by Gene Luen Yang
In 2010, First Second Books entered the world of webcomics. Sailor Twain by Mark Siegel, Zahra's Paradise
Zahra's Paradise
Zahra's Paradise is a webcomic set in modern Iran. It has been described as a political webcomic dealing with real-time events. Its story follows a mother searching for her son, who disappeared in around the time of the Iran’s 2009 elections. Serialized online at zahrasparadise.com since early...
by Amir and Khalil, and Tune by Derek Kirk Kim are all currently being serialized on the internet, and they will eventually be published as printed books by First Second.
First Second Books is an American publisher of graphic novel
Graphic novel
A graphic novel is a narrative work in which the story is conveyed to the reader using sequential art in either an experimental design or in a traditional comics format...
s. An imprint
Imprint
In the publishing industry, an imprint can mean several different things:* As a piece of bibliographic information about a book, it refers to the name and address of the book's publisher and its date of publication as given at the foot or on the verso of its title page.* It can mean a trade name...
of Roaring Brook Press, part of Holtzbrinck Publishers, First Second publishes fiction, biographies, personal memoirs, history, visual essays, and comics journalism.
History
First Second launched in U.S. stores and online in May 2006. It is distributed by MacmillanMacmillan Publishers
Macmillan Publishers Ltd, also known as The Macmillan Group, is a privately held international publishing company owned by Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group. It has offices in 41 countries worldwide and operates in more than thirty others.-History:...
in the rest of the English-speaking world.
It is headed by editorial director Mark Siegel
Mark Siegel (cartoonist)
Mark Siegel is a cartoonist and children's book illustrator. He is the editorial director at the graphic novel company First Second Books. In February 2010, Mark began an online serial entitled Sailor Twain which will eventually be published in book form....
.
Titles
- Spring 2006
- A.L.I.E.E.E.N., by Lewis TrondheimLewis TrondheimLewis Trondheim , born 11 December 1964, is an extremely prolific French cartoonist and one of the founders of the independent publisher L'Association. Both his silent comic La Mouche and Kaput and Zösky have been made into animated cartoons...
- DeogratiasDeogratiasDeogratias: A Tale of Rwanda is a graphic novel written and drawn by Jean-Philippe Stassen, published by First Second Books.-Publication history:The book was published in French in 2000 by Dupuis and has appeared in a number of different translations...
: A Tale of Rwanda, by Jean P. StassenJean-Philippe StassenJean-Philippe Stassen, born on 14 March 1966 in Liège is a Belgian comics creator best known for Deogratias, A Tale of Rwanda.-Biography:... - The Fate of the Artist, by Eddie CampbellEddie CampbellEddie Campbell is a Scottish comics artist and cartoonist who now lives in Australia. Probably best known as the illustrator and publisher of From Hell , Campbell is also the creator of the semi-autobiographical Alec stories collected in Alec: The Years Have Pants, and Bacchus , a wry adventure...
- The Lost Colony v. 1: The Snodgrass Conspiracy, by Grady Klein
- Sardine in Outer Space, by Emmanuel Guibert and Joann SfarJoann SfarJoann Sfar is a French comics artist, comic book creator and film director.-Life and career:Sfar was born in Nice. He is considered one of the most important artists of the new wave of Franco-Belgian comics. Many of his comics were published by L'Association which was founded in 1990 by...
- Vampire Loves, by Joann SfarJoann SfarJoann Sfar is a French comics artist, comic book creator and film director.-Life and career:Sfar was born in Nice. He is considered one of the most important artists of the new wave of Franco-Belgian comics. Many of his comics were published by L'Association which was founded in 1990 by...
- A.L.I.E.E.E.N., by Lewis Trondheim
- Fall 2006
- American Born ChineseAmerican Born ChineseAmerican Born Chinese is a graphic novel by Gene Luen Yang. Released in 2006 by First Second Books, it was a finalist for the 2006 National Book Awards in the category of Young People's Literature. It won the 2007 Michael L. Printz Award and the 2007 Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album: New. It...
, by Gene Luen Yang - Journey Into Mohawk Country, by Harmen Meyndertsz van den Bogaert and George O'ConnorGeorge O'Connor (author/illustrator)George O'Connor is an American-born author, cartoonist and illustrator living in Brooklyn.-Career:O'Connor's first picture book, Kapow!, was a New York Times bestseller....
- Kampung Boy, by LatMohammad Nor KhalidDatuk Mohammad Nor Khalid, more commonly known as Lat, is a Malaysian cartoonist. Winner of the Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize in 2002, Lat has published more than 20 volumes of cartoons since he was 13 years old. His works mostly illustrate Malaysia's social and political scenes,...
- Klezmer, by Joann SfarJoann SfarJoann Sfar is a French comics artist, comic book creator and film director.-Life and career:Sfar was born in Nice. He is considered one of the most important artists of the new wave of Franco-Belgian comics. Many of his comics were published by L'Association which was founded in 1990 by...
- Missouri Boy, by Leland MyrickLeland MyrickLeland Myrick is an author and illustrator. He was born in Missouri and currently lives in Pasadena, California. In 1999, he was nominated for an Ignatz Award for Promising New Talent for The Sweet Collection, and in 2004 he was awarded a Xeric Grant to create Bright Elegy. In 2006, he published a...
- Sardine in Outer Space 2, by Emmanuel Guibert and Joann SfarJoann SfarJoann Sfar is a French comics artist, comic book creator and film director.-Life and career:Sfar was born in Nice. He is considered one of the most important artists of the new wave of Franco-Belgian comics. Many of his comics were published by L'Association which was founded in 1990 by...
- American Born Chinese
- Spring 2007
- The Black Diamond Detective Agency, by Eddie CampbellEddie CampbellEddie Campbell is a Scottish comics artist and cartoonist who now lives in Australia. Probably best known as the illustrator and publisher of From Hell , Campbell is also the creator of the semi-autobiographical Alec stories collected in Alec: The Years Have Pants, and Bacchus , a wry adventure...
- Garage Band, by GipiGipiGianni Pacinotti, better known by the pseudonym of Gipi, is an Italian cartoonist, filmmaker, and author.-Biography:Born in Pisa in 1963, he began his career illustrating for the publishing and advertising industries....
- The Lost Colony v. 2: The Red Menace, by Grady Klein
- The Professor's Daughter, by Emmanuel Guibert and Joann SfarJoann SfarJoann Sfar is a French comics artist, comic book creator and film director.-Life and career:Sfar was born in Nice. He is considered one of the most important artists of the new wave of Franco-Belgian comics. Many of his comics were published by L'Association which was founded in 1990 by...
- Sardine in Outer Space 3, by Emmanuel Guibert and Joann SfarJoann SfarJoann Sfar is a French comics artist, comic book creator and film director.-Life and career:Sfar was born in Nice. He is considered one of the most important artists of the new wave of Franco-Belgian comics. Many of his comics were published by L'Association which was founded in 1990 by...
- Tiny Tyrant, by Lewis Trondheim and Fabrice Parme
- The Black Diamond Detective Agency, by Eddie Campbell
- Fall 2007
- Laika, by Nick AbadzisNick AbadzisNick Abadzis is a British cartoonist, comic book writer, and graphic novelist. He currently lives in New York, having moved from his previous home in London in 2010.-Early life:...
- Notes for a War Story, by GipiGipiGianni Pacinotti, better known by the pseudonym of Gipi, is an Italian cartoonist, filmmaker, and author.-Biography:Born in Pisa in 1963, he began his career illustrating for the publishing and advertising industries....
- Robot DreamsRobot DreamsRobot Dreams is a collection of science fiction short stories by Isaac Asimov, illustrated by Ralph McQuarrie. The title story is about Susan Calvin's discovery of a robot with rather disturbing dreams. It was written specifically for this volume and inspired by the McQuarrie cover illustration...
, by Sara Varon - Sardine in Outer Space 4, by Emmanuel Guibert and Joann SfarJoann SfarJoann Sfar is a French comics artist, comic book creator and film director.-Life and career:Sfar was born in Nice. He is considered one of the most important artists of the new wave of Franco-Belgian comics. Many of his comics were published by L'Association which was founded in 1990 by...
- Town Boy, by LatMohammad Nor KhalidDatuk Mohammad Nor Khalid, more commonly known as Lat, is a Malaysian cartoonist. Winner of the Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize in 2002, Lat has published more than 20 volumes of cartoons since he was 13 years old. His works mostly illustrate Malaysia's social and political scenes,...
- Laika, by Nick Abadzis
- Spring 2008
- Kaput & Zosky, by Lewis Trondheim
- Three Shadows, by Cyril Pedrosa
- Life Sucks, by Jessica AbelJessica AbelJessica Abel is an American comic book writer and artist, known as the creator of such works as Life Sucks, Drawing Words & Writing Pictures, Soundtrack, La Perdida, Mirror, Window, Radio: An Illustrated Guide , and the omnibus series Artbabe.Abel has stated that her major work is not...
, Gabe Soria, and Warren PleeceWarren PleeceWarren Pleece is a British comics artist. He is best known for his work at the DC Comics imprint Vertigo.-Biography:With his brother Gary Pleece, he wrote and drew four issues of a self published comics magazine called Velocity between 1987 and 1989... - Little Vampire, by Joann Sfar
- Drawing Words and Writing Pictures: Making Comics: Manga, Graphic Novels, and Beyond, by Jessica Abel and Matt MaddenMatt MaddenMatt Madden is a U.S. comic book writer and artist. He is best known for original alternative comics, for his coloring work in traditional comics, and for the experimental work 99 Ways to Tell a Story: Exercises in Style, which is based on the idea of Raymond Queneau's Exercises in Style...
- Sardine in Outer Space 5, by Emmanuel Guibert and Joann Sfar
- Fall 2008
- Prince of PersiaPrince of Persia: The Graphic NovelPrince of Persia: The Graphic Novel is a graphic novel based on the franchise created by Jordan Mechner. Published by First Second, a New York based graphic novel publisher, it was written by A.B. Sina and illustrated by LeUyen Pham and Alex Puvilland. The story is unique to the franchise in that...
, by Jordan MechnerJordan MechnerJordan Mechner is an American video game designer, screenwriter, author, and filmmaker, best known for creating the Prince of Persia video game franchise.- Life and career :Mechner was born in New York City...
, A.B. Sina, LeUyen Pham, and Alex Puvilland - Slow Storm, by Danica Novgorodoff
- The Amazing Remarkable Monsieur Leotard, by Eddie Campbell & Dan Best
- Gus & His Gang by Christophe Blain
- Alan's War, by Emmanuel Guibert
- Bourbon Island 1730, by Apollo & Lewis Trondheim
- The Lost Colony v. 3: Last Rights, by Grady Klein
- Sardine in Outer Space 6, by Emmanuel Guibert and Joann Sfar
- Prince of Persia
- Spring 2009
- The Color of Earth, by Dong Hwa Kim
- The Color of Water, by Dong Hwa Kim
- The PhotographerThe Photographer (graphic novel)The Photographer: Into War-torn Afghanistan with Doctors Without Borders is a graphic novel by Emmanuel Guibert, Didier Lefèvre and Frederic Lemercier....
, by Emmanuel Guibert - The Eternal Smile, by Gene Luen Yang and Derek Kirk Kim
- Adventures in Cartooning: How to Turn Your Doodles Into Comics, by James SturmJames SturmJames Sturm is an American cartoonist, Xeric Award-winner, and co-founder of the Center for Cartoon Studies in White River Junction, Vermont...
, Andrew Arnold, and Alexis Frederick-Frost - Tiny Tyrant 1: The Ethelbertosaurus, by Lewis Trondheim and Fabrice Parme
- Fall 2009
- The Color of Heaven, by Dong Hwa Kim
- Cat Burglar Black", by Richard SalaRichard SalaRichard Sala is an American cartoonist, illustrator, and comic book creator with a unique expressionistic style whose books often combine elements of mystery, horror and whimsy.-Biography:...
- Stuffed, by Glenn Eichler and Nick Bertozzi
- Refresh, Refresh, by Danica Novgorodoff,James Ponsoldt, and Benjamin Percy
- Ball Peen Hammer, by Adam RappAdam RappAdam Rapp is a novelist, playwright, screenwriter, musician and film director. His play Red Light Winter was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2006.-Early life:...
and George O'ConnorGeorge O'Connor (author/illustrator)George O'Connor is an American-born author, cartoonist and illustrator living in Brooklyn.-Career:O'Connor's first picture book, Kapow!, was a New York Times bestseller.... - Tiny Tyrant 2: The Lucky Winner, by Lewis Trondheim and Fabrice Parme
- Winter 2010
- Zeus: King of the Gods (The Olympians Book 1), by George O"Connor
- Spring 2010
- Athena: Grey-Eyed Goddess (The Olympians Book 2), by George O"Connor
- Resistance: Book 1, by Carla Jablonski and Leland PurvisLeland PurvisLeland Purvis is a comic book writer and artist, best known for his black and white series Vóx and Pubo.-Awards:Purvis was nominated for the 2004 Ignatz Award for Promising New Talent for his work on Suspended in Language...
- Booth, by C.C. Colbert and Tanitoc
- Foiled by Jane YolenJane YolenJane Hyatt Yolen is an American author and editor of almost 300 books. These include folklore, fantasy, science fiction, and children's books...
and Mike Cavallaro - City of Spies, by Susan Kim, Laurence Klavan, and Pascal Dizin
- Solomon's Thieves: Book 1, by Jordan Mechner, LeUyen Pham, and Alex Puvilland
- Prime Baby by Gene Luen Yang
In 2010, First Second Books entered the world of webcomics. Sailor Twain by Mark Siegel, Zahra's Paradise
Zahra's Paradise
Zahra's Paradise is a webcomic set in modern Iran. It has been described as a political webcomic dealing with real-time events. Its story follows a mother searching for her son, who disappeared in around the time of the Iran’s 2009 elections. Serialized online at zahrasparadise.com since early...
by Amir and Khalil, and Tune by Derek Kirk Kim are all currently being serialized on the internet, and they will eventually be published as printed books by First Second.