First Second Books

Great graphic novels for every reader.

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Yay this book! 

We’re super-excited for Alina Chau’s upcoming graphic novel Marshmallow & Jordan! Check out the link for more details.

http://blogs.slj.com/goodcomicsforkids/2018/05/08/announcement-and-interview-first-second-to-publish-marshmallow-and-jordan/

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Get a first look at First Second's upcoming graphic novels for winter 2019

Editorial director Calista Brill tells EW about what to expect from the publisher’s upcoming lineup of comics

Yay covers!

We’re delighted to be sharing :01 Winter 2019 with you! 

Such! great! books!

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We’re excited to announce that we’re publishing a new graphic novel by K.L. Ricks, Naima! 

Nerdist has more at the link! But isn’t the art gorgeous?

https://nerdist.com/first-second-k-l-ricks-debut-graphic-novel-naima-exclusive/

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2018 Eisner Nominees! 

We love these books -- if you haven’t checked out Tillie Walden’s Spinning and Robert Kondo and Dice Tsutsumi’s The Dam Keeper, don’t wait any longer! 

Yay!

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We’re excited to announce that we’re publishing a new book by Sara Goetter and Natalie Riess -- Dungeon Critters!

We can’t wait to share more adventures with these characters!

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/sci-fi-fantasy/announcing-dungeon-critters-an-adorable-all-ages-graphic-novel-adventure-from-first-second/

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Girl Power Graphic Novels!

We’re so super-excited to celebrate the awesome girl power-ness in graphic novels! Follow along for an appreciation of some amazing graphic novels filled with girls—and girl power—all week long! 4/23 — Novel Novice 4/23 — YA Bibliophile 4/23 — Miss Print 4/23 — Infinite Golden Floors 4/24 — The Book Rat 4/24 — A Backwards Story 4/24 — Green Bean Teen Queen 4/24 — Kid Lit Frenzy 4/25 — The Adventures of Cecelia Bedelia 4/25 — Cherry Blossoms and Maple Syrup 4/25 — Daddy Mojo 4/25 — Love Is Not a Triangle 4/26 — Librarian’s Quest 4/26 — Ex Libris Kate 4/26 — Bluestocking Thinking 4/26 — The Roarbots 4/27 — Flavia the Bibliophile 4/27 — Book Crushin’ 4/27 — Charlotte’s Library 4/27 — Me on Books

Girl Power FTW! And share your favorite girl power graphic novels with us!

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Yay girl power! We’re excited to see more about these great graphic novels from a lot of amazing bloggers.

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Hello! I've loved First Second books for a long time and it's my dream to publish with you. I notice that you've published a few works that were previously webcomics and self-published (Cucumber Quest) and you have used webcomics to create hype for a book (Faith Erin Hicks). So I was wondering, if I, an unknown author, publish my book as a webcomic first, would that be a deterrent for you to consider its publication? Or would you rather publish a new, unpublished project?

Thanks for messaging us! And thanks for being so complimentary about :01 too. 

You are correct that we do sometimes publish previously published webcomics (like Cucumber Quest and Check, Please!) and that we sometimes serialize books online that we’re publishing (like Friends With Boys and Spill Zone). So we’re not opposed to books being online at all.

However! I would say, if you’re starting on a new project you think might be right for First Second and you’re interested in us publishing it, email us and check in first before putting it online. Because if we are interested in your project and do want to publish it, we may have some specific thoughts about how best to do so and can work with you on that. 

I hope that makes sense! 

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Are you planing on publishing Last Man book seven and beyond? Thank you.

Thanks for asking about this! We love the Last Man series. It’s so good.

Unfortunately, I don’t have a lot of news on this front. We only have the rights to the first six books, and whether we’ll do more is uncertain. We’ll definitely make an announcement when we do know.

We’re sorry to not be able to share something more clear!

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Hey :01 readers! We're hiring paid full-time interns this summer (May - August) in our editorial and marketing departments. 

If you're interested in applying, send a cover letter and resume to [email protected].

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I'd guess there's a lot of paperwork and business dealing and stuff to get done, but it would be nice to be able to buy/read your books using Comixology. Can you do that?

Hi!

You’re right about the amount of paperwork! That’s all we can say about this at this point, but -- we hear you.

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How many volumes can you publish in a graphic novel series?

Thanks for asking!

The answer is -- probably unhelpfully -- as many as we feel is reasonable. 

For example, Gene Luen Yang’s Boxers & Saints is a duology, with just two books. But our Science Comics series currently has seven volumes, with six more to come this year. 

So series can have a lot of books or just a few!

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Hi there! i'd really love to preorder the The Adventure Zone comic Here There Be Gerblins from my local comic book shop. Do you have a diamond code or other way they can order it from you?

Hi!

We’d love that too! Comic shops are awesome. The July catalog (which has The Adventure Zone: Here Be Gerblins) should be coming their way soon, and comics stores will be receiving the graphic novels on the same schedule with bookstores. 

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Comics has historically been a medium dominated by men, which is why we’re so excited to be celebrating International Women’s Day this month by publishing an amazing graphic novel by a fantastic graphic novelist: Brazen by Pénélope Bagieu.

Brazen tells the stories of a lot more amazing women from throughout history. From rappers to empresses to musicians, every one of these people helped make the world better, cooler, or more interestin and Brazen is the place to find out about them — and celebrate our feminist history all this March.

Fight the patriarchy! Read a graphic novel (specifically this one).

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We’re so proud to be the publishers of this fantastic graphic novel!

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Happy Book Birthday to Penelope Bagieu and her wonderful nonfiction graphic novel Brazen: Women Who Rocked the World! We’re so delighted to be publishing Penelope and her amazing graphic novels. 

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Do you like really cute Valentine’s Day cards?

We’ve got a few for you. They’re made with art from The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang. Click HERE if you need higher resolution images.

Oh, and Happy Valentine’s Day! We love you!

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We heart these! Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone.

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So excited about this! @faitherinhicks just finished the final character designs for the graphic novel we’re working on together – 🎃PUMPKINHEADS🎃. Meet JOSIAH AND DEJA. They’re best friends who work at the best pumpkin patch in the world!

Pumpkinheads is set to come out Fall 2019.

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I was wondering happened with Last Man? Are you no longer publishing the English translation? Was it cancelled in France?

Thanks for checking in! We love the Last Man books too. 

Right now, :01 only has the rights to the first six volumes of this series. That might change -- we’ll update on social media any time we have more news here.

The series has continued in France, so if you do speak French, you can get copies of the next volumes.