Jason Shiga’s DEMON: suburban dad, actuary, math savant and world’s most boring human; the only mildly interesting thing he’s ever done was to check himself into a filthy motel room in Oakland to end his life; and he didn’t even succeed at that…
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THE SCULPTOR Still in the Top Ten!
THE SCULPTOR is still on the New York Times Hardcover Graphic Novels Bestsellers List at Number 8. This is the 21st week that it has been on the list!
PRIMATES Is Coming to France!
After sales to Italy (Il Castoro) and Spain (Norma Editorial) sales, the French rights to PRIMATES by Jim Ottaviani and Maris Wicks (First Second) have been acquired by L’Ecole des Loisirs!
THE SCULPTOR Is Back on the New York Times Bestsellers List!
For the past two weeks, Scott McCloud’s THE SCULPTOR has been on the New York Times‘ Graphic Novels Bestsellers list: Number 2 on 5 July and Number 4 on 12 July.
Three Eisners for First Second titles in San Diego!
At the San Diego Comic-Con last week, four First Second titles were nominated for Eisner Awards, the most prestigious awards for American comics. Three of them won! First, Aaron Steinke and Ariel Cohn’s THE ZOO BOX won the Eisner Award for Best Publication for Early Readers. Then, Gene Luen Yang won the Eisner Award for Best…
Bryan Konietzko’s new THREADWORLDS series to be published by First Second!
THREADWORLDS, Bryan Konietzko’s solo graphic novel debut — and First Second is the publisher! THREADWORLDS is an ambitious and passionate 5-volume graphic novel series – an Asimov-style world-spanning epic quest for Nova, a young marsupial humanoid with a love of scientific research in a world where girls are not allowed to study. A non-fiction dimension adds…
FEYNMAN soon to be in Portuguese
Gradiva have just acquired the rights to publish First Second’s NY Times beststller, FEYNMAN by Jim Ottaviani and Leland Myrick in Portugal!
THE SHADOW HERO goes to Urban China!
French rights to THE SHADOW HERO by Gene Luen Yang and Sonny Liew have just been acquired by Urban China.
First Second is at the San Diego Comic-Con!
First Second will be in San Diego from the 8th to the 12th of July for the annual Comic-Con event, and four of their titles are nominated for the prestigious Eisner Awards: THE ZOO BOX by Aron Steinke and Ariel Cohn THE SHADOW HERO by Gene Luen Yang & Sonny Liew THE WRENCHIES by Farel Dalrymple …
More Kudos for THE SCULPTOR!
The 82 members of the French Association of Graphic Novel Critics and Journalists (ACBD) have chosen THE SCULPTOR for inclusion in their selection of not-to-be-missed titles from among the books published in France since last November.
Lora Fountain Literary Agency 