First Second Books

First Second Books

Industry	Publishing
Products	Graphic novels
Parent	Roaring Brook Press (Macmillan Publishers)
Website	Official website

First Second Books is an American publisher of graphic novels. An imprint 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 Macmillan in the rest of the English-speaking world.

It is headed by editorial director Mark Siegel.

Titles

• Spring 2006
  • A.L.I.E.E.E.N., by Lewis Trondheim
  • Deogratias: A Tale of Rwanda, by Jean P. Stassen
  • The Fate of the Artist, by Eddie Campbell
  • The Lost Colony v. 1: The Snodgrass Conspiracy, by Grady Klein
  • Sardine in Outer Space, by Emmanuel Guibert and Joann Sfar
  • Vampire Loves, by Joann Sfar

• Fall 2006
  • American Born Chinese, by Gene Luen Yang
  • Journey Into Mohawk Country, by Harmen Meyndertsz van den Bogaert and George O'Connor
  • Kampung Boy, by Lat
  • Klezmer, by Joann Sfar
  • Missouri Boy, by Leland Myrick
  • Sardine in Outer Space 2, by Emmanuel Guibert and Joann Sfar

• Spring 2007
  • The Black Diamond Detective Agency, by Eddie Campbell
  • Garage Band, by Gipi
  • The Lost Colony v. 2: The Red Menace, by Grady Klein
  • The Professor's Daughter, by Emmanuel Guibert and Joann Sfar
  • Sardine in Outer Space 3, by Emmanuel Guibert and Joann Sfar
  • Tiny Tyrant, by Lewis Trondheim and Fabrice Parme

• Fall 2007
  • Laika, by Nick Abadzis
  • Notes for a War Story, by Gipi
  • Robot Dreams, by Sara Varon
  • Sardine in Outer Space 4, by Emmanuel Guibert and Joann Sfar
  • Town Boy, by Lat

• Spring 2008
  • Kaput & Zosky, by Lewis Trondheim
  • Three Shadows, by Cyril Pedrosa
  • Life Sucks, by Jessica Abel, Gabe Soria, and Warren Pleece
  • Little Vampire, by Joann Sfar
  • Drawing Words and Writing Pictures: Making Comics: Manga, Graphic Novels, and Beyond, by Jessica Abel and Matt Madden
  • Sardine in Outer Space 5, by Emmanuel Guibert and Joann Sfar

• Fall 2008
  • Prince of Persia, by Jordan Mechner, 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

• Spring 2009
  • The Color of Earth, by Dong Hwa Kim
  • The Color of Water, by Dong Hwa Kim
  • The Photographer, 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 Sturm, 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 Sala
  • Stuffed, by Glenn Eichler and Nick Bertozzi
  • Refresh, Refresh, by Danica Novgorodoff,James Ponsoldt, and Benjamin Percy
  • Ball Peen Hammer, by Adam Rapp and George O'Connor
  • 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 Purvis
  • Booth, by C.C. Colbert and Tanitoc
  • Foiled by Jane Yolen 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 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.

References

• First Second Books at the Grand Comics Database
• First Second Books at the Comic Book DB

External links

• Official website
• First Second Blog
• Sailor Twain