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There’s No Such Thing as a Graphic Novel
[From the drawing board of Cyril Pedrosa] That was probably a bad way to start my blog entry. I already regret it bitterly. I would’ve been better off talking about the arrival of spring or rambling...
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Over My Shoulder
[From the Drawing Board of Leland Myrick] Illustrating a biography is different from anything else I’ve done — exhilarating and frightening at once. Usually when I am writing or drawing, I feel quite...
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Why Sketch?
[From the Drawing Board of Nick Abadzis] A cartoonist friend of mine once told me about another cartoonist friend of his who sneered at the idea of spending time doing life drawing. This isn’t from the...
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Do Something Boring*
[From the desk of Gabe Soria] "The Rut" – it sounds like an epic boogie rock instrumental, doesn’t it? A real choogly Leslie West-meets-Billy Squier jam. Well, I wish it was. To me, though, it’s a...
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Vampire Creator
[From the Drawing Board of Warren Pleece] Reading some of the reviews for my new books recently, First Second’s very own Life Sucks, with ultra talented duo, Jessica Abel and Gabe Soria (buy, buy, buy)...
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The Dim Glow
[From the Drawing Board of Leland Purvis] A visual trope in comics graphics is the ‘glow, or ‘halo’. Some artists I know simply like the effect. Many aspiring comics artists seem to use it, and...
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Lost (but very neat) Things
I know that this is a train I should have caught months and months ago, but at least I have caught up appropriately now! Shaun Tan's The Lost Thing. Go and watch it now; it has the cutest steampunk...
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SFAR MOVIE SCREENING
FREE GIVEAWAY! We have FIVE PAIRS OF FREE INVITATIONS to the New York City private screening of GAINSBOURG: A HEROIC LIFE—Joann Sfar's first feature-length movie! WHEN: Wednesday, August 24th @ 7 PM...
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Peeking in the studio
I always relish the glimpses into an artist’s process. Like these shots of Vera Brosgol’s arsenal of tools for Anya’s Ghost: or her tiny Moleskine thumbnails and character studies: Or how about this...
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BATTLING BOY IS AMONG US!
I’m very, very, very happy for this book to be released today. It’s October 8th, 2013, the day Paul Pope‘s BATTLING BOY is cut loose into the world. Years ago, before launching First Second Books,...
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There’s No Such Thing as a Graphic Novel
[From the drawing board of Cyril Pedrosa] That was probably a bad way to start my blog entry. I already regret it bitterly. I would’ve been better off talking about the arrival of spring or rambling...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Over My Shoulder
[From the Drawing Board of Leland Myrick] Illustrating a biography is different from anything else I’ve done — exhilarating and frightening at once. Usually when I am writing or drawing, I feel quite...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Why Sketch?
[From the Drawing Board of Nick Abadzis] A cartoonist friend of mine once told me about another cartoonist friend of his who sneered at the idea of spending time doing life drawing. This isn’t from the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Do Something Boring*
[From the desk of Gabe Soria] "The Rut" – it sounds like an epic boogie rock instrumental, doesn’t it? A real choogly Leslie West-meets-Billy Squier jam. Well, I wish it was. To me, though, it’s a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Vampire Creator
[From the Drawing Board of Warren Pleece] Reading some of the reviews for my new books recently, First Second’s very own Life Sucks, with ultra talented duo, Jessica Abel and Gabe Soria (buy, buy, buy)...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Dim Glow
[From the Drawing Board of Leland Purvis] A visual trope in comics graphics is the ‘glow, or ‘halo’. Some artists I know simply like the effect. Many aspiring comics artists seem to use it, and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Lost (but very neat) Things
I know that this is a train I should have caught months and months ago, but at least I have caught up appropriately now! Shaun Tan's The Lost Thing. Go and watch it now; it has the cutest steampunk...
View ArticleClik here to view.
SFAR MOVIE SCREENING
FREE GIVEAWAY! We have FIVE PAIRS OF FREE INVITATIONS to the New York City private screening of GAINSBOURG: A HEROIC LIFE—Joann Sfar's first feature-length movie! WHEN: Wednesday, August 24th @ 7 PM...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Peeking in the studio
I always relish the glimpses into an artist’s process. Like these shots of Vera Brosgol’s arsenal of tools for Anya’s Ghost: or her tiny Moleskine thumbnails and character studies: Or how about this...
View ArticleClik here to view.
BATTLING BOY IS AMONG US!
I’m very, very, very happy for this book to be released today. It’s October 8th, 2013, the day Paul Pope‘s BATTLING BOY is cut loose into the world. Years ago, before launching First Second Books,...
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