Standing up in defense of fanworks and remix culture at this point is sort of like saying, “OMG, I actually think geeky boys are kinda cute!” — yes, we know, we all know, we’ve all known for some time. Geeks are cool, and media fandom is, if not exactly cool, then at least socially acceptable Read the Rest…
Today is the pub date of Thien Pham’s remarkable book, Sumo. How proud of it are we? THIS PROUD!
Derek Kirk Kim is one of the prodigies among comics’ independent authors. His artwork, his juicy dialog, his unique storytelling genius have enthralled readers since Same Difference and The Eternal Smile (with longtime partner-in-crime Gene Yang.) First Second proudly presents the first volume of TUNE, a hilarious and incomparable new trans-dimensional series. Also for your Read the Rest…
“Editing” and “Copyediting” are two distinct things, at least as far as the book publishing industry is concerned. Editing is something your editor does, and it generally concerns broad artistic changes like “Let’s make this character a cat instead of a person” or “How about you kill all your characters halfway through and then just Read the Rest…
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There aren’t many books that make me feel all dreamy and sad and shivery the way SAILOR TWAIN does. Just thinking about this book makes me want to swim in the Hudson River — probably not a good idea, but certainly an inspiring one. The Hudson inspires romantic feelings in all of us, I think, Read the Rest…
photograph by Martha Kaplan/Knopf One of the great editors of the publishing world has passed away. Timothy Egan gives him a personal farewell in his aptly titled column “Death of a Gentleman.” Goodbye, Mr. Green.
Oh for time travel! How I wish I could get all the ADVENTURES IN CARTOONING books back to my seven-year-old self! Here comes the latest offering from James Sturm, Alexis-Frederic Frost, and Andrew Arnold! This holiday season, give the gift of zany inspiration to that young, undiscovered cartoonist. It’s all you expect of that brave and Read the Rest…
(photo ganked from The Library of Congress; I’m sure you’ll be surprised to learn our office is not actually full of boxers) One of the questions that we get pretty frequently is, ‘I want to submit a graphic novel to you. Um . . . how does that work?’ This is a very sensible question, Read the Rest…
Have we got a treat for you! The beloved space girl Zita is back, with more stardust and adventure than ever! Congratulations, Ben Hatke, for this second volume brimming over with thrilling new worlds, creatures and spacecraft… “An action-packed, high tension adventure story that is marvelously inventive, beautifully drawn, and filled with both comedy and Read the Rest…
