ssake current 01catalog forteachers trailers awards & honors contact us subscribe happy book birthday to tetris leave a comment october 11 2016 posted by kiara valdez categories books happy book birthday to tetris by box brown box does it again an enthralling nonfiction work about another 1980s pop culture icon tetris this fascinating true story of how the game was developed in a soviet government computer lab and how it took over the free world . happy book birthday to demon leave a comment october 4 2016 posted by kiara valdez categories books happy book birthday to a very special member of the first second family demon volume 1 by jason shiga . if you re a fan of meanwhile get ready for something totally different . jason s four volume epic is not for kids . seriously . demon is unlike anything first second has published before . it follows jimmy yee a man who can not die no matter how hard he tries . although he s seemingly immortal jimmy s real super power is his brain . he s a highly analytical mathematical genius and he has no qualms about leaving a massive bodycount behind as he attempts to unravel this bizarre this mystery . happy book birthday to varmints leave a comment september 27 2016 posted by kiara valdez categories books happy book birthday to andy hirsch s varmints clever explosive and deeply moving by turns varmints is a perfect middle grade comedy . hirsch brings an old school western style to bear on a story full of nuance humor and surprises . make sure to pick up a copy today see us at nycc leave a comment september 26 2016 posted by gina gagliano categories events it s comic con time in new york and we are so excited to share what first second will be up to this year . we ll be located in booth 2239 stop by and say hello wednesday october 5 6 30 pm french embassy exhibition party at cooper union thursday october 6 11 30 am 12 00 pm in booth signing dave roman astronaut academy 12 00 pm in booth giveaway teachers guides gly brochures bookmarks 12 15 pm 1 15 pm teaching more than the basics pairing comics and chapter texts in the classroom featuring rebecca mock room 1b03 12 30 pm 1 30 pm you re such a geek a guide for teachers students and parents to cope with bullying featuring dave roman room 1a05 1 30pm 2 00 pm in booth signing danica novgorodoff the undertaking of lily chen 1 30 pm 2 30 pm teaching history through comics featuring 01 editor calista brill room 1b03 1 30 pm 2 30 pm teacher networking session room 1c03 2 00 pm 2 30 pm in booth signing and giveaway matt loux time museum 2 45 pm 3 45 pm library networking session room 1c03 2 45 pm 3 45 pm the games people play featuring box brown room 1a18 3 00 pm 4 00 pm in booth signing jorge aguirre giants beware and dragons beware 4 00 pm 4 45 pm in booth signing box brown tetris and andre the giant 4 00 pm 5 30 pm signing asaf hanuka boom booth 1558 5 30 pm 6 30 pm in booth signing nick abadzis nick bertozzi and george o connor laika shakleton and olympians 6 00 pm nycc superweek event box brown barcade jersey city friday october 7 10 30 am 11 00 am in booth giveaway demon 2 10 00 am 11 30 am signing asaf hanuka and tomer hanuka artists alley 11 00 am 12 00 pm you fight like a girl and other awesome ideas involving women in pop culture featuring 01 staff member gina gagliano room 1a24 11 30 pm 12 00 pm in booth giveaway the rescue 12 00 pm 2 00 pm signing asaf hanuka boom booth 1558 12 30 pm 1 30 pm let s get lost science fiction fantasy and worldbuilding in ya featuring scott westerfeld bookcon at nycc 1 45 pm 2 45 pm signing scott westerfeld bookcon at nycc 2 00 pm in booth signing box brown tetris 2 00 pm 3 00 pm create your own friendship adventure featuring john patrick green and rebecca mock family hq workshop room 3 30 pm 4 00 pm signing john patrick green and rebecca mock hippopotamister compass south 4 00 pm in booth signing scott westerfeld poster signing 5 30 pm in booth something new signed copy sale 6 30 pm 8 30 pm adult comics box brown jefferson market library 6 30 pm drawing life who is the parisian roz chast featuring asaf hanuka and penelope bagieu museum of the city of new york saturday october 8 11 00 am in booth signing asaf hanuka and tomer hanuka the divine 12 30 pm 1 00 pm in booth signing and giveaway adam rapp and mike cavallaro decelerate blue 1 30 pm 2 30 pm drawing from the world franco belgian comics in global context featuring asaf hanuka room 1b03 2 00 pm in booth signing box brown tetris and andre the giant 2 00 pm 3 00 pm create your own true story comic adventure featuring joe flood jon chad molly brooks and falynn koch family hq workshop room 2 30 pm 3 30 pm kids comics featuring john patrick green and rebecca mock jefferson public library 3 00 pm 4 00 pm signing asaf hanuka and tomer hanuka artists alley 3 30 pm 4 30 pm in booth signing jon chad and joe flood science comics volcanoes and science comics dinosaurs 5 00 pm in booth nameless city signed copy sale sunday october 9 11 00 am 12 00 pm in booth giveaway exquisite corpse 12 15 pm 1 15 pm first second 10th anniversary celebration featuring mark siegel box brown scott westerfeld sara varon penelope bagieu and petra mayer room 1b03 12 30 pm 1 00 pm in booth giveaway and signing into the outlands 2 00 pm in booth giveaway mighty jack stickers 2 00 pm 3 00 pm my first comic featuring sara varon and jon chad family hq workshop room 3 30 pm 4 30 pm in booth signing sara varon sweaterweather 4 00 pm 5 00 pm comics in real life featuring penelope bagieu and box brown bookcon at nycc happy book birthday to the creepy case files of margo maloo leave a comment september 13 2016 posted by kiara valdez categories books happy book birthday to drew weing s the creepy case files of margo maloo in the first volume of this new middle grade series drew weing delivers a fresh and funny take on the age old battle between kids and closet dwelling monsters . make sure to pick up a copy and join snarky blogger charles and monster mediator margo maloo in this ghoulish adventure happy book birthday to mighty jack leave a comment september 6 2016 posted by kiara valdez categories books happy book birthday to ben hatke s best work yet mighty jack the first of two volumes in a modern day graphic novel retelling of jack and the beanstalk . mighty jack is a vivid warm and sensitive epic fairytale adventure . it s a story of how a few magical seeds push three kids to each be their own kind of hero . make sure to pick up this mighty adventure . and don t worry about that cliffhanger ending volume 2 is coming next fall happy book birthday to paths & portals leave a comment august 30 2016 posted by kiara valdez categories books happy book birthday to the newest book from gene luen yang & mike holmes awesome secret coders series paths & portals the secret coders series really picks up steam in the second volume paths & portals . we learn more about the secret history of stately academy . and josh who you might have written off as an annoying jerk face turns out to be an important part of the team . make sure to check this series out and start your journey to being a coding master celebrating first second s tenth anniversary with collaboration leave a comment august 17 2016 posted by gina gagliano categories books collaboration is a vital part of the comics making experience it s so often that comics are made by more than one person . and comics are never a solo endeavor between editing design production and the whole publishing process there are always other people behind the scenes in making the comics we read . we re celebrating collaboration this month for first second s tenth anniversary congratulations to 01 s new associate art director andrew arnold leave a comment august 11 2016 posted by gina gagliano categories behind the scenes congratulations to andrew arnold the new associate art director managing first second graphic novel design . andrew will now be responsible for art direction and design for graphic novel titles both at first second and those graphic novels published by first second s sister companies fsg byr and roaring brook . andrew started working at our parent company macmillan children s as a marketing associate in 2009 . he moved over to the book design department the following year becoming a senior designer in 2014 . he s worked with hope larson and rebecca mock on compass south the graphic novel edition of a wrinkle in time ozge samanci s dare to disappoint as well as on picture books with vera brosgol and jake parker . a short q & a with andrew arnold first second what was the first comic you remember reading andrew i honestly couldn t tell you but i do remember the first time my parents took me to a comic shop it was right before a family vacation . we were driving from houston to florida which meant a lot of time to kill in the car for an 8 year old . my next door neighbors who eventually became great friends were into comics and they suggested i bring some with me to read along the way . my parents drove me to the shop let me pick out a few and i ve been hooked ever since . first second what about comics inspires you andrew that moment when text and art come together seamlessly . it s like you re not reading text or looking at pictures ; you re reading comics and that s all it can be . first second what are some of your favorite graphic novels andrew maus walt simonson s run on thor american born chinese persepolis and kevin huizenga s ganges are a few that jump out at me . i also love frank miller s dark knight returns and batman year one . saga is one that i ve been hooked on for awhile . first second what are some things you re working on now at first second andrew so many things and i only just started i m wrapping up a middle grade comic by shannon hale and leuyen pham that s super charming . shannon s story is about making friends for the first time and how to deal with bullies . it s incredibly honest and uyen s artwork captures that beautifully . i m also working on something by scott westerfeld and alex puvilland that i m excited about . oh and i heard that some pages of battling boy 2 are rolling in but i don t think i should reveal too much about that yet ... i m new to the fold and the last thing i want to do is spill the beans . first second what do you have to say to the world about comics andrew it s a great time to be in comics . people continue to experiment with the form and i