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Ngozi Ukazu

Love that Chi-Chi! Ngozi Ukazu scores a different type of body checking with her new book, Flip

Gina Gagliano | November 17, 2025

Interview

An interview with Paul Pope: ‘You can be your own audience’

Jean Marc Ah-Sen | March 31, 2025

Reviews

Free Speech Handbook

Ian Rosenberg and Mike Cavallaro

23rd St.

Hank Kennedy | November 13, 2025

Dictatorship: It’s Easier Than You Think!

Sarah Kendzior and Andrea Chalupa; illustrated by Kasia Babis

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Hank Kennedy | January 22, 2025

Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam

Thien Pham

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Irene Velentzas | July 18, 2023

Shuna’s Journey

Hayao Miyazaki, translated by Alex Dudok de Wit

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Tom Shapira | December 8, 2022

Pinball: A Graphic History of the Silver Ball

Jon Chad

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Leonard Pierce | March 10, 2022

The Fifth Quarter

Mike Dawson

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Hillary Brown | May 13, 2021

A Map To The Sun

Sloane Leong

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Irene Velentzas | September 28, 2020

Snapdragon

Kat Leyh

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Hillary Brown | April 9, 2020

Articles

“Well, This Book Has Been Talked About Within The Industry For A While”: Howard Cruse in 1995

For the first time ever, we are presenting the unexpurgated version of a rare 1995 interview with Howard Cruse, captured in the glow of his newly-released graphic novel Stuck Rubber Baby. Please enjoy this journey back in time to a comics scene not entirely unlike today’s, in the company of a gay comics pioneer.

Jason Bergman | June 14, 2021

“It’s Just Ridiculous”: A Conversation With George O’Connor

Alex Dueben’s catching up with cartoonists stuck at home, and this week, it’s George O’Connor in the hot seat to talk about gratitude, perspective, and uncertainty.

Alex Dueben | July 9, 2020

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Excerpt: Is This Guy For Real?

An excerpt from First Second’s upcoming graphic biography of Andy Kaufman, written and drawn by Box Brown.

The Editors | February 2, 2018

Providence RI

Battling Boy

Long teased, at last delivered, Paul Pope’s Battling Boy has about it the air of an event.

Charles Hatfield | October 21, 2013

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