{"id":4000,"date":"2016-02-25T00:01:36","date_gmt":"2016-02-25T06:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=4000"},"modified":"2016-02-24T22:37:29","modified_gmt":"2016-02-25T04:37:29","slug":"a-first-second-graphic-novel-previewfeaturing-art-from-mike-cavallaro-joe-floodfaith-erin-hicks-bryan-konietzko-george-oconnoralex-puvilland-and-maris-wicks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=4000","title":{"rendered":"A First Second Graphic Novel Preview,<br>Featuring Art from Mike Cavallaro, Joe Flood,<br>Faith Erin Hicks, Bryan Konietzko, George O&#8217;Connor,<br>Alex Puvilland, and Maris Wicks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2016\/02\/1_Threadworlds_Galaxy_the Konietzko project.jpg\" border=1><br \/>\n<center><em>From <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bryankonietzko.tumblr.com\/\">Bryan Konietzko&#8217;s<\/a><\/strong> <\/em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ew.com\/article\/2015\/07\/02\/Bryan-Konietzko-threadworlds-preview\">Threadworlds<\/a><\/strong><em>,<br \/>coming in 2017<\/em><\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\nLast week I spoke <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kirkusreviews.com\/features\/graphic-novels-staying-power\/\">here<\/a><\/strong> at Kirkus with First Second&#8217;s Editorial Director, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mark_Siegel\">Mark Siegel<\/a><\/strong>, about graphic novels and ten years of First Second Books. <\/p>\n<p>Today, I&#8217;m following up with art &#8212; a sneak peek at some upcoming graphic novels from First Second. <\/p>\n<p>Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2016\/02\/Decelerate Blue Adam Rapp-large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2016\/02\/DB_FINAL_ART_001-01small.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>&#8212; From <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Adam_Rapp\">Adam Rapp&#8217;s<\/a><\/strong> <\/em>Decelerate Blue<em>,<br \/>illustrated by <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mikecavallaro.com\/\">Mike Cavallaro<\/a><\/strong><\/em><br \/>(Click to enlarge)<\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2016\/02\/Spill Zone Scott Westerfeld large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2016\/02\/SZ1small.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2016\/02\/Spill Zone Scott Westerfeld2large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2016\/02\/SZ2small.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>&#8212; From <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/scottwesterfeld.com\/\">Scott Westerfeld&#8217;s<\/a><\/strong> <\/em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/io9.gizmodo.com\/first-amazing-look-at-scott-westerfelds-post-apocalypti-1657384189\">Spill Zone<\/a><\/strong><em>,<br \/>illustrated by <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexpuvilland.com\/\">Alex Puvilland<\/a><\/strong>,<br \/>to be released this year<\/em><br \/>(Click each to enlarge)<\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2016\/02\/NamelessCity_opt_100-65.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2016\/02\/NamelessCity_opt_100-65small.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2016\/02\/nameless city.jpg\" border=1><br \/>\n<center><em>&#8212; From <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.faitherinhicks.com\/\">Faith Erin Hicks&#8217;<\/a><\/strong> <\/em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.indiebound.org\/book\/9781626721579\">The Nameless City<\/a><\/strong><em>,<br \/>colored by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jordie_Bellaire\">Jordie Bellaire<\/a><\/strong>,<br \/>coming in April 2016<\/em><br \/>(Click first image to enlarge)<\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2016\/02\/Apollo-interior-3Plarge.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2016\/02\/Apollo-interior-3Psmall.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2016\/02\/apollocover.jpg\" border=1><br \/>\n<center><em>&#8212; From <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kirkusreviews.com\/features\/seven-impossible-things-q-george-oconnor\/\">George O&#8217;Connor&#8217;s<\/a><\/strong> <\/em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.indiebound.org\/book\/9781626720169\">Apollo: The Brilliant One<\/a><\/strong><em>,<br \/>released in January 2016<\/em><br \/>(Click first image to enlarge)<\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2016\/02\/Dinos_sampler_5small.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2016\/02\/scdino.jpg\" border=1><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2016\/02\/Corals_sampler_16small.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2016\/02\/coralreefs.jpg\" border=1><br \/>\n<center><em>&#8212; From the upcoming <\/em>Science Comics<em> series:<br \/><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/toot.mkreed.com\/\">MK Reed&#8217;s<\/a><\/strong> <\/em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/us.macmillan.com\/sciencecomicsdinosaurs\/mkreed\">Dinosaurs<\/a><\/strong><em>, illustrated by <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/joefloodcomics.blogspot.com\/\">Joe Flood<\/a><\/strong>,<br \/>and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/dotsforeyes.blogspot.com\/\">Maris Wicks&#8217;<\/a><\/strong> <\/em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/us.macmillan.com\/books\/9781626721456\">Coral Reefs<\/a><\/strong><em> (both coming in March 2016)<br \/><\/em><\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<center>* * * * * * *<\/center><\/p>\n<p><em>All art used by permission of First Second Books.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Bryan Konietzko&#8217;s Threadworlds,coming in 2017 &nbsp; Last week I spoke here at Kirkus with First Second&#8217;s Editorial Director, Mark Siegel, about graphic novels and ten years of First Second Books. Today, I&#8217;m following up with art &#8212; a sneak peek at some upcoming graphic novels from First Second. Enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,12,2,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4000","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-intermediate","category-blogger-interviews","category-picture-books","category-young-adult"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4000","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4000"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4000\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4000"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4000"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4000"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}