The free event is currently open for preregistration.
In the wake of the novel coronavirus, a number of big conventions including Emerald City Comic Con in Seattle, Anaheim’s WonderCon and Miami’s Florida Supercon have been forced to postpone as public gatherings have been shut down by state authorities. Most recently, Denver Pop Culture Con has moved from an early July date to the end of November. It remains unclear whether San Diego Comic-Con, one of the largest conventions in the U.S., will be forced to move from its July 22-26 dates; as recently as last week, organizers were “hopeful” that it would run as initially scheduled.
First Second Books, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishing, the parent company of Macmillan, launched in 2006. Headed by editorial director Mark Siegel, it has published creators including Eddie Campbell, Tillie Walden, Faith Erin Hicks, Paul Pope and Mariko Tamaki.
