Mark Siegel, editorial and creative director of First Second Books, looks back and looks forward at this amazing, transformative time for the graphic novel in America. From the rise of kids' comics to graphic nonfiction to the author-centered new mainstream, First Second continues its pathfinding run-with beloved comics voices like Vera Brosgol, Gene Yang, Ben Hatke, Faith Erin Hicks, Scott McCloud, Ngozi Ukazu, Penelope Bagieu, Jen Wang, Box Brown, Tillie Walden, and many more.