ANIMUS's Special Edition is published!

October 24th, 2024




ANIMUS's Special Edition in english, now at 248 pages and featuring additional, exclusive scenes
and bonus content such as character designs and concept art, is now available for purchase.

ANIMUS published in France!

May 28th, 2020




ANIMUS has been translated in French and edited by IMHO, with a new cover created by Antoine Revoy. IMHO is the historic publisher of Satoshi Kon and Inio Asano's manga in France.

ANIMUS, a YALSA "2019 Great Graphic Novels for Teens"

January 21st, 2019




ANIMUS was selected by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association, as one of their 2019 Great Graphic Novels for Teens.

ANIMUS, One of the 20 Best Kids Comics of 2018

December 17th, 2018




ANIMUS was selected by Paste Magazine as one of the 20 best kids comics of 2018.

ANIMUS, One of the 31 Best Scary Comics for Kids

October 25th, 2018




ANIMUS was selected by Paste Magazine as one of the 31 best scary comics for kids.

Drawing on the Supernatural: RISD interviews Antoine Revoy about ANIMUS

August 22nd, 2018




RISD's Simone Solondz interviewed Revoy to chat about ANIMUS and his comics teaching philosophy in "Drawing on the Supernatural."

Antoine Revoy interview about ANIMUS on Kirkus

July 19th, 2018




Revoy was interviewed by Kirkus Review's Julie Danielson to discuss ANIMUS in the article "Heading to the Playground with Antoine Revoy."

5 Star Review for ANIMUS on ComicsVerse

May 8th, 2018




A 5 star review of ANIMUS (97% rating) by Jeremiah Johnston of ComicsVerse, a comic book journalism website offering in-depth analysis of works in the comics form, often in relation to social issues. CAUTION: This is an extensive analysis of the entire plot of ANIMUS, so I recommend that you only take a look at it AFTER you have finished reading the book!

Antoine Revoy interview at MoCCA Arts Festival about ANIMUS, on Bleeding Cool

April 25th, 2018




Read my interview at the 2018 MoCCA Arts Fest about ANIMUS, ghost stories and growing up in Japan, with comics blog Bleeding Cool.

ANIMUS on Fictional Frontiers podcast

April 19th, 2018




Antoine Revoy discusses the making of ANIMUS, graphic novel writing and more with Sohaib Awan, host of WWDB 860-AM Philadelphia's wonderful pop culture podcast, Fictional Frontiers.

ANIMUS at the 2018 MoCCA Arts Festival

April 7th–8th, 2018




An advance copy of ANIMUS was displayed at the 2018 MoCCA Arts Festival in New York, at the RISD Illustration showcase. MoCCA is organized by the Society of Illustrators, and is Manhattan's largest independent comics, cartoon and animation festival, drawing over 7,000 attendees each year.

ANIMUS Now Available for Pre-order!

February 8th, 2018




ANIMUS is now available for pre-order at all of the following stores.

ANIMUS original art in the 2017 RISD Illustration Faculty Show

October 18th–November 25th, 2017




Original art from Antoine Revoy's debut graphic novel, ANIMUS, was exhibited at the 2017 RISD Illustration annual faculty show in the school's ISB Gallery.

ANIMUS Exclusive Cover Reveal in Entertainment Weekly

August 9th, 2017




The cover for ANIMUS, the first title in First Second Books' Spring 2018 catalog of graphic novels, was revealed in an exclusive announcement on Entertainment Weekly.

PASTE MAGAZINE interview about ANIMUS

November 20th, 2014




Antoine had the great pleasure of being interviewed by Paste Magazine's Sean Edgar to discuss the announcement of his upcoming graphic novel, ANIMUS (then under the working title, THE PLAYGROUND), published by First Second Books.

You may read this interview here: Exclusive: First Second Announces Ominous Japanese Ghost Story, The Playground.