Matt Emmons
@secondatbest.bsky.social
Philadelphia based comic artist
The Council of Frogs/ Gardener/ Those That Inherit the Earth/ etc.
secondatbestpress.com
patreon.com/secondatbest
The Council of Frogs/ Gardener/ Those That Inherit the Earth/ etc.
secondatbestpress.com
patreon.com/secondatbest
FOC is Feb 16th, I’m not sure how this works honestly, but if you’re into a story about a frog on a quest filled with warlocks, witches, liches and creatures, it might be worth letting your lcs know
February 2, 2026 at 2:57 PM
FOC is Feb 16th, I’m not sure how this works honestly, but if you’re into a story about a frog on a quest filled with warlocks, witches, liches and creatures, it might be worth letting your lcs know
The Council of Frogs is back with a third printing, now with the original short comic it started as included. And even better, you can order it direct from your local comic shop!
February 2, 2026 at 2:57 PM
The Council of Frogs is back with a third printing, now with the original short comic it started as included. And even better, you can order it direct from your local comic shop!
And lastly, this is the piece of fossilized amber my wife gifted me last year that got this idea started! It’s tucked away somewhere on the border too, but more importantly can anyone help identify the insect in there? I desperately want to know
January 20, 2026 at 3:30 PM
And lastly, this is the piece of fossilized amber my wife gifted me last year that got this idea started! It’s tucked away somewhere on the border too, but more importantly can anyone help identify the insect in there? I desperately want to know
The Amber Tree, this month’s riso print
I’ve always had a love for amber fossils, so this one was a great excuse to do a bit more reading on the prehistoric insects preserved within and trees that were responsible.
I’ve always had a love for amber fossils, so this one was a great excuse to do a bit more reading on the prehistoric insects preserved within and trees that were responsible.
January 20, 2026 at 3:30 PM
The Amber Tree, this month’s riso print
I’ve always had a love for amber fossils, so this one was a great excuse to do a bit more reading on the prehistoric insects preserved within and trees that were responsible.
I’ve always had a love for amber fossils, so this one was a great excuse to do a bit more reading on the prehistoric insects preserved within and trees that were responsible.
The Winter King is back! If you missed out on the riso edition, the second edition offset printing is here. This is probably my favorite sequence in the book, where a parade of ghosts gathers a few new members.
I’ll be shipping out preorders later this week, thanks everyone who already grabbed one!
I’ll be shipping out preorders later this week, thanks everyone who already grabbed one!
January 15, 2026 at 4:49 PM
The Winter King is back! If you missed out on the riso edition, the second edition offset printing is here. This is probably my favorite sequence in the book, where a parade of ghosts gathers a few new members.
I’ll be shipping out preorders later this week, thanks everyone who already grabbed one!
I’ll be shipping out preorders later this week, thanks everyone who already grabbed one!
Chipping away at this month’s riso print
January 14, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Chipping away at this month’s riso print
Working on a bunch I can’t show (yet), but I did draw the fish from Over the Garden Wall when I was planning to put him in last year’s riso print from my patreon print subscription
This month’s is currently a three-way tie, if anyone wants to join up and help break the tie now’s the time!
This month’s is currently a three-way tie, if anyone wants to join up and help break the tie now’s the time!
January 9, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Working on a bunch I can’t show (yet), but I did draw the fish from Over the Garden Wall when I was planning to put him in last year’s riso print from my patreon print subscription
This month’s is currently a three-way tie, if anyone wants to join up and help break the tie now’s the time!
This month’s is currently a three-way tie, if anyone wants to join up and help break the tie now’s the time!
My cat was looking a little like a sneak thief so I drew her as such. I feel like she’d be the type to betray you once, but then be a loyal friend after you escape her trap
December 29, 2025 at 5:55 PM
My cat was looking a little like a sneak thief so I drew her as such. I feel like she’d be the type to betray you once, but then be a loyal friend after you escape her trap
The Apiarist, one of my first prints from the riso print subscription I started this year
Definitely going to do a weird western story with this one (after I finish the other three books in front of it)
Definitely going to do a weird western story with this one (after I finish the other three books in front of it)
December 26, 2025 at 3:51 PM
The Apiarist, one of my first prints from the riso print subscription I started this year
Definitely going to do a weird western story with this one (after I finish the other three books in front of it)
Definitely going to do a weird western story with this one (after I finish the other three books in front of it)
Holiday woodchuck, colored over a scan of the riso print
December 24, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Holiday woodchuck, colored over a scan of the riso print
And here’s the actual riso print, I always love seeing the difference in color between the mock up and final print
December 11, 2025 at 3:05 PM
And here’s the actual riso print, I always love seeing the difference in color between the mock up and final print
Soup on a snowy night - this month’s riso print. I’m thinking this mouse traveler might be a bit of a recurring character, where we see glimpses of his journey through the seasons
December 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Soup on a snowy night - this month’s riso print. I’m thinking this mouse traveler might be a bit of a recurring character, where we see glimpses of his journey through the seasons
Last call to get Gardener on sale! Use code BIGGARDENERSALE for 30% off while you still can. Here’s the pages introducing Jacob and Goo Man. Someday I’ll revisit this world as a ttrpg campaign setting, but my perfect ideal scenario would be an original Fallout-style isometric crpg. I can dream!
November 18, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Last call to get Gardener on sale! Use code BIGGARDENERSALE for 30% off while you still can. Here’s the pages introducing Jacob and Goo Man. Someday I’ll revisit this world as a ttrpg campaign setting, but my perfect ideal scenario would be an original Fallout-style isometric crpg. I can dream!
This one introduces my personal favorite character, Bug. Outside of his tongues I never show what’s under that suit
November 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
This one introduces my personal favorite character, Bug. Outside of his tongues I never show what’s under that suit
Running low on copies of Gardener, my big weird space western, so I’m doing a bit of a sale for it. Use code BIGGARDENERSALE on the site for 30% off, but only until next week!
If you like slow-burn, character driven sci-fi, this one’s for you. And it just so happens to be a big fancy hardcover too
If you like slow-burn, character driven sci-fi, this one’s for you. And it just so happens to be a big fancy hardcover too
November 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Running low on copies of Gardener, my big weird space western, so I’m doing a bit of a sale for it. Use code BIGGARDENERSALE on the site for 30% off, but only until next week!
If you like slow-burn, character driven sci-fi, this one’s for you. And it just so happens to be a big fancy hardcover too
If you like slow-burn, character driven sci-fi, this one’s for you. And it just so happens to be a big fancy hardcover too
A scan of the actual riso print
Join up this month to get one of these, and help me weigh in on next month’s print theme!
patreon.com/secondatbest
Join up this month to get one of these, and help me weigh in on next month’s print theme!
patreon.com/secondatbest
November 11, 2025 at 3:08 PM
A scan of the actual riso print
Join up this month to get one of these, and help me weigh in on next month’s print theme!
patreon.com/secondatbest
Join up this month to get one of these, and help me weigh in on next month’s print theme!
patreon.com/secondatbest
Some Over the Garden Wall for this month’s riso print subscription, because I would love to have a frog sing to me
November 6, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Some Over the Garden Wall for this month’s riso print subscription, because I would love to have a frog sing to me
The Nausicaä print that kicked off my monthly riso print thing, before I had the foresight to add a border. Maybe I’ll have to revisit it for a future month, but in the mean time I’ve got something else more fall-themed in the works for this month instead
November 3, 2025 at 3:37 PM
The Nausicaä print that kicked off my monthly riso print thing, before I had the foresight to add a border. Maybe I’ll have to revisit it for a future month, but in the mean time I’ve got something else more fall-themed in the works for this month instead
The wolf princess, a companion piece to my other Princess Mononoke print.
This one’s not part of the monthly print sub, but you can grab one from the site along with the Ashitaka print
This one’s not part of the monthly print sub, but you can grab one from the site along with the Ashitaka print
October 27, 2025 at 2:21 PM
The wolf princess, a companion piece to my other Princess Mononoke print.
This one’s not part of the monthly print sub, but you can grab one from the site along with the Ashitaka print
This one’s not part of the monthly print sub, but you can grab one from the site along with the Ashitaka print
Almost forgot to say thank you to everyone who backed Those That Inherit the Earth! Very excited to draw more trees and this opossum over and over again
And if you missed out, too bad - it’ll be available in the shop eventually
And if you missed out, too bad - it’ll be available in the shop eventually
October 25, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Almost forgot to say thank you to everyone who backed Those That Inherit the Earth! Very excited to draw more trees and this opossum over and over again
And if you missed out, too bad - it’ll be available in the shop eventually
And if you missed out, too bad - it’ll be available in the shop eventually
Chickens in the Garden - a little bit of a harvest theme for this month’s riso print
I grew up having chickens and if I ever end up having a yard again I will most certainly have more. Wherever this is, I want to live there
I grew up having chickens and if I ever end up having a yard again I will most certainly have more. Wherever this is, I want to live there
October 20, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Chickens in the Garden - a little bit of a harvest theme for this month’s riso print
I grew up having chickens and if I ever end up having a yard again I will most certainly have more. Wherever this is, I want to live there
I grew up having chickens and if I ever end up having a yard again I will most certainly have more. Wherever this is, I want to live there
Roughing out one of the bonus stories, naturally it has the opossum looking nervous
October 17, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Roughing out one of the bonus stories, naturally it has the opossum looking nervous
24 hours left to back! Sooo close to that last stretch goal, who doesn’t want an extra section of lore from the perspective an extradimensional being.
I’m sure it’ll all be totally unbiased and objective observations since he’s not a bad guy, right?
Right?
I’m sure it’ll all be totally unbiased and objective observations since he’s not a bad guy, right?
Right?
October 17, 2025 at 1:22 PM
24 hours left to back! Sooo close to that last stretch goal, who doesn’t want an extra section of lore from the perspective an extradimensional being.
I’m sure it’ll all be totally unbiased and objective observations since he’s not a bad guy, right?
Right?
I’m sure it’ll all be totally unbiased and objective observations since he’s not a bad guy, right?
Right?
Crashed satellites, nascent termite-people, and crystal growth abound in one of the new stories. Only a few hours left to back the book!
This panel will take me approximately thirty years to color, but I can’t help showing it as is
This panel will take me approximately thirty years to color, but I can’t help showing it as is
October 16, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Crashed satellites, nascent termite-people, and crystal growth abound in one of the new stories. Only a few hours left to back the book!
This panel will take me approximately thirty years to color, but I can’t help showing it as is
This panel will take me approximately thirty years to color, but I can’t help showing it as is