# Is "Patience" by Daniel Clowes a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Patience by Daniel Clowes (Fantagraphics Books, 2016) is identified by: First edition, first printing hardcover, Fantagraphics, 2016 (ISBN 9781606999059). An all-original graphic novel with no prior serialization; the 2016 Fantagraphics hardcover is the true first edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition, first printing hardcover, Fantagraphics, 2016 (ISBN 9781606999059)
- Issued in illustrated boards without a dust jacket; the copyright page carries the printed statement First printing, March 2016
- Correct publisher/imprint: Fantagraphics Books

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Daniel Clowes |
| Publisher | Fantagraphics Books |
| Year | 2016 |
| True first | world edition |
| Format | Comic / graphic novel |
| Key point | First edition, first printing hardcover, Fantagraphics, 2016 (ISBN 9781606999059) |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
First edition, first printing hardcover, Fantagraphics, 2016 (ISBN 9781606999059). Issued in illustrated boards without a dust jacket; the copyright page carries the printed statement First printing, March 2016.

## Is this the true first?
An all-original graphic novel with no prior serialization; the 2016 Fantagraphics hardcover is the true first edition.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
First printing is identified by the printed First printing, March 2016 statement on the copyright page rather than a number line; later printings alter or drop this line.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Patience* by Daniel Clowes a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/patience
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-03.