"Big Nate is funny, big time,” says Diary of a Wimpy Kid author Jeff Kinney. This New York Times bestselling series (38 weeks and counting!) offers up lots of laughs in this comic-book compilation, the first of four BRAND-NEW HarperCollins Big Nate comic-strip collections! In the spirit of Andrews McMeel’s first two compilations, Big Nate from the Top and Big Nate Out Loud, but with signature Nate quotes and a special activity in the back. A starred review in The Horn Book raves, “The millions of Wimpy Kid fans will be thrilled to find another cartoon buddy to read about and will not be disappointed with this good-hearted king of detention.” Cartoonist extraordinaire. Accidental mischief maker. Self-described genius. Big Nate knows trouble. He is the king of detention, after all. He may not be Joe Honor Roll, but Nate knows he’s meant for big things—REALLY big things.Now Nate’s better than ever in a whole new format! This is the first of four BRAND-NEW HarperCollins Big Nate comic