THE TRIAL THAT IS NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTUREReprinted to coincide with the release of the new Aaron Sorkin film, this book provides the political background of this infamous trial, narrating the utter craziness of the courtroom and revealing both the humorous antics and the serious politics involvedOpening at the end of 1969—a politically charged year at the beginning of Nixon's presidency and at the height of the anti-war movement—the Tria...

A PARADE BEST KIDS BOOK OF ALL TIME“Comes up bright and new every time I read it . . . it will continue to charm and delight for a very long time yet.” --Phillip Pullman, New York Times bestselling author of His Dark MaterialsWith almost 5 million copies sold in the 60 years since it was published, generations of readers have journeyed with Milo to the Lands Beyond in this beloved classic.Enriched by Jules Feiffer’s splendid illust...

THE TRIAL THAT IS NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTUREReprinted to coincide with the release of the new Aaron Sorkin film, this book provides the political background of this infamous trial, narrating the utter craziness of the courtroom and revealing both the humorous antics and the serious politics involvedOpening at the end of 1969—a politically charged year at the beginning of Nixon's presidency and at the height of the anti-war movement—the Tria...

"[Diamond] has captured the world of the class—at times chaotic, always busy, usually inspired"— Essential reading for parents and teachers alike ( Los Angeles Times).Hailed by renowned educator Deborah Meier as "a rare and special pleasure to read," Kindergarten explores a year in the life of a kindergarten classroom through the eyes of the gifted veteran teacher and author Julie Diamond. In this lyrical, beautifully written fir...

The award-winning cartoonist, playwright, and author delivers a witty, illustrated rendition of his life, from his childhood as a wimpy kid in the Bronx to his legendary career in the arts.A gifted storyteller who has delighted readers and theater audiences for decades, Jules Feiffer now turns his talents to the tale of his own life.Plagued by learning problems, a controlling mother, and a debilitating sense of fear, Feiffer embarked on his first cartoon ap...

Pulitzer Prize–winning cartoonist Jules Feiffer brings the fantastical to life with his signature style in this zany, whimsical adventure about a family on a quest to find their mother and save another dimension.Curly and Perlie, brother and sister, find themselves transported to the Lost Dimension. Soon they are joined by big sister Shirley and their very special Mommy. Marvelous adventures await the whole family in that weird dimension. Come along and see for you...

New York Times BestsellerOne of the Washington Post’s Best Graphic Novels of the YearNominated for the Lynd Ward Graphic Novel PrizeMeet Big Sam Hannigan. Tough, righteous, a man on a mission. Only problem is, it's the wrong mission.With the New York Times bestseller Kill My Mother, legendary cartoonist Jules Feiffer began an epic saga of American noir fiction. With Cousin Joseph, a...

Princess Patricia Priscilla is bored with her royal life and the excitement surrounding her sixteenth birthday ball. Doomed to endure courtship by three grotesquely unappealing noblemen, she escapes her fate—for a week. Disguised as a peasant, she attends the village school as the smart new girl, “Pat,” and attracts friends and the attention of the handsome schoolmaster. Disgusting suitors, lovable peasants, and the clueless king and queen collide at the ball, where Princess Patricia Prisc...

When the history of horror comics was written, one name stood and still stands above the rest: EC Comics. With equal parts suspense, gore, camp, and revenge, the triumvirate of EC’s horror output laid the groundwork for what was to come from many of the genre’s greatest writers and directors.Now, Pocket Universe Productions (producers of the X-Files and Locke & Key audio dramas) presents EC’s The Vault of Horror, its stories adapted and p...

Never has the incomparable Jules Feiffer been more eerily prophetic than in this stunning finale to his best-selling Kill My Mother trilogy.Hollywood is haunted. 1953. Ghosts abound. In particular, the ghost of Detective Sam Hannigan—murdered in Bay City twenty-two years earlier by Addie Perl, the hired assassin who then bought a Hollywood nightclub with her blood money. Among the nightclub’s favored clientele is Sam’s widow, Elsie. Blinded by a J...

Winner of the Eisner Prize for Best New Graphic AlbumWinner of the National Cartoonist Society Reuben Award for Best Graphic NovelNamed one of the Best Books of the Year by Vanity Fair, Kirkus Reviews, and Library JournalA New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice SelectionWhen three daunting dolls intersect with one hapless heroine and a hard-boiled private eye, deception, betrayal, and murder stalk...

First Second is very proud to present Nursery Rhyme Comics. Featuring fifty classic nursery rhymes illustrated and interpreted in comics form by fifty of today's preeminent cartoonists and illustrators, this is a groundbreaking new entry in the canon of nursery rhymes treasuries.From New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast's "There Was a Crooked Man" to Bad Kitty author Nick Bruel's "Three Little Kittens" to First Second's own Gene Yang's "Pat-a-Cake," this is a ...