CHARLES KOCHMAN is editor-in-chief of Abrams ComicArts and editor of the No. 1 bestselling Diary of a Wimpy Kid series by Jeff Kinney. Over 40 years, he has edited several hundred books for all age groups, including award-winning picture books, middle-grade novels, retrospectives, monographs, graphic novels, and art book collections published by Abrams, DC Comics, Mad magazine, Bantam Books, and Putnam. A member of the National Cartoonists Society, the Society of Illustrators, and the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, he is on the nominating committees for the Bill Finger Awards and the Harvey Hall of Fame Awards. He is also a recipient of the Inkpot Award, presented by Comic-Con International for achievement in comics.