Big Nate is an American comic strip written and illustrated by Lincoln Peirce that is syndicated since January 7, 1991. Its success is so massive that it became a real media franchise with multiple series of children’s books (written by Peirce: Big Nate and the Little Big Nate board books), but also with an animated television series (launched on the Paramount+ streaming service in 2022) and a stage musical adaptation (in 2013).
Big Nate tells us about the colorful life of Nate Wright. This spunky eleven-year-old holds the school record for detentions and is in little chance of losing that distinction, but that doesn’t stop him from dreaming big! He’s a self-described genius, a sixth-grade renaissance man, and a full-fledged believer in his future as a cartoonist. Equipped with a No. 2 pencil and the unshakable belief that he is No. 1, Nate fights a daily battle against overzealous teachers, undercooked cafeteria food, and all-around conventionality.
Big Nate Comics in Order
The Main Collection
- Add More Babes: Awesome Big Nate Comics
Collects strips from 1991. - Big Nate: Dibs on this Chair
Collects strips from June 13, 1997 to December 31, 1997 (excluding Sunday strips). - Big Nate: Pray for a Fire Drill
Collects strips from January 1, 1997 to June 7, 1997 (excluding Sunday strips). - Big Nate: Makes a Splash
Collects Sunday strips from 1997.
- Big Nate: I Smell a Pop Quiz!
Collects strips from 2005 to August 26, 2006. - Big Nate: From the Top
Collects strips from August 28, 2006 to April 1, 2007. - Big Nate: Out Loud
Collects strips from April 2, 2007 to November 4, 2007. - Big Nate And Friends
Collects strips about the Nate’s many friends from 1997 to 2007. - Big Nate: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Collects strips from November 5, 2007 to June 8, 2008. - Big Nate: Here Goes Nothing
Collects strips from June 9, 2008 to January 9, 2009. - Big Nate: All Work and No Play (A Collection of Big Nate Sundays)
Collects Sunday strips from 1998 to 2000. - Big Nate: Genius Mode
Collects strips from January 11, 2009 to August 9, 2009. - Big Nate: I Can’t Take It!
Collects Sunday strips from 2000 to 2004. - Big Nate: Great Minds Think Alike
Collects strips from 2002–2006 and only ten Sunday strips from 2008–2009.
- Big Nate: Mr. Popularity
Collects strips from August 10, 2009 to March 7, 2010. - Big Nate: The Crowd Goes Wild
Collects strips from March 8, 2010 to October 9, 2010. - Big Nate: Say Good-Bye To Dork City
Collects strips from October 10, 2010 to May 14, 2011. - Big Nate: Welcome To My World
Collects strips from May 15, 2011 to October 30, 2011. - Big Nate: Thunka, Thunka, Thunka
Collects strips from October 31, 2011 to April 21, 2012. - Big Nate: Revenge of the Cream Puffs
Collects strips from April 22, 2012 to October 13, 2012. - Big Nate: What’s a Little Noogie Between Friends?
Collects strips from October 14, 2012 to April 13, 2013. - Big Nate: A Good Old Fashioned Wedgie
Collects strips from April 21, 2013 to October 5, 2013, and the May 25, 2014 strip used as the book’s title strip. - Big Nate: Silent But Deadly
Collects strips from October 6, 2013, to March 29, 2014. - Big Nate Goes Bananas
Collects strips from March 30, 2014 to September 13, 2014, excluding the May 25, 2014 strip used as the title strip for Big Nate: A Good Old Fashioned Wedgie.
- Big Nate: Payback Time!
Collects strips from September 22, 2014 to March 14, 2015. - Big Nate: Hug It Out!
Collects strips from March 15, 2015 to September 13, 2015. - Big Nate: Blow the Roof Off!
Collects strips from September 14, 2015 to February 28, 2016. - Big Nate Stays Classy
A treasury collection containing the entirety of Big Nate: From the Top and Big Nate: Out Loud in one book. - Big Nate: The Gerbil Ate My Homework
Collects strips from February 29, 2016 to September 4, 2016. - Big Nate: In Your Face
Collects strips from September 5, 2016 to February 25, 2017. - Big Nate: Aloha!
Collects strips from February 26, 2017 to September 2, 2017. - Big Nate: Beware of Low Flying Corn Muffins
Collects strips from September 3, 2017 to September 9, 2018. (excluding rerun hiatus from December 31, 2017 to July 15, 22, and 29, 2018, and including repeat of August 27, 2017 strip) - Big Nate: Release the Hounds!
Collects strips from September 10, 2018 to February 23, 2019.
Other collections:
- The Epic Big Nate
A 25th anniversary special for the series, not only containing cartoons throughout the 25-year history of the comic strip, but also an exclusive Q&A with Diary of a Wimpy Kid author Jeff Kinney, behind-the-scenes looks at Big Nate: the Musical and its world record largest comic strip, and excerpts of Lincoln Peirce’s sketchbook from childhood to the present day. - Big Nate’s Greatest Hits
Collects every Big Nate strip published in 1997, including the strips from the three 2001 Big Nate books. - Big Nate Makes the Grade
Collects strips that are school-related. - Big Nate: Game On!
Collects strips that are sports-related (basketball, baseball, and soccer). - Big Nate: Top Dog
A treasury collection containing the entirety of Big Nate: And Friends and Big Nate: Makes the Grade in one book. - Big Nate: Very Funny!
A treasury collection containing the entirety of Big Nate: Welcome to My World and Big Nate: Thunka, Thunka, Thunka in one book.
