Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce for November 01, 2023

Thief !

Ooh something new, nice.

Not gonna lie

Gonna be completely honest

That felt very underwhelming- I expected him to say more than just “mine now”

Grade: B

Well this is a new one. Stop those candy thieves!!!

And things get interesting..

Noone would want to steal from me i was killer mickey with a hammer lol

The final panel indicates this is a story arc, since it’s that dramatic ending… Surprising, but interesting! Can’t lie, that’s fresh, so kudos, Peirce? (Assuming I’m right ofc)

8\10 for the framing!

whats nate supposed to be

didn’t expect this at all

OMG i thought it was Randy for a split second…still not disappointed, this seems interesting!

it’s been a while since the last time I’ve been eager to read more!

Let him keep the candy, Nate can always get more candy

Come on Nate! Stop them!

I think someone’s ready for a fist in the face.

oh my!

me when I realize Nate has been barefoot this whole time XD

Nate’s acting a bit immature there.

……a good take on “watch your purse, lady”………..

cue the dark ambient music with discordant overtones which, although broadly tonal, is inflected with chromatic and polytonal passages representing the archetypal example of a florid, melodramatic style without being interpreted as an overly heavy-handed metaphor within the context of the thematic material a bit on the frenetic and frantic side with interesting rhythmic devices which seem to counterpoint the surrealism of the underlying metaphor utilizing a novel imaging technique known as positron emission tomography

Oooohhhhh I hope they gain 50 lbs and get diabetes with zits

The two boys are unironically in the scariest Halloween costume… themselves.

Ooooooh, I did not expect that.

Oh no! Nate lost his candy bag! What will he do now?

So I am supposed to laugh at this.

Time for revenge

I f*cking hate when this happens what a bunch of jerks

what d*cks.

Arc looks not heavily reused for once but i’m not getting my hopes up as pierce has already messed up arcs like these before

Big bullies!

Halloween is so over.

Time to commit crimes.

Well, THAT sorta crunches…

The Portrait of a Sociopath as a Young Boy.

Go Wolfman on his sorry keister, Nate!

8/10

Suddenly, things have gotten a lot more interesting. I know that if someone took my phone out of nowhere, I’d threaten to skin them alive!

Strip rating: 8/10 Nate, you don’t need two hands to take a phone pic. Ridiculous.

I guess you can say Nate’s in a hairy situation! :P

Might be promising. I mean nothing like this has ever happened before, and original ideas is just what Big Nate needs

no candy, no peace

…O.K., there’s gotta be at least three more days in to make this a complete weekly arc, right? I predict Kim happening along (dressed as HULK or maybe CONAN) and say something like: “Oh, but I defer, cupcakes”…..while lifting BOTH guys off the ground…..one in each hand!……….

Crabgrass also had bullies stealing the little kid’s candy. Big brother got theirs back. Will someone step in and save Nate’s candy? I predict his girlfriend!

Go get it back!

So you say……

I thought that was the end of the Halloween arc. . .did not see that coming at all

Jerks aren’t even wearing costumes—they just steal other people’s candy

Young distraction scammers in training.

8/10, oooooooooo, juicy! What if that is Daphne´s brother? They both wear an orange outfit.

Woah!! Didn’t see that one coming! Nice twist there, Peirce! Super excited to see where this goes!!

Future IRS agents.

Oh, wonderful… that’s ALL we need… Some pretend psychologist, thinking they know all there is to know about a comic strip, and the back stories behind all the characters. There are a few of you, here that really need to lose your egos. If you think you can write a better strip, then shut up, and do it. There are a lot of people here who enjoy this strip, and your opinions don’t amount to a fart, in a whirlwind.

Ah, gotta love comics, especially the Big Nate comments section. Now I think the only reason I get on here anymore is to read PongPing’s delightful ruminations on the strip! Almost as much fun as “Flowey” was! (Funny strip today, by the way…)

Kid, there’s nothing but candy corn in that bag. You can have it!