Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce for September 12, 2023

Haven’t seen Gina since the end of Nate and Daphne arc

Another classic running gag. Seems like Peirce has gone for another week of back to the usual school gags, specifically focusing on seating arrangement. Good to see Gina, who’s been absent since May, and thr mutated cactus quip is actually pretty funny, as Is the low self esteem. Wonder if he’ll acknowledge that Nate and Daphne are lab partners.

8\10, pretty good!

Oh, the fragile self-esteem, soon to be the cause of the collapse of the US empire.

I thought that Nate would be a little nicer to Gina now. If it wasn’t for her, he wouldn’t have been in a relationship with Daphne!

Can’t you just ignore her Nate?

Anyone got any idea how to find the December 2-8 week of 2002? It’s reprinted on gocomics, and I couldn’t find it online.

Its my birthday today!!!

Nate and Gina are back to bickering, Nate has a new girlfriend, and a new school year promises awesome and funny big Nate comics. Id like to see some more back-to-school related gag comics.

Since school has started I won’t be commenting as often, already I have a whole bunch of assignments due.About the actual strip the mutant cactus joke is pretty funny.

9/9 Big Nate is awesome and I look forward to more.

I think it looks like leeches coming out of his head.

Too right: all the signs of budding love…

Yeah, Nate’s the one telling on Gina now and not the other way around!

Strip rating: 7/10 The joke, however, isn’t all that funny.

Speaking of “damaging” Nate, u took car from Nichols

A few days in and they’re already throwing insults. School is back in session!

Poor Nate don’t let Gina do that to u Nate

What’s with the neutrino death ray in panel 3?

I didn’t realize that Nate HAD any self-esteem.

She’s not wrong.

Clearly, Mrs. Godfrey knows that there is a delicate balance that must be maintained by seating Nate and Gina together.

Sometimes, the truth hurts….

“Gina, say it with a smile”, as my mother would tell me…“otherwise, you’ll end up with a permanent RBF” …yes, she said that to me over a half a century ago, so it’s not a new thing…or wait, maybe she invented that expression. I wouldn’t put it past her, since she is known around here to be a very, very sage woman.

I feel you Nate, it has been a hot while since I been able to get a 3 star on my clan wars.

You could get a mutant cactus tat on the back of your neck, Nate.

Maybe Mrs Godfrey secretly ship them? Nah. She just wants to limit Nate’s damages to her class.

Yayy Gina’s back!

A classic Gina and Nate strip, hopefully we get some Gina and Chad story!

Overall Rating: 7.6/10 :)

School can naturally lowr one’s self esteem.

as if you had any in the first place Nate…

not a bad strip but like bengman said cant you just ignore her nate?

Nate kind of does look like a mutant cactus.

7/10, Nate’s hair is weird. According to real world logic, a bird eye view of his hair would show a plus sign.

Nate has self-esteem?

I mean, I would be weirded out too if I saw someone’s hair look the same from each angle.

She’s not going to listen, Nate.