Epic Big Nate

A look back at the Big Nate comics over the years including an interview with Lincoln Peirce (done by Jeff Kinney, of "Wimpy Kid" fame), a brief history of the strip, and then several examples of the strips from 1991-2015 peppered with comments from Peirce about how he came up with ideas or how characters evolved.
The foreward to this book was certainly interesting. It took a very "Behind the Music" tone. I even heard Casey Kasem's voice as I was reading it, "After 18 years, 'Big Nate' had become an overnight sensation" (not a real quote).
But this was was definitely a fun read though I would recommend the hard copy, NOT the eversion. Reading this on a smaller screen was incredibly difficult, having to make the text big enough to read and then having to scroll, shift the screen, scroll, get to a new page, and then scroll took a lot out of the experience.

Just a fabulous book for Nate fans – but publishers take note, you need something of very rare quality to deserve such a retrospective. Not knowing much about Mr Peirce or the origins and rags-to-riches story of his strip I found the introduction very worthwhile reading, and after that the copious pages of thousands of strips, sometimes with the author's own annotations, were even greater. They could be one-offs, or episodes of the same week- or fortnight-long stories, but they were clearly the best of the best. With the many years of mediocre audiences for the strip before it just blew up, most of these won't have been seen by everyone. So what we have is a lovely treasure trove of quality Nate.

My kids went bananas for this book. Im so glad they had a chance to read it. They will definitly be reading more of these books.

If you love Big Nate, you will love this compendium. The author's notes and thoughts are a bonus. Interesting to see where his ideas came from and how he chose certain themes. This is a comic strip about a tween boy and his travails at home and school, the trouble he gets in and his struggles to get the girl. The strips also seem somewhat timeless and as relevant today's tweens as when they were drawn.

A massive best of, chronologically. Had no idea this strip had been around so long.
It starts with a long intro, deep into how comics get sold. This continues throughout the book, as every once in a while you get a small note from the author, like how he finds Sundays more difficult. Considering how hard it must have been to condense twenty-five years of daily jokes, it’s not surprising most of these entries are one-off, though every now and then a larger plot sneaks in, like how mold forces them to go to their rival school, then have to play a soccer match against them. As a former goalie, it was easier to understand the jokes, especially in the penalty phase.
Some of the highlights:
A little girl dresses as a witch, only to have daddy tell her to choose a more positive character. . . so she goes with devil. Perfect.
“Who did invent the high-five?” Exactly. . .
“You totally ‘Nated’ it!”
Never expected Nate, of all imaginary people, to say “Scoreboard!” but on this occasion you can’t blame him.
The gerbil was the smartest character.
There’s a pretty long Q&A; the first part is almost embarrassingly fawning.

Even as an adult, I'm a big fan of Big Nate, and this contains 25 years of the comic strip, along with other interesting information.

The Holidays are quickly approaching, and this would make a great gift for your Child or anyone who enjoys comics.

A brilliant collection. Really showcases how the strip has developed over the years. Essential for any Big Nate fan

Great book for kids. Great series for kids. Reading, learning, and adventure what more could u ask for

I've always loved nate and the book didn't disappoint. It is full of great strips woth mate in would recommend to all nate fans.

My kid loves Big Nate, so I enjoyed the fact that there is a collected volume that contains the early books!

I've always heard of Big Nate but never actually read it. Now I can say I read the comic and it's really cute and funny.