After school, nate and the gang hears on the radio of a kid at their school who went missing. “This is heavy.” Nate says. “Who was it?” Francis asked. “Gina Hemphill-Toms.” They all gasped. “We have to go on a quest to find her.” They all thought.
Nate needs more redeeming qualities. Each time he gets his butt kicked, it’s due, almost every time. The character is funny and there’s nothing really wrong with the strip, but he comes off as kind of a jerk, because of his massive ego and his failure to have a shred of self-awareness. I think if Nate figuered out how people actually feel about him, he would have a redeeming moment that makes you pity the character as opposed to laughing at him. Again, there’s nothing wrong with the strip but this would make it so much better. I think you could compare him to Michael Scott, who also has an ego, has zero self-awareness, and thinks everyone loved him. However, Michael has a redeeming quality in the fact that he NEEDS to be loved because he didn’t get it as a child, now he takes it into work with him. I think Nate has a need for attention, which has been demonstrated before, but never really fleshed out to make him more dimensional.
…so NOW he’s farming himself out as a “certified instructor” of a "How to score no higher than “20” on any school test without really trying" course?…………
The Red Hypergiant almost 4 years ago
Hello comment section
Clarence almost 4 years ago
Well, Nate became the next Francis
Wҽιɾԃ Exρɾҽʂʂισɳ Mαɳ almost 4 years ago
Nice
Jacop✔️ almost 4 years ago
This feels like that comment where he wears his dads old glasses to look smart
ChadToTheBone almost 4 years ago
I’m interested to see where this arc goes
The Red Hypergiant almost 4 years ago
Happy MLK day for the U.S.
Moon man is never too far almost 4 years ago
Can’t wait for this arc to follow through
Big Nate The Bobblehead almost 4 years ago
he probably stole francis’s spare glasses
80 Year Old Nate almost 4 years ago
This is a completely unoriginal arc.
Chad "Dimples" Applewhite (Im Back!) almost 4 years ago
After school, nate and the gang hears on the radio of a kid at their school who went missing. “This is heavy.” Nate says. “Who was it?” Francis asked. “Gina Hemphill-Toms.” They all gasped. “We have to go on a quest to find her.” They all thought.
Muntherdoesstuff almost 4 years ago
nate wearing glasses is what i was missing from life
Muntherdoesstuff almost 4 years ago
i mean nate has a table with his name on it in detention ofc his card is a detention slip smh teddy
Toga is Epic almost 4 years ago
I wonder what the detention note is for
ND Cool Z almost 4 years ago
Trying the “smart glasses” experiment again, Nate? https://www.gocomics.com/bignate/2009/10/18
Nierro almost 4 years ago
Why are there two Francis’s?
Johnny Appleseed almost 4 years ago
The smart glasses trick, he misspelled brainiac!!! hahahahaha!
Matthias almost 4 years ago
“big nate: genius mode” anyone?
LordVoldemort almost 4 years ago
I think I already know what’s going on here.
#1Fortnite_Lover almost 4 years ago
“Nate you misspelled brainiac!” What a surprise Nate, You want to know why you did? Because you are not a brainiac!
Cpeckbourlioux almost 4 years ago
What, Braniac? Brainac? Brainyac?
maggie simpson almost 4 years ago
Wow
Space Guy almost 4 years ago
he looks good in glasses
PinkYoshiFan almost 4 years ago
This…. could be interesting. Wonder what sort of experiment.
maggie simpson almost 4 years ago
Nate needs more redeeming qualities. Each time he gets his butt kicked, it’s due, almost every time. The character is funny and there’s nothing really wrong with the strip, but he comes off as kind of a jerk, because of his massive ego and his failure to have a shred of self-awareness. I think if Nate figuered out how people actually feel about him, he would have a redeeming moment that makes you pity the character as opposed to laughing at him. Again, there’s nothing wrong with the strip but this would make it so much better. I think you could compare him to Michael Scott, who also has an ego, has zero self-awareness, and thinks everyone loved him. However, Michael has a redeeming quality in the fact that he NEEDS to be loved because he didn’t get it as a child, now he takes it into work with him. I think Nate has a need for attention, which has been demonstrated before, but never really fleshed out to make him more dimensional.
Typhoon37 almost 4 years ago
he has tried to wear glasses before to become smarter. He ran into a door
ɴᴀᴛᴇ ᴡʀɪɢʜᴛ (ᴅɪsᴛᴏʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴇᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴ) almost 4 years ago
I’ve heard of this thing before in a 2009 comic.
rey mondia almost 4 years ago
Brainac.
BiggerNate91 almost 4 years ago
Come on, so what if this has been done before? Maybe it will end differently, we don’t know yet.
SpongeBob (Founder of The Spongebob Club) almost 4 years ago
Big Nate In: Nate Brainiac
SpongeBob (Founder of The Spongebob Club) almost 4 years ago
Poll of the week: Who do you think you are, Nate, Francis, or Teddy. I think I’m Francis.
raybarb44 almost 4 years ago
Not a good start…..
jackbostic almost 4 years ago
I think a better start for this arc could be nate and Dee Dee at the drama club room and nate finding glasses then nate leaves
orbenjawell Premium Member almost 4 years ago
…so NOW he’s farming himself out as a “certified instructor” of a "How to score no higher than “20” on any school test without really trying" course?…………
WCraft Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Obviously can’t see with them on judging by the critiques of his calling card…
JPuzzleWhiz almost 4 years ago
I’m wondering how Nate (whom I admit I mistook for Francis, due to the “glasses”) misspelled “Brainiac”!
I like anime almost 4 years ago
I see where this is going. Nate will think u will be smaht if u wear glasses
Shaggy (Most powerful being) almost 4 years ago
Happy mlk day everyone
♞нυитєявσу_z♘ almost 4 years ago
Ha! I had something very similar to this in my Garfield calendar yesterday!
Do these glasses make me look smarter?
Nope. You make the glasses look dumber.
logand.anderson almost 4 years ago
You too!!!!
reedkomicks Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Brilliant!
MatthewMukkala almost 4 years ago
I like where this is going
Godzilla The King of the Monsters over 3 years ago
Oddly enough, he looks like a twisted version of Francis.
Can-dog over 3 years ago
He spelled it: branyack