Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce for May 04, 2023

Fight, Fight!

Daphne needs to come by and put Craig in his place

punch him in the nose, Nate.

Craig just get out of the way so nate can get a girlfriend and finish this mega long arc

Okay, I’ll admit, I didn’t see that coming, Peirce! I honestly thought we’d be leaving Craig now, but you’ve went for the more dramatic option (sort of fitting seeing as Dee Dee was there, where is she btw, your friend is being attacked)!

Now, is this the direction I wanted? No, I wanted Nate to just leave towards Daphne XD. BUT. This is an interesting direction. Seeing as Nate didn’t attempt to fight, he just did what anyone would do (which is protest being told not to go after someone just because), I think that he should be fine if (pretty much inevitably) Daphne walks by. If I had to make a prediction, either there’s a cliffhanger on Saturday where Daphne sees this happening, OR, she just comes tomorrow, and on Saturday she tells Craig she doesn’t like him, she likes Nate, and they leave him. I hope it’s the latter since the former means we might have most of next week dealing with Daphne berating Craig. Which I am now realizing is very likely because of the amount of dawdling Peirce does XD. Oh well, we shall live to see!

8/10, it’s not funny at all, but it’s not trying to be, it’s trying to be dramatic, and to be fair, it’s pretty dang dramatic! Not sure I’ve ever seen Nate (outside of the books, and specifically Flips Out) be this righteously angry. Come on, Daphne, save our boy!

Oohhh! That escalated… very slowly, because it’s Peirce. But still.

Craig is pretty pathetic for this

Oh jeez, this fight is really heating up!

Geez, Craig. Jealous much?

craig’s unfair aggressive nature can only mean one thing— nate’s getting a gf.

I see a fight coming on,

Aaaand here we go …

oh crap here we go

Strike one (visitor)

oh no!

Middle school testosterone.

Adorable…..

O Boy!! A HOCKEY match!!

All this fight for nothing

Craig is a real @$#%&

Oooh, things are getting heated!

I guess those 3 strikes didn’t matter

Uh oh, things just got heated

A+

Deedee needs to be here to call a flagrant foul

Ohhhh, boy. Here we go again. Is Craig the next Randy?

I JUST WISH I KNEW WHATS NEXT BOI

Uh-oh.

Strip rating: 10/10 I mean, Will Smith said himself that love can make you do crazy things, allegedly…

Violence, the first step of incompetence!Or in other words, when people are speechless, they draw their swords!

Craig is so psychotic

“Daphne and Craig are dating”

“The sky is red”

Daphne is like Nate, doesnt hint at the fact that Daphne doesnt like him.

Future domestic abuser. Don’t let him have a gun.

bro thought he did something lol

Heh heh, trouble in paradise am I right?

7/10 it made me laugh :)

What a bully!

And now we know why NO ONE likes Craig

Who does Craig think he is

Btw where did Nate’s friends go? Specifically Dee Dee

Craig is so upset that he’s not “that guy” that he’s trying to attack someone. Confirmed. He will NEVER, EVER be “that guy”.

Well… that was a lil’ unexpected.

Craig, my man, just calm down

I could tell a fight will happen

Well… the massacre begins, Craig now is not only a stalker, but even a violent, jealous out of control. Let’s hope Nate and his friends can stop this lunatic before he does something worse than push him to the ground.

Geez, Craig, YoU mUsT bE a CaTcH.

Fightfightfightfight!

Here it goesssss

And after some funny posteruing we’re where I thought the strip would be a few days ago (But hey can’t blame the creator for milking some good comedy out of the situation. Craig’s pathetic attempts to lie to nate were comedy gold). I also dont’ expect nate to back down. He gets pummled on a regular basis for far less.

Where’s Chester when you need him?

I knew it!

May the fight begin

We got real beef now buds.

panel three is the most awkward pose ever.

Dang, Craig is such a baby

Craig you are a stalker and a bully. You have no place in this strip.

Wait… Where did Dee Dee go?

Where did Gina go?

wow craig, just wow

also where is deedee

Did Craig really think he could get away with this without somebody witnessing it? Either a teacher is about to suspend him or Daphne has found out his true colours.

NO!!!!!!

for real

FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT!

get down mr president!

I cant wait for craig to catch a fade lol…….10/10

FIGHT!

Jerk alert! Hope Daphne comes by and stops him. >:l

I’ll make a prediction: A fist smacks Craig in the jaw out of panel Left. It’s — CHAD!!?

Anyone think Nate is going to shove Craig back? Or do something else? Maybe Daphne saw what Craig just did. And where’s Dede?

DAMMMMNNNNN

na na na na na na na i’m gonna start a fight

Definitely not a guy a girl should want as a boyfriend. If he is violent in small matters, he will most definitely be extremely violent in bigger ones….

Hello everyone, I’m new here, in fact it’s my first day on GoComics

So Craig is a “nice guy,” huh?

To Craig: You ever hear of expulsion? Juvenile Hall? Simple or Aggravated Assault? You most likely will!

Craig better remember what happen to Randy when he fought Nate, man got slapped.

JUST STAY AWAY FROM HER!

WHY SHOULD I?

BECAUSE I SAID SO!

understandable, have a nice day

That was unexpected!

Pro tip for any readers entering middle or high school and looking for romance tips: if you want your crush to like you, this is among the worst ways to make that happen

Hopefully Craig won’t be like Randy and accuse Nate of starting the fight when a teacher intervenes.

what an a-hole

Someone guide me to when Nate wrote the murder/mystery novel for kids. One of my favorite arcs! Thanks!!

Never mind: Dec 10-15, 2018!

Also, may the 4th be with everyone (sans Craig)

Welp, looks like Craig’s not giving out…

Oh my god what year is it? Craig, she’s not ur property! If she likes Nate, let her!

oooo, getting heated

C’mon, Nate, smack his dimple clean off

He’s not gonna rest till’ Strike 1,000,000,000

Fire lit (look at nate’s face)

Roses are red, cactus are prickly, HOLY S**T, that escalated quickly!

All right, I feel less sorry for Craig. No broken heart is an excuse for this

if I was by Nate I’d beat the crap out of that guy