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For years, Big Nate was strictly a newspaper comic. That changed in 2010 with the release of the first Big Nate novel, Big Nate: In a Class by Himself .

Whether you are reading the daily strip in your local newspaper or flipping through the graphic novels, it’s clear that Lincoln Peirce hasn't lost his touch. He continues to remind us that inside every adult is a kid who just wants to draw a funny picture and avoid detention. big nate author

But behind the baseball caps, the wisecracks, and the eternal rivalry with Social Studies teacher Mrs. Godfrey, stands one man: (pronounced "Purse"). For years, Big Nate was strictly a newspaper comic

Peirce draws every strip by hand first, then inks and colors it digitally. His studio is filled with vintage arcade posters and stacks of rejected gags. When asked how he keeps Nate fresh after three decades, he shrugs. "Nate never grows up," he says. "But neither does the kid inside any of us who thinks, just once, everything might go his way." He continues to remind us that inside every

Today, we’re taking a look at the creator who brought the town of Rackleff to life, and how he turned a doodle in a college study hall into a global publishing phenomenon.

Lincoln Peirce has been drawing comics since he was a kid doodling in the margins of his notebooks. Growing up in New Hampshire, he never imagined those scribbles would one day turn into a bestselling series. After college, he tried his hand at political cartoons, but his true voice emerged when he created a rebellious, self-confident sixth-grader named Nate Wright.