25 YEAR ANNIVERSARY BIG NATE SPECIAL!

HAPPY 25TH ANNIVERSARY FOR BIG NATE!



AND GOCOMICS SURPRISED ME A LOT!
ON THEIR BLOG: http://blogs.gocomics.com/2016/01/25-reasons-we-love-big-nate.html?utm_source=gocomics&utm_medium=marketing&utm_content=bignate25-topper-25reasonswelovebignate-blog-bn
THEY ANNOUNCED THE TOP 25 REASONS WHY WE LOVE BIG NATE!
AND AS I GO DOWN, I WILL PRODUCE A PICTURE THAT DESCRIBES IT.
SO HERE GOES NOTHING!

25. CHEEZ DOODLES.

NATE'S ALL-TIME FAVORITE SNACK HE CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT, ENOUGH SAID.
24. SNOWBALL AMBUSHES

CHAD MAY LOOK LIKE AN INNOCENT BYSTANDER, BUT WATCH OUT IF THERE'S SNOW ON THE GROUND. HE MIGHT BE A DOUBLE AGENT AGAINST YOU.
23. BIG NATE THE MUSICAL

IN 2013, THE ADVENTURE THEATRE COMPANY IN MARYLAND PUT ON A MUSICAL VERSION OF BIG NATE, WHICH FEATURED AMONG OTHER SONGS, "EVEN YEAR OLD CHEEZ DOODLES ARE BETTER THAN LOVE."
22. HAIRSTYLES (NATE'S MOSTLY)

AS TRUDY RECENTLY LEARNED, NATE'S IRONIC HAIRSTYLE CAN'T BE COMBED INTO PLACE. IN FACT IF YOU LOOK AT ALL THE CHARACTERS, THEY EACH HAVE THEIR OWN HAIRSTYLE.
21. DETENTIONS

DETENTIONS THEMSELVES AREN'T FUN, BUT WATCHING THE DIFFERENT WAYS HOW NATE LANDS THERE IS. HE MIGHT BE THE ONLY STUDENT IN PS.38 HISTORY TO GET WAY MORE THAN 7 DETENTIONS IN ONE DAY.
20. PLASTIC BOTTLE THERAPY

WHEN NATE FACES A BAD SITUATION, THERE'S ONLY ONE THING THAT CALMS HIM DOWN. THE SOOTHING THUNKA THUNKA THUNKA OF HITTING HIS FOREHEAD WITH AN EMPTY PLASTIC BOTTLE. EXCEPT WHERE THE BOTTLE MELTED TO HIS HEAD. REMEMBER, EVERYONE (ESPECIALLY NATE), DON'T DO THIS ON A HUMID DAY.
19. SPITSY, THE VILLAGE IDIOT OF ALL DOG BREEDS

NOT THE SMARTEST DOG ON THE BLOCK, BUT SPITSY NONTHELESS HAS MANAGED TO TURN THE CONE INTO A COMICAL FASHION ACCESSORY, OR THE ONLY TOOL NEEDED TO PLAY "PROJECT RUNWAY,"
18. PICKLES THE CAT
NEVER MIND THE FACT THAT PICKLES IS A CAT, SPITSY HAS A CRUSH ON HER. SHE'S A PRETTY LAIDBACK FELINE. AND SHE FINISHED HER EMT TRAINING LAST YEAR.

16. SCHOOL PICTURE GUY

ONE OF THE FAVORITE CHARACTERS. LIKE WHEN HE FILLED IN AS A D.J. OR THE TIMES HE KEPT RUINING NATE'S SCHOOL PICTURES (HE ACTUALLY MADE IT 1 TIME), OR BY RUINING NATE'S CHANCES AT THE DANCE BY PLAYING "LOVE LIFT US UP (WHERE WE BELONG)" AT AN INOPPORTUNE MOMENT.
15. NATE'S DAD, MARTY WRIGHT

EVEN IF HE'S
AN AWFUL PLAYER AT GOLF (BUT GOOD AT GETTING MAD DURING IT)
HANDS OUT HEALTHY HALLOWEEN TREATS
OR IF HIS MEALS ARE LIKE DIRT AND MUD
HE'S A LIKABLE CHARACTER WHO APPEARS AT THE RIGHT TIMES (OR THE WRONG.)
14. UNREQUITED LOVE
WHETHER IT'S NATE'S HOPELESS CRUSH ON JENNY, KIM'S DANGEROUS CRUSH ON NATE, ROMANTIC ATTENTION OFTEN IS GIVEN, BUT ISN'T GIVEN BACK. ESPECIALLY IN THE 6TH GRADE.

13. TRUDY

NOT ALL CRUSHES, HOWEVER, ARE NOT RETURNED. RECENTLY ON JULY 13, 2015, NATE MET A HOT GIRL NAMED TRUDY AT THE STATE FAIR, AND THOUGHT IT WAS DESTINED FOR HER TO BE HIS GIRLFRIEND. THE PLOT THICKENED AS MUCH AS THE THICKEST WALL WHEN NATE FOUND OUT THAT TRUDY WAS IN THE 7TH GRADE.
12. CHAD

THREE ADJECTIVES TO DESCRIBE HIM.
INNOCENT
CHUBBY (UNABLE TO GROW THIN)
AND ADORABLE.
11. THE TWO G'S
NATE'S ALL TIME WORST ENEMIES: THE FIRST G:

GINA HEMPHILL-TOMS.
AND THE SECOND G..............(DRUMROLL, PLEASE)
..IS MRS. GODFREY.
THESE 2 CAN INSTANTLY LAND HIM IN DETENTION THE MOST. IN FACT, MOST OF THE DETENTIONS ACTUALLY COME FROM THESE 2 G'S.
10. ENSLAVE THE MOLLUSK

ONE OF THE BEST BAND NAMES (IF NOT ACTUAL BANDS) AND BAND CREW OF ALL TIME.
9. CONFIDENCE
NATE'S FRIENDS AND CLASSMATES MAY ROLL THEIR EYES AT HIS OCCASIONAL OVERCONFIDENCE, BUT FOR A READER, IT'S ALL JUST PART OF THE CHARM. WE EASILY SEE NATE'S BLIND SPOTS AND WHERE HE FALLS SHORT OF BOLD CLAIMS, THEN HE CAN SEE A LAUGH AND CHEER ON HIM JUST THE SAME.

THE PICTURE FOR THE TENTH BOOK IS MOSTLY THE FACE THAT NATE AND THE OTHERS MAKE.
8. NATE'S COMICS

WHO COULD FORGET DR.CESSPOOL, THE MATCHMAKER DAN CUPID (AND HIS EVIL BROTHER STAN), AND THE SECOND-RATE COUNTRY SINGER SLIM STUBBY? NATE'S COMICS SHOW A LOT OF PROMISE, ALTHOUGH THEY MIGHT NOT QUITE BE READY FOR WIDESPREAD SYNDICATION.
7. SCHOOL TOURS
INSTEAD OF SPEAKING TO LARGE AUDIENCES, LINCOLN PIERCE VISITS SCHOOL CLASSROOMS AND BOOKSTORES ON EVERY TOUR, GIVING FANS A CHANCE TO CONNECT ONE-ON-ONE WITH THEIR FAVORITE AUTHOR AND CARTOONIST.

6. HAND-DRAWN

ASIDE FROM USING PHOTOSHOP TO DO SUNDAY COLORING, LINCOLN PIERCE STILL DRAWS EVERY BIG NATE STRIP BY HAND, USING OLD SCHOOL TECHNIQUE TO CREATE A CLASSIC COMIC LOOK,.
5. TITLE PANELS

SUNDAY STRIPS INCLUDE A BONUS PIECE OF ARTWORK NEXT TO THE COMIC'S TITLE, DRAWN ON LINED NOTEBOOK PAPER (TO INDICATE A DRAWING BY NATE. IT'S LIKE GETTING A PEEK INTO THE CHARACTER'S PRIVATE SKETCHBOOK.
4. BOOKS

BIG NATE IS THE STAR OF AN INSANELY POPULAR SERIES OF NOVELS, ACTIVITY BOOKS AND COMIC COLLECTIONS. CHECK THEM OUT HERE:
http://www.ampkids.com/properties/big-nate?utm_source=gc-blog&utm_medium=socialmarketing&utm_content=bignate25-25reasonswelovebignate-blog
3. FREQUENCY
TV, MOVIE, AND BOOK SERIES CAN TAKE WEEKS, MONTH OR EVEN YEARS BETWEEN EPISODES. BUT NEW BIG NATE COMICS POST EVERY SINGLE DAY, ALONG WITH BIG NATE FIRST CLASS FROM FURTHER BACK IN THE ARCHIVES.

2. ENSEMBLE CAST
IN ADDITION TO ALL THE NAMES MENTIONED ABOVE, THERE ARE SO MANY GREAT CHARACTERS IN THIS STRIP THAT MAKE BIG NATE WHAT IT IS. IT'S A GREAT MIX OF A MAIN ENSEMBLE, MINOR RECURRING CHARACTERS, AND OTHER WHO MAKE ONLY BRIEF APPEARANCES.

AND NOW FOR THE FINAL ONE..............................................................................................
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1. EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OK, SO IT'S A BIT OF A COP-OUT, BUT IT WAS JUST TOO DIFFICULT TO PICK UP ONE TOP ITEM. WHEN YOU FACTOR IN GREAT WRITING, ARTWORK, SCHOOL MEMORIES, PRANKS, CRUSHES, FRIENDSHIPS, AND ADVENTURES, WHAT'S NOT TO LOVE? YOU, TOO, CAN SHARE IN THE MAGIC BY READING BIG NATE ON GO COMICS EVERY DAY.
STAY TUNED FOR 2 MORE POSTS!