The Complete Big Nate Volume 2 #1

by Lincoln Peirce

Big Nate comics
These strips appeared in newspapers from January 1, 1992, through May 6, 1992.

121 pages, Paperback

Published July 4, 2016

About the author

Lincoln Peirce is a cartoon artist from Portland, Maine. He lives with his wife and two children, and occasionally gives lectures to students about cartoon creating. Peirce writes the comic strip "Big Nate". Peirce's comic strip, Big Nate, is featured as an island on the famous children's website, Poptropica. Big Nate appears as the first cartoon on The Maine Sunday Telegram in the comics section.

He studied art at Colby College in Maine were he began cartooning. He also studied at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture before teaching art and coaching basketball at a New York highschool for 3 years. He currently plays hockey with "an old men's league" and describes it as his best sport as a child. In an interview with the Washington Post, Peirce stated that his last name is pronounced "purse" and is not a misspelling of "pierce."

Lincoln Peirce was a member of the "Surviving as a Print Cartoonist" Panel at the Maine Comics Art Festival with fellow cartoonists Corey Pandolph (Barkeater Lake, Toby: Robot Satan, The Elderberries), Norm Feuri (Retail, Gill) and with Mike Lynch moderating. On the panel Lincoln revealed he is currently working with some animation and licensing projects including the addition of a Big Nate island to the online game Poptropica.

Reviews

[laikareads · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’ve recently been introduced to big Nate and LOVE IT SO MUCH, but take away one star cuz there’s always reruns. A.P.L.

[Olivia Malone · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love big nate and recommend this books whole series.I feel that big nate is a great series for kids between the ages of 9-13