Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce for November 11, 2019

An arc revolving around Teddy… Wow I got my wish lol

About time we get an arc with a new storyline.

This is what’s so prevalent in comics or cartoonish novels with pictures in them. Characters always have the same wardrobe no matter what day of the week, whether red and blue or black and white.

I always find it strange whenever someone always wears the same clothes all the time. I’ve always found it normal to dress differently every day. Does Nate really live in a kind of world where dressing differently is strange?

Good thing he still wears the same pants!

Calm down, Nate. It’s just a shirt.

Nate: “But we’re comic strip characters! It’s what we do!”

“What, Teddy! Did the last check from Target bouuce?”

Purple shirt with green pants, looks like he was dressed by The Joker. If you’re going to put that much work into updating your look, fine, give a little extra effort and update everything.

The last time we saw Teddy with his red shirt with black dot was November 11th.

THIS IS WHEN THEY FINALLY TALK ABOUT HOW THEY WEAR THE SAME SHIRT EVERY DAY!!

Dang, just when there was big humor for the comics everyday, but then we get this “Infostrip”!

Teddy will probably always. it’s law. (Just Kidding.)

Most of the beach storylines he doesn’t have a shirt..

Well it has been more than a week since we’ve seen him. Fashions change in the blink of an eye.

OH NO!

Yay Teddy!

Don’t tell me there going to have a picture day

It’s true! I picked a random date, way back in Sept 2012, and there’s the red shirt with the black dot.

Of course, for animated cartoons, it’s a cost-based decision: characters wearing the same clothes saves animation costs.

And with comic strips, it’s a time AND cost savings to just draw the same character the exact same way all the time ( I suspect this is why “Dilbert” switched all its characters to wear the same outfit).

A bonus effect is that characters become uniquely identified with their outfit, like, um, Dilbert’s curved tie—OK bad example, since it’s gone now. But Jughead’s cap and “S” sweater, any character in the Popeye Universe, Andy Capp, etc.

You know, I’m having a hard time coming up with live-action shows that have iconic costumes (aside from uniforms and suits)…maybe Ed Norton’s vest and hat from The Honeymooners…

Mabye he is dressing up for somebody.

C’mon Nate, let fictional characters wear different clothing.

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Oh no, a break in the fourth wall.

New Girl in his life?

You’re one to talk, Nate…

Hmm a black circle?

This reminds me of the Alan arc, where Nate freaked out because someone changed their name to Nate.

Nice shirt teddy…

Nothing like some self-referential humour in Big Nate!

Remember those who died in WW1. Remembrance Day.

Teddy is probably hypnotized XD

Existential crisis approaching

Time to change those pants, Teddy!

So purple is the new red……just add some blue……..

That’s the color of one of my very pretty skating dresses.

Teddy was wearing different clothes Halloween week.

Teddy dressing fancy today! For What?

I like that chads not here

Happy Vertrans day everybody! Remember the people that serve the United States Of America!!!

Happy Veterans Day!

Some people are right, Mr. Peirce IS running out of ideas!

This is the first time he says his friend ‘s shirt he’s been looking at all day.

I love inside jokes

Heyo

I wear an orange shirt everyday to school. I’m waiting for the day I don’t wear an orange shirt and the whole school erupt with anger.

Is this supposed to be a fourth wall joke about how cartoon characters always wear the same thing?

There NOW noticing this?

do you think there will be a big nate series

It’s crazy how cartoon characters will were the same clothing daily and not even really know.

Yeah I noticed they ALL wear the same clothes all the time Even Jenny

A cool thing to do is listen to music while the tornado sirens are going! That’s what I’m doing right now!

Mrs Godfrey wears a black top and purple shirt, chad: back with smiley, Jenny: I think black top, Gina: pink shirt, spitsy: black with dog bone, me: rocking Nike’s shirt

Favorite arc!

the thing is, new strips or more interesting, older strips are more funnier

Why do y’all have to keep breaking the fourth wall? I just fixed it again….

4th Wall!!!

bruh

I want a purple suit