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Big Nate Miscellaneous Books in Order

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See the Big Nate extras by Lincoln Peirce, including specials, bind-ups, and side books, with notes on reading order and what each one offers.

Last updated: July 2, 2026

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Big Nate Miscellaneous books in publication order

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23 books

1

The Boy with the Biggest Head in the World

by Lincoln Peirce

2010

A fortune cookie tells Nate he is headed for greatness, so he charges into the day expecting glory. What he gets instead is a long string of school disasters that make a perfect introduction to his world.

2

All Work and No Play: A Collection of Sundays

by Lincoln Peirce

2012

This Sunday-only collection gives Nate's adventures a larger visual stage. The jokes still center on school, family, friends, and sports, but the format lets Peirce stretch out the gags in fun ways.

3

Here Goes Nothing

by Lincoln Peirce

2012

Nate launches himself into another run of schemes without much of a plan and even less patience. The result is a lively collection of school-day jokes, awkward moments, and self-inflicted comic damage.

4

What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

by Lincoln Peirce

2012

This comic collection follows Nate through the usual minefield of pop quizzes, detention, sports trouble, and bad ideas. As the title suggests, he keeps asking the wrong question and getting the funniest answer.

5

Genius Mode

by Lincoln Peirce

2013

Nate's faith in his own brilliance powers every strip here, even when the evidence keeps stacking up against him. Expect classroom trouble, social misses, and the kind of confidence that makes failure funnier.

6

Mr. Popularity

by Lincoln Peirce

2014

Nate would love to be the most admired kid in school, but his plans rarely survive first contact with reality. This collection gets plenty of laughs out of his ego, his friends, and his many social misfires.

7

The Crowd Goes Wild!

by Lincoln Peirce

2014

Nate swings for big wins with class campaigns, entrepreneurial schemes, and sports hero dreams. Even when he misfires, his confidence never really wobbles, and that is what makes the crashes so funny.

8

Say Good-bye to Dork City

by Lincoln Peirce

2015

Nate barrels through another round of social embarrassment, school headaches, and overconfident planning. The strips are full of quick reversals and the kind of middle school humiliation Nate somehow keeps surviving.

9

Welcome to My World

by Lincoln Peirce

2015

Pop quizzes, bad horoscope news, snack deprivation, and ordinary school misery all hit Nate at once. He insists he can handle it, which usually means readers are about to get some of his funniest disasters.

10

Epic Big Nate

by Lincoln Peirce

2016

This big anniversary volume looks back across years of Big Nate strips with favorite comics, creator commentary, and extra behind-the-scenes material. It is part celebration, part retrospective, and a lot of fun for longtime fans.

11

Revenge of the Cream Puffs

by Lincoln Peirce

2016

Nate and his baseball team are stuck with the humiliating name Cream Puffs, and he is desperate to prove they are not pushovers. Injuries, mockery, and big-game nerves make the payoff especially satisfying.

12

Thunka, Thunka, Thunka

by Lincoln Peirce

2016

Flying dodgeballs, locker chaos, band trouble, and classic Nate overreaction keep this collection moving fast. It is another strong dose of school humor powered by bad timing and even worse judgment.

13

A Good Old-Fashioned Wedgie

by Lincoln Peirce

2017

Chad's health kick, Jenny and Artur drama, and Nate's crush on a new pitcher all collide in one especially busy collection. It is full of baseball, insults, and the kind of social chaos Nate never sees coming.

14

What's a Little Noogie Between Friends?

by Lincoln Peirce

2017

Friendship is the real engine here, even when Nate is dodging homework, pulling pranks, and making everything louder than it needs to be. The collection balances school mayhem with the push and pull of Nate's crew.

15

Silent But Deadly

by Lincoln Peirce

2018

Nate keeps turning regular sixth-grade problems into first-rate comic disasters. Pranks, music class trouble, sports fails, and classroom meltdowns roll by fast in a collection that is easy to pick up and hard to stop.

16

Back to Back Hits: On a Roll and Goes for Broke

by Lincoln Peirce

2019

This two-in-one edition pairs Nate's skateboard rivalry with Artur and his disaster-filled stint at Jefferson Middle School. It is a handy way to get two of the longer Big Nate novels in one volume.

17

Big Nate Better Than Ever

by Lincoln Peirce

2019

A box set collecting four Big Nate comic books, this edition is built for readers who want a lot of Nate at once. School trouble, sports, band chaos, and wisecracks fill every corner of it.

18

Hug It Out!

by Lincoln Peirce

2019

A mystery girl at the fair leaves Nate completely lovestruck, right when summer school and Gina's tutoring loom over him. The mix of romance panic and ordinary school misery works very well here.

19

Little Big Nate

by Lincoln Peirce

2019

A younger version of Nate discovers that a new box of crayons can send his imagination racing. It is a simple, playful board book that keeps his creative energy while aiming at much younger readers.

20

Payback Time!

by Lincoln Peirce

2019

Nate never lets a grudge go quietly, and this collection gets a lot of mileage out of that fact. Rivalries, revenge plots, and school-day scheming keep the laughs coming at a brisk, comic-strip pace.

21

Big Nate Stays Classy

by Lincoln Peirce

2020

This oversized edition combines the first two Big Nate comic collections, making it a strong starting place for new readers. It has the early school disasters, band jokes, and sarcastic swagger that define Nate.

22

Blow the Roof Off!

by Lincoln Peirce

2020

Nate's band gets a big chance at the school open house, but Trudy's return knocks his confidence sideways. Music, crushes, and middle school ego combine into one of his louder comic collections.

23

I Smell a Pop Quiz

by Lincoln Peirce

2020

Pop quizzes, detentions, and classroom ambushes are exactly the kind of thing Nate attracts. This early collection delivers quick jokes, familiar faces, and plenty of proof that school never catches him prepared.

Big Nate Miscellaneous books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "The Boy with the Biggest Head in the World"

    The Boy with the Biggest Head in the World

    by Lincoln Peirce

    2010Big Nate Miscellaneous, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "What Could Possibly Go Wrong?"

    What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

    by Lincoln Peirce

    2012Big Nate Miscellaneous, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "Here Goes Nothing"

    Here Goes Nothing

    by Lincoln Peirce

    2012Big Nate Miscellaneous, Book 3
  4. Book cover for "All Work and No Play: A Collection of Sundays"

    All Work and No Play: A Collection of Sundays

    by Lincoln Peirce

    2012Big Nate Miscellaneous, Book 4
  5. Book cover for "Genius Mode"

    Genius Mode

    by Lincoln Peirce

    2013Big Nate Miscellaneous, Book 5
  6. Book cover for "Mr. Popularity"

    Mr. Popularity

    by Lincoln Peirce

    2014Big Nate Miscellaneous, Book 6
  7. Book cover for "The Crowd Goes Wild!"

    The Crowd Goes Wild!

    by Lincoln Peirce

    2014Big Nate Graphic Novels, Book 11
  8. Book cover for "Say Good-bye to Dork City"

    Say Good-bye to Dork City

    by Lincoln Peirce

    2015Big Nate Graphic Novels, Book 13
  9. Book cover for "Welcome to My World"

    Welcome to My World

    by Lincoln Peirce

    2015Big Nate Graphic Novels, Book 14
  10. Book cover for "Thunka, Thunka, Thunka"

    Thunka, Thunka, Thunka

    by Lincoln Peirce

    2016Big Nate Graphic Novels, Book 15
  11. Book cover for "Revenge of the Cream Puffs"

    Revenge of the Cream Puffs

    by Lincoln Peirce

    2016Big Nate Graphic Novels, Book 16
  12. Book cover for "Epic Big Nate"

    Epic Big Nate

    by Lincoln Peirce

    2016Big Nate Miscellaneous, Book 12
  13. Book cover for "What's a Little Noogie Between Friends?"

    What's a Little Noogie Between Friends?

    by Lincoln Peirce

    2017Big Nate Graphic Novels, Book 17
  14. Book cover for "A Good Old-Fashioned Wedgie"

    A Good Old-Fashioned Wedgie

    by Lincoln Peirce

    2017Big Nate Graphic Novels, Book 18
  15. Book cover for "Silent But Deadly"

    Silent But Deadly

    by Lincoln Peirce

    2018Big Nate Graphic Novels, Book 19
  16. Book cover for "Payback Time!"

    Payback Time!

    by Lincoln Peirce

    2019Big Nate Graphic Novels, Book 21
  17. Book cover for "Little Big Nate"

    Little Big Nate

    by Lincoln Peirce

    2019Big Nate Miscellaneous, Book 17
  18. Book cover for "Hug It Out!"

    Hug It Out!

    by Lincoln Peirce

    2019Big Nate Graphic Novels, Book 22
  19. Book cover for "Back to Back Hits: On a Roll and Goes for Broke"

    Back to Back Hits: On a Roll and Goes for Broke

    by Lincoln Peirce

    2019Big Nate Miscellaneous, Book 19
  20. Book cover for "Big Nate Better Than Ever"

    Big Nate Better Than Ever

    by Lincoln Peirce

    2019Big Nate Miscellaneous, Book 20
  21. Book cover for "Blow the Roof Off!"

    Blow the Roof Off!

    by Lincoln Peirce

    2020Big Nate Graphic Novels, Book 23
  22. Book cover for "I Smell a Pop Quiz"

    I Smell a Pop Quiz

    by Lincoln Peirce

    2020Big Nate Miscellaneous, Book 22
  23. Book cover for "Big Nate Stays Classy"

    Big Nate Stays Classy

    by Lincoln Peirce

    2020Big Nate Miscellaneous, Book 23

Series background & context

The Big Nate Miscellaneous books are the catch-all shelf for readers who want more of Nate Wright than the main novel line or standard comic collections can hold. This is where the oddballs, oversized editions, bind-ups, specials, and side-format books live.

And honestly, that makes sense for Nate.

Some of these books are practical. A bind-up like Back to Back Hits gives readers two longer stories in one place. A set such as Big Nate Better Than Ever bundles several comic collections together, which is great if you are building a shelf quickly or just want a big stack of Nate all at once. These editions are less about a new story and more about a convenient way to read a lot of old ones.

Some are more like bonus material. All Work and No Play focuses on Sunday strips, which means bigger layouts and a slightly different comic feel. Epic Big Nate is closer to a celebration piece, pulling together favorite strips and behind-the-scenes material to look back at the series over time. Books like that are especially fun once you already know the cast and want a wider view of how Nate's world has been built.

Then there are the side roads. The Boy with the Biggest Head in the World is tied to Nate's first novel, while Little Big Nate steps all the way down to very young readers and shows how flexible the character can be. That board-book version keeps Nate's imagination and attitude but reshapes them for preschool hands and attention spans. It is clearly the same kid, just introduced from a different angle.

So this is not one continuous storyline.

It is more like the overflow room for the franchise, and that is a good thing. If the main series gives you the core experience, these books show how many ways that core can be packaged. Some are best for completists. Some are perfect gifts. Some are nice entry points for younger kids or readers who want a sampler before committing to the longer runs.

The tone across all of them still feels unmistakably Big Nate. You get the same school comedy, the same oversized self-confidence, the same obsession with pranks, crushes, sports, snacks, and talking your way out of trouble. What changes is the format. One book may feel like a commemorative scrapbook. Another may feel like a double feature. Another may feel like a side door into Nate's world.

If you already know you like Lincoln Peirce's work, this is where the fun extras start to matter. These are the books that fill in the corners, round out a collection, and remind you just how many shapes Big Nate can take.

Edited by

Richard Reis

Software engineer whose passion for tracking book recommendations from podcasts inspired the creation of MRB.

Anurag Ramdasan

Lead investor at 3one4 Capital whose startup expertise and love for books helped shaped MRB and its growth.

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