As these are all starting to blend together in their mediocrity, I'll just affix a conversation I had with some students about Big Nate:
One of my students caught me reading this and they were SOOO excited to see a teacher reading the same stuff THEY read. So, I decided to take the opportunity to ask a few students why they enjoy Big Nate. I was met with blank stares. "Well...ummmm..."
Me: If you don't like it, why do you read it?
Her: Because it's fast. We get more points for more books, so we can get quick points.
Her fellow students: *nods and murmurs of agreement*

Ah. That makes so much sense. ( )

Why would I want to read about a stupid smart-Alec bourgeois white boy? Even in comic form this was a drag. So I liked Calvin, but he was smart.

Read for TIOLI May challenge #14 - A word in the title has an average Scrabble™ score of >2 quondame:.5 Quiz averages 5.5 ( )

While nowhere near as good as Frazz, the Big Nate comic strips are an amusing look at elementary school life from the perspective of a kid. This second collection is better than the first one, and worth owning. ( )