- Two heads are better than one, except when they"re crashing into each other! But that won"t prevent Big Nate and his pals from hatching great ideas for fun.Nate Wright is a wisecracking 11-year-old who knows he"s destined for greatness. The star of Big Nate, the daily and Sunday comic strip that made its debut in 1991, Nate"s a sixth-grade chess prodigy, a self-described genius, and the all-time record holder for detentions in school history. He"s often in hot water with his teachers and classmates, but Nate"s winning personality and can-do attitude always make him a big hit with readers.