While I am a huge fan of the melancholy of failure and defeat that exemplifies Peanuts, over in Big Nate, whose protagonist usually fills the role of "overreacher put in his place", creator Lincoln Peirce has just had Nate win the big game, and, y'know, occasional moments of triumph against all expectations feel really good.
Posted by Greg at November 2, 2008 12:46 PM
I agree! Remember when Schulz had Charlie Brown hit a home run and win the game in Peanuts? I can still picture the single-panel strip a few days after that, which features him doing handstands and proclaiming that he hit a home run and won the game. At the end of the panel, Sally, standing on their doorstep, simply says, "You?"