lˈɪŋkən pˈɛɹs bˈɔːɹn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ twˈɛnti θɹˈiː, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː pɹənˈaʊnst "pˈɜːs"ɪz ɐn ɐmˈɛɹɪkən kɑːɹtˈuːnɪst ænd ˈænɪmˌeɪɾɚ, bˈɛst nˈoʊn æz ðə kɹiːˈeɪɾɚɹ ʌvðə səksˈɛsfəl bˈɪɡ nˈeɪt kˈɑːmɪk stɹˈɪp ænd æz ðɪ ˈɔːθɚ slˈæʃ ˈɪləstɹˌeɪɾɚɹ əvə sˈɪɹiz ʌv bˈɪɡ nˈeɪt nˈɑːvəlz fɔːɹ jˈʌŋ ɹˈiːdɚz.
Lincoln Peirce (born October 23, 1963) (pronounced "purse") is an American cartoonist and animator, best known as the creator of the successful Big Nate comic strip and as the author/illustrator of a series of Big Nate novels for young readers.