Trots and Bonnie

"Trots and Bonnie is hilarious poignant raunchy gorgeously drawn and more relevant than ever. Shary Flenniken is an absolute genius." Roz Chast In the 1970s and 1980s National Lampoon was home not only to some of the funniest humor writing in America but also to many of its best cartoons. One of the greatest was Trots and Bonnie by Shary Flenniken a comic strip that followed the adventures and mishaps of the guileless teenager Bonnie and her wisecracking dog Trots. Bonnie stumbles through the mysteries of adulthood as Flennikenone of the few female contributors to National Lampoondissects the harsh realities of American life. Dating sex politics and violence are all confronted with fearlessness and outrageous humor rendered in Flennikens timeless gorgeous artwork. After all these years they have lost none of their power to shock and amuse. This collection handpicked by Flenniken and with an introduction by the New Yorker cartoonist Emily Flake is the first book of Trots and Bonnie ever published in America a long-overdue introduction to some of the most stunning and provocative comics of the twentieth century.