Nancy

I was and always will be a fan of Charles Schulz's Peanuts, but I also dug Nancy back in the days when creator Ernie Bushmiller was still doing it. Jerry Scott's run on it was okay, but the Guy Gilchrist era was a time that brought banality to new heights or should we say lows. Luckily the pseudonymous Olivia Jaimes has emerged to bring Nancy, Sluggo, and Aunt Fritzi into the 21st century in a way that Ernie Bushmiller would probably love. Simply put, Nancy is fun again. Since a hardback collection of the strips has arrived recently here's a link to a piece written on the resurgence of the comic strip last year. Do yourself a favor and check it out. It's called "I Have Seen Olivia Jaimes, The Cartoonist Behind The New Nancy."

If you find yourself enjoying it, go scoop up some money from under the couch cushions and buy the book. That's what I did.

In case you’re wondering here is a list of my favorite comic strips.

1. Peanuts
2. Calvin and Hobbes
3. Conchy
4. Nancy - Bushmiller and Jaimes years
5. The Far Side
6. Frazz
7. Get Fuzzy
8. Bloom County
9. Shoe
10. Life In Hell