You’ve probably heard of Little Lulu. Perhaps you’ve read one of her comics, or maybe you saw the ’90s cartoon series on HBO. But did you know that, in the mid-20th century, Lulu was a merchandising juggernaut? Tim and Kumar discuss the background of the character, and review the Dark Horse book Lulu Takes a Trip.
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You guys briefly talk about “Nancy” by Ernie Bushmiller. You should really check out Bushmiller’s work ASAP. Certainly, the new Fantagraphics edition of Nancy, coming out later this year, will be the best way to read his stuff, but you can find a bunch of his “Fritzi Ritz” strips online, on various classic comics blogs, and they’re freakin’ hilarious. I recommend doing so.
Thanks! Yeah, actually, after we recorded this episode, Kumar sent me this great link that really shows Bushmiller’s skill: http://www.laffpix.com/howtoreadnancy.pdf
I also recoomend checking out Mike Sterling’s entire archive of “Sluggo Saturday”:
http://www.progressiveruin.com/category/sluggo-saturday/
I am very excited about the upcoming Nancy collection so I can finally realize what I’ve been missing! I will try to convince Tim to cover it on the show…
A whole lot of great Fritzi Ritz strips:
http://hairygreeneyeball.blogspot.com/2008/09/ritzy-fritzi-ritz.html
http://themagicwhistle.blogspot.com/search/label/ERNIE%20BUSHMILLER