Written and illustrated by one of the National Lampoon’s few female contributors and never before collected in America, these hilarious, raunchy, and groundbreaking cartoons depict the social upheavals of the late twentieth century through the escapades of a young girl and her dog.

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 Lampoonwas home not only to some of the funniest humor writing in America but also to many of its best cartoons.One of the greatestwasTrots and Bonnieby 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 Flenniken-one of the few female contributors toNationalLampoon-dissects the harsh realities of American life. Dating, sex, politics, and violence are all confronted with fearlessness and outrageous humor, rendered in Flenniken’s 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 theNew Yorkercartoonist Emily Flake, is the first book ofTrots and Bonnieever published in America, a long-overdue introduction to some of the most stunning and provocative comics of the twentieth century.