<DIV><DIV><P><B>Classic comics from the writer of <I>Melvin Monster<BR><BR></I></B>Created by Ernie Bushmiller, the beloved Brillo-headed Nancy starred in her own comic book series for years, written by arguably the greatest children&#8217;s comics writer of all time, John Stanley. Most famous for scripting the adventures of Marjorie Henderson Buell&#8217;s <I>Little Lulu</I>, John Stanley is one of comics&#8217; secret geniuses. He provided a visual rough draft for all the comics he wrote and then handed off these &#8220;scripts&#8221; for someone else to render the finished art. No matter what comic he was writing, he breathed life into his characters. In Stanley&#8217;s comics, Nancy is no longer a crabby cipher but a hilarious, brilliant, scheming, duplicitous, honest, and loyal little kid&#8212;a <I>real</I> little kid. Her adventures with her best friend, the comically destitute Sluggo, involve moneymaking schemes to afford ice-cream sodas, botched trips to the corner store for Nancy&#8217;s Aunt Fritzi, and comically raucous attempts to remove loose teeth.<BR><BR>Drawn &amp; Quarterly is launching several kid-friendly volumes of <I>Nancy</I> and <I>Nancy and Sluggo</I> as companion volumes to <I>Melvin Monster</I> and Dark Horse&#8217;s <I>Little Lulu</I> volumes. The books are designed by Seth (<I>The Complete Peanuts</I>; <I>Melvin Monster</I>; <I>Clyde Fans</I>; <I>It&#8217;s a Good Life</I>, <I>If You Don&#8217;t Weaken</I>).</P></DIV></DIV>