Lines On Paper Artist Bio - SHARY FLENNIKEN

Shary Flenniken is a Seattle based cartoonist who has contributed to such varied magazines as National Lampoon, Mad, Premiere, Details, New York Law School among others. She has also published many books including Trots And Bonnie, Sexe & Armour and Seattle Laughs just to name a few.

About "Trots and Bonnie":
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 Flenniken—one of the few female contributors to National Lampoon—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.

“Trots and Bonnie is hilarious, poignant, raunchy, gorgeously drawn, and more relevant than ever. Shary Flenniken is an absolute genius.” —Roz Chast

Shary Flenniken Official Website and Biography

 

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