This collection celebrates a fresh take on the classic comic strip: "thanks to the brilliance of its young new writer-artist... Nancymania is real" ( Rolling Stone). In 2018, Olivia Jaimes became the first woman to write and illustrate the comic strip Nancy. Her irreverent take on the beloved classic has become a sensation with readers and critics-many of whom named it the best comic of the year. This collection includes the first nine months of Jaimes' run on Nancy, along with an introduction, essay, interview with the author, and a special gallery of Nancyfan art by the author.

Olivia Jaimes'run as the official Nancy cartoonist started in 2018 and quickly became a phenomenon. The first woman to write and illustrate the classic comic strip, she brought a fresh, irreverent vision to the comics page, delighting fans of all ages. Her work has earned praise from theNew York Times, the Washington Post,NPR, Rolling Stone, Smithsonian magazine, Vice, the AV Club, Slate, Vulture, and readers all across the internet.