Description: "Lulu Moppet is back with even more outlandish adventures and misadventures, as cartoonist John Stanley settles into kooky and entertaining suburban storylines starring Lulu, Tubby, Alvin, and the rest of the gang. This is the second instalment in Drawn & Quarterly's landmark reprint series of the classic John Stanley comic strip that was first published by Dell Comics in the 1940s and '50s. Little Lulu: The Hooky Team will delight longtime fans of the series and new readers alike."--
Brief description: John Stanley (1914-1993) was a journeyman comics scripter in the 1950s and 1960s. He is most famous for his scripts for the majority of the Little Lulu comics produced by Dell, and is considered by many comics historians to be the most consistently funny and idiosyncratic writer ever to work in the field. He left comics bitterly sometime in the late 1960s, never to return.
Review Quotes:
"For decades, Little Lulu's presence on the comics page meant that millions habitually read the adventures of a young girl who consistently bested--outsmarted, outplayed and outmaneuvered--boys."--NPR
"John Stanley is one of the funniest and quirkiest creators."--New York Times"Lulu, of course, is good-natured, creative, and strong-willed. Her confidence and determination have recently led her to be considered an early feminist icon of comics... The "no girls allowed" sign that adorns the male characters' clubhouse might look innocuous when it's plastered onto a cheap wooden shed, but it's considerably more troubling when we consider that it extends to the schoolyard, the workplace, and yes, even to the White House."--The Rumpus
"It can be quite remarkable reading these 70-year-old comics in 2020 and seeing how directly Lulu tackles sexism, always couched in a child-like girls vs. boys dynamic."--School Library Journal
"The superbly rendered artwork, full of emotion and powerfully clear storytelling, is a testament to the range and scope that comics can achieve as a narrative medium... And to top everything off, these stories are done with a robust sense of humor."--Graphic Novel Resources "Easily one of the great comics runs of all time."--Comics Beat "Just when one thinks she's going to be predictable, Lulu does something out of the ordinary. Her behaviour, undeniably subversive for her time, is still refreshing."
--Broken Frontier