The authors expanded this article out into a full book of the same name that gives each strip deconstruction (as well as a handful that don't appear in this article) a full two page spread. It's definitely worth picking up if this article appeals.

Also of interest is "Music from Nancy" [1], a performance based on an algorithm where the composers created an overlay that they could place over any Nancy strip to turn it into a musical score.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkX2-LncA0M

The first thing that popped up in my mind was the comic strip, but this being HN, I dismissed the thought and opined this could be a new Java Script framework or some new plugin for Chrome.

Pleasantly surprised to know this is about the comic strip indeed.

Would like to know what it has to say about Aunt Fritz :)

Olivia Jaimes' current run on Nancy is really quite trenchant – not just for "gum chewers"! https://www.gocomics.com/nancy

The important HN link here is the GNU reference in one of the examples.

Very interesting article.

And co-authored by one of the original artists of the Garbage Pail Kids back in the 80’s!