{"product_id":"three-rocks-the-story-of-ernie-bushmiller-the-man-who-created-nancy-9781419745904","title":"Three Rocks: The Story of Ernie Bushmiller: The Man Who Created Nancy","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom Bill Griffith, the acclaimed creator of Zippy the Pinhead, comes a history of comics as told through the life story of Ernie Bushmiller and his iconic comic strip \u003ci\u003eNancy\u003c\/i\u003e. Winner, Eisner Award for Best Reality Based Work.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"As the widest-ranging cartoon chronicler of American absurdity in our time, Bill Griffith has topped himself. This is an instant comic-strip classic!\" --Matt Groening, \u003ci\u003eThe Simpsons\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From Bill Griffith, creator of Zippy the Pinhead and \u003ci\u003eNobody's Fool\u003c\/i\u003e, comes \u003ci\u003eThree Rocks\u003c\/i\u003e, a biography of cartoonist Ernie Bushmiller, creator of the iconic comic strip \u003ci\u003eNancy\u003c\/i\u003e. But this graphic novel is about more than a single comic book artist. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It is the story of this American art form, tracing its inception to 1895 with the \u003ci\u003eYellow Kid\u003c\/i\u003e, the creation of \u003ci\u003eNancy\u003c\/i\u003e in 1933, and all the strips that followed, including \u003ci\u003ePeanuts\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Far Side\u003c\/i\u003e. When Bushmiller died in 1982, \u003ci\u003eNancy\u003c\/i\u003e was running in almost 900 daily newspapers--a number few syndicated cartoonists ever achieve. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eNancy\u003c\/i\u003e is hailed as the \"perfect\" comic strip by fans and cartoonists alike. The title \u003ci\u003eThree Rocks\u003c\/i\u003e refers to the trope of three hemispherical rocks often seen in a Bushmiller landscape--just enough to communicate environment to the reader. This distillation is exemplary of the iconic, diagrammatic look of \u003ci\u003eNancy\u003c\/i\u003e, a comic strip about the nature of what it means to be a comic strip--the perfect avatar for Griffith to expand upon his philosophy of creating comics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"For many years, I've devoured Bill Griffith's work. It's always inspiring and engrossing. As it never fails to do, Griffith's brilliance and consummate drawing chops shine through. \u003ci\u003eThree Rocks \u003c\/i\u003eis amazing!\" --Emil Ferris, author of \u003ci\u003eMy Favorite Thing Is Monsters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBill Griffith\u003c\/b\u003e is the creator of the syndicated daily comic strip \u003ci\u003eZippy\u003c\/i\u003e and the author of \u003ci\u003eNobody's Fool: The Life and Times of Schlitzie the Pinhead\u003c\/i\u003e. Griffith's prolific output has been included in such publications as the \u003ci\u003eVillage Voice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNational Lampoon\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e. According to Bartlett, Griffith coined the popular phrase \"Are we having fun yet?\" He lives in Hadlyme, Connecticut.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Harry N. Abrams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50598961742098,"sku":"9781419745904","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_edf7889b-b83c-45a3-b840-0e86436f5a66.jpg?v=1732194693","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/three-rocks-the-story-of-ernie-bushmiller-the-man-who-created-nancy-9781419745904","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}