Overview
āAs the widest-ranging cartoon chronicler of American absurdity in our time, Bill Griffith has topped himself. This is an instant comic-strip classic!ā āMatt Groening, The Simpsons
From Bill Griffith, creator of Zippy the Pinhead and Nobodyās Fool, comes Three Rocks, a biography of cartoonist Ernie Bushmiller, creator of the iconic comic strip Nancy. But this graphic novel is about more than a single comic book artist. It is the story of this American art form, tracing its inception to 1895 with the Yellow Kid, the creation of Nancy in 1933, and all the strips that followed, including Peanuts and The Far Side. When Bushmiller died in 1982, Nancy was running in almost 900 daily newspapersāa number few syndicated cartoonists ever achieve.
Nancy is hailed as the āperfectā comic strip by fans and cartoonists alike. The title Three Rocks refers to the trope of three hemispherical rocks often seen in a Bushmiller landscapeājust enough to communicate environment to the reader. This distillation is exemplary of the iconic, diagrammatic look of Nancy, a comic strip about the nature of what it means to be a comic stripāthe perfect avatar for Griffith to expand upon his philosophy of creating comics.
āFor many years, Iāve devoured Bill Griffithās work. Itās always inspiring and engrossing. As it never fails to do, Griffithās brilliance and consummate drawing chops shine through. Three Rocks is amazing!ā āEmil Ferris, author of My Favorite Thing Is Monsters
This book title, Three Rocks (The Story of Ernie Bushmiller: The Man Who Created Nancy), ISBN: 9781419745904, by Bill Griffith, published by Abrams ComicArts (August 29, 2023) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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