{"product_id":"three-rocks-bill-griffith-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.\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. 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\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bill Griffith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1419745905\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781419745904\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harry N. Abrams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/29\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 6.60w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/10\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/26\/2023","brand":"Bill Griffith","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44132755931391,"sku":"9781419745904","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d0d06d11-61d9-47db-804b-acdc0fc9cd27.jpg?v=1687482114","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/three-rocks-bill-griffith-9781419745904","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}