The 370th meeting of the NY Comics & Picture-story Symposium will be held on Tuesday, October 10, 2023 at 7 pm ET. The New School, University Center, Room UL104, lower-level, 63 5th Ave., New York, NY. Live and in-person event. Free and open to the public. To register for online streaming email comicssymposium@gmail.com

Bill Griffith on the legacy of Nancy and Ernie Bushmiller

Bill Griffith will discuss the importance of Ernie Bushmiller, Nancy, and Three Rocks and present a slideshow about his new book, Three Rocks: The story of Ernie Bushmiller, The Man Who Created Nancy.

Bill Griffith is the creator of the syndicated daily comic strip Zippy and the author of Nobody’s Fool: The Life and Times of Schlitzie the Pinhead. Griffith’s prolific output has been included in such publications as the Village Voice, National Lampoon, and The New Yorker. According to Bartlett, Griffith coined the popular phrase, “Are we having fun yet?” He lives in Hadlyme, Connecticut.