{"product_id":"zippys-house-of-fun-signed-limited","title":"ZIPPY'S HOUSE OF FUN Signed \u0026 Limited","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis 112-page deluxe hardcover collection contains syndicated Sunday comic strips from \u003cem\u003eMay 1990 through late 1994\u003c\/em\u003e. The images have been printed in actual newspaper size from the original negatives, and the color quality is fabulous.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eZippy's House of Fun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e represents the zenith of \u003cstrong\u003eBill Griffith\u003c\/strong\u003e's success.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003eSince 1970, when \u003cem\u003eZippy the Pinhead\u003c\/em\u003e made his debut in a comic book called \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eReal Pulp\u003c\/span\u003e (the assignment was to write a \"really weird love story\"), he has evolved into a syndicated strip in more than 200 newspapers. In the book's introduction, Griffith writes that it \"does not compute\" for his irreverent, anti- establishment cartoon strip (a pinhead is a circus sideshow term for what is medically known as a microcephalic, or \"small-skulled\" person) to live next door to \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHi, Lois\u003c\/span\u003e and \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBlondie\u003c\/span\u003e, however enjoys the success just the same. Zippy has become such an icon that his signature \"Are we having fun yet?\" has found its way into \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBartlett's Familiar Quotations\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eBill Griffith is the artist behind the legendary weekly comic Zippy. Griffith's prolific output has been included in such publications as the Village Voice, National Lampoon, and the New Yorker. Along with \u003cstrong\u003eArt Spiegelman\u003c\/strong\u003e, Griffith co-founded the influential anthology Arcade and is credited for coining the popular phrase, \"Are we Having Fun Yet?\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eSigned by Bill on a tipped in illustrated card on the inside of the front cover.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOut Of Print. Condition: Fine Minus. \u003c\/b\u003eSlight rubbing on the spine corners. Two inch tear at the bottom corner of dustjacket. Cover and edge wear.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Fantagraphics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59642762821918,"sku":"RB6253","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0999\/0684\/7006\/files\/RB6253-zippys-house-fun.jpg?v=1784511726","url":"https:\/\/shop.budsartbooks.com\/products\/zippys-house-of-fun-signed-limited","provider":"Bud's Art Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}