Bill Griffith

Bill Griffith
Griffith in 2012
BornWilliam Henry Jackson Griffith
(1944-01-20) January 20, 1944 (age 80)
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.
Area(s)Cartoonist
Pseudonym(s)Griffy
Notable works
Young Lust
Arcade
Zippy the Pinhead
Invisible Ink
Nobody's Fool
AwardsInkpot Award (1992)[1] Reuben Award (2023)[2]
Spouse(s)
(m. 1980; died 2022)
Signature
Signature of Bill Griffith

William Henry Jackson Griffith (born January 20, 1944) is an American cartoonist who signs his work Bill Griffith and Griffy. He is best known for his surreal daily comic strip Zippy.[3] The catchphrase "Are we having fun yet?" is credited to Griffith.[4]

Over his career, which started in the underground comix era, Griffith has worked with the industry's leading underground/alternative publishers, including Print Mint, Last Gasp, Rip Off Press, Kitchen Sink, and Fantagraphics Books. He co-edited the notable comics anthologies Arcade and Young Lust, and has contributed comics and illustrations to a variety of publications, including National Lampoon, High Times, The New Yorker, The Village Voice and The New York Times.

  1. ^ Inkpot Award, Comic-Con International San Diego website. Retrieved Dec. 9, 2022.
  2. ^ "Bill Griffith Wins the Reuben Award". ComicsBeat.com. September 8, 2023. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  3. ^ "Bill Griffith". Lambiek.net. Lambiek Encyclopedia. July 10, 2016. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
  4. ^ "Are We Having Fun Yet?". Bartlett's Familiar Quotations (16th ed.). 1992.