Growingold With BC: A Celebration Of Johnny Hart Paperback – October 3, 2007
by Johnny Hart (Author, Artist)
One of the most beloved comic strips of all time is comprehensively collected here for the first time. These are the personally hand-picked strips from the master himself, Johnny Hart, prior to his death in April 2007. This edition celebrates the (pre)historic hilarity which was BC. Each chapter lovingly captures the best strips from each decade of the comic strip from the 1950's through the 2000's. This volume also features detailed descriptions of the real friends that inspired B.C. characters and discussion of the strip by Johnny Hart. In this volume you will find a foreword by Bobby Hart, rare, never before published concept art drawn by Johnny Hart just prior to the launch of the strip and a newly created cover drawn by Mr. Hart especially for this volume. He will be missed.
Editorial Reviews
From Booklist
When he died, in April 2007, Hart had drawn the newspaper strip B.C. for 50 years. Hence, this overview of his career is timely, although not quite what his fans might consider an ideal tribute. Hart himself chose the hundreds of weekday strips in it (oddly, almost no Sunday installments are included) and grouped them by decade but omitted specific dates and any annotation. Other background information is sparse, just a terse biography and profiles of Hart's buddies who inspired the strip's characters. Although the early strips are more crudely drawn, they're fresher, with the concept of discovery kept to the fore as the comical cavemen invent everything from fire and the wheel to baseball and golf. Hart never lost his appealingly casual drawing style, but by the 1970s, B.C. had become formulaic. Its anachronisms no longer seemed intentional but a matter of laziness, as when characters supposedly living long before the birth of Christ celebrated Christmas (surprisingly, none of Hart's controversial Christian-themed strips appear). Still, this generous sampler should please Hart's faithful audience. Flagg, Gordon
Review
For those who appreciate and fondly remember the whacked out pun-filled world of B.C. (or know someone who does) I can t think of a better gift for the B.C. fan. I treasure this book and know you will too. Prof. Challenger --Ain't it Cool News
GrowinGold with B.C. would make an excellent gift for yourself or anyone you know I give it a 5 out of 5. Charles LePage --Comic List
A sidesplitting overview of Hart's laughter-steeped life's work, and an excellent giftbook for anyone who reads the comic strip page first in the newspaper. James Cox --Midwest Book Review
Biography
Johnny Hart (1931-2007) was born and raised in Endicott, New York. Johnny created the comic strips, "B.C." and the "Wizard of Id". Launched in 1958, B.C. was written and drawn by Johnny. With the release of the Wizard of Id in 1964, drawn by cartoonist Brant Parker, Hart became one of only four cartoonists to have two comic strips appearing in over 1000 papers each. Johnny won numerous awards for his work, including the National Cartoonist Society's highest honor, the Reuben award, for B.C. in 1968 and the Wizard of Id in 1984.
Product Details
Paperback: 200 pages
Publisher: Checker Book Publishing Group (October 3, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1933160683
ISBN-13: 978-1933160689
Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 8.9 x 0.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
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