Johnny Hart Dies (B.C. Comic Strip Creator)

Solitaire · 8th April 2007, 08:11 PM

Quote:

Johnny Hart Story on Yahoo News

Newcombe said "B.C." and "Wizard of Id" would continue. Family members have been helping produce the strips for years, and they have an extensive computer archive of Hart's drawings to work with, he said.

Uh-oh.

slingblade · 8th April 2007, 08:23 PM

The greater part of me is sad, of course. A lesser part of me is saying, "at least the preachy so-and-so will shut up now."

The cynical whole read what you wrote and said, "Nah. He really won't."

Björn Toulouse · 8th April 2007, 09:04 PM

Zot !!

Brings back old memories of a great humor.

Upchurch · 9th April 2007, 06:44 AM

Assuming he died on the 8th (the article was posted on the 9th at 5 in the morning), this was the comic ran on the day he died.

I hope he found the answers he was looking for and that he isn't too disappointed.

ImaginalDisc · 9th April 2007, 07:22 AM

Even his death won't prevent his crappy religious comics from being published?

To quote from a much better comic strip artist's signature character, "Argh!"

headscratcher4 · 9th April 2007, 07:54 AM

Its the subtlety of the message that is truly impressive. He'll be missed.

Tricky · 9th April 2007, 08:12 AM

Originally Posted by Björn Toulouse

Zot !!

Brings back old memories of a great humor.

Yes, many years ago, BC was funny. The characters were well-developed and the running jokes (like the anteater tongue) were really appealing to the younger set. It's been about fifteen years since he was funny, but I too remember laughing out loud at his jokes. Of course, a lot of that was my juvenile sense of humor. I really thought it was funny that his main female characters were never named, just called "The Cute Chick" and "The Fat Broad".

LibraryLady · 9th April 2007, 08:51 AM

Originally Posted by Upchurch

Assuming he died on the 8th (the article was posted on the 9th at 5 in the morning), this was the comic ran on the day he died.

I hope he found the answers he was looking for and that he isn't too disappointed.

He died on the 7th, sorry.

Tricky · 9th April 2007, 09:17 AM

Originally Posted by Upchurch

Assuming he died on the 8th (the article was posted on the 9th at 5 in the morning), this was the comic ran on the day he died.

I hope he found the answers he was looking for and that he isn't too disappointed.

Originally Posted by LibraryLady

He died on the 7th, sorry.

Yeah, but the comics are written at least a week in advance, so in a few days, we should see his "last strip".

hgc · 9th April 2007, 09:31 AM

Originally Posted by Upchurch

Assuming he died on the 8th (the article was posted on the 9th at 5 in the morning), this was the comic ran on the day he died.

Good Lord, that's dumb -- and incomprehensible -- with a little numerology mixed in. Newsapapers actually run this junk?

Upchurch · 9th April 2007, 10:52 AM

Originally Posted by LibraryLady

He died on the 7th, sorry.

Oh. Well, this lacks the same semi-irony that the comic on the 8th had.

hgc · 9th April 2007, 11:59 AM

It's a good time to dredge up this classic B.C. thread, http://forums.randi.org/showthread.php?t=15006, wherein I had to defend Hart against the most absurd PC accusation ever cooked up.

headscratcher4 · 9th April 2007, 12:40 PM

Originally Posted by Upchurch

Oh. Well, this lacks the same semi-irony that the comic on the 8th had.

Oh, I beg to differ. This is the work of a fully mature Hart. All of his incisive social commentary and his eye for the absurdity of the human condition condensed into a few, crisp, comedic panels. Stunning in their spareness, moving in the beauty of their execution. You actually feel like you are in that stone-age cafe. You understand the insult, because we are all daily assulted by insults blithly tossed our way from short-order-cooks, cabbies, airline ticket agents, U.S. Senators and Nobel Prize winners. Simply put, it is a stunning piece of modern art which connects our current human condition to that of our long-past Stone Age brothers and sisters.

Fantastic. In its way, it approaches the masterful Ernie Bushmuller’s Nancy in its profound, deep and ultimately bleak explication of life and human relationships. Bravo, Johnny Hart. I say: Hail and farewell!

Achán hiNidráne · 9th April 2007, 01:53 PM

May he rot in pieces.

Glen.Nogami · 9th April 2007, 06:20 PM

I can't really be happy that someone has died, but I can be happy that there's a chance I won't have to read BC again.

Beerina · 9th April 2007, 07:31 PM

Do a reverse search back up the page for "uh-oh", aptly labeled.

Kopji · 9th April 2007, 09:20 PM

I heard a rumor that Jack Chick would be taking over the strip.

ReligionStudent · 9th April 2007, 09:54 PM

Originally Posted by Kopji

I heard a rumor that Jack Chick would be taking over the strip.

Funny as anything.

I would like to say, that I hated Hart with a passion, I constantly was left offended or just assamed to have read his commics. But its sad he died. I just wish he would have retired from BC and the Wizard of ID (he co-wrote that crap-fest of reiterated jokes from the 50s).

BC was once funny, but now its preachy and biggoted, I hope it stops, but am sad he did.

(I notice this now, that his comic was titled BC (ignoreing the irony of then Christian cavepeople), that's really an outdated term, it should be BCE, but I guess that would remove Christ as the referenc for everything else on earth.

Here's a link to a discussion.

c4ts · 9th April 2007, 10:14 PM

Originally Posted by Kopji

I heard a rumor that Jack Chick would be taking over the strip.

You mean you heard from the fantasies in my head. Does this qualify you for the million?

Glen.Nogami · 10th April 2007, 05:46 AM

Originally Posted by Beerina

Do a reverse search back up the page for "uh-oh", aptly labeled.

Oh.

*sob*

Glen.Nogami · 10th April 2007, 05:52 AM

Originally Posted by Beerina

Do a reverse search back up the page for "uh-oh", aptly labeled.

Oh.

*sob*

Madalch · 10th April 2007, 09:50 AM

I used to like BC. Then one day, I was reading a collection of them and stumbled upon one where Wiley is writing one of his poems, in which he explains that ants are black and polar bears are white. Wouldn't it be unnatural to make them integrate?

That struck me as a not-so-subtle defense of segregation. I never enjoyed a BC strip again.

hgc · 10th April 2007, 10:05 AM

Originally Posted by Madalch

I used to like BC. Then one day, I was reading a collection of them and stumbled upon one where Wiley is writing one of his poems, in which he explains that ants are black and polar bears are white. Wouldn't it be unnatural to make them integrate?

That struck me as a not-so-subtle defense of segregation. I never enjoyed a BC strip again.

Holy crap. From what era did that date?

Madalch · 10th April 2007, 11:37 AM

Originally Posted by hgc

Holy crap. From what era did that date?

Couldn't tell you. I read it in 1990, but it was an old collection.

Kopji · 10th April 2007, 12:14 PM

Originally Posted by ReligionStudent

Funny as anything.

I would like to say, that I hated Hart with a passion, I constantly was left offended or just assamed to have read his commics. But its sad he died. I just wish he would have retired from BC and the Wizard of ID (he co-wrote that crap-fest of reiterated jokes from the 50s).

BC was once funny, but now its preachy and biggoted, I hope it stops, but am sad he did.

(I notice this now, that his comic was titled BC (ignoreing the irony of then Christian cavepeople), that's really an outdated term, it should be BCE, but I guess that would remove Christ as the referenc for everything else on earth.

Here's a link to a discussion.

See, that's how these rumor thingies get started.

My favorite Hart character was Grog, but I haven't seen a Grog strip in a long time. Maybe with the family taking over he will be back as an atheist.

JoeTheJuggler · 10th April 2007, 12:30 PM

Originally Posted by Kopji

I heard a rumor that Jack Chick would be taking over the strip.

Haw-haw!

Upchurch · 23rd April 2007, 12:05 PM

Is this a pro-Hart or anti-Hart comic?

ImaginalDisc · 23rd April 2007, 12:19 PM

Originally Posted by Upchurch

Is this a pro-Hart or anti-Hart comic?

It looks Pro-Hart, but wasn't the theme of the dictionary gags that the answer was always inappropriate?

RecoveringYuppy · 23rd April 2007, 12:26 PM

It could also be referring to the digging of a grave so it's got a double meaning that's a bit inappropriate.

Upchurch · 23rd April 2007, 12:34 PM

Originally Posted by ImaginalDisc

It looks Pro-Hart, but wasn't the theme of the dictionary gags that the answer was always inappropriate?

I thought the gag was that it was a definition you weren't expecting, not that it was inappropriate, per se.

I think Non Sequitor may actually be slamming Hart in a very subtle way while giving the appearance of memorializing him. ...but that may just be my prejudices come through.

Mangoose · 23rd April 2007, 06:22 PM

The only cartoonists who were ever funny were Gary Larson and Berke Breathed.

Tanstaafl · 24th April 2007, 01:50 PM

Calvin & Hobbes were great.

rdaneel · 24th April 2007, 03:13 PM

And part of Bill Wattersons brilliance was to know when to quit.

I'm also one who used to like B.C. but it's long past it's expiration date. Overall I think newspaper syndicated comics are dying dinosaurs. There are a few that I still like (Zits, Dilbert, Non-sequitur) but the majority are outclassed by whats being done by webcomics.

Beerina · 27th April 2007, 05:07 PM

I can recall single strips of BC, Haggar, Frank & Earnest, and Wizard of ID that, in spite of their best efforts, actually managed to make me laugh out loud. But compared to Calvin & Hobbes, Dilbert, Far Side, Fox Trot, or Detroit cynic Guindon, they are a pale shade.

Temporal Renegade · 29th April 2007, 08:57 AM

Originally Posted by Beerina

I can recall single strips of BC, Haggar, Frank & Earnest, and Wizard of ID that, in spite of their best efforts, actually managed to make me laugh out loud. But compared to Calvin & Hobbes, Dilbert, Far Side, Fox Trot, or Detroit cynic Guindon, they are a pale shade.

I agree; Guindon was always a personal favourite.

Nice Sir Graves avatar, by the way

8th April 2007, 08:11 PM	#1
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8th April 2007, 09:04 PM	#3
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9th April 2007, 07:22 AM	#5
ImaginalDisc Proactive Untwister of Octagonal Hippopotamus Pants Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Miami, Fl Posts: 10,225	Even his death won't prevent his crappy religious comics from being published? To quote from a much better comic strip artist's signature character, "Argh!"
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9th April 2007, 07:54 AM	#6
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9th April 2007, 06:44 AM	#4
Upchurch Papa Funkosophy Join Date: May 2002 Location: Funky Town (STL, MO) Posts: 23,421	Assuming he died on the 8th (the article was posted on the 9th at 5 in the morning), this was the comic ran on the day he died. I hope he found the answers he was looking for and that he isn't too disappointed.

9th April 2007, 08:12 AM	#7
Tricky Briefly immortal Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The Group W bench Posts: 42,338	Originally Posted by Björn Toulouse Zot !! Brings back old memories of a great humor. Yes, many years ago, BC was funny. The characters were well-developed and the running jokes (like the anteater tongue) were really appealing to the younger set. It's been about fifteen years since he was funny, but I too remember laughing out loud at his jokes. Of course, a lot of that was my juvenile sense of humor. I really thought it was funny that his main female characters were never named, just called "The Cute Chick" and "The Fat Broad".

9th April 2007, 08:51 AM	#8
LibraryLady ...but not JUST a LibraryLady Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Building a house in the common ground Posts: 13,058	Originally Posted by Upchurch Assuming he died on the 8th (the article was posted on the 9th at 5 in the morning), this was the comic ran on the day he died. I hope he found the answers he was looking for and that he isn't too disappointed. He died on the 7th, sorry.
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9th April 2007, 09:17 AM	#9
Tricky Briefly immortal Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The Group W bench Posts: 42,338	Originally Posted by Upchurch Assuming he died on the 8th (the article was posted on the 9th at 5 in the morning), this was the comic ran on the day he died. I hope he found the answers he was looking for and that he isn't too disappointed. Originally Posted by LibraryLady He died on the 7th, sorry. Yeah, but the comics are written at least a week in advance, so in a few days, we should see his "last strip".

9th April 2007, 09:31 AM	#10
hgc Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,985	Originally Posted by Upchurch Assuming he died on the 8th (the article was posted on the 9th at 5 in the morning), this was the comic ran on the day he died. Good Lord, that's dumb -- and incomprehensible -- with a little numerology mixed in. Newsapapers actually run this junk?
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9th April 2007, 10:52 AM	#11
Upchurch Papa Funkosophy Join Date: May 2002 Location: Funky Town (STL, MO) Posts: 23,421	Originally Posted by LibraryLady He died on the 7th, sorry. Oh. Well, this lacks the same semi-irony that the comic on the 8th had.

9th April 2007, 11:59 AM	#12
hgc Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,985	It's a good time to dredge up this classic B.C. thread, http://forums.randi.org/showthread.php?t=15006, wherein I had to defend Hart against the most absurd PC accusation ever cooked up.
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9th April 2007, 12:40 PM	#13
headscratcher4 Philosopher Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: USA Posts: 7,749	Originally Posted by Upchurch Oh. Well, this lacks the same semi-irony that the comic on the 8th had. Oh, I beg to differ. This is the work of a fully mature Hart. All of his incisive social commentary and his eye for the absurdity of the human condition condensed into a few, crisp, comedic panels. Stunning in their spareness, moving in the beauty of their execution. You actually feel like you are in that stone-age cafe. You understand the insult, because we are all daily assulted by insults blithly tossed our way from short-order-cooks, cabbies, airline ticket agents, U.S. Senators and Nobel Prize winners. Simply put, it is a stunning piece of modern art which connects our current human condition to that of our long-past Stone Age brothers and sisters. Fantastic. In its way, it approaches the masterful Ernie Bushmuller’s Nancy in its profound, deep and ultimately bleak explication of life and human relationships. Bravo, Johnny Hart. I say: Hail and farewell!
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9th April 2007, 09:54 PM	#18
ReligionStudent Knitter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NJ Posts: 888	Originally Posted by Kopji I heard a rumor that Jack Chick would be taking over the strip. Funny as anything. I would like to say, that I hated Hart with a passion, I constantly was left offended or just assamed to have read his commics. But its sad he died. I just wish he would have retired from BC and the Wizard of ID (he co-wrote that crap-fest of reiterated jokes from the 50s). BC was once funny, but now its preachy and biggoted, I hope it stops, but am sad he did. (I notice this now, that his comic was titled BC (ignoreing the irony of then Christian cavepeople), that's really an outdated term, it should be BCE, but I guess that would remove Christ as the referenc for everything else on earth. Here's a link to a discussion.

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10th April 2007, 05:46 AM	#20
Glen.Nogami Critical Thinker Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 495	Originally Posted by Beerina Do a reverse search back up the page for "uh-oh", aptly labeled. Oh. sob
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10th April 2007, 09:50 AM	#22
Madalch The Jester Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The wet coast. Posts: 8,694	I used to like BC. Then one day, I was reading a collection of them and stumbled upon one where Wiley is writing one of his poems, in which he explains that ants are black and polar bears are white. Wouldn't it be unnatural to make them integrate? That struck me as a not-so-subtle defense of segregation. I never enjoyed a BC strip again.
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hgc Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,985	Originally Posted by Madalch I used to like BC. Then one day, I was reading a collection of them and stumbled upon one where Wiley is writing one of his poems, in which he explains that ants are black and polar bears are white. Wouldn't it be unnatural to make them integrate? That struck me as a not-so-subtle defense of segregation. I never enjoyed a BC strip again. Holy crap. From what era did that date?
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10th April 2007, 11:37 AM	#24
Madalch The Jester Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The wet coast. Posts: 8,694	Originally Posted by hgc Holy crap. From what era did that date? Couldn't tell you. I read it in 1990, but it was an old collection.
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10th April 2007, 12:14 PM	#25
Kopji Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Mogollon Rim Posts: 7,697	Originally Posted by ReligionStudent Funny as anything. I would like to say, that I hated Hart with a passion, I constantly was left offended or just assamed to have read his commics. But its sad he died. I just wish he would have retired from BC and the Wizard of ID (he co-wrote that crap-fest of reiterated jokes from the 50s). BC was once funny, but now its preachy and biggoted, I hope it stops, but am sad he did. (I notice this now, that his comic was titled BC (ignoreing the irony of then Christian cavepeople), that's really an outdated term, it should be BCE, but I guess that would remove Christ as the referenc for everything else on earth. Here's a link to a discussion. See, that's how these rumor thingies get started. My favorite Hart character was Grog, but I haven't seen a Grog strip in a long time. Maybe with the family taking over he will be back as an atheist.

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23rd April 2007, 12:05 PM	#27
Upchurch Papa Funkosophy Join Date: May 2002 Location: Funky Town (STL, MO) Posts: 23,421	Is this a pro-Hart or anti-Hart comic?

23rd April 2007, 12:19 PM	#28
ImaginalDisc Proactive Untwister of Octagonal Hippopotamus Pants Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Miami, Fl Posts: 10,225	Originally Posted by Upchurch Is this a pro-Hart or anti-Hart comic? It looks Pro-Hart, but wasn't the theme of the dictionary gags that the answer was always inappropriate?
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23rd April 2007, 12:26 PM	#29
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23rd April 2007, 12:34 PM	#30
Upchurch Papa Funkosophy Join Date: May 2002 Location: Funky Town (STL, MO) Posts: 23,421	Originally Posted by ImaginalDisc It looks Pro-Hart, but wasn't the theme of the dictionary gags that the answer was always inappropriate? I thought the gag was that it was a definition you weren't expecting, not that it was inappropriate, per se. I think Non Sequitor may actually be slamming Hart in a very subtle way while giving the appearance of memorializing him. ...but that may just be my prejudices come through.

23rd April 2007, 06:22 PM	#31
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27th April 2007, 05:07 PM	#34
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29th April 2007, 08:57 AM	#35
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