Johnny Hart

The Profile

American cartoonist, creator of the comic strip B.C. and co-creator of The Wizard of Id, noted for minimalist, decisive linework and punchline-driven humor.

Publicly known: American cartoonist; created B.C. (launched 1958) and co-created The Wizard of Id; B.C. is set in a prehistoric world. From the review: admired for essential lines, dry punchlines, and elegant simplicity.

A single, glowing review praises Johnny Hart’s B.C. for its minimalist linework and decisive, elegant drawing, favoring its dry punchlines over Peanuts’ melancholy. It notes the strip’s prehistoric backdrop and hints at deeper themes others have found, while celebrating Hart’s ability to ‘resolve it all with a few lines.’