Growingold With BC: A Celebration Of Johnny Hart

By Johnny Hart

One of the most beloved comic strip of all time is comprehensively collected here for the first time. The strips were hand-picked by the master himself, prior to his death in April 2007. This edition... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1933160683
• ISBN13: 9781933160689
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: Checker Book Publishing Group
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 1.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Easily One Of The Best Cartoon Compilations I've Ever Read

There's no shortage of books compiling comic strips to buy and/or read. When I was much younger, I devoured Doonsebury books whenever I had the chance, amazed to discover what usually required waiting every day to read could be found in large volumes. I have recently read, however, one very special book regarding a very special cartoonist and his cartoon: GrowinGold with B.C. A 50 Year Celebration of Johnny Hart. I highly recommend it. (One item to note: most of the time people refer to the title as "Growing Old With B.C." The cover spells it "GrowinGold," which, from what I've seen from Checker Publishing, is the correct title.) Unlike some Herculean efforts to put together gargantuan books containing every cartoon in a strip's history, this book is very direct and personal. The author himself compiled it, shortly before he passed away. It contains selections of his favorite strips from each decade the strip has been in existence, right up to the present. Think of it as a combination Best Of and Director's Cut. The first section of the book features comments from the friends upon whom the characters were based. What's amazing to me is, not only does it appear Johnny Hart kept in touch with most or all these friends from the 1950s, they wrote jokes and gags for the series throughout its entire history. Clearly Hart was a man with a rich sense of humor who surrounded himself with similarly blessed people. Part of the magic of B.C. was it was funny to look at, not just to read. Even my five-year-old son has enjoyed this book, especially the cover, which depicts B.C. as he was drawn from the beginning of the strip to now, ranging from short and stout to tall and less stout. He takes great pleasure in describing how "the man is growing" from picture to picture. GrowinGold with B.C. would make an excellent gift for yourself or anyone you know. It's very reasonably priced and bring pleasure to friends and family this Christmas season.

These are classic and classy cartoons!

I love cartoons. Johnny Hart is amoung the best of the modern cartoonist and B.C. is one of the best strips. The history and comments accompanying the cartoons are just a bonus.

Johnny Hart's Growingold with B.C., A 50 Year Celebration

Johnny Hart's Growingold with B.C., A 50 Year Celebration, is absolutely excellent. I have read B.C. each morning since 1960 and it has always given me a smile for the day. Thanks Johnny for all your talents that you have shared with us. We miss you very much, but we are thankful you have passed this wonderful cartoon strip to your children, so it can be continued. Thanks for letting me keep smiling each morning.

Johnny Hart Growing Gold

Growingold With BC: A Celebration Of Johnny Hart Some of the best Comic humor I have seen in years. This is the best of Johnny Hart. Book is easy to read and well displayed. Very clever and nostalgic. By the way, there is no religious gags in the entire book.

A sidesplitting overview of Hart's laughter-steeped life's work

Growing Old with B.C.: A 50 Year Celebration is a retrospective and tribute to the long-lived, multiple award-winning newspaper comic strip B.C., starring a gaggle of cavemen and two strong-willed cavewomen. B.C.'s creator and artist Johnny Hart himself designed the cover and engaged in the first round of edits before he passed away. Growing Old with B.C. is more than anthology of the best of the best B.C. strips in the past 50 years; photographs and brief interviews with Hart's friends - many of whom were the direct inspiration for the comic strip's core characters - a short biography of Hart, and even a brief introduction by Hart's wife round out this collection. 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.