The Wizard of Id nails it on TPA--

[Jackpine Radical]

[malthaussen]

1. As an earlier strip had it...

"Sire! The peasants are revolting!"
*Sigh* "Tell me about it."

-- Mal

[Jackpine Radical]

2. I know. In fact, I found the one above while searching for your version.

[malthaussen]

3. Hart and Parker were good.

Wizard of Id and B.C. have always been two of my favorite strips. Hart was a committed Christian, but never heavy-handed with it (well, at least not in earlier strips). He was great at breaking the fourth wall.

-- Mal

[KittyWampus]

4. I also liked the artwork. A lot.

[malthaussen]

5. One of my B.C. collections discusses Hart's minimalist style.

He got a little more elaborate after time, but in his early work, the bare-bones art is brilliant. Kind of like Doonesbury in that. Once Trudeau got someone else to handle the art, the strip art became more rivet-counting. Not bad, mind you, but not the same.

-- Mal

[rock]

6. I don't remember the strip but you'll recognize the joke

"What's their faviorite sport?"
"Bullfighting."
"Revolting!"
"No, that's number two."

[Gothmog]

7. Great cartoon