B.C. by Mastroianni and Hart for July 13, 2009

Something seems different with the drawing today. This has far more pen strokes and detail than BC back 30 or so years ago.

Reminds me of the old WB cartoons with Wile E. Coyote and the sheepdog where they would clock in and out.

@iamtxmilady:

D’oh! I stand corrected. As a kid I always thought that Wile E. Coyote played the part of Ralph (see gmartin997).

Both characters were created by Chuck Jones. WB said that Jones used the same design for both, but Ralph had a red nose and Wile E. had a black nose.

“Ralph” was so-named for a WB employee who was very punctual about clocking in and out.

That wasn’t Wiley. It was Sam, the sheepdog, and Ralph, the wolf. He just looked like his cousin, the coyote.

Still you can’t beat those cartoons they’re classics to enjoy again and again.

Kind of like Astro coloring his fur to play Scooby-Doo or Precious Pup playing Dick Dastardly’s sidekick Muttley.

Yes, this DOES use a lot more detail than usual even for Jonny Hart’s heirs. Are we about to see a “sea change” in the overall style of the strip?

Pop Quiz kiddies: Astro was known by another name in one episode. What was that name? Bonus point: What was his reaction to it?

Tralfaz?

Correct! There was an episode about him being once own by weathly man who won him back from the Jetsons in a custody case.

Last Friday’s strip had a tad more detail in the panel as well, but not to the degree of today’s.

It’s certainly not distracting,and in this day and age of shrinking comics, it’s is rare to find a daily with MORE detail added. Most are barebone renderings now, with Gasoline Alley being one of the exceptions.

Two vultures work on searching, finding and eating the dead bodies after and before they clock in and out. I think that looks so funny!

Jor-El said, about 10 hours ago

Reminds me of the old WB cartoons with Wile E. Coyote and the sheepdog where they would clock in and out.

Yeah, I do remember about that. I used to watch it on the TV when I was kid. I think it was so classic and hilarious! Love it! :-) Ching! time to work and then, Ching! time to get off from work! LOLs!

drwatson - You do know Johnny Hart passed away a year or so ago and that even though it says ‘BC by Hart’ it’s really BC by Mason, don’t you? Don’t mean to offend, just not sure if you heard. We’re going to spend the next six months wailing and crying about Jackson but no one said much when Hart passed away. A good man who wasnt afraid to put God in his comic. I like the way Mason has picked up the torch and carries on a proud tradition.