Hart’s most famous and most controversial strips, in fact, paired his cavemen with references to Christ, Christmas, Easter (or Resurrection Sunday, if you prefer), etc.
All things that happened a mere 2,000 years ago (approximately).
Further to earlier: B.C.‘s been running for 55 years. I’ve been following for 50+/-. What appeals was Hart’s wit/humor about his caveman society, and so his ability to allude to the present. Without being blatant. As could Schulz and Watterson.
This comic strip has always muddled up the eras, and that was always a part of its charm. For example, when Thor turned his wheel into a large gear like object, laid a string of blocks (ties) along the ground to roll the gear over and called it a “choo choo”, or every September they would celebrate labour day by doing some work (“Let’s get it over with”).
Not only have outrageous anachronisms been a part of this strip’s humor since the fifties, but we shouldn’t lose sight of the fact that its title, “B.C.,” refers to the name of the strip’s main character, not the time period in which it’s set.
rf_eq over 11 years ago
the MHC, Mini Hadron Collider?
Plods with ...™ over 11 years ago
God’ll get you for that.
tuna1 over 11 years ago
Looks like one of them cushions for people with hemorrhoids…
wbtthefrog over 11 years ago
The hadron collider assumes that theory for what molecules, and even atoms, are made up of has been completed.
jtviper7 over 11 years ago
A hula hoop for wolfe…
guxdude over 11 years ago
Sheldon Cooper would love one of those!
halh Premium Member over 11 years ago
Drawings and humor – both degenerating. Good luck, Mason.
krbuza over 11 years ago
Hart’s most famous and most controversial strips, in fact, paired his cavemen with references to Christ, Christmas, Easter (or Resurrection Sunday, if you prefer), etc.
All things that happened a mere 2,000 years ago (approximately).
Spooky D Cat over 11 years ago
Oh no! Comics.com readers being forced to think or look something up on Google! Oh the humanity!
Joan32 over 11 years ago
Not Historical but Hysterical!
halh Premium Member over 11 years ago
Further to earlier: B.C.‘s been running for 55 years. I’ve been following for 50+/-. What appeals was Hart’s wit/humor about his caveman society, and so his ability to allude to the present. Without being blatant. As could Schulz and Watterson.
Rickapolis over 11 years ago
I thought it said ‘hardon collider’. Guess my mind is still in the gutter.
joegeethree over 11 years ago
It’s a ninja frisbee and he hasn’t figured out yet that it’s a weapon.
pbuckland Premium Member over 11 years ago
This comic strip has always muddled up the eras, and that was always a part of its charm. For example, when Thor turned his wheel into a large gear like object, laid a string of blocks (ties) along the ground to roll the gear over and called it a “choo choo”, or every September they would celebrate labour day by doing some work (“Let’s get it over with”).
Cartoonacy over 11 years ago
Not only have outrageous anachronisms been a part of this strip’s humor since the fifties, but we shouldn’t lose sight of the fact that its title, “B.C.,” refers to the name of the strip’s main character, not the time period in which it’s set.
Hunter7 over 11 years ago
Boson was and is here before BC…..