E&P: BC’s Immediate Publishing Plans

Editor & Publisher has an update on the immediate plans for the late Johnny Hart's feature B.C.. Apparently, dailies were done up to April 28 and Sundays until May 20. Six weeks of dailies and Sundays selected by the family as a tribute to the cartoonist will extend the feature until June 9 and July 1, respectively. The new strips created by members of the family will continue after that.

Given that it's unclear exactly who will be working on the strip and in what capacity beyond it staying within the Hart family, and the rigors of daily production, a six week buffer seems smart. It's also interesting to note that Hart wasn't working ahead a significant amount on the strip, as I know some older cartoonists with non-topical strips sometimes work well ahead, one might guess to better negotiate any non-productive periods brought on for whatever reason. As I recall, Reg Smythe of Andy Capp had worked ahead more than a year at the time of his passing. That's an observation, not a criticism; certainly anyone contributing to a pair of strips for multiple decades would have developed a way of working that best suited their skills and temperament.
 
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