NEW YORK Brant Parker, who worked on "The Wizard of Id" comic with Johnny Hart, died yesterday at the age of 86.

 

His death came just eight days after Hart died at the age of 76.

 

Creators Syndicate distributes "The Wizard of Id" to more than 1,200 newspapers. Creators President Rick Newcombe said in a statement: "Brant was a truly innovative mind in the comics world. The artistry he displayed in 'The Wizard of Id' was remarkable for its consistency and creativity."

 

The Los Angeles-born Parker -- who won the National Cartoonists Society's 1984 Reuben Award as top cartoonist -- also worked as a newspaper staff artist, editorial cartoonist, magazine cartoonist, greeting card artist, IBM advertising/promotion person, and at Walt Disney Productions during his career.

 

The 43-year-old "Wizard of Id," like Hart's 49-year-old "B.C." comic, will be continued by family members.

Wild, and maybe fitting, that he and Hart went out at the same time.

 

I personally wish their strips would end as well, or better yet go into perpetual reruns like Schultz' Peanuts. Family or no, the next generation to take on a strip tends to be lackluster at best and gawdawful at worst.

Wild, and maybe fitting, that he and Hart went out at the same time.

 

I personally wish their strips would end as well, or better yet go into perpetual reruns like Schultz' Peanuts. Family or no, the next generation to take on a strip tends to be lackluster at best and gawdawful at worst.

 

Well, if you were reading BC or Wizard of Id you had problems already.

Well, if you were reading BC or Wizard of Id you had problems already.

 

I already voiced my opinion that Johnny Hart's best work on BC was almost 30 years ago. And I'd say Id peaked about 10 years after that. So, as inconsequential as both of those strips were in recent years, it will likely be that much worse when family members take over the creative roles.