The Best of the Wizard of Id

This is a collection of the very best of Johnny Hart's award winning comic strip specially selected by his family with strips taken from the 70s, 80s, 90s and noughties. Set in the oppressed, shabby, medieval kingdom of Id, the strips follow the ups and downs of the everyday lives of peoples of Id, from 'King' the dwarfish, tyrannical king, to Wiz - his wizard, Sir Rodney - his chief knight in faded armour, and a whole smorgasbord of dingbats, shysters, failed jesters and perpetually disgruntled peasants. And although set a thousand years in the past, the strip's humour often takes a satirical tour of modern day life and American culture.

Taking an idea from a deck of playing cards to create the first few strips of The Wizard of Id. The strip was first syndicated on November 9, 1964, drawn by Parker and co-written by Parker and Hart. In 1997 Brant Parker passed his writing duties on to his son Jeff Parker, who had already been involved with creating Id for a decade.