Mason Mastroianni, Johnny Hart’s oldest grandson, returned home to the town where both he and his grandfather grew up to write and draw B.C. With an Emmy award for computer graphics animation under his belt, Mason is an accomplished artist who attended illustration courses at Rhode Island School of Design and has won many local and state art competitions. His pen and ink illustrations are on permanent display in several upstate New York museums and colleges.
On April 7, 2007, Johnny Hart passed away quietly at his drawing board doing what he loved. Since that day, Johnny’s wife, Bobby, has brought together a team of family members, headed up by Mason, which includes her two daughters, Perri Hart and Patti Pomeroy, and her youngest grandson, Mick Mastroianni.
Johnny’s youngest daughter, Perri, worked with her dad, writing and producing B.C. for over two decades. While peeking over her dad’s shoulder, she picked up his style of lettering. Perri continues to write, letter and color B.C. while pursuing a career in fine art photography. You can visit her website at www.perrihartstudio.com.
Mick Mastroianni, Johnny’s youngest grandson, writes B.C. gags that hark back to his grandfather’s clever sense of humor in the early days of the strip. Mick also created and writes his own comic strip, The Dogs of C Kennel, currently in development on Creators' website, www.creators.com. Mick recently brought Mason on board to illustrate C Kennel. You can find C Kennel merchandise at the C Kennel Cafe Press store.
Patti Pomeroy is Johnny’s oldest daughter. Patti’s claim to fame is that she is “Johnny Hart’s daughter and Mason Mastroianni’s mother.” Under Bobby’s guidance, Patti works behind the scenes on the operational demands of the business including the new website.
Together, the family is working to maintain the quality and hilarity of one of the world’s most popular comic strips.
