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Goodman Pictures to Adapt Classic Comics into Animation

4/2/2026

Summary

Story summary

Goodman Pictures and director Tim Johnson's new company, Underneath the Umbrella Productions, will adapt B.C. and Wizard of Id, along with Walter Wangerin Jr.'s The Book of the Dun Cow.
Tim Johnson will co-write and direct the animated Wizard of Id, set in a medieval kingdom.
Joe Goodman calls these works culturally significant, noting their popularity endures.
Hart's daughter Patti expresses excitement about introducing these classics to new audiences.

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Story summary

Goodman Pictures and director Tim Johnson's new company, Underneath the Umbrella Productions, will adapt B.C. and Wizard of Id, along with Walter Wangerin Jr.'s The Book of the Dun Cow.
Tim Johnson will co-write and direct the animated Wizard of Id, set in a medieval kingdom.
Joe Goodman calls these works culturally significant, noting their popularity endures.
Hart's daughter Patti expresses excitement about introducing these classics to new audiences.