Bloom County, a 1980s cartoon-comic strip that dealt with socio-political issues as seen through the eyes of highly exaggerated characters (e.g. Bill the Cat and Opus the Penguin) and humorous analogies.
Creator Berkeley Breathed's first regularly published strip, Academia Waltz, appeared in the Daily Texan in 1978. The strip attracted notice from the editors of the Washington Post who recruited him to do a nationally syndicated strip. On December 8, 1980, Bloom County made its debut and featured some of the characters from Academia Waltz, including former frat-boy Steve Dallas and the paraplegic Vietnam War veteran Cutter John.
Bloom County earned Berkeley the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning in 1987. The strip eventually appeared in over 1,200 newspapers around the world until he retired the daily strip in 1989, stating, "A good comic strip is no more eternal than a ripe melon. The ugly truth is that in most cases, comics age less gracefully than their creators". The comic continues in recirculation on GoComics!
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Bliss by Harry Bliss
Bo Nanas by John Kovaleski
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Bruno Zeigerts said, about 22 hours ago
Instead of Barry Manilow, may we humbly suggest Justin Beiber? Or(insert person of your choice.)
surfstuff55 said, about 21 hours ago
The difference between THEN, and NOW. In a few more years they’ll be after someone else’s powdered nose.
thebird55 said, about 21 hours ago
Spanish Manilow? Can’t be as good as Spanish Fry.
http://www.watchcartoononline.com/futurama-episode-512-spanish-fry
hariseldon59 said, about 20 hours ago
@Bruno Zeigerts
Yeah, but of course this strip was published close to a decade before Bieber was born.
Brian K
said, about 18 hours ago
In sure he forgives you Opus
Sisyphos said, about 18 hours ago
Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy. Opus, you handled that Zortian Merchandising Division guy perfectly.
George Tirebiter said, about 17 hours ago
@Sisyphos
…but I’d wash that hand if I were you…
K.C. Fahel said, about 16 hours ago
@hariseldon59
Intellectually, I know you’re right, but…ow. Now I feel old.
ypoons7666 said, about 15 hours ago
Ahhhhhhhh – - the eternal Manilow… Phhhhttt !
Omnius said, about 14 hours ago
A shame that alien didn’t take barry Manilow way back then so much garbage music could have been avoided. Now if the alien would only come back and offer to take Justin Bieber and Taylor UnSwift away that sure would be good music for my ears.
sarah413 said, about 13 hours ago
Maybe not, but rhino horns are rumored to do the same. Cure cancer as well (according to a doctor in Viet Nam). Sadly, the rhino will be gone within a decade if the poaching rate continues. Problem is the levels of graft and corruption are high and some of those entrusted to the rhinos protection are easily bought out.
Redkaycei Repoc said, about 12 hours ago
I know species go extinct, a lot…. but I do wish man didn’t feel we had to help so many along.
ChukLitl
said, about 11 hours ago
There’s an elk ranch, near South Fork, Colorado, that makes more $ selling antlers to China than they do selling meat locally.
hariseldon59 said, about 11 hours ago
Of course the joke here has as much to do with Barry Manilow’s prominent nose as it does with his music.
vwdualnomand said, about 11 hours ago
but, barry writes the songs that make the whole world sing. and, he needs mandy who came and gave without taking, but he sent her away. and spent a weekend in new england. and, he also met this girl named lola, who was a showgirl at the copacabana, the hottest spot north of havana.