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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dukedoug said, 10 months ago
Ooooh !! Top Class !!
(“MoOOoosse …”)
simpsonfan2 said, 10 months ago
But how much does it cost to fly to Albuquerque?
Orion said, 10 months ago
Depends upon if you take that left turn at Albuquerque or not…That always seems to lead to trouble.
Orion
Sisyphos said, 10 months ago
Hey, when you’re just starting out, a gig’s a gig!
einarbt7 said, 10 months ago
What, that is not too bad, is it?
Thirdguy said, 10 months ago
@simpsonfan2
Who said anything about flying?
Everyone in the Pinto!!
Troy Young said, 10 months ago
They’ll leave a light on for ya.
MrSulusBrain said, 10 months ago
After Albuquerque, it’s Bob’s Country Bunker where they open for The Good Old Boys! Don’t forget your union cards boys!
Mitchtheone said, 10 months ago
The tour you could only hope to be in a coma for……
Vonne Anton said, 10 months ago
Sadly, this turned out to be the only real show the Boingers played. It sold out, too! You can buy the official t-shirt.
dfrechet said, 10 months ago
Yeeha! Rawhide! They need Jake and Elwood.
robert tinsley said, 10 months ago
@simpsonfan2
I think Breathed was still living in Iowa City when this strip was done. flying out of the Cedar Rapids Airport is expencive. If you book a buisness class a week or so ahead Its about $1400.00 now
sandflea said, 10 months ago
After they leave Albuquerque, they can do an encore performance for Sheriff Joe in Phoenix……….
If they got their papers.
MrSulusBrain said, 10 months ago
@sandflea
Papers? We don’t need no stinking papers!
cybergal29 said, 10 months ago
@Orion
GIGGLE! SNERK! So I am not the only one who remembers that!