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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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Sisyphos said, 8 months ago
Take him out, Mrs. Limekiller! —Out for a delicious breakfast of Georgia avocados, I mean!
Thirdguy said, 8 months ago
She’ll need a new flat screen soon anyway.
masterskrain said, 8 months ago
Please, Mrs. Limekiller, turn on the Kardashians, and open fire!
DaBoogadie said, 8 months ago
pre-Al Roker.
Sir Osis of Liver said, 8 months ago
Mrs. Limekiller, you are still sitting in your rocking chair. Watch out for the recoil!
Pigman said, 8 months ago
I don’t mind him going on about fruits, but creating Ronald McDonald – that was unforgivable.
BluePumpkin said, 8 months ago
@Sir Osis of Liver
Funniest mental image of the day! :)
MrSulusBrain said, 8 months ago
Go for it Mrs. “L”, shoot him right in the Smuckers…if you know what I mean.
Brian K
said, 8 months ago
If she were a gamer, she’ll act out on her 25th time playing any violent video game.
WallFlower05 said, 8 months ago
So many of my friends (I’m 16) ask me what Opus is when I mention it… My brothers and I grew up reading Opus comic books and The Far Side. We still have those books, and even though I have them memorized, I still enjoy reading them. I know this series, andOpus getting married, like the back of my hand.
Tacopielvr said, 8 months ago
I love avacodos any time of the day!
angusdad said, 8 months ago
Haven’t we all wanted to take Willard out at some time?
cybergal29 said, 8 months ago
@WallFlower05
I have all of the “Bloom County” books and still enjoy reading them :-)
Doctor Why said, 8 months ago
@WallFlower05
I’m a bit of a Far Side fan myself. They’re hard to find outside of the internet though.