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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Brian K
said, 8 months ago
Like we were supposed to read the previous strip Opus, if there WAS one of you walking to the house then we would give you a warning.
Thirdguy said, 8 months ago
He is going to need more than gloves and a mask, a helmet might be in order.
Sisyphos said, 8 months ago
If only we could have, Opus! —Poor (rotten, cheating) Walter!
CHAZ.SHIELDS said, 8 months ago
@Sisyphos
Let’s not be too quick to blame Walter. Ellie Sue may be stalking him!
neatslob said, 8 months ago
@CHAZ.SHIELDS
Unless the woman is delusional, “When we kiss…” would imply it has gone past stalking.
Vonne Anton said, 8 months ago
Yes, Opus, we did see it coming, but you just can’t stop watching a train wreck in progress.
angusdad said, 8 months ago
Reminds me of the time that I came across a letter like that to our mayor from his mistress in the trash…
hariseldon59 said, 8 months ago
I love it when he breaks the fourth wall.