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
No need for a lie detector, find out if someone’s lying according to their nose
Sisyphos said, 8 months ago
We need more politicians like Senator Bedfellow! —Ones whose noses sprout when they lie!
capnLaz
said, 8 months ago
Lying thru their teeth isn’t obvious enough!
scottbruce said, 8 months ago
My polition’s noses don’t grow but their lips move.
Vonne Anton said, 8 months ago
WOW! Dupe the Press! This harkens back to the day when the media wasn’t complicit in the political lies. Those were the days!
DaBoogadie said, 8 months ago
That would certainly change the face of Washington.
Thirdguy said, 8 months ago
Mitt’s nose would be around the block by now!
neatslob said, 8 months ago
After debates they could determine the final winners by nose-jousting.
Bailey said, 8 months ago
It’s what WE nose (knows) that matters, ain’t it? Just sayin’.
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Vote, people. Just vote.
James
said, 8 months ago
Politics never changes.
bgby4884 said, 8 months ago
Yeah! Ain’t that the truth Vonne! Stunning how the media does a better job campaigning for the prez than his own party does! And did you see the love fest from ‘The View’ ladies? Or SNL?
BluePumpkin said, 8 months ago
@James
I used to think that too, but politics have changed . . . it’s gotten worse.
Vonne Anton said, 8 months ago
@bgby4884
Well…I think it’s all of them slanting their news to fit whatever candidate they like.
ronald rini
said, 8 months ago
it kind of make you wish there were witches that can do that
Notsoastute said, 8 months ago
Or as Pinochio’s girl friend said to him: “Lie to me! Lie to me!”