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, 7 months ago
Opus… Wake up and see what you are causing
Thirdguy said, 7 months ago
He wants to try his luck with Suzanne Sommers!
Sisyphos said, 7 months ago
Penguin Dreams! Celebrities of the 1980s!
Opus dreams up quite a party!
Tokyo Tengu said, 7 months ago
LOL!!! One of my all time favorite strips!
vwdualnomand said, 7 months ago
we do some crazy stuff when we are asleep. especially, sleepwalkers. plus, some of our dreams are some wild surreal stuff.
Sir Osis of Liver said, 7 months ago
Perrier and asparagus… Opus, you are such a wild animal!
vwdualnomand said, 7 months ago
has anyone seen dogs when they are dreaming? it is prett funny.
twypsi said, 7 months ago
Love the garters on the old fart, first panel!
piksea
said, 7 months ago
Is this the penguin lust we’ve been hearing so much about?
SwimsWithSharks
said, 7 months ago
I believe the penguin has imbibed of excessive pickled herring.
GreggW
said, 7 months ago
Who’s Congressman Johnston?
SeekMocha said, 7 months ago
Congressman Harry Johnston, one of the hundreds of Congressmembers who overdrew their House checking accounts. The implication being that if Congressmembers cannot balance their own personal checking accounts, how can we expect them to create a balanced budget for America.
Vonne Anton said, 7 months ago
The Ambien effect.
MrSulusBrain said, 7 months ago
“Madam”?!? Burton, have you been paying for companionship again? Oh My!
Richdawn said, 7 months ago
Don’t like the new style of the strip…..