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
Is it me or is this comic currently unavailable?
Thirdguy said, 7 months ago
It’s you, but then, I guess it’s me too!
Morgil Ravenswing said, 7 months ago
Was yesterday, too. What gives?
capnLaz
said, 7 months ago
ALL of Daily Ink is on the blink for some reason.
dukedoug said, 7 months ago
@Morgil Ravenswing
I had yesterday’s …
OkinawaBob said, 7 months ago
Come on guys, I need my daily Bloom County fix!
jbmlaw said, 7 months ago
Must have been hacked by terrorists.
Vonne Anton said, 7 months ago
…maybe they’re remodeling?…
robert.l.stevens said, 7 months ago
It’s the Purple Peahens of Purgatory….yup…definitely terrorists.
robert.l.stevens said, 7 months ago
Mary Kay Kommandos or the Animal Liberation Front…take your pick.
Brian Fink said, 7 months ago
Wheres Cutter John and the valiant crew of the Enterpoop when you need them?!
Rolf Rykken
said, 7 months ago
uh, I got the Sunday strip by email okay
-leaving us to conclude that Opus must somehow be to blame. Please accept our apologies."“AAARGH! We Think Bill Ate It!
We’re sorry to report that today’s Bloom County strip is missing. A few of the original proofs have not yet been located, leaving some gaps in the Bloom County collection. We’ve checked with the publisher, the creator, Milo and others -
LASTNCLASS said, 7 months ago
FOUND SITE DEDICATED TO BLOOM COUNTY-O-PHILES
www.angelfire.com/vamp/shoopshoop/bloomcounty.html
monster man said, 7 months ago
Oh no I love Bloom County! Come back!
comicnut4636 said, 7 months ago
@LASTNCLASS
Thanks for the great link!!!