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, 6 months ago
The shot makes the whole thing a nightmare
rayannina said, 6 months ago
Best closet anxiety ever!
TheSkulker
said, 6 months ago
But why is he smiling in the last panel?
capnLaz
said, 6 months ago
Because he hasn’t seen his shot…
Sisyphos said, 6 months ago
Nightmares? Anxieties? —This is more like The Great Night Terror from Hell!
Thirdguy said, 6 months ago
It only hurts for a second, or so.
vwdualnomand said, 6 months ago
could be a lumbar puncture aka spinal tap.
neatslob said, 6 months ago
When I was about five getting my tonsils out, a nurse came in and said “Here’s your little oucher!” then shishkabobbed my rear.
henebry said, 6 months ago
When I read this years ago, in the 80s, I assumed he spoke the final words just before seeing the needle. Now that I’m older and more perverse, I wonder …. could the needle be the fantasy? Bottoms up!
Vonne Anton said, 6 months ago
Looks like a small rocket…what planet is she sending his bottom to? (Go ahead and say it…you know you want to….)
Omnius said, 6 months ago
Binkley will be singing “The needle and the damage done” right soon.
Dragoncat
said, 6 months ago
Talk about “having a taste of Heaven before going to Hades”!
THEVIC IOUSDOUG MARTIG said, 6 months ago
OK, OK, I’ll take all your posts at face value, Now please, clear this for me, what in Hades is inside that humongous stickaroo!
lin4869
said, 6 months ago
@THEVIC IOUSDOUG MARTIG
Doesn’t matter—it’s his nightmare. :-)
MagicFan said, 3 months ago
@Vonne Anton
I don’t.