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
There’s no such thing as outdoor privacy anymore
exoticdoc2 said, 6 months ago
He’s dead.
thebird55 said, 6 months ago
Well, who wouldn’t?
Rodney said, 6 months ago
“To know oneself is the ultimate form of loathing”…
Sisyphos said, 6 months ago
What’s with the bias against armadillos?
And, what committee would that be?
Thirdguy said, 6 months ago
No guy on earth, who is about to get lucky, is going to start complaining about the source of his luck.
vwdualnomand said, 6 months ago
girls snore? and, they snore like a sick horse?
D-squared said, 6 months ago
Imagine what an armadillo would have said?
el_flesh said, 6 months ago
This must have been the beginning of the end … cos Bobbi didn’t stick around
Sir Osis of Liver said, 6 months ago
The Captain of the Starship Enterpoop should have ordered his crew to beam back to the ship before boldly trying to go to second base…
MrSulusBrain said, 6 months ago
@Sir Osis of Liver
“and the truth shall set you free”…speaking of free, I believe the Captain will have a bunch of free time this weekend!
Omnius said, 6 months ago
With friends like this who needs enemies?
Tacopielvr said, 6 months ago
Lol, thats so me and my last girlfriend.
Vonne Anton said, 6 months ago
What? They were moved by the tenderness of the moment to break into the chorus of a Jimmy Buffet song. (Sounds like it could be one!)
Night-Gaunt49 said, 6 months ago
There is no such thing as perfection. Humans just think there is.