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, 5 months ago
It’s like taking the blame for someone else
rayannina said, 5 months ago
Serves Ronald right.
Paula R. Stiles
said, 5 months ago
Well, you did your best, Opus. Just hope she doesn’t call back.
vwdualnomand said, 5 months ago
some years back, i got a call like that at 2 am, went to voicemail, since it was 2 am. some guy’s wife was yelling about him, threatening him that she will leave him and take the kids, all the derogatory words about the other woman, etc…
MrSulusBrain said, 5 months ago
What gal doesn’t melt at the very thought of “nookie nibbles”?
masterskrain said, 5 months ago
My cell phone is just one digit away from the legal aid services number from where I used to live in Florida.
I used to get the most interesting messages on my
voice-mail…
JoeCoolLives said, 5 months ago
Poor Opus…that’s what can happen when you just try to live the simple life an’ stay well under the radar of unfortunate drama…Ol’ Ronald will work things out if it’s meant to be, although he may have to get uncharacteristically creative if his drama-queen girlfriend needs an explanation of his offer to “ravish her nose with nookie nibbles.” …Hee Hee Hee
tsandl said, 5 months ago
Weasle?
thebird55 said, 5 months ago
@tsandl
Weasel out: To evade or avoid a job or responsibility. (Example) Don’t try to weasel out of your responsibility!
Caldonia
said, 5 months ago
nose..nookie nibbles… (writing down to request the act from future boyfriend)
Teresa said, 5 months ago
Mmmmmmm! Nookie Nibbles!
sigh!
Colonel Claus
said, 5 months ago
Old number was a digit away from the public golf course. I had fun giving tee times.
Sisyphos said, 5 months ago
Nice of ol’ Opus to help Ronald out! What else could possibly do it, if not nose nookie nibbles?!
thebird55 said, 4 months ago
The last four of our old number was 4521. A local attorney’s office (Nixon & Nixon) is 4251. I would give people the correct number, which would take them aback a little. And I would even call N&N to tell them of messages that would get left on our answering machine (and then voice mail, after we got it).