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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opuscroakus70 said, 4 months ago
Wait until Dad brings home Stormee with two E’s…
vwdualnomand said, 4 months ago
lol
Thirdguy said, 4 months ago
Nice to know that someone besides Steve is getting some, on this strip.
Sisyphos said, 4 months ago
If Binkley’s dad wasn’t psychologically castrated by his wife, his son is doing the job! He needs a lock on his bedroom door!
James
said, 4 months ago
Does anyone born after this strip was originally published even know who Valentino is?
Steve Plegge said, 4 months ago
Valentino Rossi!
james123tipton said, 4 months ago
@opuscroakus70
or, God forbid, Misti with an “i”.
Leshka said, 4 months ago
@james123tipton
How about some good, old fashioned names, like Candi or Bambi?
DavidGBA said, 4 months ago
sooo busted!
Omnius said, 4 months ago
Funny turn around where the parent gets grilled.
Tacopielvr said, 4 months ago
@James
They should. I knew all about famous people who were celeberties that died long before I was born, and I was born long ago.
dbig 1oohh said, 4 months ago
@James
Mussolini.He wasn’t exactly a Romeo for the people.
Clotty Peristalt said, 4 months ago
It’s time to fight the pussification of the western male, dad, and give your son the swift kicking he deserves.
opuscroakus70 said, 4 months ago
@james123tipton
Stormee appeared here: http://www.gocomics.com/bloomcounty/2010/05/24
morosemoose said, 4 months ago
@opuscroakus70
And Binkley will be appalled with two ’P’s