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, 4 months ago
The 5th part of the strip was the frightening part of all
Sisyphos said, 4 months ago
Michael Binkley has his priorities straight in the dreamscape. Now if he could just apply those to his Closet of Anxieties….
Tacopielvr said, 4 months ago
I’m old. My dreams of Joan Collins were a bit different than that.
SwimsWithSharks
said, 4 months ago
I looked it up. Joan is now on her 5th marriage.
Ah, to live the fantasy life.
SwimsWithSharks
said, 4 months ago
She got married once in the 50’s, once in the 60’s, once in the 70’s, once in the 80’s, skipped the 90’s, and once in 2002.
sandflea said, 4 months ago
Hello, Mommy Dearest.
Thirdguy said, 4 months ago
In her day, she wasn’t so bad, and then she got badder!
jadoo823 said, 4 months ago
@SwimsWithSharks
…well, she’s getting older, you get tired a lot easier you know…
Vonne Anton said, 4 months ago
A ‘B Movie’ Monsterfest! Probably directed by Roger Corman.
cybergal29 said, 4 months ago
@Brian K
Oh, yeah!
Dragoncat
said, 4 months ago
Don’t tell me SHE’S the “divorced tart” Dad was “talking” with Yesterday!!!!
Dragoncat
said, 4 months ago
The worst part is… They’re perfect for each other!
vwdualnomand said, 4 months ago
joan isn’t that bad.
basicallystupid15 said, 4 months ago
He woke up just in time. It was turning into a wet dream of mine from years ago.
ujean said, 4 months ago
A “Valley Of the Dolls” leftover is nothing compared to the waking nightmare Dad’s going to bring home.