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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dukedoug said, 4 months ago
Opus the Cat … Bill the Penguin … ???
thebird55 said, 4 months ago
@dukedoug
Yeah, that’s definitely from a contaminated specimen.
surfstuff55 said, 4 months ago
Just why was Bill licking Opus to have Opus cells on his tongue?
Sisyphos said, 4 months ago
“No Bad Cats.”
Oh, joy! Welcome back, most noble cat! Ack!
Bob
said, 4 months ago
I think some of those “minor setbacks” are roaming my neighborhood.
James
said, 4 months ago
The creature lives!
twypsi said, 4 months ago
The brain came from Abby someone. Yes that’s it, Abby Normal! Young Frankenstein!
Penny Robinson Fan Club said, 4 months ago
I always like the second one, with all the feet!
dfrechet said, 4 months ago
@surfstuff55
Don’t ask, and please, somebody, don’t tell!
jadoo823 said, 4 months ago
…scary thing really is, since this strip was first penned, cats have INDEED been cloned, a few by people devastated by the loss of beloved pets, trying to ‘bring them back’……
Vonne Anton said, 4 months ago
Zombie Bill, indeed. “It’s alive! It’s alive, I say! Alllllliiiiiiivvvvveeeee!!!!!”
Caldonia
said, 4 months ago
If I did a Dr. Frankenstein kinda thing, would it help me sleep? Cuz the Ambien does nothing for me…
AStarofDestiny said, 4 months ago
@jadoo823
That’s just disturbing, considering all the unwanted animals waiting for a good home!
jadoo823 said, 4 months ago
@AStarofDestiny
…I think so too, but I try to not judge other people who are grieving, somebody who goes to those lengths are probably suffering from other underlying problems…I’d hate to walk in their shoes…