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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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dukedoug said, 4 months ago
AGAIN … ??? (Spoken in the voice of Rocky the Rocket Squirrel.)
K.C. Fahel said, 4 months ago
@dukedoug
As soon as I read your post…that’s what I heard in my head! LOL
Brian K
said, 4 months ago
Apology accepted… This time
Sisyphos said, 4 months ago
So often! He must be addicted….
Omnius said, 4 months ago
Is Bloom County now only a weekday publication? If so then maybe just don’t put out anything like this feeble excuse so we don’t get annoyed. Make like the Pigborn cartoon that only posts cartoons on weekdays but makes no excuses on the weekends.
Ray Thomas said, 4 months ago
I think they’re getting ready to trash this strip.
Gailed said, 4 months ago
Maybe a replacement strip is in order?
scottbruce said, 4 months ago
Hmm, kinda like the Nixon tapes.
Habogee said, 4 months ago
They state that some of the original proofs have not been located. This is a classic strip. If they miss one once in a while, just skip to the next one. What’s the point of bitching and moaning about it?
sandflea said, 4 months ago
@Habogee
Because its fun to bitch and moan. These people are supposed to be running daily updates. Is that too much to ask for?
Parson1 said, 4 months ago
Is this were I bitch and moan about the comics I read for free each day not being available?
crazedwork said, 4 months ago
Bastards.
F H
said, 4 months ago
Ackkkkk….
Horst Hrubbisch said, 4 months ago
“Spit.”
sumalastbetty
said, 4 months ago
Why so often? Is he sick?