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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Sisyphos said, 3 months ago
Cleverly understated, Opus! I can see why they made you the personals editor.
opuscroakus70 said, 3 months ago
These days she would put him on Craigslist in the"free" section.
Fogger_man said, 3 months ago
Read the sign, Blanche. “Please be tasteful”
I’d prefer Hee Haw to St. Elsewhere any day!
Vonne Anton said, 3 months ago
She found another and thththtppppt she was gone!
goprendek said, 3 months ago
is that anita bryant in the picture on the wall?
goprendek said, 3 months ago
and Hee-Haw was funny as hell. i have them on DVD
goprendek said, 3 months ago
Gloom, Despair and Agony on me,
Deep dark depression, excessive misery,
If it weren’t for bad luck I’d have no luck at all,
Gloom, Despair and Agony on me,
Omnius said, 3 months ago
Joan Collins was a total Babe!
Pigmeat said, 3 months ago
That’s Nancy (just ay “no”) Reagan.
Thirdguy said, 3 months ago
Does this mean that I can buy a new wife?
I have a few wishes on my list too!
djmalloy said, 3 months ago
She must be from Boston. “St Elsewhere” is as good as TV gets, except for Sox games. “Hee Haw” is tasteless dreck.
Night-Gaunt49 said, 3 months ago
@Fogger_man
I watched both Hee Haw and St. Elsewhere.
Teresa said, 3 months ago
Her husband needs one of them there … ‘attitude adjusters’
right up-side the head!
Part of the wedding vows is to ‘cherish’ and his hurtful behavior is anti-charish, to say the least.
No wonder the poor dear’s hair is falling out!
I also enjoyed both St Elsewhere and still do enjoy Hee Haw!
ujean said, 3 months ago
I miss Hee Haw. I missed St. Elsewhere.
dapperdan61
said, 3 months ago
St Elsewhere started the career of such actors as Denzel Washington. Excellent show that paved the way later for such popular medical shows like ER & House.