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the first new bloom county in 25 years! (Original Post) rdking647 Jul 2015 OP
yea opus is back Romeo.lima333 Jul 2015 #1
for how long? Forever? :D:D roguevalley Jul 2015 #62
Bloom County was a breath of fresh air during the Reagan years Art_from_Ark Jul 2015 #2
I loved his strips on the invasion of Grenada yurbud Jul 2015 #29
My fave was when Oliver hacked into the New York Times TlalocW Jul 2015 #33
That one always stuck with me as well. Pacifist Patriot Jul 2015 #38
Oh gods yes! kenfrequed Jul 2015 #54
25 years later, Schafly is still very much alive... London Lover Man Jul 2015 #60
One of my favorites was their rock group, "Deathtöngue" Art_from_Ark Jul 2015 #63
Life just became 37% less sucky Kelvin Mace Jul 2015 #3
YAAAAAAAAAA..... StandingInLeftField Jul 2015 #4
kicking! Tripper11 Jul 2015 #5
If Trump does nothing else n2doc Jul 2015 #6
Yay! octoberlib Jul 2015 #7
One of my all-time favorite comic strips! Ferretherder Jul 2015 #8
this makes Jon Stewart's leaving a little easier to take! dorkzilla Jul 2015 #9
he's super fan friendly Adenoid_Hynkel Jul 2015 #11
And for the trifecta....Bill Watterson and Calvin and Hobbes Lochloosa Jul 2015 #16
Yesss! Hekate Jul 2015 #42
My second favorite toon. The Jungle 1 Jul 2015 #48
Yup. C&H and Bloom County made the comics page hifiguy Jul 2015 #51
Was thinking *EXACTLY* the same thing - C&H needs to return... London Lover Man Jul 2015 #58
This makes me so damned happy I could JackInGreen Jul 2015 #10
Has it really been 25 years? Cirque du So-What Jul 2015 #12
25 with an asterisk. "Outland" ran Sundays until '95 with many of the same characters. Gidney N Cloyd Jul 2015 #17
Yes, I followed Outland Cirque du So-What Jul 2015 #35
Hooray! NV Whino Jul 2015 #13
The Cat Is Back!! sarge43 Jul 2015 #14
Ack....just in time! ChazInAz Jul 2015 #27
Woohoo! hifiguy Jul 2015 #52
K&R Starry Messenger Jul 2015 #15
This is the best news since Trump said he was running SCantiGOP Jul 2015 #18
K&R Bloom County is back!!! raouldukelives Jul 2015 #19
Thank you, thank you, thank you! mountain grammy Jul 2015 #20
The cartoonists have always been great at showing the truth at the root erronis Jul 2015 #49
Outstanding! Way too many easy targets around, these days. (nt) Paladin Jul 2015 #21
So glad... The Polack MSgt Jul 2015 #22
Totally unexpected.......... Here's the link: https://www.facebook.com/berkeleybreathed burfman Jul 2015 #23
Boy does that ever make my day. Still In Wisconsin Jul 2015 #24
Excellent! progressoid Jul 2015 #25
My 25 year nightmare is FINALLY over! Shadowflash Jul 2015 #26
where? yurbud Jul 2015 #28
I second that question. Chiyo-chichi Jul 2015 #32
It might be awoke_in_2003 Jul 2015 #36
Hallelujah! Moral Compass Jul 2015 #30
Now if they can return Calvin and Hobbes London Lover Man Jul 2015 #31
Will Bill and Opus make another run in 2016?... cascadiance Jul 2015 #34
I had that t shirt. nt awoke_in_2003 Jul 2015 #37
Bloom county had a lot of cartoons at Colonel Sanders' KFC... cascadiance Jul 2015 #39
OOOOH! Bernie and Bill!! Mbrow Jul 2015 #59
K&R Stardust Jul 2015 #40
Can't wait for that Deathtongue reunion FlyByNight Jul 2015 #41
You mean "Billy and the Boingers". PeaceNikki Jul 2015 #46
Woot! Hekate Jul 2015 #43
YAY! BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2015 #44
One of his best was Opus and W have an accidental swap of LuckyLib Jul 2015 #45
I am still hurting, my pain is deep. The Jungle 1 Jul 2015 #47
Face it. Once you've had Bad Breath, nothing else quite satisfies. n/t sarge43 Jul 2015 #61
Oh joy! Oh bliss! colorado_ufo Jul 2015 #50
Woo hoo! They're back!!! Feeling the Bern Jul 2015 #53
Delightful. aikoaiko Jul 2015 #55
opus for VEEP Babel_17 Jul 2015 #56
I've been waiting for this day for 25 years! smiley Jul 2015 #57
Please let it continue... Thespian2 Jul 2015 #64
yay! I hope they bring back The Family Circus next! MisterP Jul 2015 #65

TlalocW

(15,394 posts)
33. My fave was when Oliver hacked into the New York Times
Mon Jul 13, 2015, 11:01 AM
Jul 2015

So he and Milo could change the headline of the next day's lead story from, "Reagan Calls Women America's Most Valuable Resource," to, "Reagan Calls Women America's Little Dumplins." The next day had Oliver watching the aftermath, and the last line always got me.



TlalocW

Pacifist Patriot

(24,654 posts)
38. That one always stuck with me as well.
Mon Jul 13, 2015, 12:25 PM
Jul 2015

It's just amazing to me to think how much technology has progressed since 1990 and how much worse the Republicans have gotten. Mr. Breathed is going to have a lot to work with!

Art_from_Ark

(27,247 posts)
63. One of my favorites was their rock group, "Deathtöngue"
Mon Jul 13, 2015, 09:16 PM
Jul 2015

which they had to rename "Billy and the Boingers" due to some political pressure


dorkzilla

(5,141 posts)
9. this makes Jon Stewart's leaving a little easier to take!
Mon Jul 13, 2015, 09:01 AM
Jul 2015

Apparently, Trump's so-called candidacy brought Berkeley out of hiding.

His Facebook page is great-he actually answers posts--for now. Hes gotten thousands of hits and comments since he released this cartoon this morning so I suspect he may be rather busy now.

Now if we can just get Gary Larson to bring back the Far Side...

 

Adenoid_Hynkel

(14,093 posts)
11. he's super fan friendly
Mon Jul 13, 2015, 09:04 AM
Jul 2015

I traded emails with him for a while back when he was launching the Opus Sunday strip.

Lochloosa

(16,084 posts)
16. And for the trifecta....Bill Watterson and Calvin and Hobbes
Mon Jul 13, 2015, 09:38 AM
Jul 2015

My life would be complete then...such as it is

?w=1394

 

hifiguy

(33,688 posts)
51. Yup. C&H and Bloom County made the comics page
Mon Jul 13, 2015, 05:43 PM
Jul 2015

must reading for years. I have missed them both, and very much.

 

London Lover Man

(371 posts)
58. Was thinking *EXACTLY* the same thing - C&H needs to return...
Mon Jul 13, 2015, 06:53 PM
Jul 2015

Watterson should have megaloads of ideas squirreled away.

My son is a lot like Calvin in so many ways. Same age too.

mountain grammy

(26,668 posts)
20. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Mon Jul 13, 2015, 09:48 AM
Jul 2015

25 years! Yikes, it doesn't seem possible. I thought it was gone for good. So glad it's back.

erronis

(15,469 posts)
49. The cartoonists have always been great at showing the truth at the root
Mon Jul 13, 2015, 04:57 PM
Jul 2015

A short strip with 1 to 4/8 panels can eviscerate an opponent and be enjoyable. An Op-Ed with 250-1000 words becomes pedantic.

If The Far Side wants to step into the farmyard mess that the politicians and their swill-mates have constructed, life would be perfect.

burfman

(264 posts)
23. Totally unexpected.......... Here's the link: https://www.facebook.com/berkeleybreathed
Mon Jul 13, 2015, 10:12 AM
Jul 2015

Makes the 80's seem like a distant simpler time.....

 

Still In Wisconsin

(4,450 posts)
24. Boy does that ever make my day.
Mon Jul 13, 2015, 10:31 AM
Jul 2015

I had recurring nightmares about nuclear war during the Reagan years as a teen. Reading Bloom County would clear my head.

Chiyo-chichi

(3,592 posts)
32. I second that question.
Mon Jul 13, 2015, 11:00 AM
Jul 2015

Is it going to be in newspapers... or only on Facebook?

(Confession: I dressed as Opus for a Halloween party when in grad school, circa 1984.)

 

cascadiance

(19,537 posts)
34. Will Bill and Opus make another run in 2016?...
Mon Jul 13, 2015, 11:03 AM
Jul 2015

... or will Opus this time hitch on with Bernie's campaign...





Maybe Berkley Breathed will return to Iowa City to write it where he wrote it before in time for the Iowa caucuses?...


 

cascadiance

(19,537 posts)
39. Bloom county had a lot of cartoons at Colonel Sanders' KFC...
Mon Jul 13, 2015, 12:36 PM
Jul 2015


I wonder if we might have a newer one in that setting with Bernie coming in to help those that are striking against Colonel Sanders' KFC company for higher wages these days to support Bernie Sanders now!... Perhaps the protestors could then put up signs over KFC's trademarks, etc. in the store to have "Bernie Sanders' Chicken" or "Bernie Sanders' veggie chicken" instead... with GMO labeling and everything with it.

PeaceNikki

(27,985 posts)
46. You mean "Billy and the Boingers".
Mon Jul 13, 2015, 04:14 PM
Jul 2015

Steve was forced to rename them after he was brought before a congressional hearing investigating the effect of heavy metal music on youth, similar to the Parents Music Resource Center.

Also, it was "Deathtöngue" with the 80's umlaut.



I am beside myself with joy over the return of BC.

LuckyLib

(6,822 posts)
45. One of his best was Opus and W have an accidental swap of
Mon Jul 13, 2015, 04:13 PM
Jul 2015

their worst nightmares. W gets a large seal and Opus dreams of the Bush girls coming through the door dressed in camo, shouting "We enlisted!" "Fallujah rocks!"

[Can't find it, or would include the url. It's priceless!]

 

The Jungle 1

(4,552 posts)
47. I am still hurting, my pain is deep.
Mon Jul 13, 2015, 04:28 PM
Jul 2015

I could not believe that Bad Breath quit his artistic creations. We had a relationship and he walked out. He dumped me flat and I am still a little tender. You just can't trust artist's. Can I possibly risk another relationship? Why should I?

I invested in Bad Breath. We had something special. I own all his books. They are still stored in the drawers under my bed where I often cry myself to sleep thinking about what we had. Oh but we did have fun. No No, stop you are caving again. I do this every time I'm a big push over. I seem to love being walked on. But I am older and smarter now. You won't have your way with me again.

Man that toon is a funny one. I am so doomed.
Get some mouthwash Bad Breath.
ACK!

colorado_ufo

(5,743 posts)
50. Oh joy! Oh bliss!
Mon Jul 13, 2015, 05:24 PM
Jul 2015

Just when you think you can't face another day, something like this happens. Bloom County and a cup of good coffee: Life can go on!

 

Feeling the Bern

(3,839 posts)
53. Woo hoo! They're back!!!
Mon Jul 13, 2015, 05:49 PM
Jul 2015

Now, get me new Calvin and Hobbes and Far Side to go with Pearls Before Swine, Get Fuzzy, Foxtrot, Doonesbury and Non Sequitir and the comics are back in full force

Babel_17

(5,400 posts)
56. opus for VEEP
Mon Jul 13, 2015, 06:08 PM
Jul 2015

Does opus have his long form birth certificate? He will be wildly sought after to fill the VEEP slot for every campaign. He can provide balance to any candidate. Just think about it and you'll agree.

smiley

(1,432 posts)
57. I've been waiting for this day for 25 years!
Mon Jul 13, 2015, 06:51 PM
Jul 2015

I always felt that Berkeley hung it up too soon.

A big kick and rec!

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