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onehandle

(51,122 posts)
Sun Jul 12, 2015, 10:19 PM Jul 2015

Berkeley Breathed Returning To “Bloom County” For First Time In 25 Years

Source: Comic Book Resources

After 25 years, Berkeley Breathed is returning to his Pulitzer Prize-winning comic strip, "Bloom County." Breathed announced the new incarnation of the politically-minded strip via a post on Facebook that featured him working on a new comic with the words "Bloom County 2015" at the top.

"Bloom County" originally ran from December 1980 until 1989, just two years after he won the Pulitzer. The characters, such as Bill the Cat, Opus the Penguin, Hodge-Podge the Rabbit, Milo Bloom, and Cutter John, lived on in the Sunday-only strip "Outland" from 1989 to 1995, as well as "Opus" from 2003 to 2008. When "Opus'" run ended, Breathed said he was stepping away from strips entirely and began focusing on writing children's books. At the time, he said the political climate in the country had grown too bitter for him to continue taking a light tone on things, and he wanted to get out before things got too tough.

However, with the 2016 presidential campaign season heating up, it seems that Breathed has found something funny to talk about again:

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https://www.facebook.com/berkeleybreathed/photos/a.114529165244512.10815.108793262484769/1003525033011583

Read more: http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/berkeley-breathed-returning-to-bloom-county-for-first-time-in-25-years



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Berkeley Breathed Returning To “Bloom County” For First Time In 25 Years (Original Post) onehandle Jul 2015 OP
So sweet! nt flying rabbit Jul 2015 #1
I had a stuffed Opus! n/t TexasBushwhacker Jul 2015 #2
I still have one .... :D littlewolf Jul 2015 #8
Yes! yes! yes! yes! yes! yes! krispos42 Jul 2015 #3
For some reason, the PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER passed on Bloom County... brooklynite Jul 2015 #4
Massive K&R for the funniest, most biting political insight anywhere. appal_jack Jul 2015 #5
That is awesome dbackjon Jul 2015 #11
Great news locks Jul 2015 #6
Life is good! DemoTex Jul 2015 #7
They have cartoon drawing programs now? Gman Jul 2015 #9
Open the photo in another window and look closely. onehandle Jul 2015 #10

brooklynite

(94,789 posts)
4. For some reason, the PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER passed on Bloom County...
Sun Jul 12, 2015, 10:58 PM
Jul 2015

...so the DAILY PENNSYLVANIAN (University of Pennsylvania) had exclusive publication rights in Philadelphia.

locks

(2,012 posts)
6. Great news
Sun Jul 12, 2015, 11:28 PM
Jul 2015

now if we can just get the Denver Post to carry Bloom County and put Doonesbury back in we'll know we can win in 2016.

onehandle

(51,122 posts)
10. Open the photo in another window and look closely.
Mon Jul 13, 2015, 12:26 AM
Jul 2015

He's sketching, then he will 'ink' with the Wacom tablet.

Same process, different tools.

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