Opus Is Roadkill—McCain to Blame?

[cyberpj]

Opus Is Roadkill—McCain to Blame?
Tue., Oct. 7, 2008

Berkeley Breathed. Dist. By The Washington Post Writers Group

This penguin is about to be iced.

Berkeley Breathed has announced he is killing off his Opus and retiring from comic-strip writing effective Nov. 2.

The 51-year-old Pulitzer Prize-winning Bloom County creator, who has spun off his beloved bird into cartoons and books, released the following statement: "30 years of cartooning to end. I'm destroying the village to save it. Opus would inevitably become a ranting mouthpiece in the coming wicked days, and I respect the other parts of him too much to see that happen. The Michael Moore part of me would kill the part of him that was important to his fans.

"With the crisis in Wall Street and Washington, I'm suspending my comic strip to assist the nation. The best way I can help is to leave politics permanently and write funny stories for America's kids. I call on John McCain to join me."

Rest in peace, little fellow.



edited to add link:
http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b32782_opus_roadkill151mccain_blame.html

[Rabrrrrrr]

1. "I call on John McCain to join me" - priceless!

So sorry to see Opus go away.

[mlevans]

7. Dangerous move though.

McCain is far more threatening than any troll under a bridge, and even gives the Big Bad Wolf a real run for his money. Kids have enough to be scared of these days.

[Jackpine Radical]

2. What a classy way to go.

Old penguins never die; they just move on to a better place.

But remember, Opus was resurrected once before. Perhaps he will return from Antarctica once again if we ever need him--like if we ever let the Republicans back in charge of anything.

[riqster]

3. He'll be there with his sunshade and herring guts if we need him. nt

[regnaD kciN]

5. Hardly classy so far...

In the final strips released to date, Opus, trying to get an airline ticket to some tropical paradise, gets captured as an illegal alien and sent to Gitmo to be waterboarded, and is now incarcerated at an animal shelter.

[cyberpj]

6. A contest for readers to guess the penguin's fate -

Breathed is ending his comic with a contest asking readers to guess Opus the penguin's fate. Currently, the character is in prison courtesy of U.S. authorities. The actual solution will be available only on the Internet, not in newspapers, according to WPWG.

[cyberpj]

8. evening news kick.

[Occam Bandage]

4. I like Opus, but Opus is no Bloom County.