Bloom County Boy
Bloom County is an American comic strip by Berkeley Breathed. It originally ran from December 8, 1980, until August 6, 1989. It examined events in politics and culture through the viewpoint of a fanciful small town in Middle America, with a mix of human and anthropomorphic animal characters.
The primary cast includes the adolescent Michael Binkley and Milo Bloom, as well as attorney Steve Dallas and Vietnam War veteran Cutter John. Animal characters include Opus the Penguin and Bill the Cat.On July 12, 2015, Breathed started drawing Bloom County again, with new strips appearing on his Facebook site on a very irregular basis. The first revived strip was published via Facebook on July 13, 2015.
Renamed The Bloom County Boys, the strip moved from Facebook to Patreon in 2026 where the full version is available by subscription.Breathed won the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning in 1987, making him only the second (and so far last) comic strip artist to win a Pulitzer; the other was Garry Trudeau, whose work has influenced Breathed. BloomCountyis an American comic strip by Berkeley Breathed. It originally ran from December 8, 1980, until August 6, 1989.
It examined events in politics and culture through the viewpoint of a fanciful small town in Middle America, with a mix of human and anthropomorphic animal characters. The primary cast includes the adolescent Michael Binkley and MiloBloom, as well as attorney Steve ... Guy Berkeley Berke Breathed (/ ˈbrɛθɪd /; born June 21, 1957) is an American cartoonist, children's book author, director, and screenwriter, known for his comic stripsBloomCounty, Outland, and Opus.BloomCountyearned Breathed the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning in 1987.
DiscoverBloomCounty, the Pulitzer Prize-winning 1980s comic strip featuring Opus the Penguin and Bill the Cat. Berkeley Breathed's brilliant socio-political satire lives on. TheBloomCountyBoysby Berkeley Breathed Welcome back home toBloomCounty.
The stories continue, always colored by the particular flavor of madness that seems to be peaking... which is how I stay sane. I'll hope you all might find similar comfort.--bb Become a member With the upcoming 2023 adaptation of cartoonist Berkeley Breathed's famed 80s comic stripBloomCounty, old-school comic fans' anticipation is running high.
The series ran from 1980 to 1989, then Breathed took a hiatus until 2015, when he resumed Sunday-only strips.BloomCountywas a hallmark of its time, often examining current events of pop culture and politics through the eyes of its ... Berkeley Breathed'sBloomCounty. 694,845 likes · 182 talking about this.
Cartoonist, novelist, illustrator, screenwriter and producer BloomCounty(comic strip)BloomCountyis an American comic strip by Berkeley Breathed which ran from December 8, 1980, until August 6, 1989. It examined events in politics and culture through the viewpoint of a fanciful small town in Middle America, where children often have adult personalities and vocabularies and where animals can talk. Berkeley Breathed let his Facebook followers know that TheBloomCountyBoyswill be moving to Patreon: Opus, Bill, Steve and yourBloomCountyfamily are moving! …To a new home more expansive than social media.
We invite our readers to join us for the gang's continuing adventures, plus behind-the-scene peeks at 45 years of […] One of the funniest recurring gags inBloomCountycomic strips was the concept of anxiety closets. Typically, the youngboyBinkley would be visited by his anxieties, but sometimes other characters like Steve Dallas or Opus would be visited by their own apparitions as well. Binkley is a sensitive child, and spends a lot of time worrying, often about inconsequential things like celebrity ...
