BERIGAN Posted October 11, 2003 Report Posted October 11, 2003 (edited) After 10 years, he is going to return to the Sunday comics!!!!! B) Just read that at the official Berkley Breathed site, that starting Nov. 23rd, he will be back! I just had dug up an old book a few weeks ago, and after finishing it, was wishing old Berke had done something in the last decade besides counting his money.....must be less to count...you don't even see the old books in the bargain bins anymore! I had about a million Bloom County t-shirts in the 80's...they all still fit, yep...still fit, thats no fib.... So contact your local paper! Hound them!!!!!! http://www.berkeleybreathed.com/opus_returns.html Edited October 11, 2003 by BERIGAN Quote
BERIGAN Posted October 11, 2003 Author Report Posted October 11, 2003 For the youngsters who never saw the strip.... Quote
Jazzmoose Posted October 11, 2003 Report Posted October 11, 2003 I still have all the books, though I haven't picked them up in years. To be honest, I'd rather see my favorite boy and his tiger return, but this is cool too. I realize that this strip doesn't have the popularity or "male appeal" of Outland or Calvin & Hobbes, but I am really going to miss For Better or Worse when it stops... Quote
Matthew Posted October 11, 2003 Report Posted October 11, 2003 (edited) I realize that this strip doesn't have the popularity or "male appeal" of Outland or Calvin & Hobbes, but I am really going to miss For Better or Worse when it stops... That's my favorte comic! I've come to really enjoy the adventures of the whole strip and watching everone grow up. To bad I never had a sister to call "Lizard breath!". For Better or Worse Rules!! But, I'm also very excited about "Outland" coming back. That was always a must read, and I was very disappointed when Breathed stopped the comic. Well, he has a wealth material to handle this time around. Edited October 11, 2003 by Matthew Quote
jacman Posted October 11, 2003 Report Posted October 11, 2003 YES! there is a G*d. now when Calvin & Hobbs returns it'll be sign if the Second Coming of Christ. Quote
BruceH Posted October 11, 2003 Report Posted October 11, 2003 I realize that this strip doesn't have the popularity or "male appeal" of Outland or Calvin & Hobbes, but I am really going to miss For Better or Worse when it stops... What? WHAT? When is For Better Or Worse stopping? Quote
Jazzmoose Posted October 11, 2003 Report Posted October 11, 2003 I can't remember the details or even when, but I remember Johnston announcing that she was going to end the strip. I've tried to find something about it, but there's nothing on the For Better or Worse website, and I can't find anything anywhere else. Here's hoping it was just a bad dream! Quote
Dan Gould Posted October 11, 2003 Report Posted October 11, 2003 The second comic posted is absolutely one of my all-time favorites. In fact, I think it was used for a birthday card and I remember it was a big hit, naturally. Quote
vajerzy Posted October 12, 2003 Report Posted October 12, 2003 I still have my Bill the Cat shirt- doesn't fit me anymore (!!!) I had every one of the Bloom County books but gave them away to charity.... Great strip though!! Quote
jacman Posted October 12, 2003 Report Posted October 12, 2003 I had every one of the Bloom County books but gave them away to charity.... sacrilege and heresy... Quote
Eric Posted October 12, 2003 Report Posted October 12, 2003 I also love the 2nd strip - it has been stashed in my "humor" file at work for years. Can't wait for the return of Steve Dallas (the evil Steve that is). Eric Quote
ghost of miles Posted October 13, 2003 Report Posted October 13, 2003 I can't remember the details or even when, but I remember Johnston announcing that she was going to end the strip. I've tried to find something about it, but there's nothing on the For Better or Worse website, and I can't find anything anywhere else. Here's hoping it was just a bad dream! Oh man, that is a drag. It's another strip that my wonderful regional paper the Indpls. Star has occasionally banned (remember when Michael's gay friend took his lover to the prom?). It's been a warm, witty, and pretty true-to-life strip--I'll miss it like hell when it's gone. Doonesbury, of which I'm a lifelong fan (started reading it when I was 10) thankfully seems to be set to roll along for a good long while... Not as good as it used to be, but I've grown so attached to the characters that it doesn't matter as much to me. (I'm enjoying the recent narrative, resumed--at last!--in the past week, with B.D. and crew mounting a sort of Heart of Darkness/Apocalypse Now journey up the Euphrates River to take out Uncle Duke, who has commandeered an Iraqi town called Al Amok.) Quote
Big Al Posted October 13, 2003 Report Posted October 13, 2003 Guarded optimism at best. I hated Outland. So if it's anything like that, then big shmeal. Hopefully, it'll be more of the careless abandon of the early days than the Doonesbury-wannabe that BC became in the later days. Just my opinion, tho. Quote
BERIGAN Posted October 13, 2003 Author Report Posted October 13, 2003 (edited) Guarded optimism at best. I hated Outland. So if it's anything like that, then big shmeal. Hopefully, it'll be more of the careless abandon of the early days than the Doonesbury-wannabe that BC became in the later days. Just my opinion, tho. Hated Outland??? I saw some similarities between Doonesbury, and Bloom County, but I thought there was a subtle but real difference. Bloom County was actually funny! Someone else who is glad to see Opus return...http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/balko200309250810.asp Edited October 13, 2003 by BERIGAN Quote
Matthew Posted January 12, 2004 Report Posted January 12, 2004 I'll be the first one to say it: Opus stinks. Very disappointing. Not funny at all. Just bad. Quote
Big Al Posted January 12, 2004 Report Posted January 12, 2004 I'll be the first one to say it: Opus stinks. Very disappointing. Not funny at all. Just bad. Right behind ya. It's still better than Outland, though. Quote
Jazzmoose Posted January 13, 2004 Report Posted January 13, 2004 Glad to see it isn't just me. Bad art, bad writing, bad waste of trees. Good memories should often remain just that... Quote
ejp626 Posted July 14, 2015 Report Posted July 14, 2015 So I guess this belongs here, and not its own topic, but Bloom County is coming back. It looks like it will be in the daily format, which may work better than the Sunday-only format of Outland or Opus (I did think Opus got better towards the end). Unfortunately, it seems you need to read them on Facebook, so I may have to hijack my wife's account, since I am not about to sign up...Anyway, some details here: http://www.wired.com/2015/07/bloom-county-is-back/Let's hope that 3rd time around is the charm and that he remembers what made the original strip so great. Quote
Homefromtheforest Posted July 14, 2015 Report Posted July 14, 2015 Good news! Was a big fan and read it since the beginning as a young kid... Quote
Dan Gould Posted July 17, 2015 Report Posted July 17, 2015 +1.Really excited to see Bloom County back. Quote
Kevin Bresnahan Posted August 24, 2015 Report Posted August 24, 2015 I ordered mine! http://www.berkeleybreathed.com/new-products-1/qtskqlwsdj8475zk7ls8719skmtinr Quote
BeBop Posted August 24, 2015 Report Posted August 24, 2015 English language newspapers overseas (in places where adherence to copyright laws is "flexible") have had Bloom County and Calvin and Hobbes in print since US print publication ceased. Quote
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