We need Bloom County now more than ever

[brentspeak]

Opus and Bill kept us sane during the Reagan years, and we could use more of their medicine today.

[Eric J in MN]

1. Does Berke Breathed have health problems? nt

nt

[brentspeak]

3. I'm not sure

He does keep a low profile these days, even professionally.

[Bob3]

2. And Calvin and Hobbes

The Far Side however might be a bit too real for these times.

[brentspeak]

4. Calvin and Hobbes has been hijacked by idiot Ford F-series drivers

If I see one more "Calvin pi$$ing" sticker...

[Warren DeMontague]

6. Even better? Calvin praying in front of a giant cross.

AKA "Whose Work Would Jesus Rip Off"?

It's too bad Waterson doesn't have an army of copyright infringement lawyers to go after these asshats.

[Johonny]

5. I believe

he has started a new comic strip that includes many of the Bloom county toons. Personally I find Boondocks more in line with the aughts and has no problem directly poking fun at Bush America.

[Warren DeMontague]

7. Opus. Sundays only.

Tom Tomorrow is the most right-on, in my book, these days. Although Aaron Magruder does get some good zingers in now and again.

[Todd B]

8. WaPo has it online:

Yeah, Opus is available online (for those who live in areas that don't get it) through the Washington Post: http://www.uclick.com/client/wpc/wpopu/

You can also view old Bloom County archives at comics.com/mycomicspage.com - they show about six strips per day.

I wasn't aware of them when they first came out, but I fell in love with them for the past year since they've been available on comics.com. I just love the Meadow Party bits.. hilarious!

[wakeme2008]

9. I have been looking for him online thanks

and a lot of times very up todate.

[Zan_of_Texas]

10. Funny. Since Opus came back, I've felt something was off.

I used to ADORE that strip. Now, most of the time, I have no idea what he's getting at. Maybe I need more drugs (on Sunday morning?!?!), I dunno.

Boondocks is great -- I loved it when Aaron gave Condi a rough time. Tom Tomorrow too, and Ted Rall. Toles can be very good.

[Eric J in MN]

11. I found an interview with him from 2001.

http://avclub.theonion.com/feature/index.php?issue=3728&f=1

[Ready4Change]

12. That's it. I'm going to plant dandelions.

Time for a break.