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Opus the Penguin Back In the Funny Business (Breathed to do new strip)
Washington Post ^ | 9.9.03 | Reilly Capps

Posted on 09/09/2003 9:22:33 AM PDT by mhking

After eight years away from newspapers, Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Berkeley Breathed is creating a new comic strip called "Opus," starring his beloved penguin of the same name.

The Washington Post Writers Group, which will syndicate the strip, is expected to officially announce Breathed's return this Sunday. The reclusive Breathed, who rarely gives interviews, could not be reached yesterday for comment.

The new strip will appear on Sundays in The Washington Post starting Nov. 23.

Breathed drew the wildly popular "Bloom County" and "Outland" comic strips, which introduced the world to the naive Opus and his hairball-spitting sidekick, Bill the Cat. "Opus" will run on Sundays only and will fill half a page in the comics section.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: billthecat; bloomcounty; opus
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1 posted on 09/09/2003 9:22:35 AM PDT by mhking
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To: Howlin; Ed_NYC; MonroeDNA; widgysoft; Springman; Timesink; dubyaismypresident; Grani; coug97; ...
'Bout damn time!

Just damn.

If you want on the new list, FReepmail me. This IS a high-volume PING list...

2 posted on 09/09/2003 9:23:15 AM PDT by mhking (No monster can survive a smoking fire and Jello!)
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To: mhking
Welcome Back, Opus. I hope the Post puts this on line. I don't want to miss it.
3 posted on 09/09/2003 9:24:32 AM PDT by Iowa Granny (Mens sana in corpore sano)
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To: mhking
Sounds great. Now if we could just get Bill Watterson to start drawing Calvin and Hobbes again. . .
4 posted on 09/09/2003 9:25:53 AM PDT by ZGuy
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To: mhking
Best news I've heard all week!
5 posted on 09/09/2003 9:26:01 AM PDT by So Cal Rocket (Free Miguel, Priscilla and Bill!)
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To: mhking; Howlin; Ed_NYC; MonroeDNA; widgysoft; Springman; Timesink; dubyaismypresident; Grani; ...
I really hope he brings back right-wing, hard-drinking, womanizing attorney Steve Dallas. That man was my personal hero. ;-)
6 posted on 09/09/2003 9:27:03 AM PDT by Behind Liberal Lines
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To: mhking
Oh boy. Another "Sundays only" strip by Breathed. I can hardly wait. NOT!

Let's face it, if you don't have the energy to draw a daily strip, why bother with a "Sundays only" strip? Why sell it to daily newspapers? If Breathed wants to do a "once-a-week" strip why doesn't he come up with some new characters and sell the new strip to weekly newspapers?

I just don't get this "I'm retired, I'm semi-retired, I'm not retired, I'm retired, I'm semi-retired" nonsense. If he wants to do a comic strip in the newspapers again, then let him draw a daily strip. Is it THAT hard to come up with 3 or 4 new panels of illustrated humor a day?
7 posted on 09/09/2003 9:29:18 AM PDT by Elliott Jackalope (Coffee - the preferred beverage of overachievers all over the world.)
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To: mhking
My youngest son, age 35, and my trophy wife will be overjoyed with the return of Opus.

I would like to see our local rag replace Doonesdingleberry with the new Opus.
8 posted on 09/09/2003 9:30:18 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (May our brave warriors kill all of the Islamokazis/facists/nazis to prevent future 9/11's.)
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To: mhking
Sweet!! I used to love Bloom County.
9 posted on 09/09/2003 9:31:09 AM PDT by Bikers4Bush
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To: mhking
Aack!!
10 posted on 09/09/2003 9:31:18 AM PDT by subterfuge (God will NOT be mocked!)
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To: mhking
Now if only Gary Larson could come out of retirement and bring back "The Far Side."
11 posted on 09/09/2003 9:31:39 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: ZGuy
Here's what we do. We get Watterson to draw the new "Bloom County". We get Breathed to draw the new "Far Side", and we get Larson to draw the new "Calvin and Hobbes". It would be great!

The best best episode of R. Crumb's "Mr. Natural" was drawn by Skip Williamson in a comic where the artists swapped their characters with each other. I'd like to see some of our more "mainstream" comic artists try that approach!
12 posted on 09/09/2003 9:32:11 AM PDT by Elliott Jackalope (Coffee - the preferred beverage of overachievers all over the world.)
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To: mhking
I am extremely happy to hear this news.

Really...I am.

13 posted on 09/09/2003 9:33:15 AM PDT by Khurkris (Ranger On...)
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To: subterfuge
Should be a decent strip, but I really miss Bill D. Cat.

A fine role model for my 20something years...
14 posted on 09/09/2003 9:35:02 AM PDT by L,TOWM (Liberals, The Other White Meat)
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To: Elliott Gigantalope
You need a dandelion break.
15 posted on 09/09/2003 9:35:17 AM PDT by Khurkris (Ranger On...)
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To: mhking
Of course back when I read Bloom County, I was pretty apolitcal, but Breathed seemed to be pretty far to the left, he especially skewered Reagan. But he did also make fun of liberals too, but clearly Breathed is a lefty.
16 posted on 09/09/2003 9:35:19 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: mhking
Woo Hoo! Billy and the Boingers Reunion Tour '03!!
17 posted on 09/09/2003 9:37:01 AM PDT by TheBigB (I don't believe in Astrology. We Scorpios are skeptical.)
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To: mhking
Awesome!! Bring back Starship Enterpoop, I say!

I have had a small Opus stuffed figure since high school (circa 1987) and it's sat on my desk at every job I've ever had. (Personally, I think either Opus or Bill are the only masculinely-acceptable stuffys available...)
18 posted on 09/09/2003 9:37:12 AM PDT by Frank_Discussion (May the wings of Liberty never lose a feather!)
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To: dfwgator
Lefty? Certainly, but he never quite seemed insane and out-of-touch like that Troodough bastige.
19 posted on 09/09/2003 9:39:04 AM PDT by Frank_Discussion (May the wings of Liberty never lose a feather!)
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To: TheBigB
Woo Hoo! Billy and the Boingers Reunion Tour '03!!

Bring back "Death Tongue"!

20 posted on 09/09/2003 9:44:10 AM PDT by dfwgator
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