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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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To: subterfuge
Damn! I knew someone would beat me to that response, but little did I know it would be done by subterfuge. ;-)
21 posted on 09/09/2003 9:45:42 AM PDT by StriperSniper (The slippery slope is getting steeper.)
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To: ZGuy
Dittos to Calvin and Hobbes!
22 posted on 09/09/2003 9:47:03 AM PDT by roballen
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To: mhking
Oh glorious day!!!!!!!!

I have so missed the little guy.

23 posted on 09/09/2003 9:47:18 AM PDT by SeaDragon
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To: mhking
This is GREAT NEWS!!!! Go OPUS!
24 posted on 09/09/2003 9:47:27 AM PDT by Duramaximus (Freedom Loving American Living In A State That Worships Socialism)
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To: dfwgator
I always laugh at the memory of my favorite single strip...Steve and the Boys down in the basement ready to rehearse, with Steve saying he'd written some of the most hard-core metal crunch music in the world, Bill whispering in his ear, then Steve saying, "Attention: there will be no...repeat, NO duets with Julio Iglesias this session!"
25 posted on 09/09/2003 9:47:42 AM PDT by TheBigB (I don't believe in Astrology. We Scorpios are skeptical.)
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To: msdrby
ping
26 posted on 09/09/2003 9:48:15 AM PDT by Prof Engineer (HHD - Blast it Jim. I'm an Engineer, not a walking dictionary.)
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To: Khurkris
You need a dandelion break.

ROTFLMAO!!

27 posted on 09/09/2003 9:50:43 AM PDT by Coop (God bless our troops!)
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To: Frank_Discussion
(Personally, I think either Opus or Bill are the only masculinely-acceptable stuffys available...)

I'm rather fond of my Anna K. doll.

28 posted on 09/09/2003 9:51:30 AM PDT by Coop (God bless our troops!)
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To: mhking

29 posted on 09/09/2003 9:51:58 AM PDT by Spruce
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To: mhking
Wonderful, we can once again lie among the dasies and gaze into the sky in our jockey shorts. I wonder is Opus will wear colored ones ?
30 posted on 09/09/2003 9:51:59 AM PDT by AZhardliner
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To: dfwgator
I agree, Breathed's a lefty. My guess is that he'll poke fun at GWB, but it's likely to be more funny than annoying, unlike the material coming from Trudeau or McGruder.

Hopefully he'll have Senator Bedfellow make a visit or two.
31 posted on 09/09/2003 9:52:05 AM PDT by opus86
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To: Coop
He said stuffed, not blow-up, Coop.
32 posted on 09/09/2003 9:52:10 AM PDT by TheBigB (I don't believe in Astrology. We Scorpios are skeptical.)
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To: Coop
hehehehe... I just won't go there, I won't.
33 posted on 09/09/2003 9:52:39 AM PDT by Frank_Discussion (May the wings of Liberty never lose a feather!)
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To: ZGuy
Sounds great. Now if we could just get Bill Watterson to start drawing Calvin and Hobbes again

You and me both! There's a sick part of me that wants to see Calvin -- and his poor parents -- saddled with a new baby sister.

We almost named our son, now 13, Calvin. It turns out our second child, a daughter, is more of the Calvin type!

34 posted on 09/09/2003 9:52:44 AM PDT by Kieri
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To: TheBigB
He said stuffed, not blow-up, Coop.

Picky, picky.

35 posted on 09/09/2003 9:53:21 AM PDT by Coop (God bless our troops!)
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To: TheBigB
Remember the "Us" concert series (because "all the money goes to US!")?

Van Halen's lead singer (David Lee Roth at that time) grabbed Opus and lifted him over his head, yelling "Let's rock!!" or something to that effect.

Opus was pointing and said, "OHH great... now they're burning the Porta-Potties".

Still gives me a belly-laugh. And there were so many more like that.

36 posted on 09/09/2003 9:53:22 AM PDT by cogitator
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To: ZGuy
Don't forget getting Gary Larson back to doing "The Far Side".
37 posted on 09/09/2003 9:53:56 AM PDT by Spruce
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To: dfwgator
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.

I always loved his spoofs of Charles and Diana, especially after William was born and had his own thoughts on life. We found our "Bloom County" anthologies after combing through long-taped boxes from two moves ago. The Charles & Diana strips are still just as charming, if a little sad.

38 posted on 09/09/2003 9:55:21 AM PDT by Kieri
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To: TheBigB
I think I still have my Boingers 45 album, which came as part of the book. If I recall correctly, it contained the classic single, "I Love You (But You Stink)".
39 posted on 09/09/2003 9:56:50 AM PDT by opus86
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To: cogitator
I remember the strips with Steve and Bill appearing before Tipper Gore's committee...Steve saying "Cooperation, Madame Committee Chairwoman, is our second name." And Bill in the same panel yelling, "SOLD MY SOUL TO ROCK N' ROLL! AACK!"

Trivia question...which company sponsored the one (and only) Boingers World Tour?

40 posted on 09/09/2003 9:57:10 AM PDT by TheBigB (I don't believe in Astrology. We Scorpios are skeptical.)
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