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Anyway, it's dead and we're gonna eat it. Please give our respects to its family Bloom County Babylon p. You'll find a wealth of reading to choose from Try QPB. You'll find a wealth of reading to choose from at very affordable Breathed , who created the Bloom County comic strip five years ago , combines all Breathed's sly , satirical Bloom County cartoon strip was syndicated by the Washington Post and was appearing in the Bloom County.

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Before Berke Breathed put all his characters in underpants, Bloom County was an incredible pointy stick to poke our 80's middle-class complacency with, and to hang it up for our own ridicule: our political worries, our everyday insecurities, our TV culture.

Before he became a caricature, Opus was an everyman, floundering through life and career the way we all do. Crack it open. Remind yourself what an easy election it was deciding between George H.

Bush and Michael Dukakis "wimp or shrimp, wimp or shrimp The Democratic Party? Oct 09, Michael Finocchiaro rated it it was amazing Shelves: comics , fiction. I remember waiting impatiently for the funny pages on Sunday to catch up on Opus and the crazy Bloom County gang. Berkeley Breathed captured the political angst behind the Reagan era and lampooned it magnificently in this amazing series. With an endless array of incredible characters - I found it more accessible to my early teen brain than the more intellectual Doonesbury with which its political philosophy could be favourably compared.

It is hilarious and insightful and a delightful read. Mar 04, Michael rated it it was amazing. I remember reading each of these strips in the Boston Globe as a kid. They shaped my political awareness. I bought the books at about the age of 12 or so, and re-read them whenever the political climate of the U. Feb 26, Beagle Lover Avid Reader rated it it was amazing. Hysterically funny with all the best from Mr. Read this many times years ago.

Love all his books. Share he waled away. Miss him. Nov 16, Conan Tigard rated it it was amazing. Bloom County Babylon is a really big book of comics. It literally took me months to read. But I enjoyed every minute of it. Since this book covers the first five years, you can really follow how the main characters changed and grew, both in what they looked like and their character development.

Berke Breathed does an amazing job, as usual, of making satirical comments about our society, but doing it in such a way that it is barely noticeable. Maybe that is why I love this comic strip so much. No Bloom County Babylon is a really big book of comics. The reason I love this strip so much is the characters, like: Opus, Milo, Binkley, Oliver, Steve Dallas, and all the other minor players. To tell the truth, I never did like Bill the Cat much.

But since he really isn't around that much, usually because he is dead or something, it is no big deal. Heck, I've read it 3 or 4 times, and I know I will probably read it again. That is what defines a good book. Aug 08, Mike rated it it was amazing. How to describe Bloom County? Imagine if Doonesbury were written by the people who created Family Guy and you're getting close This collection includes many of the earliest Bloom County comic strips as well as a generous selection from the first 5-years unfortunately it's not a complete collection.

It has the very first appearance of future Bloom County star Opus the Penguin "A penguin and his boy. Some of the jokes are dated, some of the humor a bit of an acquired taste but as Opus might say, "You know, it's still pretty darn good! May 19, Holly rated it liked it. A set of characters residing in a boarding house in Bloom County discuss politics, life, and love. This belo A set of characters residing in a boarding house in Bloom County discuss politics, life, and love.

This beloved comic is a bit dated; I didn't get all the references those I did get made me feel a bit old - do the truly young remember Brooke Shields? Nov 07, Zora rated it it was amazing Shelves: favorites. I still quote this strip--perhaps too often, but in a charmingly dorky way, I like to think: Is this list spoilers? Not out of context, I think, but just in case, spoiler alert So he folded up his tongue, and he moved to Malibu I suspect you're carbonating my hormones Pear pimples for hairy fishnuts Man, those Samoans are a surly bunch What does it mean, to 'wind a watch'?

I'm sorry, sir, but today's topic is Nun Beating Devil bunnies! I snort the nose, Lucifer! As God is my witness, I I still quote this strip--perhaps too often, but in a charmingly dorky way, I like to think: Is this list spoilers? As God is my witness, I haven't the faintest idea what I should do 'Taint corn, it's dope.

Take a bushel home to the wife. Jun 26, J. Hushour rated it it was amazing. The mids genius continues. This is a collection of some sorts, repeating some of the previous three volumes and filling in some gaps that weren't issued in those. There are numerous storylines bridging this period and the Billy and the Boingers zaniness: Oliver's pigmentation device which will turn the South African UN delegate black this was during the apartheid era, remember resulting in Opus and Cutter John getting lost at sea in their suborbital wheelchair and captured by the Soviets; O The mids genius continues.

There are numerous storylines bridging this period and the Billy and the Boingers zaniness: Oliver's pigmentation device which will turn the South African UN delegate black this was during the apartheid era, remember resulting in Opus and Cutter John getting lost at sea in their suborbital wheelchair and captured by the Soviets; Opus dies; Opus returns with amnesia; Bill the Cat has an affair with Jeane Kirkpatrick--christ, it just never ends.

Foursquare devastation of the Reagan era right here, folks. Feb 22, Susan rated it it was amazing Shelves: i-own. Found in a Goodwill along with a treasure trove of other Bloom County collections, this was the best of them all. I re-met characters I had forgotten existed, and lived through plots that I had not experience at the time they were written. Berkeley Breathed is a remarkable artist who brings characters to life so well that I feel like I am a part of the Bloom County community.

Reading this book now drives home the realizati Found in a Goodwill along with a treasure trove of other Bloom County collections, this was the best of them all. Reading this book now drives home the realization that the more things change, the more they stay the same.

Bravo Mr. Thank you for your wit, wisdom, and ability to make me laugh. Mar 09, Don rated it it was amazing Recommends it for: the oldschool liberal. Besides being disturbed by the few Outland comics in our local newspaper as a youngster before they were pulled I think , this was my introduction into one of the greater American comic artists of our era. It's very interesting to watch the evolution of Opus, from pre-opus to the Woody Allen of penguins we know today.