Bloom County Comic Strip Debuted 30 Years Ago
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Wow. Thanks for making me feel old...
I remember reading this in the newspaper, along with the other big two - Calvin & Hobbes and The Far Side.
Sometimes, it really is better to quit while you're ahead...
I remember reading this in the newspaper, along with the other big two - Calvin & Hobbes and The Far Side.
Sometimes, it really is better to quit while you're ahead...
In the end, it's the strips that "ended early" that I tend to remember and respect the most. Thanks, Mr. Breathed!
This brings back memories. So here you go:
That strip was included in every issue of the Norwegian "Calvin and Hobbes" - magazine for many years of its run. I was about 12 when I started collecting the magazines, and would always skip the "Bloom County" pages because I didn't see the humor. Eventually, when I was in my late teens, I checked out one of the "Bloom County" pages once more - and suddenly found myself enjoying it immensely.
The best part, of course, was the massive backlog of unread "Bloom County" strips I had accumulated in the meantime!
That strip was included in every issue of the Norwegian "Calvin and Hobbes" - magazine for many years of its run. I was about 12 when I started collecting the magazines, and would always skip the "Bloom County" pages because I didn't see the humor. Eventually, when I was in my late teens, I checked out one of the "Bloom County" pages once more - and suddenly found myself enjoying it immensely.
The best part, of course, was the massive backlog of unread "Bloom County" strips I had accumulated in the meantime!
I started reading Bloom county when I was 11 in the 1990s, and man, what a great comic strip. My love of ridiculous names and overinflated circumstances are hugely inspired by Bloom County. Unfortunately, Outland and Opus were pretty terrible.
Agreeing with Kathleen on Outland and Opus but Bloom County was EPIC! Found some mp3's of Billy and the Boingers songs "I'm a Boinger" and "U Stink But I <3 U" just now. Wicked funny! For copyright purposes, I won't post the links but I'll post a decent quality youtube vid instead: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxHAElC2FBw