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  Bloom County - Uncyclopedia
Bloom County is a comic strip that just won't go away.
Garfield is appearing in Bloom County as a gangly creature burned out after years of using LSD as a hippie.
Bloom County has been identified as the bastard child of Doonesbury.
uncyclopedia.org /wiki/Bloom_County   (300 words)

  
 Bloom County
Bloom County was a popular comic strip by Berke Breathed which ran from December 8, 1980 until August 6, 1989.
Among the topical issues discussed at length in Bloom County are US anti-drug policy (Dr. Oliver's Scalp Tonic), Christian televangelist scandals (Fundamentally Oral Bill), animal testing (Attack of the Mary Kay Commandos), hard rock and censorship (Deathtžðngue and Billy and the Boingers), and mass-media advertising (Opus and his weakness for infomercials).
The fictional setting of Bloom County served as a recurring backdrop for the comic and its sequels, although the nature of the setting was frequently altered.
www.sfcrowsnest.com /scifinder/a/Bloom_County.php   (901 words)

  
 Bloom County St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture - Find Articles
Bloom County began in 1980 with the setting of the Bloom Boarding House in the mythical Bloom County.
Both boarding house and county appeared to be named for a local family, originally represented in the comic strip by the eccentric Major Bloom, retired, and his grandson Milo.
Bloom County was a unique creation not only because of its humor, but because of the unusual perspectives Breathed used.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_g1epc/is_tov/ai_2419100145   (954 words)

  
 Tiny 'Bloom County' a big headache
James and Mary Bloom live with their two children in a red contemporary in the quiet Hamlet of Westbrookville in Sullivan County.
Bloom said it's been a dispute "forever, from the first day the line was strung." Much of the disputed area is vacant, but there is a smattering of homes.
Bloom grew frustrated with the delays and took the counties to court two years ago.
www.recordonline.com /archive/2000/07/31/cmborder.htm   (512 words)

  
 Motherfucking Masterpieces: Bloom County
Milo Bloom, the young, muckraking protagonist of the strip was a mutated “Peanuts” character jaded by the cynicism of Watergate.
Unlike “Peanuts” or “Garfield,” the characters of “Bloom County” lived in our world and dealt with the same issues we did.  Breathed was clearly liberal*, but would not bow to the church of political correctness that demanded all humor be stamped out lest it offend some tiny minority of transsexual Eskimos.
But perhaps “Bloom County's” greatest success at tackling political issue was the series of strips Breathed ran on the predilection the Mary Kay Cosmetics Company had for testing their chemicals on animals.
www.acidlogic.com /mm_bloomcounty.htm   (1461 words)

  
 Radley Balko on Bloom County on National Review Online
Bloom County, you may remember, featured a hodgepodge cast of prairie critters (one of them was actually named "Hodgepodge"), pre-adolescent boys (about my age when I started reading), and adults (whose role was mostly to play the fool).
Bloom County agitated its targets with a feather, Doonesbury with sledgehammer.
Gone was the reflexive leftism of Bloom County, and in its place grew a general skepticism for power and political patronage.
www.nationalreview.com /comment/balko200309250810.asp   (1290 words)

  
 Bloom County - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bloom County was a popular American comic strip by Berke Breathed which ran from December 8, 1980 until August 6, 1989.
Eventually, Opus turns up at the Bloom County Boarding House with amnesia, which lasts until he is shocked by the news that Diane Sawyer has married Eddie Murphy, after which he reveals that he and Cutter John survived the splash-down and were captured by Russians.
When Oliver Jones identified Bloom County as the place where Halley's Comet would crash into Earth, a sign was seen saying that it was at 35.05 N 146.55 E. This would place it in the Pacific Ocean, about 300 miles off the coast of Japan.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bloom_County   (1993 words)

  
   A Wish For Wings That Work: A Bloom County/Outland/Opus Fanlisting        (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The main foccus was on the Bloom boarding house, owned by Milo Bloom's grandfather, and the citizens living therein, such as lawyer Steve Dallas.
It was even discovered that Bloom County the strip was owned by greedy, grubby W.A. Thornrump, who would do anything he could to make money off of the actors and characters within.
Bloom County strip collections in particular were known to have innovative packaging: "Billy and The Boingers Bootleg" contained live recordings of "The Boingers" at work (really, local bands who covered songs written by Breathed); "Tales Too Ticklish To Tell" includes a miniature issue of the Picayune.
nasty-dress.net /bloom   (1551 words)

  
 PRESS RELEASE Famous Comic Strip “Bloom County” to Make a Comeback   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
It’s the first time since creator Berkeley Breathed retired “Bloom County” in 1989, after an almost nine-year run, that the comic strip can be accessed by fans in a non-book format and delivered by daily e-mails.
“Bloom County” will join more than 140 nationally syndicated comic strips and editorial cartoons on www.mycomicspage.com, a $9.95 per year subscription service for comics fans.
On Dec. 8, 1980, “Bloom County” made its debut on the comics page, eventually appearing in more than 1,200 newspapers around the world and winning Breathed the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning in 1987.
www.marketwire.com /mw/release_html_b1?release_id=51966   (737 words)

  
 Berkeley Breathed, Creator of Bloom County and Outland
Bloom County and Outland's creator had not been an avid newspaper comic fan when he took up a career in cartooning.
Bloom County took its position on the funny pages on December 8, 1980 under the syndication of the Washington Post Writers Group.
Gradually, the other characters from Bloom County made their way into Outland, but the strip didn't catch on with comics fans as well as the first.
www.suite101.com /article.cfm/12933/99565   (432 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Billy and the Boingers Bootleg (Bloom County Book): Books: Berke Breathed   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Bloom County was a politically charged comic strip that was a Doonesbury for the 80's.
Bloom County was without a doubt the most insightful, funny, and beloved comic strips of all time.
Bloom county is by far one of the funniest comic strips ever made.
www.amazon.com /Billy-Boingers-Bootleg-Bloom-County/dp/0316107298   (1588 words)

  
 Bloom County: The Lost Strips
If you ever DO run across one of the Bloom County books, buy it immediately because you'll be in for a good time.
Re-looking through my old Bloom County notebooks, I found a ton of stuff you could never see today unless YOU had been pasting newspaper strips into notebooks as a kid.
The thing ran around Bloom County for all of 1985, until he was declared "obsolete" by Oliver in November.
www.platypuscomix.net /otherpeople/bloom.html   (611 words)

  
 BLOOM COUNTY, OUTLAND & OPUS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
BLOOM COUNTY : (Bloom County, Outland and OPUS)
One of Americas most beloved comic geniuses is back, with this collectible 25th anniversary compendium of the best of Opus, joined by his hilarious supporting cast, including Binkley, Milo, Bill the Cat, Steve Dallas, Ronald Ann, and the rest of the residents of Bloom County and Outland.
This book is an overview of the first five years of the strip, ranging from the early strips in which the focus is mostly on Milo, through the introductions of Binkley, Bobbi, Cutter John, Opus, Oliver Wendell Jones, Steve Dallas, and finally, Bill The Cat.
www.vinsonsbookstore.com /lib/BLOOM.shtml   (855 words)

  
 The Characters of Bloom County
Milo's grandfather, the Major, ran the Bloom County Boarding House where most of the characters lived.
Milo was the Junior Intern at the Bloom Beacon/Picayne newspaper.
Binkley is famed for his anxiety closet and for waking his father in the middle of the night.
home.comcast.net /~oriecat23/characters.htm   (321 words)

  
 Bloom County
'Bloom County' (later 'Outland') is to my far from humble opinion the funniest newspaper comic ever.
It is set in a suburban environment, and centers around the inhabitants of a boarding house; their neighbours, friends, colleagues and local flora and fauna.
Bloom County first appeared in a university newspaper in the early 80's, but soon spread to papers all across America.
members.tripod.com /vsolaas/bloomc/BLOOMC.HTM   (298 words)

  
 Transportation | Monroe County, NY
The Monroe County Department of Transportation is responsible for the safe and efficient operation of 1470 lane miles (650 centerline miles) of county-owned highways, 178 bridges including the O’Rorke Bridge, and 289 major culverts on the Monroe County highway system, and 769 traffic signals/flashers.
Monroe County In Bloom is sponsored by the Monroe County and New York State Departments of Transportation and looks for community-minded companies, clubs, or organizations interested in beautifying Monroe County roadways.
Monroe County In Bloom Monroe County In Bloom is sponsored by the Monroe County and New York State Departments of Transportation and looks for community-minded companies, clubs, or organizations interested in beautifying Monroe County roadways.
www.monroecounty.gov /dot-index.php   (875 words)

  
 Don Markstein's Toonopedia: Bloom County
From its first installment, Bloom County was accused of being an imitation of Garry Trudeau's Doonesbury — a charge that is not entirely without justification.
It bears a certain resemblance to Trudeau's strip in both style and point of view, and Breathed (rhymes with "method") makes no secret of the fact that he is a great admirer of Trudeau's work.
Perhaps Breathed is right about aging comic strips —; but by cancelling Bloom County when he did, he has absolutely ensured the aging of his own strip.
www.toonopedia.com /bloom.htm   (501 words)

  
 Bloom County Retrospective - The Slush Factory Forum
There are 8 million copies in print of Breathed's 19 books, and he has signed a Hollywood deal to bring Opus to the big screen, a project still in development.
When he returned to newspapers a year ago with his reinvented Sundays-only Opus, carried by 185 newspapers, about half the number of Bloom County at its height, the Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist found little innovation in the comics section.
If Bloom County were starting now, I could never get away with what I did then.
www.slushfactory.com /forums/showthread.php?p=49806#post49806   (686 words)

  
 Bloom County   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
It started in the early eighties and lasted until the early nineties where it changed to "Outland" which never measured up to what Bloom County was.
Shortly after Bobbi arrives to Bloom County she begins "dating" Steve Dallas, this is the first time we see Steve.
Cutter John is in a wheel chair and sweeps Bobbi up as he rides through Bloom County, without any brakes.
www.unr.nevada.edu /~dconnell/BC/bloom.html   (406 words)

  
 Bloom County, a tribute.
Bloom County, the 80's strip by Berke Breathed, is one of my two all-time favorite comic strips.
Breathed for not suing my bootie off...) Bloom County almost always made me laugh, and it still does.
Opus, Milo, Binkley, Cutter John, and the rest of the gang are as funny today as they were back in the day.
www.angelfire.com /vamp/shoopshoop/bloomcounty.html   (100 words)

  
 eBay - bloom county, Comics, Fiction Books items on eBay.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Bloom County Babylon by Berke Breathed (1986) 1ST ED.
Bloom County Opus N Bill the Cat stuck on uyou doll
Bloom County Opus N Bill Roll of grad.
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 Minor characters in Bloom County - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alphonso Ali was the first African American character in Bloom County.
Senator Bedfellow was the greedy and arguably evil senator for Bloom County.
A key character in the early years of the strip, Major Bloom was Milo's jingoistic, right-wing grandfather as well as his custodial guardian.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Minor_characters_in_Bloom_County   (2604 words)

  
 Communications From Elsewhere » Blog Archive » Yay! Bloom County!
This is the best news I’ve heard in ages: Bloom County is getting picked up by mycomicspage.com!
Starting Monday, they’ll be publishing the entire life of Bloom County, six daily strips one day and one color Sunday strip the next.
Bloom County!"), please say it on the page specifically for that, not here.
www.elsewhere.org /journal/archives/2003/03/15/yay-bloom-county   (383 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Bloom County Babylon: Five Years of Basic Naughtiness (Bloom County): Books: Berkeley Breathed   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Bloom County Babylon: Five Years of Basic Naughtiness (Bloom County) by Berkeley Breathed
Bloom County is on my short list of all-time favorite comics.
In this collection, the first five creative wacky years of Breathed's Bloom Country are captured showing Opus appearing for the first time alongside a Hare Krishna's...something is lost in translation though into Penguin-speak, "Pear Pimples for Hairy Fishnuts." And so it is with Breathed's Bloom County.
www.amazon.com /Bloom-County-Babylon-Years-Naughtiness/dp/0316103098   (1507 words)

  
 Bloom County Pioneer Press, The - Find Articles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
In Wisconsin's Door County, it's enough to make a naturalist hyperventilate.
Cherry blossoms and daffodils are the showiest spring flowers on this tourist playground between Lake Michigan and Green Bay.
On sandy ridges, the first flower spotted often is the once-common trailing arbutus, whose waxy white blossoms emerge in April.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_kmtpp/is_200603/ai_n16244604   (199 words)

  
 danieldrezner.com :: Daniel W. Drezner :: Opus lives!
Fortunately, this Washington Post discussion with Breathed suggests he's still got game -- which is to say, he's still got the refined sense of whimsy that made Bloom County a must read when it was around.
Sure, it didn't begin to touch Bloom County...but judged on its own, against the tripe that litters the comics pages today (does Rose is Rose make anyone else homicidal?), it wasn't all that bad, even if I no longer subscribe to most of Breathed's political views.
Bloom County was a watered down version of that, and Outland just struck me as tired.
www.danieldrezner.com /archives/000900.html   (3217 words)

  
 The Men's Kouch Club   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Now all we have to left are various collections books and pages like these we fans put up in dedication to this still great comic.
Meet the Cast of Bloom County and Outland
Aired during the 1991 Christmas season, this is still the only Bloom County related animation.
www.bloom-county.com   (300 words)

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