layton Posted May 17, 2004 Posted May 17, 2004 I got the sunday paper delivered to my house by accident and saw that Bloom Country, formerly Outland, is back and entitled, "Opus." Granted this weeks strip wasn't very funny. So what did I miss so far??? I hope Hodgepodge, Portnoy, Milo, Steve Dallas, and Cutter John are gonna be in it! I miss the muppet-like frivolity of the original early strips. Quote
Dave_Schuldt Posted May 17, 2004 Posted May 17, 2004 (edited) If you want old school Bloom County your out of luck. This new strip is almost as bad as Outland. You migh find all the good old stuff here http://www.berkeleybreathed.com/ Who could ever forget the Cruise Basalope. Edited May 17, 2004 by Dave_Schuldt Quote
icegirl Posted May 17, 2004 Posted May 17, 2004 Maybe if we all write in, they will make a martlet character... that would liven things up a bit... Quote
Martlet Posted May 17, 2004 Posted May 17, 2004 Maybe if we all write in, they will make a martlet character... that would liven things up a bit... quiet! justin already thinks I'm a cartoonist. Quote
minx Posted May 17, 2004 Posted May 17, 2004 so far it's not as good i miss steve dallas and bill the cat Quote
Sandbag Posted May 19, 2004 Posted May 19, 2004 It was actually Bloom County first, then Outland. Now its Opus. And I think its every bit as funny as its predecessors. Quote
layton Posted May 19, 2004 Author Posted May 19, 2004 It was actually Bloom County first, then Outland. Now its Opus. And I think its every bit as funny as its predecessors. that's what i said. opus was formerly outland. jeeesh. Quote
layton Posted May 19, 2004 Author Posted May 19, 2004 It was actually Bloom County first, then Outland. Now its Opus. And I think its every bit as funny as its predecessors. that's what i said. opus was formerly outland. jeeesh. so what's the story line, I stopped reading the paper a long long time ago (about 1/2 through Outland). Quote
chirp Posted May 19, 2004 Posted May 19, 2004 I put up a route at Rattlesnake Ledge (RSL) back in 1991...a cool, tight flaring chimney problem...funky as hell, on the bottom right side of RSL, named it "Binkleys Closet of Anxieties" Anyone done it? Quote
Dru Posted June 8, 2004 Posted June 8, 2004 bill the cat appears in the latest one... i knew it was just a matter of time. Quote
glacier Posted June 8, 2004 Posted June 8, 2004 (edited) A mere shadow of Bloom County... Found the correct quote - by Breathed from an Onion interview... "Oh, to hell with that, I miss the money. If I could have drawn a cat yelling for lasagna every day for 15 years and have them pay me $30 million to do so, I would have." Edited June 8, 2004 by glacier Quote
Doug Posted June 8, 2004 Posted June 8, 2004 I wish I still had my "Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Bill & Opus" T-Shirt. Quote
ClimbingCowboy Posted June 8, 2004 Posted June 8, 2004 I learned a long time ago (f***'d up once) that if I was to start thinking long-term about a gal, she'd come with an appreciation of Bill and Opus and ask me if I practiced Steve Dallas's method of dating.... Turns out we both think Bloom County was better than Outland. We're still up in the air on OPUS. Not sure how long the development is going to take. If we hadn't been ardent fans before, the current strip would be dry. What it's been six months now? The drawings and colors are great though! Quote
nolanr Posted June 14, 2004 Posted June 14, 2004 I thought Outland was fine. In the very beginning it tried to be different, then it pretty much became the same thing as Bloom County. I want to like Opus, but it has just been horrible so far, not even remotely funny. Too bad. Quote
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