Bloom County 2019 by Berkeley Breathed for November 04, 2016

Pooh figures he’ll get a honey of a deal…

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Tweety … wait a sec … I see a lawsuit with Twitter ….

Hobbes … well, when you live with Calvin, disaster is only a wild thought away ….

Kevin always gets the best jobs.

Oh this is really, really, really good!Thumper, Tweety, one of the Minions, Pooh and Piglet.Dorie, & Hobbs.

How about Skippy Squirrel from Animaniacs?

Watterson would never go for that, of course.

All copyrighted characters, as far as I can see. The winner has to be a fresh idea. Opus has that going for him at least.

5 low denomination currency units on Hobbes.

I’d like to think that Breathed re-drew all of these (it even seems likely for the Minion and possibly for Hobbes), but Dory seems to show that at least one, and possibly all of the Disney characters were copy/pasted.

More like an entire magic mushroom salad….

You think they would hire anyone who looks like Carmen Miranda?

I believe this falls under the “Fair Use” copyright loop hole.

“In its most general sense, a fair use is any copying of copyrighted material done for a limited and “transformative” purpose, such as to comment upon, criticize, or parody a copyrighted work. Such uses can be done without permission from the copyright owner.”

Um…Opus,dear…you dropped your…um…banana.

I see a Woodstock cameo!

What happened to Snoopy?

Minion, please. King Bob, maybe.

Hobbes!

Oh Pooh!

Minions.

Fagedaboudit, Opus. N.C. (No Chance)

Hobbes is reading Inc, a magazine for entrepreneurs, that has a picture of Woodstock on the cover. Apparently Woodstock landed on his feet after Peanuts shut down.

The Mayhem campaign works so well for another company, Met Life might want to try the Warners.

How about Hammy?

I’m surprised Miss Piggy isn’t auditioning. Or Gonzo, or even Fozzie Bear.

On the bright side, Opus, it looks like everyone there is happy to see you.

Come on, herring breath, BELCH and clear the room.

I think one of the minions would best represent an insurance company.

Tom and Jerry. Fred and Wilma. Bugs Bunny.

Considering that Piglet’s there, shouldn’t it be Paddington Bear?

The MetLife Minion. I can see that happening.

Drug-addicted, mushroom-snorting Opus has no chance against that roomful of sweeties.

Life is harsh.

Life is harshing Opus’s mellow….

I wonder if Watterson has seen this strip? I’m sure he will be mailing a letter over to Berk. I really respect him for not selling out his characters.

I’d probably vote for the Minion. I’d like to vote for Hobbes too but Bill Watterson would probably come after the marketers with a shotgun. He’s that kind of guy.