This is Bloom County’s response to editorial cartoonist Pat Oliphant’s criticism of Breathed winning the the Pulitzer. The little penguin is a satire of Oliphant’s “Punk”.
From Wikipedia: In 1987, Oliphant protested the selection of Berkeley Breathed for the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning. Oliphant’s concern was that Breathed’s work “has, so far as I know, not appeared on one editorial page in the country.”45 Addressing the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists convention to hearty applause, Oliphant represented the views of many of his colleagues: that the seriousness of editorial cartooning as a journalistic pursuit was at risk, and that the Pulitzer was encouraging the valuing of humor over political statement.
The irony is that post 2015 Breathed was/is basically a modern version of Oliphant, with “Trump sucks” in lieu of Opus saying something wistful and poignant.
Imagine 8 months ago
Such subtlety. Such nuance.
Jesy Bertz Premium Member 8 months ago
This is Bloom County’s response to editorial cartoonist Pat Oliphant’s criticism of Breathed winning the the Pulitzer. The little penguin is a satire of Oliphant’s “Punk”.
From Wikipedia: In 1987, Oliphant protested the selection of Berkeley Breathed for the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning. Oliphant’s concern was that Breathed’s work “has, so far as I know, not appeared on one editorial page in the country.”45 Addressing the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists convention to hearty applause, Oliphant represented the views of many of his colleagues: that the seriousness of editorial cartooning as a journalistic pursuit was at risk, and that the Pulitzer was encouraging the valuing of humor over political statement.
Steve Dallas 8 months ago
The irony is that post 2015 Breathed was/is basically a modern version of Oliphant, with “Trump sucks” in lieu of Opus saying something wistful and poignant.
More Coffee Please! Premium Member 8 months ago
Yes, yes he does. Did.
SwimsWithSharks 8 months ago
Liberty bibberty.
ChessPirate 8 months ago
“Well, you never really did have a leg to stand on…”
[Unnamed Reader - c91c61] 8 months ago
No doubt, the jealous girlfriend used a dull carrot peeler for lasting effect.
ra.peinertjr.md 8 months ago
I guess this is what you do when society has passed you by!!!
Andrew Bosch Premium Member 8 months ago
When I saw this strip in the newspaper, the editor changed the artwork to hide the “Reagan sucks” line.