> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Jeroen, > > Opus the penguin was a character in a comic strip called "Bloom County", > which was later titled Outland. The strip ran in the newspapers here for I
No Outland was a new strip in and of itself. IIRC it was only a sunday strip and he eventually brought a couple of the characters from Bloom County into it. > believe, 10-15 years. It was very popular in the 80's, but it probably never > reached the same heights as Peanuts or Calvin and Hobbes. And before you > point it out, we know he looks more like a Puffin than a Penguin :) Bill the > Cat is another character from the same strip. Many consider it far superior to peanuts or C&H. > Here's a picture: > http://www.premier.net/~cspedale/opus/images/opus5.gif > > And here are a few strips: > http://www.yk.psu.edu/~kdm101/opus/pics/toaster.gif > http://www.yk.psu.edu/~kdm101/opus/pics/simmons.gif > http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/2175/handi1.jpg > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/7207/weinberger.gif > http://www.thekeep.net/mcgill/IMAGES/Banana4.gif > http://www.thekeep.net/mcgill/IMAGES/pharmacy.jpg http://www.geocities.com/milobloom6/BC/bc73b.jpg http://www.lazykatcreations.com/BloomCounty.htm http://members.tripod.com/vsolaas/bloomc/OPUSANIM.GIF
