Cartoon jihad, “Opus” style
posted at 6:39 pm on October 15, 2006 by Allahpundit
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Garry Trudeau’s often accused Berke Breathed of ripping him off. Not this strip, pal.
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Hey Allah,
totally off topic, but doesn’t Catie96706 live in Hawaii??? There were big earthquakes there. Catie96706, i’m thinking of you and hope you’re ok. Hang in there.
pullingmyhairout on October 15, 2006 at 6:48 PM
BTW, that’s a really funny cartoon. I wonder how long it will take before it’s banned?
pullingmyhairout on October 15, 2006 at 6:49 PM
What’s he saying in the third panel–”only bad dogs”? Is he talking about Marmaduke? Marmaduke is bad in more ways than one.
Alex K on October 15, 2006 at 7:05 PM
Kini is over there. His blog indicates he is alright and no structural damage to his home.
allie on October 15, 2006 at 7:27 PM
Say nothing indeed.
SouthernGent on October 15, 2006 at 8:04 PM
Ack…
Valiant on October 15, 2006 at 8:53 PM
Breathed was never one of my favorite cartoonists. I am re-evaluating my opinion.
Well done!
brazilnut on October 15, 2006 at 8:57 PM
brazilnut
I have every book Breathed has published. Loooong time Opus friend. Breathed has always been good.
techno_barbarian on October 15, 2006 at 9:03 PM
Opus fan… PIMF
/watching Stars/Ducks hockey…
techno_barbarian on October 15, 2006 at 9:05 PM
Calvin and Hobbes.
tormod on October 15, 2006 at 9:32 PM
Agreed… sort of. Nothing beats Get Fuzzy.
tiekitwist on October 15, 2006 at 9:34 PM
Who wants to play CalvinBall?!
Can’t tag me ‘cuz i’m holding the leaf of immunity!
allie on October 15, 2006 at 9:38 PM
Get Fuzzy - I’m for Fungo. (Sorry, Bucky)
Love Calvin and Hobbes too, though I have to admit that I’ve not read one in years.
tickleddragon on October 15, 2006 at 10:09 PM
Opus rules. Bring back Bloom County, please!
journeyscarab on October 15, 2006 at 10:39 PM
Trudeau can only wish he were as good as Breathed. I enjoyed Bloom County immensely. You knew Breathed’s politics were to the left, but he didn’t draw every strip with an intention of indicting a Republican President, the GOP or conservatives in general. His characters were unique and the stories were funny. Very funny. Trudeau is nothing more than Phil Donahue as a cartoonist.
Bellicose Muse on October 15, 2006 at 11:48 PM
Bill the Cat was my hero in the 80’s! 8)
urbancenturion on October 16, 2006 at 12:10 AM
Breathed lambasted all sides of the political spectrum at the height of Bloom County. In addition, nothing, no one was safe from his dry wit; he held nothing sacred, including himself. That’s why his work is so funny; he knew where to look for humor. Trudeau ceased to be funny somewhere in the middle/late 70s.
Carvin Guitar Man on October 16, 2006 at 12:17 AM
Glad there are other Bloom County fans here. Remember Bill the Cat’s romance with Jean Kirkpatrick? Steve Dallas? Bart Savagewood, Lola’s former boyfriend?
I wish Breathed had stuck with that strip and not branched off into Outland.
Bellicose Muse on October 16, 2006 at 12:48 AM
I admire the tacit reference to Room 101 in the last frame. It’s such a sly way to say that devout muslims are on course to become the jackboot stamping on the human face.
Kralizec on October 16, 2006 at 2:09 AM
I love the cartoons from WWII, like Daffy Duck giving his best to Axis leaders. I guess we will never see that against Jihad and heaven forbid someone like Daffy or Bugs tangles with Big Mo. We were willing to offend Nazis, Japanese and Italian monsters, but Islam might strike back other than the terror they are already performing? I wish I could draw.
Hening on October 16, 2006 at 9:12 AM
Good analysis. Bloom County was never my thing, but it was always a sight better than Dumbsbury. Calvin is the unqualified king of the comic strip.
I actually enjoy Non-Sequiter–despite the overtly leftist politics. The author of that strip succeeds where Trudeau fails…he is FUNNY!
brazilnut on October 16, 2006 at 9:15 AM
Sorry Garry - Breathed’s comics are funny and sometimes makes a point. Yours kind of just rehashes the 60’s and 70’s over-and-over.
I loved Bloom County !
Bill the Cat in ‘08 !
CrazyFool on October 16, 2006 at 11:02 AM
Bloom County was great but nothing beats Gary Larson’s Far Side IMO.
Benaiah on October 16, 2006 at 11:26 AM
One of my favorite Bloom County story arcs was when the cast went on strike and scabs were hired to fill in for them. In one Sunday strip, a chubby hip-hop performer took the place of Oliver Wendell Jones. In the final panel, he was on the garage roof with Oliver’s telescope saying, “I see the moon all white and pretty, just like the ‘hind of Conway Twitty.”
Let’s see. What else. . .
Opus and the other animals playing Star Trek with Cutter John on his wheelchair.
Bill the Cat’s sweat is used to make a hair-growth tonic (that later caused all the hair to fall out).
The wussification of Steve Dallas after he’s kidnapped by aliens and his brain is altered.
And many, many more!
Gottafang on October 16, 2006 at 12:26 PM
My favorite Bloom was when the kid started dressing like Boy George and his dad flipped. I loved the comic even though you could tell how his politics fell at times. Typically they were just good, funny stories.
Calvin and Hobbes are my all-time favorite though and I have still have them emailed to me once every day just to start it off right.
Close second is The Far Side. I just about died laughing when I saw The Boneless Chicken Ranch. I was hooked ever since.
Grunt2Jag on October 16, 2006 at 5:54 PM
Well, in my terribly biased opinion, a man who goes by “Berkeley” can’t be all bad. :)
Bob's Kid on October 16, 2006 at 10:43 PM