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 Outland header featuring Opus the Penguin |
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| Author(s) | Berkeley Breathed |
| Current status / schedule | Cancelled |
| Launch date | September 3, 1989 |
| End Date | March 26, 1995 |
| Syndicate(s) | Washington Post Writers Group |
| Genre(s) | Humor, Politics, Satire |
| Preceded by | Bloom County |
| Followed by | Opus |
Outland was a Sunday-only comic strip written and illustrated by Berkeley Breathed from 1989 until 1995. Opus the Penguin ( Opus T Penguin) is a character in the Comic strips and Children's books of Berkeley Breathed, most notably the popular 1980s An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created Guy Berkeley "Berke" Breathed (born June 21, 1957) is an American Cartoonist, children's book Author / Illustrator, Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Events January Invasion! crossover event in DC Comics February March April May June Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Events January After Xavier The Age of Apocalypse is launched Print syndication is a form of syndication in which News articles columns, or Comic strips are made available to Newspapers, Magazines The Washington Post is the largest and most circulated Newspaper in Washington D Bloom County was an American Comic strip by Berkeley Breathed which ran from December 8, 1980 until August 6, 1989 Opus was a Sunday strip drawn by Berkeley Breathed for a period of circa five years from 2003 to 2008 A comic strip is a sequence of drawings that tells a story Currently in the Western world, most comic strips are written and drawn by a Comics artist Guy Berkeley "Berke" Breathed (born June 21, 1957) is an American Cartoonist, children's book Author / Illustrator, Events January Invasion! crossover event in DC Comics February March April May June Events January After Xavier The Age of Apocalypse is launched It was a spin-off of Breathed's strip Bloom County, featuring many of the same characters. A spin-off (or spinoff) is a new Organization or Entity formed by a split from a larger one such as a Television series based on a pre-existing Bloom County was an American Comic strip by Berkeley Breathed which ran from December 8, 1980 until August 6, 1989
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Overview
On September 3, 1989, a month after retiring Bloom County, Breathed began his second syndicated strip with a minor character from the previous strip. Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Ronald-Ann Smith, a little girl from the "wrong side of the tracks" in Bloom County, entered a magic doorway in a grimy alley that looked down into a cheery world of "cotton-candy trees" known as the Outland (the ground of her world did not sync up with that of Outland, so the door originally appears to be hovering in the sky above it). Ronald-Ann Smith was a character in Berkeley Breathed 's comic strips Bloom County and Outland
In its earliest form, Outland had been intended to be an experimental strip for Breathed, featuring a channel for creativity in the forms of new characters (like Mortimer Mouse, based on the rejected name for Disney's Mickey Mouse) and bizarre backgrounds (many of which initially resembled those seen in Krazy Kat). Mortimer Mouse Minnie Mouse's uncle Mortimer Mouse is a Fictional character created by Floyd Gottfredson for The Walt Disney Company. Mickey Mouse is a comic animal Cartoon character who has become an icon for The Walt Disney Company. Krazy Kat is a Comic strip created by George Herriman that appeared in U However, Opus the penguin returned in the strip's third installment, and Bill the Cat appeared mere months after that. Opus the Penguin ( Opus T Penguin) is a character in the Comic strips and Children's books of Berkeley Breathed, most notably the popular 1980s Bill the Cat, or Bill D Cat, according to the final Outland strip is a fictional Cat appearing in the works of Cartoonist Berkeley Breathed Before long, the premise of another world beyond a magic door had been lost completely.
Eventually, the strip began to evolve into something a little less weird and a little more familiar - as Breathed himself wrote in the first Outland book collection, it became "Bloom County without the continuing narrative that a daily appearance allows. ". Other characters from Bloom County, such as Milquetoast the Cockroach, Steve Dallas, Oliver Wendell Jones, and Michael Binkley, became major players in the strip. Milquetoast the Cockroach was a fictional character in Berkeley Breathed 's comic strips Bloom County and Outland. Steve Dallas is a fictional character in the American comic strips of Berke Breathed, most famously Bloom County in the 1980s Oliver Wendell Jones was the most recurring African American character in Bloom County and Outland, two Comic strips by Michael Binkley was a major character in Berke Breathed 's cartoon strip Bloom County. Some characters, such as Cutter John, made an occasional guest appearance. Cutter John is a Fictional character in the 1980s Comic strip Bloom County by Berke Breathed. A few prominent members of Bloom County, such as Milo Bloom, did not make an active appearance at all (Milo did appear in the second-to-last installment of Outland, as a background extra on a bus). Milo Bloom was a central character in the American comic strip Bloom County.
In 1991, Breathed wrote a children's Christmas book entitled A Wish for Wings That Work. A Wish for Wings That Work An Opus Christmas Story was a children's book by Berkeley Breathed that was published in 1991. The story revolved around Opus and included several Outland characters (although the Outland itself was not explicitly referenced in the story). It was made into an animated television movie that same year.
Finally, on March 26, 1995, Breathed decided to end the strip and retire from cartooning. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 At the strip's end, Steve Dallas came out as gay, and eloped to California with Mark Slackmeyer from the comic strip Doonesbury. In the English language, gay is an Adjective that in modern usage refers to Homosexuality. Doonesbury is a Comic strip by G B Trudeau that chronicles the adventures and lives of a vast array of different characters of different ages professions Opus returned to Antarctica to live with his mother, whom he had finally located (much of the original comic Bloom County focused on his quest to find her).
Eight years later, Breathed abandoned retirement and picked up where Outland had left off. The result was the Sunday-only reunion strip, Opus. Opus was a Sunday strip drawn by Berkeley Breathed for a period of circa five years from 2003 to 2008
Recurring characters
- Ronald-Ann Smith
- Mortimer Mouse
- Tim W. Ronald-Ann Smith was a character in Berkeley Breathed 's comic strips Bloom County and Outland Mortimer Mouse Minnie Mouse's uncle Mortimer Mouse is a Fictional character created by Floyd Gottfredson for The Walt Disney Company. Forty
- Opus the Penguin
- Bill the Cat
- Milquetoast the Cockroach
- Truffles the Pig
- Oliver Wendell Jones
- Michael Binkley
- Steve Dallas
Reprints
- Politically, Fashionably, and Aerodynamically Incorrect (1992)
- His Kisses are Dreamy. Opus the Penguin ( Opus T Penguin) is a character in the Comic strips and Children's books of Berkeley Breathed, most notably the popular 1980s Bill the Cat, or Bill D Cat, according to the final Outland strip is a fictional Cat appearing in the works of Cartoonist Berkeley Breathed Milquetoast the Cockroach was a fictional character in Berkeley Breathed 's comic strips Bloom County and Outland. Oliver Wendell Jones was the most recurring African American character in Bloom County and Outland, two Comic strips by Michael Binkley was a major character in Berke Breathed 's cartoon strip Bloom County. Steve Dallas is a fictional character in the American comic strips of Berke Breathed, most famously Bloom County in the 1980s Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) . . but Those Hairballs Down my Cleavage. . . ! (1994)
- One Last Little Peek, 1980-1995: The Final Strips, the Special Hits, the Inside Tips (1995)
Many Outland strips have never been reprinted in color, though all appeared in black & white in Comics Revue magazine. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Comics Revue is a monthly Small press Comic book published by Manuscript Press.
Outland strips also appeared in the 2004 book Opus: 25 Years of His Sunday Best, which reprinted strips from Bloom County and the new Opus strip as well.
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