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« on: November 30, 2003, 03:34:06 am »
has anyone seen the new berkeley brethed strip?  i understand it's sunday-only.  can anyone send a link, if it's online somewhere?
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« Reply #1 on: November 30, 2003, 03:56:13 am »
The new strip, "Opus" premiered last Sunday in newspapers around the world.

I haven't seen it online, yet, but I'm sure it's just a matter of time until Google spiders a site where someone's scanned it in.
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« Reply #2 on: November 30, 2003, 11:35:38 pm »
Officially it's paper only. The whole thing was the Post's idea to try and sell newspapers since they're inferior in every way to washingtonpost.com
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« Reply #3 on: December 01, 2003, 12:25:51 am »
Well, "Opus" is syndicated.  And it only appears on Sunday.
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« Reply #4 on: December 01, 2003, 12:35:18 am »
I should preface my comments about "Opus" by saying I never was a big Berke Breathed fan.  He's OK, but I don't think he compares to the great cartoonists of what I perceive to be his generation -- Trudeau, Larson and Watterson.  

That being said, nothing in the first two installments of "Opus" has moved me to change that evaluation.  It's a welcome addition to the Sunday funnies, but nothing earth-shattering.
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« Reply #5 on: December 01, 2003, 02:51:32 am »
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Well, "Opus" is syndicated.  And it only appears on Sunday.

I know but it's the Post who actually is acting as the syndicate and is at least claiming some responsibility for the return.
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« Reply #6 on: December 01, 2003, 05:24:35 pm »
BB's skills as an illustrator have grown tremendously.  But content-wise, the two strips mostly gave me an extremely faint feeling of nostalgia for Bloom County.
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« Reply #7 on: December 01, 2003, 08:31:07 pm »
Is it better than Outland? Because all that did was make me ache for Bloom County.
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« Reply #8 on: December 01, 2003, 09:03:00 pm »
I only read Outland for a few weeks and rapidly lost interest.  Opus seems like more of the same.
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« Reply #9 on: December 01, 2003, 09:21:36 pm »
I'll read it every Sunday, but so far it's only "eh".
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« Reply #10 on: December 08, 2003, 08:11:45 pm »
For heaven's sake, people.  It's a comic strip.  You don't have to analyze it to death!  It's not like your whole--

Oh wait.  Umm.  I mean.  Mr. Brethed's oeuvre is certainly not up to Wattersonian standards, but presents a refreshing break from the Marmaduke and Cathy world of the rest of the Sunday 'funnies'.

Sorry, all.  I forgot where I was for a moment.
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« Reply #11 on: December 08, 2003, 08:26:29 pm »
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Sorry, all.  I forgot where I was for a moment.


Damn. That was close. We've already had one... unpleasantness, this week!

Still. Good to see you back Pedro.
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« Reply #12 on: December 08, 2003, 08:28:22 pm »
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For heaven's sake, people.  It's a comic strip.  You don't have to analyze it to death!  It's not like your whole--

Oh wait.  Umm.  I mean.  Mr. Brethed's oeuvre is certainly not up to Wattersonian standards, but presents a refreshing break from the Marmaduke and Cathy world of the rest of the Sunday 'funnies'.

Sorry, all.  I forgot where I was for a moment.

That's it, man! Start armchair-analyzin' like mad!

Personally, though, I haven't seen the Breathed strip yet -- campus here sort of has the whole "we ESCHEW paper news format in order to ASCEND to some sort of greater PAPERLESS INSTRUMENTALITY" thing going on, and honestly, it hasn't sounded good enough for me to actually go to an effort for.
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« Reply #13 on: December 08, 2003, 08:40:35 pm »
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and honestly, it hasn't sounded good enough for me to actually go to an effort for.


This passed Sunday's strip featured a sexy Dr. Condoleezza Rice making brazen overtures to a flightless bird.  What more do you want?  More italics?
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« Reply #14 on: December 08, 2003, 08:48:26 pm »
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More italics?


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