Goodbye Opus

[caddyman]

Ah, me.

The thirteenth of the month is indeed an unlucky day and your correspondent finds himself mourning a piece of news that’s been out since last Thursday, 9 October.

After close on thirty years, it is the end of the line for comicdom’s greatest Penguin. The strip has been moving in an ominous direction for several weeks, now and finally it is official. November 2nd sees the last ever appearance of Opus the Penguin in his own, or if creator, Berke Breathed is to be believed, any other strip.

Opus, originally conceived as a one-shot gag in the award-winning and frequently political Bloom County, went on to become a core player in the series. He also appeared in the follow-up comic Outland before starring in his own strip. Along the way he’s been a world traveler, a heavy metal tuba player, a contender for vice president, and, perhaps most importantly, an everyman philosopher.

Opus is being retired.

Comments

[ladkyis.livejournal.com]

They surely do know how to spoil a good month, don't they.

Sniff

[fractalgeek.livejournal.com]

Apparently he wants to pack in before the next election ramps up too much....