Bloom County

Bloom County is a Pulitzer-winning American comic strip created by cartoonist Berkeley Breathed. It ran throughout the 1980s, syndicated by the Washington Post Writers Group, satirizing the politics and culture of the era.

The most iconic character in the strip is Opus, a neurotic, large-nosed penguin. Originally introduced as a one-off gag character in 1981, Opus became so popular that he eventually became the main protagonist of the comic.

Yes, Berkeley Breathed won the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning in 1987 for his work on Bloom County. The award recognized the strip's sharp, satirical take on the political and social issues of the decade.

The original daily run of Bloom County came to an end on August 6, 1989. Berkeley Breathed subsequently transitioned to a Sunday-only strip called Outland, which featured many of the same characters, including Opus.