NEW YORK — Opus the Penguin and his comic strip world of “Bloom County,” absent for a quarter-century, are back along with the ridiculous times that suit them, creator Berkeley Breathed said.
The popular character from “Bloom County” made an unexpected appearance in a strip posted Monday on Facebook by Breathed. In it, Opus awakens after what he discovers was a 25-year nap.
In an email, Breathed said the time is right to revive “Bloom County.”
“Bloom County operated on far less bile than people suspected, and far more whimsical effervescence. The last two decades were not the most conducive to stirring the latter,” he said. “Ridiculousness has settled in again, so it feels safe for a gentle penguin in Jockey briefs applying bikini wax.”
A Facebook photo of Breathed shows him at his computer with the caption “A return after 25 years. Feels like going home.”