Comic-Con 2010: Berkley Breathed Vs. Bill Watterston

From the Spotlight on Berkeley Breathed panel on 7/23/2010, Berkeley Breathed, creator of Bloom County and Opus, reveals a private "cartoon war" between himself and Bill Watterston, Creator of Calvin & Hobbes, in which Bill called Berke a money-grubbing whore.

Note: This short clip is presented within the tenets of Fair Use.

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Entertainment

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• Comic-Con 2010
• Berkeley Breathed
• Bloom County
• Opus
• Bill Watterston
• Calvin and Hobbes
• SDCC
• Nerd Prom

[TheAmericanJerk1]

Afraid not. My video camera has a big red "I'm recording" light that tips off the Comic-Con cops when you tape. And I'm not losing my laminate or getting sued by Harvey Weinstein for ANYBODY.

He did show three test clips, one of which was actually pretty good with David Hyde Pierce as Opus. But he said that production on the show has stopped.

[Haquize]

@TheAmericanJerk1 Curious. Do you remember how Pierce sounded? I'm guessing it wasn't his natural voice?

[ReesiePuffs64]

This is awesome. Berke hasn't talked much about Watterson over the years. He mostly mentions Sparky and Gary. So, this is quite a nice find.

[Tennisers]

@HisEmptyHouse YES!!!!! me too E =0 )::::::B Love all those. By far my favorites of all time.

[HisEmptyHouse]

Berke Owns. Him, Watterson, and Gary Larson are to me the trifecta of great cartoonists I had growing up.

[bradchanska]

A.  Maze. Ing.

[jeremyschultz1]

Bill Watterson, you know what happens to kids when they're left unattended...they can get kidnapped.

I think I saw Calvin in the back of a pickup somewhere. Maybe a Ford. Or a Chevy.

[mymatthew]

@TheAmericanJerk1

put some black electrical tape over the red light

[iburl]

hawt

[masterofaeons]

I was there! I met him later and made him laugh!