<p>Anyone else catch how Berkley Breathed finished out his Opus comic today? Here’s the last frame:</p>
<p>[The</a> Opus $10,000 Paradise Contest](<a href=“http://www.hsus.org/forms/the_opus_contest.html]The”>http://www.hsus.org/forms/the_opus_contest.html)</p>
<p>A very touching and sentimental way for Mr. Breathed to finish off the storyline. One of my favorite Sunday comics characters of all times goes out in a way he always had been searching for; at peace, and loved…</p>
<p>Yes – very touching. I read an interview with him on, I think, Slate, in which he discussed the emotional issue of why and how he was closing out the strip. Basic fact: the national dialogue has gotten too nasty, and he didn’t want Opus to fall victim to that negativity. Sad.</p>
<p>I will miss Otis. Thank you Mr. Breathed.</p>
<p>Didn’t know he was packing it in.</p>
<p>First Calvin, and now Opus… I am sad.</p>
<p>Farewell, friend. :(</p>
<p>I apolgize for the error. My above post should read Opus, not Otis.</p>
<p>And I will miss him.</p>
<p>When I went to the humane society website (as suggested in the comic) I saw that there is a proposition (2) in CA up for vote Tuesday to make life better for farm animals. What a great way to publicize this. Factory farming always seemed like such a worthy target in the are of concern for animals (it impacts multi-millions).</p>
<p>here’s the interview with him I mentioned – it was in Salon, not Slate.</p>
<p>[Berkeley</a> Breathed explains why he is ending his comic strip “Opus” | Salon Books](<a href=“http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2008/10/18/opus/index1.html]Berkeley”>http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2008/10/18/opus/index1.html)</p>