ver my head. I remember having to ask a grown-up who Jeane Kirkpatrick was because she kept popping up in <i>Bloom County</i>. It&rsquo;s interesting that a comic could encompass a range of characters and references that has Jesse Helms on one side and the Giant Purple Snorklewacker on the other.<br>
</b>I drew what seemed amusing to me. That was the extent of my thoughtfulness when it came to designing the <i>Bloom County</i> world. As with most cartoonists, a comic strip is an unsavory peek into the head 