
In a chat with Washington Post readers, comic creator Berkeley Breathed was asked if the new, weekly 'Opus' comic strip was just a way of hyping the 'Opus' animated film.
"An 'Opus' movie is years away," Breathed said. "If I was out to promote that with the new strip, I could improve my timing. I'm out to have some fun for once; something I can't say I did in all the years I worked in the past. It was simply...deadlines. A single big strip a week is now a joy. Lets hope you can tell I'm having fun. Lord knows, you can tell many of the antique creakers on the page today betray the secret that their creators --if breathing -- would rather by sitting by the pool. "