From Bloom County to Mars: The Imagination of Berkeley Breathed

From Bloom County to Mars: The Imagination of Berkeley Breathed by Breathed, Berkeley. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781613770085.

Berkeley Breathed is known to comic-strip lovers as the hilarious creator of Bloom County and its quirky denizens Opus, Bill the Cat Milo Bloom, Steve Dallas, Cutter John and more. He is also renowned for his touching childrens books like Mars Needs Moms and Flawed Dogs. Earlier this year the Museum of Cartoon Art in San Francisco celebrated the joy and laughter this inventive and diverse creator has given us by putting on a one man show of his work, both Bloom County and Childrens Books. Accompanying that exhibition was a lovely 96 page catalog, measuring 11 x 8.5 inches. The catalog showcased a number of Breatheds Bloom County strips, each shot from the original art, as well as a selection of his childrens book illustrations. Additionally there are essays and an interview with Breathed. Now through special arrangement with the Cartoon Art Museum and Berkeley Breathed, IDW is pleased to off this lovely book-and fine companion piece to the Bloom County Library-to the direct market.