From Bloom County to Mars: The Imagination of Berkeley Breathed

Berkeley Breathed is known to comic-strip lovers as the hilarious creatorof Bloom County and its quirky denizens Opus, Bill the Cat Milo Bloom, SteveDallas, Cutter John and more.

He is also renowned for his touching children'sbooks like Mars Needs Moms and Flawed Dogs.

Earlier this year the Museum ofCartoon Art in San Francisco celebrated the joy and laughter this inventive anddiverse creator has given us by putting on a one man show of his work, bothBloom County and Children's Books.

Accompanying that exhibition was a lovely 96page catalog, measuring 11 x 8.5 inches.

The catalog showcased a number ofBreathed's Bloom County strips, each shot from the original art, as well as aselection of his children's book illustrations.

Additionally there are essay'sand an interview with Breathed.

Now through special arrangement with the CartoonArt Museum and Berkeley Breathed, IDW is pleased to off this lovely book-andfine companion piece to the Bloom County Library-to the direct market.