New Releases by BERKE BREATHED

Specially formatted digital edition! Collecting every strip from January 1, 1986, through December 31, 1986, in chronological order, with a new cover insert by Breathed. Berkeley Breathed''s Bloom County burst onto the American comic scene in December 1980 and it soon became one of the most popular comic strips of all time. The endearing and quirky denizens of the strip included Milo Bloom, Steve Dallas, Michael Binkley, Cutter John, Bill the Cat, and Opus the Penguin. Bloom County was a strip that dealt with many issues relevant to the period. Occasional "Context comments" are added throughout this collection, giving the reader a greater understanding of the time. This is the first time Bloom County has been collected in a digital library. IDW will add more volumes, one year per volume. Each newspaper strip is reproduced in chronological order from first to last. Great effort has been made to ensure the highest production values are achieved.

"Opus--a Sunday only, full-color comic strip featuring the quirky and endearing denizens of Bloom County--was the cartoonist''s final foray into this classic American art form ... this splendid collection presents the entire five-year run of Opus, including the very last strip, never before published in book form"--Back cover.

Opus the penguin wants nothing more than to be able to fly--one thing that penguins cannot do--until one Christmas Eve, Opus realizes his greatest dream. Reprint.

A series that will publish the entire run of the acclaimed 1980s. Bloom County comic strip includes the first appearances of many popular characters.

A twenty-fifth anniversary compendium of comics featuring the lovable, maladjusted penguin and his companions Bill the Cat, Steve Dallas, and Portnoy follows their shared adventures.

Edwurd''s little sister comes to the rescue when Edwurd''s humongous fib lands him in trouble with a three-eyed alien from another galaxy.

Offers a collection of ninety comic strips following the adventures of Opus the penguin, Bill the cat, Rosebud the basselope, and many others

While spending Christmas in 1939 with a well-meaning aunt, a young boy who does not believe in Santa Claus has an unusual experience that changes his thinking.

In hopes of making a Great Discovery, Opus the penguin leads his friends into the forest to search for the legendary, ferocious Basselope.

When his grandmother reads his favorite book for the 210th time, Opus the penguin departs from the text and gets carried away on a fantastical nighttime journey.

A collection of the best strips from "Outland," the Sunday spinoff of "Bloom County," introduces Rosebud the Basselope and Milquetoast the cross-dressing cockroach

This book contains selections from the author''s comic strip, Bloom County.

Spanning the entire run of the comic strip--from 1986 to 1989--this retrospective anthology brings together the best story lines of "Bloom County"

The oddball denizens of Bloom County smell trouble when armed cosmeticians invade their home, in a collection of the best cartoons from the past year, complete with a sample of the Commandos'' famous fragrance

The people and beasts residing in Bloom County are busy as ever--Opus dances in an all-female nightclub, a Congressional investigation into space invaders is underway, and workers strike for a larger comic book size, in a collection of zany cartoons

Milo, Binkley, Steve Dallas, Opus the Penguin, and the rest of the Bloom County residents are represented in this new collection of cartoons, which poke fun at everything from politics to beauty pageants

Cartoons deal with computer hackers, personal ads, political campaigns, rock musicians, and toxic waste

The final collection of cartoons from the "Outland" series features previously uncollected color strips, a selection of the artist''s favorites, and some selections from "Bloom County"