Bloom County: The Complete Library, Volume 1: 1980-1982 **Signed**

Breathed, Berkeley

ISBN 10: 1600105319 / ISBN 13: 9781600105319

Published by IDW Publishing, San Diego, 2009

About this Item

Signed by Berkeley Breathed on pre- title page - signature only. Collection of award wining newspaper comic strips. First Edition, First Printing. With corresponding number line. Book is in Fine condition. Boards are clean, not bumped. Not remaindered. No Dust Jacket as issued. All-ways well boxed, All-ways fast service. Thanks.

Seller Inventory # 043518

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Bloom County: The Complete Library, Volume 1: 1980-1982 **Signed**
• Publisher: IDW Publishing, San Diego
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1600105319
• ISBN 13: 9781600105319
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Not Issued
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Signed First Editions

About this title

Synopsis

• Berkley Breathed's Bloom County was one of the most popular and critically acclaimed newspaper strips of all time. Bloom County ran from December 8th, 1980 to August 6th, 1989 and was published in an astounding 1200 newspapers on a daily basis. The huge popularity of Bloom County spawned a merchandizing bonanza, as well as two spin-off strips, Outland and Opus.
• The Bloom County Library Volume 1 highlights the first time the entire run of the immensely popular Bloom County strip has been collected in beautifully designed hard cover books with exceptional reproduction.

-The Library of American Comics is the world's #1 publisher of classic newspaper comic strips, with 14 Eisner Award nominations and three wins for best book. LOAC has become "the gold standard for archival comic strip reprints...The research and articles provide insight and context, and most importantly the glorious reproduction of the material has preserved these strips for those who knew them and offers a new gateway to adventure for those discovering them for the first time.” - Scoop

From the Back Cover

Collecting every strip from December 8, 1980, through September 26, 1982, in chronological order, with a new cover inset 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 Pages' are being 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 handsome hardcover library, five volumes in all. 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. Most strips were either shot from printer's proofs or Breathed's own original art. This is the first of five volumes. Book design by Eisner Award-winning designer Dean Mullaney. HC o FC o $39.99 o 288 Pages o 11' x 8.5' o ISBN: 978-1-60010-531-9