{"product_id":"the-bloom-county-library-hc-vol-01-1980-1982","title":"The Bloom County Library HC Vol 01 1980-1982","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"Creators\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e(W) Berkeley Breathed (A) Berkeley Breathed\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCollecting every strip from December 8, 1980, through September 26, 1982, in chronological order, with a new cover inset by Breathed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBerkeley 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBloom 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBook design by Eisner Award-winning designer Dean Mullaney.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"IDW","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41011752173773,"sku":"AUG090908","price":53.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0266\/9513\/9533\/products\/STK399691.jpg?v=1659914884","url":"https:\/\/au.hairyt.com\/products\/the-bloom-county-library-hc-vol-01-1980-1982","provider":"Hairy Tarantula","version":"1.0","type":"link"}