Comics Alliance:
Ever since Bloom County became a sensation in the early ’80s, Berkeley Breathed has had an incredibly varied career. He followed Bloom County‘s initial success with two more popular comic strips, Outland and Opus; he won the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning; he wrote and illustrated best-selling children’s books; he adapted his own stories into a pair of animated TV specials, and he provided art for various environmental and animal-welfare charities.
…and last month, he made a rare convention appearance, playing to a packed room at San Diego Comic-Con. ComicsAlliance spoke with Breathed about his career in cartooning, his work in other media, and his upcoming projects.
Along with Gary Larson of The Far Side, I devoured everything Breathed did and loved all of it. I miss Opus.
Yes. Opus for the Win. Loved that strip.
I remember seeing Bloom County for the first time, and thinking I’d rather just read Doonesbury. Breathed’s stuff seemed like fanzine stuff to me by comparison. Perhaps it got better.
the best comics ever came from this man’s pen.
For me, Berkeley Breathed is in the Big Three with Gary Trudeau and Bill Watterson. All descended from Charles Schultz, of course.