Bloom County Babylon: Five Years of Basic Naughtiness

Bloom County Babylon: Five Years of Basic Naughtiness
by Berkeley Breathed

Bloom County Babylon: Five Years of Basic Naughtiness
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Author: Berkeley Breathed
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1986-09-30
ISBN: 0316103098
Number of pages: 224
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
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  • ISBN13: 9780316103091
  • Condition: New
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Book Reviews of Bloom County Babylon: Five Years of Basic Naughtiness

Book Review: Sorry for the B&W.
Summary: 4 Stars

Remember when we were all tempted to vote for Bill & Opus? Some folks actually did, you know. Do you remember when "Billy and the Boingers" became "Deathtongue"?

I really miss Bloom County. It was a way of life, a uniquely 1980's perspective on our country that will never come again. The brilliance of idea, the sheer glee of Breathed's word choices, and the happy, bouncy parallel universe his characters all boinged around in are unforgettable.

This book is the equal of all the others, though it is longer. The first few characters and situations show that Breathed has not yet found his voice-- but once he does, look out, world!

My apologies, on behalf of the company for which I work (I'm sitting on the print floor as I type this!), for being forced to print this book without Breathed's color. I look through our print-on-demand rendition and I see clearly how much has been lost. I agree that it is not fair, but you must understand: had it not been done this way, the street price would have been ridiculous. Perhaps you will agree that it is better that the book never go out of print and stay inexpensive, rather than be forgotten and unread in color.

Summary of Bloom County Babylon: Five Years of Basic Naughtiness

An anthology of cartoons from the syndicated comic strip, "Bloom County" encompasses highlights from the five-year span of the strip.
This first big "bible" of Bloom County includes the wonderful Opus "hairy fishnuts/Hare Krishnas" strip, the first Bill-the-Cat appearance, and more comics from the earlier collections: Loose Tails, 'Toons for Our Times and Penguin Dreams and Stranger Things. If you hurt yourself laughing (like when you read about Bill freebasing Friskies), don't blame me; I warned you.

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