Berkeley Breathed is the award-winning cartoonist best known for his immensely popular Bloom County newspaper comic strip, as well as two follow-ups, Outland and Opus . But if you think Berkeley Breathed is only about a fanciful penguin and his whimsical cohorts, then you have another think coming! Breathed is a multi-talented artist and writer who has produced lovely illustrations for children's books he has authored, as well as creating many concept illustrations for films. This career-spanning retrospective showcases Breathed's work from his earliest efforts to his most recent endeavors.
Guy Berkeley "Berke" Breathed is an American cartoonist, children's book author/illustrator, director, and screenwriter, best known for Bloom County, a 1980s cartoon-comic strip which dealt with socio-political issues as seen through the eyes of highly exaggerated characters (e.g. Bill the Cat and Opus the Penguin) and humorous analogies.