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OPUS by Berkeley Breathed: The Complete Sunday Strips from 2003-2008 (Bloom County) Hardcover – November 27, 2012

by Berkeley Breathed (Author, Artist)
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 137 ratings
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It’s Berkeley Breathed’s final spin around the dance floor with his most quirky and endearing character—Opus. The Pleasant penguin has long been the moral center of the Berkley-verse, and nowhere is that as abundantly clear as in his own self-named book. Aside from our waddling friend, this book contains numerous characters readers will fondly remember from the days of Bloom County.
This volume collects the entire run of Berkeley Breathed’s Opus, from first to last, and features an introduction and running commentary from Breathed.
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  1. Part of Series
    Opus Complete Sunday Strips From 2003-2008
  2. Print length
    288 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    IDW Publishing
  5. Publication date
    November 27, 2012
  6. Reading age
    16 years and up
  7. Dimensions
    8.6 x 1.2 x 11.1 inches
  8. ISBN-10
    9781613774083
  9. ISBN-13
    978-1613774083
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Berkeley Breathed lives and works in Santa Barbara, California and is the proud owner of a gentle pit bull named Ridley, a deaf dachshund named Milly, and a refugee mutt from the Puerto Rican streets named Pilar--splendidly flawed dogs, every one.

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1613774087
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ IDW Publishing (November 27, 2012)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781613774083
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1613774083
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 16 years and up
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.4 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.6 x 1.2 x 11.1 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 137 ratings

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Berkeley Breathed lives and works in Santa Barbara, California and is the proud owner of a gentle pit bull named Ridley, a deaf dachshund named Milly, and a refugee mutt from the Puerto Rican streets named Pilar--splendidly flawed dogs, every one.

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Customers enjoy the book. They find it entertaining and a welcome addition to their collection. The book has meaningful silliness with intellectual content, making it an enjoyable read and well worth adding to their library.

"Love these comic characters! Fun book!" Read more

"From beginning to its bittersweet end this was a wonderful read, a trip down memory lane to a simpler time before there was such a thing as virtue..." Read more

"...Breathed's Bloom County and Outland series and is much the same, as entertaining and enlightening as those other volumes...." Read more

"Great book, was the reason I got the Sunday paper." Read more

7 customers mention "Art quality"7 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the artwork in the book. They say it looks great as-is and has an excellent finish.

"...it would be hard to read on screen, but I'm happy to say it's absolutely beautiful...." Read more

"The artwork in this collection is great, and on occasion, Breathed reaches back and finds that special something that put him, at his best, in the..." Read more

"It looks great on the iPad but I wouldn't recommend viewing it on a phone or small tablet..." Read more

"...His art work is unbelievable." Read more

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"...He develops some new characters that are very good (Auggie, Steve's son) as well as brings back some familiar faces." Read more

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  • David Dinwiddie
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great!
    Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2023
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    Love these comic characters! Fun book!
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  • ChristiAnne67
    5.0 out of 5 stars A journey with familiar friends
    Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2023
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    From beginning to its bittersweet end this was a wonderful read, a trip down memory lane to a simpler time before there was such a thing as virtue signaling and false outrage.
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  • AskJoe.TV
    5.0 out of 5 stars One of my all-time favorite comic strips.
    Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2014
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    I've read a lot of comic strips as a child. As I grew up, I read less and less, but I continued to read The Far Side, Bloom County pretty much every day. When both of those classic strips ended, so did my daily routine.... Until Berkeley Breathed brought Opus back for an encore. Believe it or not, I re-subscribed to the local newspaper, just so I could read it.

    Unfortunately, he retired the character and the strip a few years later, so this book essentially captures every Sunday strip from the series. It brings back such great memories, not just of the strip itself, because it also reminds me of the people, places and things of that era.

    In my case, I ordered the Kindle version, because I've made it a point to stop buying printed books, so I was concerned that it would be hard to read on screen, but I'm happy to say it's absolutely beautiful. I can zoom in when I need to, but for the most part, it looks great as-is.
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  • Sir Steven
    5.0 out of 5 stars More of A Good Thing
    Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2016
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    This follows the collection of Breathed's Bloom County and Outland series and is much the same, as entertaining and enlightening as those other volumes. All Color Sunday strips with some limited commentary near some strips. REALLY wish he had put more comments in but as he sometimes remarks it was hard to recall what he was thinking when he did certain strips. The volume matches the other works in the collection and BB could be as hard hitting as Doonesbury but was usually much funnier. Opus was a cultural hero that too many missed! Pick this up and get acquainted or reacquainted with one who should be the best known Penguin in the world this side of Burgess Meredith. Very Good Quality in the work and book format.
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  • Kenneth V Newman
    4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2017
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    Great book, was the reason I got the Sunday paper.
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  • J&N O
    5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent flourish to the finish
    Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2020
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    BB real insight I am sure for most us was his ability to tie the characters to us with common vulnerabilities. Yes the absurd to makes us smile yet common understanding to link us to a moment. Thank you
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  • Al Sher, Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars One of the smartest strips ever
    Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2020
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    Highest marks for intellectual content plus meaningful silliness.

    (They say I need twelve more words. Am I part of the comic strip now?)
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  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Pogo redux
    Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2021
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    It could be reincarnation and the great circle of life goes on. Where is the cartoonist that undererstand s Trump? They cancelled Non sequitur!
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  • rick
    5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome !!!! Thank you so much !! Finished it and restart ... Epic for me thnx again :)
    Reviewed in Canada on August 21, 2023
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    Wow what a read !! It makes me me want to learn more ;) cares and thnx

    The evolutions of the artist and humanist, as I too took a break, and so glad to catch up are so new to me !! and really enjoy it !

    All my very best and thanks for this very neat solid tome.

    Can you afford more deals like this as we are half through our lives and hopes abound
    xxoo
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  • cris
    2.0 out of 5 stars conclusione di una saga
    Reviewed in Italy on August 20, 2014
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    per chi conosce Bloom County ed i suoi personaggi, questa raccolta delle strip di Opus mostra purtroppo un andamento a calare sulla qualità dei "dialoghi" e storie, di contro il passaggio alle immagini digitali (ovvero il disegno rispetto a quanto visto in Bloom County e Outland è editato con effetti digitali) mostra vignette esteticamente molto curate, piene di dettagli.

    consigliato a chi ha già gli altri volumi di Bloom County e di Outland e desidera completare la collezione
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  • Nigel L
    5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 3, 2013
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    FInal(?) collection of strips from Berkeley Breathed featuring more of Opus the Penguin and friends. Great to visit what seems like old pals once more.
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  • Alain D.
    5.0 out of 5 stars A classic
    Reviewed in Canada on August 18, 2023
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    Lots of references to the US. I'm from Canada and I had to do some digging to get an idea of the context.
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  • Asterixx
    5.0 out of 5 stars I was not disappointed! The artwork in the Opus series is the ...
    Reviewed in Canada on December 28, 2014
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    Finally, Breathed's final series is available. Been a fan since the early 80's, and have all of the Bloom County and Outland collections, and was eagerly awaiting this release. I was not disappointed! The artwork in the Opus series is the best of Breathed's work. We all wish Opus would return to the comics pages, and better yet, as a daily feature, but alas, it's not to be. The ending of the series was done in a heart warming way, too. Bloom County and Outland were both ended on a funny note, but the ending of this series made me feel truly happy for Opus, while at the same time feeling sad for the ending of the strip. Oh well, there are always the reruns and my books...
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