Bloom County Episode XI: A New Hope by Berkeley Breathed

Bloom County Episode XI: A New Hope
by Berkeley Breathed
Pages: 144
Date: September 13 2016
Publisher: IDW Publishing
Series: Bloom County

Review
Rating: 5.0 out of 5.0
Read: July 14 to 15 2016

I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley, Diamond Book Distributors, and IDW Publishing in exchange for an honest review.

There are several disadvantages to not having a presence on Facebook. No . . . no, I'm thinking, I'm sure I can think of . . . holy crap, new Bloom County comic strips? Appearing on Facebook? Well crap, that'd have gotten me onto Facebook by itself, in and of itself. I might even use my real name if it had been Calvin and Hobbes, but I'd fake my way for Bloom County. Luckily for me in this specific instance, the only time I heard about this is when I saw the book appear on Netgalley and had the opportunity to read it right then and there. So no need for fakeness and stuff. Now excuse me for a few moments (or hours or . . whatever) while I read this book here I have in my limited time hands (55 days? I'll be done, like, immediately *nods*)

Ah Bloom County, how I loved the . . the. . . how do I spell the when it is spelled exactly like the? pfft. Okay then. Ah Bloom County, how I loved you, no matter what name you go under (and there have been several). Well, I did love you, but I'm still in the excited moment of realizing this book exists but before I actually read it. I've only gotten so far as to opening the book up. Hmm. I do not have the cover. No matter. Instead I open up on a picture of Opus hitting Bill the cat in the butt with a light saber.

Okay, one problem with reading this on this locked PDF reader thingie that I can't remember the name of - the text is tiny. mmphs. Ah, good, got it bigger. *reads*

A word about the accompanying text in this volume: all commentary comes from the original Facebook posts as written by fans in reaction to Bloom County strips

See? If you are like me, you do not even need to have been on Facebook - the entire experience is right there for you. Okay, the part wherein the comic strips are there plus the comments, minus having to read this on Facebook.

Okay, I just spent like 5 excited minutes getting the book, then writing in this box. At some point I need to actually read the book, right?

Hmm. Berkeley Breathed notes that Harper Lee directly inspired his comic strip.

Don't let Opus die
Love, Harper

As in Harper Lee.

After 26 years, Berkley Breathed played around with a panel. Not sure if he would reach the fourth one. And when he did he . . . snickered. He had found joy. And so, the comic strips he then produced.

hehaha - Opus tries out the internet for the first time. Visits Google. Puts in two words (separately, though Google doesn't know that) that bring him joy. Suds. Nuns. hehehe

hehe - Opus doesn't want to go back to a world of Clinton vs. Bush, Donald Trump running around weirdly, he wants to stay in this world. - hehe. Okay, I'll stop doing that now.

We're stuck in a National Groundhog Day Nightmare! Bill Clinton will soon be stalking the halls of the White House again, pinching asses with both hands!

Hmm. The comic strip just insulted cats and then started a 'Support Trump' grassroots. mmphs. 'Flightless fowl for Trump'.

This was a super funny series of comic strips.

July 15 2016