Production
Breathed set Bloom County in a small town, despite the fact that, during the time, small towns in the United States became increasingly marginalized due to cultural, economic, and political forces. Breathed said he made the choice because he had followed a girlfriend to Iowa City, Iowa; Breathed commented "You draw—literally—from your life if you’re going to write anything with some juice to it. I did just that."
Breathed's hand-printed signature on his strips is usually presented in mirror image, i.e. right to left.
Berke Breathed was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in editorial cartooning in 1987 for Bloom County.
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