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AirTalk

Flawed dogs, outspoken penguins, and the cartoonist behind them

By AirTalk Staff
Published Oct 21, 2009
Berkeley Breathed and Bloom County characters
Berkeley Breathed and Bloom County characters
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Flawed dogs, outspoken penguins, and the cartoonist behind them
Berkeley Breathed is a Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist, best known for Bloom County, a 1980s comic strip with funny, political commentary and memorable characters like Opus the Penguin. Breathed joins Larry to talk about his new anthology, "Bloom County: The Complete Collection," as well as his novel for young readers, "Flawed Dogs."

Berkeley Breathed is a Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist, best known for Bloom County, a 1980s comic strip with funny, political commentary and memorable characters like Opus the Penguin. Breathed joins Larry to talk about his new anthology, "Bloom County: The Complete Collection," as well as his novel for young readers, "Flawed Dogs."

Guest:

Berkeley Breathed, author and illustrator of "Flawed Dogs: The Novel" (Philomel), and creator of comic strip Bloom County, available in "Bloom County: The Complete Collection" (Idea & Design Works).