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.

バークリー・ブレスドの真髄は、ペンギンのオーパスに象徴される毒と癒やしの共存にあります。風刺に満ちた社会批評の裏側には、常に孤独な魂への慈しみと奇想天外な想像力が脈打っています。本書は単なる漫画家の枠を超え、物語を紡ぐ表現者としての彼の軌跡を辿る、魂の記録と言えるでしょう。 特筆すべきは、児童書の美麗な挿絵や映画のコンセプトアートです。静止画でありながら動的な物語性を孕んだその筆致は、映像化される際、作品に類まれな奥行きを与えます。彼の思索的な深みと映像を喚起する造形美のシナジーは、読者の創造力を激しく揺さぶり、日常を魔法の国へと変貌させる力に満ちています。