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BERKELEYWORKS: THE ART OF BERKELEY BREATHED, FROM BLOOM COUNTY AND BEYOND. FIRST PRINTING. JULY 2013. Entire contents © 2013 Berkeley Breathed. Published by IDW Publishing, a division of Idea and Design Works, LLC. Editorial Offices: 5080 Santa Fe Street, San Diego, CA 92109. All names, characters, and locales are entirely fictional: Any similarities to persons living or dead is purely coincidental. With the exception of artwork used for review purposes, none of the contents of this publication may be reprinted without the permission of Idea and Design Works, LLC.

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Memo to: Scott Dunbier, Senior Editor for Special Projects, IDW Publishing From: BB Subject: FINAL NOTES ON BOOK

1. Files are all in. You put it all together. I’m off the grid in Indonesia at the moment. Some last-minute directives:

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The Arrival Mars Needs Moms, 2007

Milo never heard the rocket engines in the night sky . BerkleyWorks Text_Layout 1 6/18/13 10:52 AM Page 8

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Mom Succumbs Mars Needs Moms, 2007

Then she breathed in the terrible air, closed her eyes and became still. BerkleyWorks Text_Layout 1 6/18/13 10:52 AM Page 9

Aweless at the Movies: CG efx Overload essay, 2008

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The Terrible Truth of the Milky Way Goodnight Opus, 1993

There, all above us, six billion udders. No cow dads around, just milky cow mudders. BerkleyWorks Text_Layout 1 6/18/13 10:52 AM Page 11

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“My Baby Grew Up in Hollywood” “When Worlds Collide” Los Angeles Times essay, 2011 Hollywood Reporter essay Can’t imagine what My Boys are My illustration of what happens to an author’s work when thinking. —bb it’s sent off to Madam Hollywood’s Fabulous Finishing School. In my case, the toddler was Mars Needs Moms. This was the most benign spin I could take regarding my personal thoughts on the matter. Or mess. —bb BerkleyWorks Text_Layout 1 6/18/13 10:52 AM Page 13

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C-Mo Awakens “Something About C-Mo” book project, 2012

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Wee Willy Yodels Into the Great Unknown Flawed Dogs movie concept art, 2010

Willy thought he heard an echo.