Bloom County
On October 25, 2017 IDW published "Bloom County: Real, Classy, & Compleat: 1980-1989", collecting the complete run of "Bloom County" in two volumes. An "Ultimate Collectors Set" was also released, including the original art from a daily strip featuring Opus, a page from Breathed's sketchbooks, and a personalized sketch of Opus on the slipcover.Published by The Library of American Comics, an imprint of IDW Publishing.
Bloom County
Breathed decided to end the strip in 1989. In keeping with the continuity of the Bill the Cat/Donald Trump storyline, Trump "buys out" the comic strip and fires all of the cast. In the strip's final weeks the cast found new "jobs" with other comic strips. A "goodbye party" was held over the course of the week where characters talked about joining new strips. Portnoy and Hodge Podge get jobs as janitors behind the scenes at "Marmaduke"; Steve Dallas joins the cast of "Cathy" and attempts to pitch himself as a new superhero, but is quickly fired from both jobs; Michael Binkley becomes a wild boar skinner for "Prince Valiant". Lola Granola says that she's been invited to pose for "Playboy", which Opus dislikes. Milo Bloom is seen with a snake swallowing him head first and informing Opus he would be appearing Tuesdays in "The Far Side". Oliver Wendell Jones is seen with the distinct features of "Family Circus" characters. He informs Opus he is being "bussed in" to the strip as part of a court order. Once "Bloom County" characters are scattered, only Opus is left as part of a plot to transition to Breathed's next strip in "Bloom County"'s final week.