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Milo Bloom Milo Bloom Milo Bloom is a fictional character in the American comic strip "Bloom County". He was originally the main character, but was soon overshadowed by his best friend Michael Binkley and later on by Opus the penguin. Milo is the most worldly and cynical of all the characters; he is seemingly the only county resident who cares about politics and goings-on in the world outside his small town. He lives in the Bloom County Boarding House with his grandparents, Major Bloom and Bess Bloom. Said grandparents run the boarding house where most of the characters live. To amuse himself