This comprehensive collection captures over fifty years of an iconic comic strip's evolution. Delve into a world of philosophical musings, everyday joys, and minor heartbreaks experienced by a small group of children and one beagle. The series masterfully explores the complexities of human nature, friendship, and the search for meaning through simple yet profound narratives. It's a timeless work that resonates with readers of all ages for its honesty and wit.
"The Complete Peanuts: 1950-1952 launches the definitive collection of Charles M. Schulz's masterpiece, introducing the strip's beloved characters -- Lucy, Schroeder, Snoopy, Linus, and, of course, Charlie Brown."--Page 4 of cover
The paperback rerelease of Fantagraphics' award-winning, best-selling Peanuts series.
This volume takes us into the mid-1950s as Linus learns to talk, Snoopy begins to explore his eccentricities, Lucy's unrequited crush on Schroeder takes final shape, and Charlie Brown becomes - well, even more Charlie Brown-ish.
As the 1950s close down, Peanuts definitively enters its golden age. Linus, who had just learned to speak in the previous volume, becomes downright eloquent and even begins to fend off Lucy's bullying; even so, his security neurosis becomes more pronounced, including a harrowing two-week "Lost Weekend" sequence of blanketlessness. Charlie Brown cascades further down the hill to loserdom, with spectacularly lost kites, humiliating baseball losses (including one where he becomes "the Goat" and is driven from the field in a chorus of BAAAAHs); at least his newly acquired "pencil pal" affords him some comfort. Pig-Pen, Shermy, Violet, and Patty are also around, as is an increasingly Beethoven-fixated Schroeder. But the rising star is undoubtedly Snoopy. He's at the center of the most graphically dynamic and action-packed episodes (the ones in which he attempts to grab Linus's blanket at a dead run). He even tentatively tries to sleep on the crest of his doghouse roof once or twice, with mixed results. And his imitations continue apace, including penguins, anteaters, sea monsters, vultures and (much to her chagrin) Lucy. No wonder the beagle is the cover star of this volume.
Collects all the "Peanuts" comic strips as originally published in newspapers, including both daily and Sunday strips
"Peanuts was, and is, and will continue to be the funniest comic in the world. Bravo."Ray Bradbury"I have naturally curly hair." With those fateful words, The Complete Peanuts introduces another main character to the gang, the vain Frieda (not to mention her cat Faron). Also in this volume, which collects two full years from the early 1960s - one of Schulz's most fertile periods - Sally begins to grow up, Snoopy endures an avian family crisis,Linus loses his blanket again (when Lucy turns it into a kite and then lets it fly away), and more baseball routs. Aaaughh!!
COMIC STRIP FICTION / GRAPHIC NOVELS. In The Complete Peanuts 1963-64: this volume is particularly rich in never-before-reprinted strips: Over 150 (more than one fifth of the book!) have never seen the light of day since their original appearance over 40 years ago, so this will be a trove of undiscovered treasures even for avid Peanuts collectors. These "lost" strips include Linus making a near-successful run for class president that is ultimately derailed by his religious beliefs (two words: "great" and "pumpkin"), and Snoopy getting involved with a group of politically fanatical birds. Snoopy's doghouse begins its conceptual expansion, as Schulz reveals that the dog owns a Van Gogh, and that the ceiling is so huge that Linus can paint a vast (and as it turns out unappreciated) "history of civilisation" mural on it. With an introduction by Bill Melendez. Ages 6+.
COMIC STRIP FICTION / GRAPHIC NOVELS. In The Complete Peanuts 1965-66: We are now in the mid-1960s, one of Schulz's peak periods of creativity (and one third of the way through the strip's life!). Snoopy has become the strip's dominant personality, and this volume marks two milestones for the character: the first of many "dogfights" with the nefarious Red Baron, and the launch of his writing career ("It was a dark and stormy night..."). Two new characters-the first two from outside the strip's regular little neighborhood-make their bows. Roy (who befriends Charlie Brown and then Linus at summer camp) won't have a lasting impact, but upon his return from camp he regales a friend of his with tales of the strange kids he met, and she has to go check them out for herself. Her name? Peppermint Patty. The Complete Peanuts 1965-66 features a new introduction by Hal Hartley, writer/director of acclaimed independent films Trust, Henry Fool, Kimono, Simple Men, The Unbelievable Truth, and Fay Grim. Ages 6+.
Collects all the "Peanuts" comic strips published from 1967 to 1968 in newspapers, including both daily and Sunday strips
Collects all the "Peanuts" comic strips as originally published in newspapers, including both daily and Sunday strips.
Part of Canongate's highly collectible and highly praised series, with an introduction by Kristin Chenoweth
Part of Canongate's highly collectible and highly praised series, with an introduction by Billie Jean King
Part of Canongate's highly collectible and praised series, with an introduction by Robert Smigel
Part of Canongate's highly collectible and highly praised series, with an introduction by Alec Baldwin
Part of Canongate's highly collectible and praised series, with an introduction by Al Roker
In Snoopy-family news, Spike is drafted into the Infantry (don't worry, it's only Snoopy's imaginary World War I army), and a brand new brother, "Marbles" (with the spotty ears) takes his bow. We also see two major baseball-oriented stories, one in which Charlie Brown joins Peppermint Patty's team, and another in which Charlie Brown and his team lose their baseball field.
Part of Canongate's highly collectible and highly praised series, with an introduction by Leonard Maltin
Part of Canongate's highly collectible and highly praised series, with an introduction by Patton Oswalt
So what do we have for Peanuts fans this time around? An ill-considered attempt at flirting sends Charlie Brown to the school doctor... Linus's ongoing romance with the too-young "Lydia" of the many names continues... Snoopy is joined in the trenches by his brother Spike... Sally engages in a career as a playwright by penning the school Christmas play but mixes up Gabriel and Geronimo... A hockey mishap sends Snoopy to the doctor for knee surgery, in a (clearly autobiographical) sequence that lasts only until everyone figures out that dogs don't have knees... Linus and Lucy's kid brother Rerun begins to take on the greater role that will lead to him being one of the dominant characters in the 1990s... and Snoopy, inevitably, writes a "kiss and tell" book. As we reach the 19th (!) book in this epochal, best-selling series collecting arguably the greatest comic strip of all time and head toward the end of the 1980s, Charles Schulz is still as inventive, hilarious, and touching as ever... and this volume even features a surprise format change, as the daily strip switches from its trademark four-square-panels format to a more flexible one-to-four-variable-panels format which, along with Schulz's increased use of gray tones, give this volume a striking, distinctive look.
Part of Canongate's highly collectible and highly praised series, with an introduction by Lemony Snicket
This collection features the beloved newspaper comic strip with Snoopy, Charlie Brown, Lucy, and their friends as they embark on adventures in its final decade.
Part of Canongate's highly collectible and highly praised series, with an introduction by Tom Tomorrow
The latest in Canongate's highly collectible and highly praised series, with an introduction by Jake Tapper
In The Complete Peanuts: 1995-1996 (Vol. 23), Charlie Brown starts taking dancing classes and is asked to the sweetheart ball! The World Famous Attorney handles some tough cases, Rerun wants Snoopy to come out and play and Linus hears coyotes howling at night.
The latest in Canongate's highly collectible and highly praised series, with an introduction by Paul Feig.
Even the most devoted Peanuts fan will be surprised by revisiting Schulz's last decade of work. Schulz's cartooning has never been more expressive, and his sense of humor never more unencumbered by formula or tradition. In this volume, Charlie Brown gets caught up in a fake celebrity autographs racket, Rerun gets accused of sexual harassment, the infamous "Crybaby" Boobie returns, Snoopy's brothers go on a quest to find Mickey Mouse, Snoopy gets his driver's license, Rerun continues to pursue the underground arts, Linus starts his own church of Great Pumpkin believers and is declared a false prophet, and other surprises that make these last few years of Peanuts ripe for reconsideration. This is the 24th volume (of 25) of the bestselling series collecting every single one of the 18,000-plus strips created by Schulz from 1950-2000.
The 25th volume of The Complete Peanuts collects the very final year-plus of the defining comic strip of the 20th century, which ran for nearly 18,000 strips and for 50 years after its debut in 1950. This masterpiece includes all of 1999 through the final Feb. 13, 2000 strip. In this volume, Rerun takes center stage and cements himself as the last great Peanuts character―when he embarks on a career as an underground comic book artist! This volume also features a huge surprise: the complete Li'l Folks, the weekly one-panel comic that Charles Schulz produced for his hometown paper. Li'l Folks was a clear precursor to Peanuts, and its inclusion here will bring The Complete Peanuts full circle.
"No true Peanuts library would be complete without this final volume of 'The complete Peanuts.' This book collects rare Peanuts art, most of which hasn't been seen in decades. There are storybooks, comic book stories, single-panel gags, advertising art--even a recipe!--all created by the hand of Charles M. Schulz"--Back of jacket
This Peanuts box set features the beloved comic strip from 1991-1994, presented in a stylish slipcase. A perfect collection for fans of Charles Schulz's timeless characters and humor.
Peanuts enters the 1970s with Schulz at his best, featuring Sally Brown in the spotlight and an introduction by Kristin Chenoweth. The collection includes summer camp adventures with Charlie Brown and Peppermint Patty, Snoopy's transformation into Joe Cool, and various humorous escapades involving Woodstock and Lucy.
This two-volume gift set features nearly 1,500 daily and Sunday "Peanuts" comic strips. It was a 2005 Quills Award nominee for Best Humor Book, making it a delightful collection for fans of Charles Schulz's beloved characters.