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This is the first volume in a 12-year project to reprint the entire run of the PEANUTS comic strip in chronological order. Charles M. Schultz's legions of fans will find much of interest here, and will enjoy tracing the history of this decades-long strip. For example, this book features the very first instances of one of the strip's most classic and oft-repeated bits: Lucy yanking away the football from Charlie Brown. The kids are younger here; Linus and Schroeder can't even talk yet. The black-and-white drawings are simpler in these early years. The character depictions are subtly different--e.g. the heads have a sideways oval shape, rather than the rounder ones from later years, and Snoopy more closely resembles a real beagle--but is still clearly recognizable. This volume features a foreword by Garrison Keillor, as well as a short bio and an interview with the late Schultz.
| Details | | Series: | Complete Peanuts |
| Size | | Length: | 320 pages | | Height: | 8.8 in | | Width: | 7.0 in | | Thickness: | 1.2 in | | Weight: | 33.1 oz |
Industry Reviews
"The real surprise of this first volume is watching the beloved comic strip develop from its embryonic stage....[T]he chance to see the early 'Peanuts'--much of it never before reprinted--is a treat." (starred review)
Publishers Weekly (02/09/2004)
"...[A] handsome book....[I]t's fascinating to see Charles M. Schultz developing the gentle neuroses and acid wisdom that would mark the strip's brightest...period."
New York Times Book Review - John Hodgman (07/18/2004)
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