Tag: Peanuts

The Complete Peanuts: 1971 to 1972

The Complete Peanuts: 1971 to 1972

by Charles M. Schulz (Fantagraphics Books, 2009)

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An evocatively drawn mix of wit, whimsy and preternatural wisdom. Poor old wishy-washy Charlie Brown remains the unifying figure but there are a good number of delightfully droll (and character-defining) strips involving Peppermint Patty, Sally Brown, and in particular Lucy van Pelt.

 

 

Peanuts Dell Archive

Peanuts Dell Archive

ed. Whitney Leopard & Chris Rosa (Kaboom!, 2018)

Peanuts Dell Archive

A collection of lamentable (though Schulz-endorsed) Peanuts knock-offs that appeared in comic books during the late 1950s and early 1960s. These are of curiosity value but the artwork, format, stories and characterisations serve only to highlight the superlativeness of the genuine article.

 

 

The Complete Peanuts: 1991 to 1992

The Complete Peanuts: 1991 to 1992

by Charles M. Schulz (Fantagraphics Books, 2014)

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Despite Schulz’s at times self-indulgent format experimentations, Peanuts in the 90s starts to feel a little tired. (Snoopy’s cookie fixation, for instance, disappoints as a recurring punchline.) Nevertheless, there is much here to like. Only by his own benchmark is Schulz diminished.

 

 

The Snoopy Treasures

The Snoopy Treasures

by Nat Gertler (Titan, 2015)

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Presented like a deluxe collection of comics — an odd format for its purpose — the Snoopy Treasury is more a potted history of the Snoopy (not Peanuts) phenomenon, exploring Snoopy’s development within Schulz’s strips and his many, many manifestations in the outside world.

 

Everything I Need to Know I Learned From Peanuts

Everything I Need to Know I Learned From Peanuts

by Charles M. Schulz, ed. Zachary Leibman (Running Press, 2014)

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A laughably ill-considered compilation, not significantly cheaper than any given volume of ‘The Complete Peanuts’ yet presenting only a flea’s fraction of the comics — often one per A5 page — at painfully reduced size, arbitrarily selected under the conceit of ‘how to…’ wisdom.

 

Celebrating Peanuts: 60 Years

Celebrating Peanuts: 60 Years

by Charles M. Schulz (Andrews McMeel, 2009)

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Beautifully presented, with the Sundays reproduced in full colour, this hefty hardcover exemplifies the droll brilliance of Schulz, devoting 100+ large, glossy pages each to the five decades in which Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the gang ruled the world of comic strips.