Tag: Charles M. Schulz

Sunday’s Fun Day, Charlie Brown

Sunday’s Fun Day, Charlie Brown

by Charles M. Schulz (Titan Comics, 2021)

[Reproducing the same title published by Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1968]

Book cover: “Sunday’s Fun Day, Charlie Brown” by Charles M. Schulz (Titan Comics, 2021) [Reproducing the same title published by Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1968]

A small-scale paperback volume collecting Sunday strips (approximately 59% of those published) from 1962-1965. The winnowing results in a strong mix, but Titan Comics have opted for black-and-white facsimiles instead of the colour reproductions that would make this anything but an also-ran.

Lucy Rules OK?

Lucy Rules OK?

by Charles M. Schulz (Hodder and Stoughton, 1978)

Book cover: “Lucy Rules OK?” by Charles M. Schulz (Hodder and Stoughton, 1978)

At time of printing there were fewer than 1,000 Peanuts Sunday strips to choose from. Still this is a very patchy collection. Of the forty-three selected (colour, A4), few do Lucy justice. In most she is an incidental character (or absent altogether!).

Classroom Peanuts

Classroom Peanuts

by Charles M. Schulz (Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1982)

Book cover: “Classroom Peanuts” by Charles M. Schulz (Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1982)

A 200-page large-format compendium, five black-and-white dailies or one colour Sunday per page. Peppermint Patty and Sally feature most often, and school is where Sally is at her funniest. Given how wearisome themed collections can be, this one holds up remarkably well.

Snoopy Treasury

Snoopy Treasury

by Charles M. Schulz (Book Club Associates, 1981)

Book cover: Snoopy Treasury by Schulz

A large-format book combining much of “Peanuts Treasury” (1960s dailies and Sundays, black and white) with the colour Sundays from “Sandlot Peanuts” (1960s-1970s baseball themed). The result is nearly 200 pages of wit and wisdom, somewhat lopsided in favour of Charlie Brown.

 

 

You’re a Good Scout Snoopy

You’re a Good Scout Snoopy

by Charles M. Schulz (Hodder & Stoughton, 1979)

Schulz_You're a Good Scout Snoopy

A collection of Sunday strips, only four of which feature Snoopy as scout leader (the remaining thirty-nine have a more generic Snoopy focus). This is unfortunate, as the scouting expeditions’ visual nature and last-panel sight gags benefit from the large-format colour presentation.

 

 

The Snoopy Festival

The Snoopy Festival

by Charles M. Schulz (Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1974)

Schulz_Snoopy Festival

A big collection of Snoopy-focussed strips—five weeklies or one colour Sunday per page across just shy of 200 pages. The colour strips are beautifully reproduced and the selection of dailies is good, albeit that a few ongoing storylines are left incomplete.

 

 

The Peanuts Gang

The Peanuts Gang

by Charles M. Schulz (Hodder & Stoughton, 1979)

Schulz_Peanuts Gang

A slim volume showcasing one Sunday comic per A4 page. While Peanuts has more life in colour (the characters’ stock outfits evince a surprising number of variations!) the selection of strips is narrow and over-magnification leads to a dotty sort of pixilation.

 

 

Charlie Brown, Snoopy and Me

Charlie Brown, Snoopy and Me

by Charles M. Schulz (W.H. Allen 1981)

Schulz_Charlie Brown Snoopy and Me

A short, simply written autobiography that extends to Schulz’s inspirations, working process and general thoughts on cartooning, illustrated piecemeal (in black-and-white) with Peanuts strips and unremarkable family photographs. Schulz is justifiably proud of his achievements but comes across rather blandly alongside them.

 

 

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