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Charles M. Schulz, Garrison Keillor, Seth

The Complete Peanuts 1950-1952: Vol. 1 Hardcover Edition

On sale date: May 17, 2004

The first volume in the bestselling archival series collecting the most beloved comic strip ever. Many of these formative strips have never been collected or reprinted anywhere else. Introduction by Garrison Keillor.

This first volume, covering the first two and a quarter years of the strip, will be of particular fascination to Peanuts aficionados worldwide: Although there have been literally hundreds of Peanuts books published, many of the strips from the series' first two or three years have never been collected before—in large part because they showed a young Schulz working out the kinks in his new strip and include some characterizations and designs that are quite different from the cast we're all familiar with. (Among other things, three major cast members—Schroeder, Lucy, and Linus—initially show up as infants and only "grow" into their final "mature" selves as the months go by. Even Snoopy debuts as a puppy!) Thus The Complete Peanuts offers a unique chance to see a master of the art form refine his skills and solidify his universe, day by day, week by week, month by month.

This volume is rounded out with Garrison Keillor's introduction, a biographical essay by David Michaelis (Schulz and Peanuts) and an in-depth interview with Schulz conducted in 1987 by Gary Groth and Rick Marschall, all wrapped in a gorgeous design by award-winning cartoonist Seth.

NOTE: Because of our contract with the licensor, we can only offer this book to customers in the following countries or regions: North America (United States, Canada, Mexico), Asia (Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam), India, Russia, Australia, New Zealand, and Scandinavia (Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland & Iceland). If you reside outside of these areas, your order will not be processed.

The Complete Peanuts 1950-1952: Vol. 1 Hardcover Edition is part of the The Complete Peanuts Hardcover series.

Praise

"A milestone, and a long overdue one at that." — Philadelphia City Paper

"Starred Review: A treat." — Publishers Weekly

"An extraordinary publishing project." — Time

"Consider replacing those tattered old Peanuts paperbacks with this definitive series." — Booklist

"Now that Schulz is gone, the comic he drew for 50 years looks more eccentric and ingenious all the time." — Washington Post

Specs

Pages
360
Format
Hardback
Color
Black and white
Dimensions
8.6" × 6.8"
ISBN-13
9781560975892
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