Celebrating Peanuts: 65 Years

By Charles M. Schulz

Book Overview

Celebrate sixty-five years of Peanuts with this collectible deluxe edition that takes a decades-by-decades look at the iconic comic, its gang of beloved characters, and the legendary creator that brought it all to life.

For generations, Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Linus, and the Peanuts gang have made readers laugh, think, and recognize a little of themselves in the everyday triumphs and disappointments of life. This deluxe celebration edition brings that extraordinary history together in one expansive tribute to Charles M. Schulz and the comic strip he created.

Explore Peanuts decade by decade, following the development of the strip and the debuts of beloved characters while discovering how Peanuts reflected the changing social landscape around it. Throughout the collection, Schulz's own words reveal how his life influenced his work--and how Peanuts, in turn, shaped his life.

A decade-by-decade retrospective celebrating the 65-year history of Peanuts featuring a selection of almost 2,000 comicsFeatures quotes from Schulz that reveal his thoughts while working on the strip and information about his creative processIncludes an introduction by the creator's wife Jean Schulz, and a foreword from Pixar's Pete DocterA meaningful addition to any comic collection and a perfect gift for longtime Peanuts fans
Celebrate the characters, comics, and creative genius that made Peanuts, and its creator, an unforgettable legacy.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 144947182X
• ISBN13: 9781449471828
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 4.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 8.5" x 11.0"