{"product_id":"the-complete-peanuts-1950-1952-9781560975892","title":"The Complete Peanuts 1950-1952","description":"This first volume, covering the first two and a quarter years of the strip, will be of particular fascination to \u003cem\u003ePeanuts\u003c\/em\u003e aficionados worldwide: Although there have been literally hundreds of \u003cem\u003ePeanuts\u003c\/em\u003e 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 \u003cem\u003eThe Complete Peanuts\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This volume is rounded out with Garrison Keillor's introduction, a biographical essay by David Michaelis (\u003cem\u003eSchulz and Peanuts\u003c\/em\u003e) 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles M. Schulz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fantagraphics Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/17\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 343\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.64h x 8.60w x 1.39d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781560975892\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKeillor, Garrison:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eGarrison Keillor\u003c\/strong\u003e has hosted the comedy\/variety radio show \u003cem\u003eA Prairie Home Companion\u003c\/em\u003e since 1974. His many books include \u003cem\u003eLake Wobegon Days, Leaving Home, Happy to Be Here, The Book of Guys, Homegrown Democrat, Lake Wobegon Summer 1956, Love Me, Wobegon Boy, Pontoon, Liberty\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003ePilgrims\u003c\/em\u003e. Audio CDs and cassettes of compilations of \u003cem\u003eA Prairie Home Companion\u003c\/em\u003e and Keillor's readings of his books have sold in the millions. He wrote the script for and starred in the 2006 motion picture \u003cem\u003eA Prairie Home Companion\u003c\/em\u003e, the final film directed by Robert Altman.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchulz, Charles M.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eCharles M. Schulz \u003c\/strong\u003ewas born November 25, 1922, in Minneapolis. His destiny was foreshadowed when an uncle gave him, at the age of two days, the nickname Sparky (after the racehorse Spark Plug in the newspaper strip \u003cem\u003eBarney Google\u003c\/em\u003e). His ambition from a young age was to be a cartoonist and his first success was selling 17 cartoons to the \u003cem\u003eSaturday Evening Post\u003c\/em\u003e between 1948 and 1950. He also sold a weekly comic feature called \u003cem\u003eLi'l Folks\u003c\/em\u003e to the local \u003cem\u003eSt. Paul Pioneer Press\u003c\/em\u003e. After writing and drawing the feature for two years, Schulz asked for a better location in the paper or for daily exposure, as well as a raise. When he was turned down on all three counts, he quit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe started submitting strips to the newspaper syndicates and in the spring of 1950, United Feature Syndicate expressed interest in \u003cem\u003eLi'l Folks\u003c\/em\u003e. They bought the strip, renaming it \u003cem\u003ePeanuts\u003c\/em\u003e, a title Schulz always loathed. The first \u003cem\u003ePeanuts\u003c\/em\u003e daily appeared October 2, 1950; the first Sunday, January 6, 1952. Diagnosed with cancer, Schulz retired from Peanuts at the end of 1999. He died on February 13, 2000, the day before Valentine's Day-and the day before his last strip was published, having completed 17,897 daily and Sunday strips, each and every one fully written, drawn, and lettered entirely by his own hand -- an unmatched achievement in comics. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fantagraphics Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":39827368378483,"sku":"9781560975892","price":28.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_c0a5b245-19fd-42b2-9057-7974221b0faa.jpg?v=1644566232","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-complete-peanuts-1950-1952-9781560975892","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}