PDF The Complete Peanuts Vol 1 19501952 eBook Charles Schulz

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The Complete Peanuts Vol 1 19501952 eBook Charles Schulz Reviews

• Charles Schulz and his magical creation are firmly embedded into the country's culture, and with good reason. Nobody needs my review to realize what an excellent comic strip he created. Chances are you already know and love at least one of his creations, be it Snoopy, Woodstock, Lucy or good old Charlie Brown himself.
  
  But what you may not realize is what a truly remarkable and outspoken man Schulz was. Included in this volume is a lengthy interview with Schulz that paints a full picture of the man. It discusses other comic strips and their creators, both influential and the "unprofessional". The interview demonstrates just how much uninterrupted work Schulz did, day after day. It is a thorough piece which offers an understanding of an artist who was truly unique.
  
  If you're a fan of "Peanuts", this volume is absolutely necessary. As tempting as it may be to start your collection with the year your most familiar with, resist the urge and savor these gems from the beginning.
• Anyone trying to get a bead on American humor and cultural values during the latter half of the 20th century obviously has their work cut out for them, but they could do worse than to start with the comic strips of Charles Schulz. His "Peanuts" strips are pure Americana. This volume, the first of several encompassing the entirety of the comic strip's lifespan, shows us how it all began, and for that reason it's kind of fascinating. Both the drawings and the text are rudimentary compared to the "Peanuts" we know. Charlie Brown and especially Snoopy -- who unlike in later years doesn't express himself here -- look far different from what we're used to, and some of the "Peanuts" characters we're familiar with are nowhere to be found yet, such as Linus, who first appeared late in 1952.
  
  "Peanuts" arguably hit its stride in the 1970's, and volumes featuring those strips are available as well. This volume may be considered essential for anyone determined to own "Peanuts" in its entirety, but that's a lot a books to buy, involving much time, money and fortitude. For those more interested in sampling Schulz' work over the decades, however, this is the obvious place to start.
• I just love looking at the very first Peanuts comics. People don't seem to know that the original comic strips looked pretty different from how we've come to know charlie brown and the gang. Mr Schulz was just starting out with this gang and they definitely evolved over the years. You can certainly tell who everyone is, but there are noticeable differences. Snoopy looks very different.
  
  Years ago when I was in high school I wrote a report on the philosophy of peanuts. At the time I thought cutting up my peanuts books to illustrate my report (I believe I got an "A" by the way. perhaps that's just a skewed self serving memory) was a good idea. Now, years later I have lots of books with many pages missing or cut up. These compilation volumes are fantastic. If you are a peanuts fan, you can't go wrong.
  
  BOTTOM LINE Charlie Brown and the gang were not always quite a wise in these first two years, but they're still spectacular. To have all these early comic strips reproduced so faithfully in this volume is just fantastic
• Fast delivery, no issues. Well protected during delivery, came in great condition. Gave one as end of year teacher gift and got one for my son who already finished reading it. Especially loved the personal info about the artist and seeing the early stages of the characters and how they evolved. This was a big hit with my 3rd grader. Timeless comic strip - as his teacher noted in her Thank You note.
• My grandmother is (still) a great collector of all things Snoopy. Back in the 70's, when I used to visit my grandmother's house, I remember spending a lot of time reading some of those early collections of Peanuts cartoon strips. They are one of the many great memories of my youth. Now, we have a collection of the very first Peanuts strips. Magnificent!
  How many of us still remember the beginning? So many things would grow and change. Violet and Patty (not Peppermint Patty) were Charlie Brown's "girlfriends" whom he could torment as much as he was tormented by them. Violet was actually the first to pull the football away from Charlie Brown. Snoopy was still a dog with no words. Schroeder is very prominent as a child prodigy with his love of piano and growing love of Beethoven. Charlie Brown is the catcher for the baseball team. Lucy Linus make there first appearances. And so much more. Still, we can see this wonderful world taking shape and we can see how it will become to be this most beloved of comics.
  This volume also contains a nice introduction by Garrison Keillor and concludes with an interesting interview of Charles Schultz, enlightening us to some of his own feelings about his strip and what has become of the world of comics.
  As the first of a projected twenty-five volumes collecting all the Peanuts strips to be released every six months for the next twelve years, all I can say is I can't wait for volume 2.