The Complete Peanuts 1950-1952 [Hardcover]

This first volume, covering the first two and a quarter years of the strip, will be of particular fascination toThe first volume in the bestselling archival series collecting the mostbeloved comic strip ever. Many of these formative strips have neverbeen collected or reprinted anywhere else. Introduction by GarrisonKeillor. A milestone, and a long overdue one at that. Starred Review: A treat. An extraordinary publishing project. Consider replacing those tattered old Peanuts paperbacks with this definitive series. Now that Schulz is gone, the comic he drew for 50 years looks more eccentric and ingenious all the time. The ultimate blockhead. The first volume of Fantagraphics twenty-six-book collection gives readers a look at the series evolution. While all are worth having, the first is especially valuable due to the book's reveal of Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and other characters developments that made them so beloved. The collection includes many introductions, such as Charlie Browns love of baseball management and Snoopys overactive imagination.