His comic strip Peanuts ran for 50 years and never ceased to delight and amuse readers for all of that time.
As Schulz matured so too did his strip. The strip grew more profound, often tackled current social norms in an offbeat sort of way and introduced a very diverse group of characters,
It came as no surprise that Snoopy, Charley Brown’s beagle, became the favorite of the strip.
Snoopy's imaginative journeys, wacky family, unique take on life and ability to confound every human around him delighted readers.
Andrews McMeel Publishing’s new oversize, hardbound book collects of all the Peanut daily strips from the 1990s.
The Big Book Of Peanuts, with its flashy red front and back cover with an illustration of Snoopy hugging Charlie Brown follows the mishaps and misadventures of everyone’s favorite bunch of kids.
During the 1990s Schulz broke a long-standing tradition and starting drawing the strip using a variety of panels from a full panel to four. His line work was at its best and his art took on a more sophisticated and polished look.
It was also during this period that time began to catch up to him and as the decade progressed his line work became a little more erratic and not quite as sharp.
Like all creative people Schulz started to slow down as he aged and the daily grind of producing the strip began to wear him down. Sadly when the year 2000 hit he ended the strip much to the dismay of the fans. He passed away not long afterward.
Still the genius of his work shines through in his last full decade of work and it’s all collected in one magnificent tome. Peanuts fans are sure to want to pick up this collection.
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