The Complete Peanuts
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The Complete Peanuts is a series of books containing the entire series of Charles M. Schulz's long-running comic Peanuts. A new book in the series is released every six months, and each contains two years of strips. Slipcased sets of two volumes are also available. A total of 25 volumes will be printed.[1]
Schulz began to discuss an anthology of his work in 1997, with Fantagraphics Books. The first book in the series was published in April 2004, and quickly topped the New York Times Best Seller List.[2]
Besides Schulz's work, each book contains an introduction by an influential individual (often one with a connection to Schulz), an index of themes and characters, additional art by designer Seth (all of which is directly based on a specific Peanuts panel), and a biography of Schulz written by series editor Gary Groth. In addition, the first volume contains an interview with Schulz conducted by Groth, and an extended biography.[3]
Sunday panels, which originally appeared in color, are presented in black-and-white in the series. This decision was approved by Schulz's widow, Jean Schulz.[4]
[edit] International Editions
Canongate Books started publication of a UK edition of The Complete Peanuts in October 2007; so far, UK editions of the first two volumes have been published, with the third volume scheduled for October 2008. Carlsen Comics already started publication of a German edition of The Complete Peanuts in October 2006, under the German title Peanuts Werkausgabe. So far, the first four volumes have been published in German, with the fifth scheduled for late August 2008.
Both the UK and the German edition retain the artwork, layout and format of the original US version. However, the German editions occasionally feature different introductions by German artists and authors, e.g. Robert Gernhardt (other introductions, such as those by Matt Groening and Whoopi Goldberg, were kept).
[edit] Volumes
| # | Title | ISBN | Release date | Cover art | Spine art | Introduction | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Complete Peanuts: 1950 to 1952 | ISBN 1-56097-589-X | May 2004 | Charlie Brown | Shermy | Garrison Keillor | Introduces Charlie Brown, Patty, Shermy, Snoopy, Violet, Schroeder, Lucy van Pelt, and Linus van Pelt as a baby. |
| 2 | The Complete Peanuts: 1953 to 1954 | ISBN 1-56097-614-4 | October 2004 | Lucy van Pelt | Charlotte Braun | Walter Cronkite | Introduces Pig-Pen and Charlotte Braun, and Linus, Lucy and Snoopy take on their now famous personality traits. |
| 3 | The Complete Peanuts: 1955 to 1956 | ISBN 1-56097-647-0 | May 2005 | Pig-Pen | Patty | Matt Groening | Linus speaks, Charlie Brown starts playing baseball, Snoopy impressions and a lot of Pig Pen. |
| 4 | The Complete Peanuts: 1957 to 1958 | ISBN 1-56097-670-5 | October 2005 | Snoopy | Violet | Jonathan Franzen | Snoopy goes after Linus' security blanket, does impressions and joins the baseball team. |
| 5 | The Complete Peanuts: 1959 to 1960 | ISBN 1-56097-671-3 | May 2006 | Patty | Schroeder | Whoopi Goldberg | Introduces Sally Brown and her crush on Linus. The first Great Pumpkin sequence. Lucy begins psychiatry. Linus falls in love with Miss Othmar. Snoopy's house gets destroyed by a freeway bypass and the two most famous strips of all time! |
| 6 | The Complete Peanuts: 1961 to 1962 | ISBN 1-56097-672-1 | October 2006 | Schroeder | Snoopy | Diana Krall | Introduces Frieda and her cat, Faron. Sally goes to kindergarten, Snoopy goes to a family reunion and Lucy turns Linus' blanket into a kite! |
| 7 | The Complete Peanuts: 1963 to 1964 | ISBN 1-56097-723-X | May 2007 | Linus van Pelt | Lucy van Pelt | Bill Melendez | Introduces 5, 3 and 4 . Charlie Brown gets a crush on the Little Red-Haired Girl Linus runs for student body president and Snoopy gets the flu. |
| 8 | The Complete Peanuts: 1965 to 1966 | ISBN 1-56097-724-8 | September 2007 | Charlie Brown | 555 95472 | Hal Hartley | Introduces the World War One flying ace, Roy and Peppermint Patty. |
| 9 | The Complete Peanuts: 1967 to 1968 | ISBN 1-56097-826-0 | April 2008 | Violet | Linus van Pelt | John Waters | Snoopy armwrestles Lucy as the Masked Marvel, plays golf and hockey, runs for office, gets traded to Peppermint Patty's team and visits his original owner, Lila. Also introduces Franklin. |
| 10 | The Complete Peanuts: 1969 to 1970 | ISBN 1-56097-827-9 | scheduled for October 2008 | Snoopy (as World War I Flying Ace) | Snoopy | Mo Willems | Woodstock is named. Introduces Thibault, The 1960s wind down as Peppermint Patty runs afoul of her school's dress code, Lucy declares herself a New Feminist, and Snoopy's Daisy Hill Puppy Farm speaking engagement climaxes in a riot and a new love found amidst the teargas. Also in this volume, The Head Beagle, Miss Othmar on strike, Snoopy on the Moon, dinner with Joe Shlabotnik, Kite-eating tree vs. piano and (oh-no!), the Little Red-Haired Girl moves away and Snoopy made his first try at playing tennis. |
| 11 | The Complete Peanuts: 1971 to 1972 | scheduled for May 2009 | Sally Brown | Introduces Marcie. Marcie first calls Peppermint Patty sir, The kid who said Shut Up and Leave Me Alone!, Peppermint Patty encounters Marcie, Lucy kicks Linus out of the house, Miss Sweetstory's book is banned from the school library, Woodstock migrates (taking Snoopy with him), Snoopy discovers that the Daisy Hill Puppy Farm has been replaced by a parking lot. | |||
| 12 | The Complete Peanuts: 1973 to 1974 | scheduled for October 2009 | Woodstock | Introduces Rerun van Pelt, Poochie, Loretta, Beagle Scouts and the School Building. Peppermint Patty's first D minus grade, Charlie Brown's baseball team wins a game, Charlie Brown cracks up, sees baseballs everywhere, Charlie Brown (with a paper sack over his head) is elected Camp President, Snoopy thinks the end of the world has come, Rerun is seen riding on the back of his mother's bicycle, Sally falls in love with her school building | |||
| 13 | The Complete Peanuts: 1975 to 1976 | scheduled for May 2010 | Peppermint Patty | Introduces Truffles, Spike, Belle, Belle's unnamed teenage son and Floyd. Spike is rescued by Snoopy and a group of Woodstock's friends, from a group of coyotes. | |||
| 14 | The Complete Peanuts: 1977 to 1978 | scheduled for October 2010 | Charlie Brown | Introduces Molly Volley, Ruby, Leland, Milo and Eudora. Also introduces Crybaby Boobie. Spike is thrown out of Needles, California because the coyotes, Spike tries to find a home, Sally gets Snoopy to help her with her report on animals and Sally first dubs Linus her Sweet Babboo. | |||
| 15 | The Complete Peanuts: 1979 to 1980 | scheduled for May 2011 | Frieda | Charlie Brown goes to the hospital, Lucy could not put football away until he feels better, Peppermint Patty gives a correct answer in her class, Schroeder takes the -ahem-plane and The WW1 Flying Ace visits with the cute little French girl (Marcie). | |||
| 16 | The Complete Peanuts: 1981 to 1982 | scheduled for October 2011 | Spike | Introduces Joe Richkid, Bad Call Benny and Marbles. | |||
| 17 | The Complete Peanuts: 1983 to 1984 | scheduled for May 2012 | Linus van Pelt | Introduces Harold Angel. Charlie Brown punches Lucy in the nose, Linus opens a clinic, Peppermint Patty visits Paris. | |||
| 18 | The Complete Peanuts: 1985 to 1986 | scheduled for October 2012 | Franklin | Introduces Lydia, Maynard and Tapioca Pudding. Sally begins to look for Halley's Comet. | |||
| 19 | The Complete Peanuts: 1987 to 1988 | scheduled for May 2013 | Lucy van Pelt | ||||
| 20 | The Complete Peanuts: 1989 to 1990 | scheduled for October 2013 | Charlie Brown | Introduces Olaf and Snoopy's father. Also introduces Peggy Jean. Pig-Pen runs for class president, The notes fall away from Schroeder's piano, Charlie Brown decides to devote the rest of his life to making Snoopy Happy, The world comes to an end-actually, Peppermint Patty has an A on her paper, Peggy Jean tells Charlie Brown she likes him and kisses him, Marcie seeks refuge in Charlie Brown's house and Charlie Brown buys some gloves for Peggy Jean. | |||
| 21 | The Complete Peanuts: 1991 to 1992 | scheduled for May 2014 | Marcie | Introduces Larry and Cormac. Charlie Brown opens a Bible School, Sally changes her life philosophy to What do I care? and Schroeder becomes a spokesman for National Piano Month. | |||
| 22 | The Complete Peanuts: 1993 to 1994 | scheduled for October 2014 | Charlie Brown | Introduces Royanne, Ethan, Woodstock's grandfather and Andy. Charlie Brown hits his first home run, Charlie Brown becomes a baseball hero, Lucy catches a fly ball, Special D-Day strip: To Remember, Snoopy reads to Woodstock his grandfather's diary, Snoopy is taken to hospital: his brothers Andy, Spike and Olaf visit him, A week of special D-Day strips and Sally discovers that her family is famous because they're in the telephone book. | |||
| 23 | The Complete Peanuts: 1995 to 1996 | scheduled for May 2015 | Rerun van Pelt | Introduces Emily, Joe Agate, Snoopy's mother. Also introduces Justin. Snoopy pleads in the Peter Rabbit vs. McGregor case, Woodstock visits the moon, Rerun invites Snoopy's brother Spike to stay at his home, Sally now has three life philosophies and Rerun hides under his bed so as not to go to school, Rerun's first day at school, Reruns first dog, protests against fishing, what happened in WWI, Charlie Brown going to a dance and the revelation of Woodstock's royal lineage. | |||
| 24 | The Complete Peanuts: 1997 to 1998 | scheduled for October 2015 | Peppermint Patty | Introduces Naomi and Joe Cactus. Rerun is suspended from school for harassment and Sally discovers the secret to life. | |||
| 25 | The Complete Peanuts: 1999 to 2000 | scheduled for May 2016 | Charlie Brown | Charlie Brown returns a Christmas present and Rerun pets birds on the head. |
