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| Title | : | The Complete Peanuts, Vol. 5: 1959-1960 (The Complete Peanuts #5) |
| Author | : | Charles M. Schulz |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 323 pages |
| Published | : | May 17th 2006 by Fantagraphics (first published 2006) |
| Categories | : | Sequential Art. Comics. Humor. Comic Strips. Graphic Novels |
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As the first decade of Peanuts closes, it seems only fitting to bid farewell to that halcyon decade with a cover starring Patty, one of the original three Peanuts. Major new additions to classic Peanuts lore come fast and furious here. Snoopy begins to take up residence atop his doghouse, and his repertoire of impressions increases exponentially. Lucy sets up her booth and offers her first five-cent psychiatric counsel. (Her advice to a forlorn Charlie Brown: "Get over it.") For the very first time, Linus spends all night in the pumpkin patch on his lonely vigil for the Great Pumpkin (although he laments that he was a victim of "false doctrine," he's back 12 months later). Linus also gets into repeated, and visually explosive, scuffles with a blanket-stealing Snoopy, suffers the first depredations of his blanket-hating grandmother, and falls in love with his new teacher Miss Othmar. Even more importantly, several years after the last addition to the cast ("Pig-Pen"), Charlie Brown's sister Sally makes her appearance—first as an (off-panel) brand new baby for Charlie to gush over, then as a toddler and eventually a real, talking, thinking cast member. (By the end of this volume, she'll already start developing her crush on Linus.) All this, and one of the most famous Peanuts strips ever: "Happiness is a warm puppy." Almost one hundred of the 731 strips collected in this volume (including many Sundays) have never been collected in any book since their original release, with one hundred more having been collected only once in relatively obscure and now impossible-to-find books; in other words, close to one quarter of the strips have never been seen by anyone but the most avid Peanuts completists.The introduction is by comedienne extraordinaire Whoopi Goldberg, who reveals which Peanuts character she has tattooed on her body (and where)—as well as telling of her meeting with "Sparky" Schulz, and her fascinating theory on Snoopy's brother Spike. As always, this volume is gorgeously designed by award-winning cartoonist Seth. The Complete Peanuts continues to receive national and international media attention for its sophisticated treatment of one of the 20th Century's defining American classics.
A 2007 Eisner Award winner: Best Archival Collection/Project: Strips; a 2007 Harvey Award winner: Best Domestic Reprint Project.
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| ISBN: | 1560976713 (ISBN13: 9781560976714) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The Complete Peanuts #5 |
| Characters: | Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus Van Pelt, Lucy Van Pelt, Schroeder, Pig Pen, Sally Brown, Woodstock |
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Ratings: 4.6 From 1187 Users | 61 ReviewsCriticize Of Books The Complete Peanuts, Vol. 5: 1959-1960 (The Complete Peanuts #5)
Good ol Charlie BrownWhat is there not to like of Peanuts? I remember endless days when I sat around on my parent's couch reading all kinds of comic books. Snoopy's (as we called it) was one of our favorite and we never tired of reading them. We took it at face value, with no ability as a child to read in between the lines, or label the characters in particular spots. Peanuts worked because they were all different and they all somehow managed to live or survive each other, much like kids did in real life. Last year
Charles Schulz is one of those few people I've never met yet for whom I personally and seriously mourn (others in this exclusive club include the poet André Bjerke, actress Marilyn Monroe, and somewhat strangely perhaps, actor and funnyface Gary Coleman, among others). I can't help but feel that the world is a poorer place without him. It's a feeling of missed what-could-have-beens. You might argue that he'll always (always) be present through his art, and through us who hold it in our hearts,
I liked this book and thought it was funny in places. I would recommend it to any one who is a fan of Peanuts.
Peanuts plugging along. This is the period in which Sally was born, with much dramatics from Charlie Brown, Lucy taking the occasion to wish Linus had never been born, and other complications. The baseball team. Snoppy branches out, once as Dracula, and once as "whirlydog." Miss Othmar appears to Linus's delight -- twice (with no explanation how she regained favor). Also, Linus gets a library card, Charlie Brown flies kites (or fails to), and Snoopy's home is threatened with demolition
This is the only volume in the Complete Peanuts series (as far as I'm aware) where the UK edition differs from the US one, in that the introduction for the UK version is by the acclaimed TV screenwriter Russell T. Davis and the US version has an introduction by the acclaimed Whoopi Goldberg, Whoopi Goldberg. Schultz by this time had more or less perfected the strip, although there are many of it's most well known features still to come. Sally is introduced, as is the great pumpkin and Lucy here
More of the old PEANUTS. With Sally Brown being the biggest addition. And you know, as much as I love the new PEANUTS, the old school series has something very special about it. PEANUTS was always one of my most favorite things in this life. It's like a hot tea with cinnamon apple pie during the cold and rainy day. With your daily life being the rain and PEANUTS being a pie. So, honestly, if you didn't start with this fantastic collection yet, you should totally do.My only complaint here is
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