The Complete Peanuts 1957-1958

"One can scarcely overstate the importance of Peanuts to the comics, or overstate its influence on all of us who have followed." -Bill Watterson (Calvin and Hobbes) "The understated clarity of Peanuts influenced virtually every comic strip that‘s appeared in recent decades . . . TheComplete Peanuts reveals how one of the masters of the comic strip developed." -Los Angeles Times Book Review "These [early volumes] reaffirm that Schulz‘s work deserves the attention . . . the appeal of Schulz‘s minimalist penmanship is startling. And the existential quality that would make it famous is already in place." -Saturday Night "Undeniably crackling . . . the illustrations are a marvel of simplicity and the insights are haunting." -Publishers Weekly "The Complete Peanuts is a beautiful object, lovingly ed." -Montreal Gazette "Hats off to Fantagraphics for this ambitious, worthwhile tribute to the talent and imagination of one of the greatest artists of our time." -Animation Magazine