With an introduction by Jonathan Franzen

'As powerful a comic art-piece as anything out today...will delight Peanuts aficionados. - Observer '...these timely re-issues illustrate not only the skill and subtle brilliance of his work but also the origins of the form beyond simple merriment.' - The List 'Beautifully designed ... One of the high-water marks of post-war popular culture.' - Daily Telegraph 'Canongate has had the brilliant wheeze of reprinting Charles Schultz's strip cartoon from the beginning in hardback volumes...' - Herald 'The Complete Peanuts is beautifully bound, a comprehensive resource and, with an index and introduction, a useful contextualisation of a modern legend.' - The Skinny '...in these first volumes (1950-54), we can already see what will appeal to 21st century readers.' - Sunday Times

Charles M. Schulz was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1922 and grew up in Saint Paul. He gained a reputation worldwide as a cartoonist for his work on Peanuts. He died in 2000.