The esteemed entertainment property, Peanuts, will be
returning this winter due to a newly formed partnership with IDW and Peanuts
Worldwide—but you’ve never seen Charlie Brown & the gang quite like this!
Presented in the acclaimed Artist’s Edition format, Charles Schulz’s revered
comic strip will be a welcome and important addition to the Artist’s Edition
library, and the first one devoted entirely to a comic strip.
Peanuts, with its cast of iconic characters, has become
an American institution. Debuting in 1950 and running until 2000, the strip was
framed around the life and interactions of the lovable blockhead who never
gives up, Charlie Brown, and his charming array of companions. Written and
drawn by Schulz, the strip was translated into 21 different languages, and
syndicated in over 2,600 newspapers. The diverse characters of Peanuts became
mainstays of pop culture: from Lucy’s psychiatric stand, Schroeder’s piano, the
kite-eating-tree, Snoopy’s doghouse, and Charlie Brown’s eternal quest to kick
that football—these are images as compelling today as when Schulz first created
them a half century ago.
"Having grown up with Charlie Brown, Linus and his
blanket, Snoopy and the Red Baron...I could not be happier about bringing them
into the IDW family," said Ted Adams, CEO and Publisher of IDW Publishing,
"In the world of comic art, it does not get any bigger than Peanuts."
Charles Schulz spent the majority of his career writing
and drawing the Peanuts comic strip and was the recipient of numerous awards
and citations throughout his life for his influential work. Schulz is “arguably
the most influential comic strip creator of the second-half of the 20th
century, his importance to comics and comics history cannot be understated,”
said editor Scott Dunbier. As Editor of the Artist’s Editions, Dunbier, along
with the rest of IDW, are honored to publish the timeless creations of Charles
Schulz.
What is an Artist's Edition? Artist's Editions are printed
the same size as the original art. While appearing to be in black & white,
each page has been scanned in COLOR to mimic as closely as possible the
experience of viewing the actual original art-for example, you are able to
clearly see paste-overs, blue pencils in the art, editorial notes, art
corrections. Each page is printed the same size as drawn, and the paper
selected is as close as possible to the original art board.