The Complete Peanuts, 1983-1986

I have love the Peanuts gang since I was barely able to read and although I am now about 45 years older, they still haven't lost any of their magic and humor for me. I was delighted when I first discovered this amazing reïssue of all the comics by Fantagraphics and have so far purchased every issue from Amazon. They have given me hours and hours of pleasure and because the characters are so universal, they will still appeal to any contemporary audience young and old. The comics are issued in beautiful hardcover books in a solid slipcase. At this price I would call that a real bargain.

If you thought Peanuts had hit its peak in the mid 60s, or perhaps the early 70s ("Mr. Sack," anyone?), you might be tempted to ignore this latest installment of the strip's oeuvre. Don't. Schulz is in fine form here; the familiar characters, long since settled into their now-standard roles, are starting to experiment more (would you believe Schroeder actually kisses Lucy?), and Snoopy is nearly upstaged by his desert-dwelling brother, Spike, while debuting a new persona as a bumbling, cliché-spouting attorney. Newer characters, such as Rerun, Eudora, and other members of Snoopy's family, assert their presence, and some obscure ones from older strips (such as Molly Volley) reappear, while the Little Red-Haired Girl fades into the background. And poor Peppermint Patty rivals Charlie Brown in the failure department, with a string of D-minuses nearly as long as Charlie Brown's dropped outfield catches, strikeouts at the plate, and kite-related mayhem. As usual, Fantagraphics' presentation of the strip is excellent; the only complaint is that the Sunday strips aren't in color, but this may be because they're working with Schulz's original drawings (which weren't colored by him) whenever possible. Also, adding color plates just for Sundays would probably add considerably to the cost; perhaps a Sunday-only color edition is in the works when the main series is completed in 2016.

I used to collect paperback versions of Peanuts books as a kid. I mainly had pocket sized ones that contained strips from the bigger sized books. The bigger sized books were hard to find. Buying these complete Peanuts books fills all the voids left by the countless numbers of books you would have had to have owned in the past. Rereading all of these strips still makes me laugh out loud. I dont read comics in the paper anymore because there is nothing close to as good as Peanuts. The only thin that was close was Calvin and Hobbes. Which is sadly gone from the daily strips too.

As I said in other collection reviews these are great for the series student of Peanuts but very expensive if you are a casual reader and some of the collection is currently out of print.

All the people in Peanuts like Charlie Brown Lucy Linus Sally Marcie Peppermint Patty and the rest are good. I loved this comic strip when I was a kid so trust me theese are very good books. A few of the good stories involve Snoopy and Peppermint Patty getting tested for narcolepsy Sally becoming worried about Santa Claus\ health after she sees a picture of him and Linus trying to give up his Security blanket. Theese are just some of the good stories in here. You should get it.

All I can say is that at the end of the day, when I am tired and stressed from work, I enjoy sitting in silence (no TV, no radio) and unwinding with a comic strip that still makes me laugh and think at the same time. A great buy at a great price!

WARNING TO EVERYONE the first book on the left older of the 2 will most likely be a second printing despite what amazon claims on there site FOR THE RECORD GREAT BOOK AND PEANUTS IS THE BEST ID GIVEN THIS 5 STARS EASY IF NOT FOR THE MISLEADING SECOND PRINTING IN THE BOOK SETS I opened up every box set I had after getting this and with the shrink wrap damaged and figured let me check it for other damage well the book was fine but flipping through the first few pages I was shocked to see it say Fantagraphic's second edition so since I new at some point id be reading them I opened up all my other volumes and here's what I found the first 3 boxed sets I bought directly form Fantagraphic's soon as they came out where in fact all first editions and first printings but all the rest I bought form amazon where in fact different every last copy of every book I orderd over the last few years from them had a second printing book which was always the first older book on the left of the boxed set and the book in the right the second book was always a first printing you may want to check this for your selves if you haven't an amazon rep. said heed inform amazon of this and have them take action well I asked them to at least remove the words first edition from there description of the book and put a disclaimer there stating that these book sets may or may not contain a seconding printing of the book well they never did it so I hope this all informs you of this and helps you out ..if you want a better shot at a first edition only choice is to maybe bye direct form Fantagraphic's or buy each book bye it self then buy a separate slip case because I think bye time there slip case set is out the first of the 2 books goes into a second printing bye then :(

I began buying these gift sets for my Mother, who loved and collected Peanuts items. She passed 21/2 years ago. I promised myself (and her) that I would continue to buy the sets until it is complete. I just feel she would want that. They are beautiful books and would be a sure bet gift for any Peanuts enthusiast.

I have been purchasing this series for many years. I can hardly wait until the next 4 year (1987-1990) set comes out. It is a true enjoyment to read and see the growth in the charachters. To read them in order that they were first printed is fun, the story line is not jumbled. A better collection cannot be bought.

LIKE ALL PEANUT SETS 1ST CLASS

La lecture de ces "boîtes" réunissant les deux volumes annuels du processus de réédition intégrale des strips quotidiens et planches du dimanche des "Peanuts" est devenue pour moi un rituel attaché aux fêtes de fin d'année. Cette collection complète représente désormais 0,72 mètre linéaire dans ma bibliothèque mais il s'agit tout de même de 35 ans de dessins quotidiens pour Charles Monroe Schultz ! Le plus grand auteur de comic strips "comiques" va sur ses 61 ans lorsque commence l'année 1983 mais ses ressources pour évoquer les marmots âgés de pas plus de 8 ans sont inépuisables grâce aux multiples "running gags" (cf. "The Great Pumpkin" etc.) et autres recettes qu'il maîtrise à la perfection. Peppermint Patty et son inexorable collection de "D minuses", le plus récemment arrivé Spike - calamiteux frangin de Snoopy - et ses démêlés avec la flore du désert, le retour de Molly la terriblement sérieuse tenniswoman, un nouvel avatar de Snoopy (chirurgien de renom) etc. sont notamment au centre de ce recueil. La modernité fait aussi une apparition remarquée dans Peanuts : citation d'un hit interprété par Cindy Lauper, généralisation des répondeurs téléphoniques, casque pour faire du vélo, menaces de procès à tout bout de champ, etc. Que dire ? Même les très très estimables Watterson (Calvin & Hobbes), McDonnell (Mutts) ou Thompson (Cul de Sac) n'ont pu remplacer le type de sourire (parfois de rire) que nous suscite Peanuts. A dire vrai, aucun des trois n'a réellement tenté un tel tour de passe-passe, mais on cite généralement ces auteurs - avec raison - comme des successeurs de Schultz.

El libro es precioso, si eres fan de Snoopy, si o si debes tenerlo✨

Ich liebe die Peanuts schon seit langem und habe mir als ich diese Boxen entdeckt habe gleich die ersten beiden Boxen bestellt (1950 - 1954 & 1955 - 1958) und interessiert festgestellt, wie die Figuren gekommen und gegangen sind und wie sich die heutigen Hauptcharaktere im Laufe der Zeit verändert haben. Der ganze Spaß ist zwar recht teuer, aber es lohnt sich auf alle Fälle. Einziger Nachteil: Ein representativer Platz zum Aufstellen der Sammlung sollte vorhanden sein, denn sie sind zu schade um sie im Schrank zu verstecken!