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The World According to Snoopy Volume One
Enjoy the many sides of Charlie Brown’s most enduring and lovable “best friend” in these eight classic comic-strip collections. For over sixty years, Charles M. Schulz’s Peanuts comic strip has entertained and enchanted millions of readers with its heart, humor, and honesty. And perhaps everyone’s favorite character has always been Snoopy, whose unique adventures both real and unreal have captivated multiple generations. Here are some of the beloved beagle’s most memorable moments—from his deepest thoughts and most shallow stabs at literature to his catastrophic courtroom antics and failed attempts at physical fitness. Whether it’s suppertime or naptime, readers will fall in love with Snoopy all over again. This ebook includes Snoopy the Great Philosopher, Snoopy the Legal Beagle, Snoopy the Fitness Fanatic, Snoopy the Master Chef, Snoopy the Fearless Leader, Snoopy the Great Entertainer, Snoopy the Literary Ace, and Snoopy the Matchmaker.
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1032 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 5, 2017
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Charles M. Schulz
3,037 books1,638 followersCharles Monroe Schulz was an American cartoonist, whose comic strip Peanuts proved one of the most popular and influential in the history of the medium, and is still widely reprinted on a daily basis.
Schulz's first regular cartoons, Li'l Folks, were published from 1947 to 1950 by the St. Paul Pioneer Press; he first used the name Charlie Brown for a character there, although he applied the name in four gags to three different boys and one buried in sand. The series also had a dog that looked much like Snoopy. In 1948, Schulz sold a cartoon to The Saturday Evening Post; the first of 17 single-panel cartoons by Schulz that would be published there. In 1948, Schulz tried to have Li'l Folks syndicated through the Newspaper Enterprise Association. Schulz would have been an independent contractor for the syndicate, unheard of in the 1940s, but the deal fell through. Li'l Folks was dropped from the Pioneer Press in January, 1950.
Later that year, Schulz approached the United Feature Syndicate with his best strips from Li'l Folks, and Peanuts made its first appearance on October 2, 1950. The strip became one of the most popular comic strips of all time. He also had a short-lived sports-oriented comic strip called It's Only a Game (1957–1959), but he abandoned it due to the demands of the successful Peanuts. From 1956 to 1965 he contributed a single-panel strip ("Young Pillars") featuring teenagers to Youth, a publication associated with the Church of God.
Peanuts ran for nearly 50 years, almost without interruption; during the life of the strip, Schulz took only one vacation, a five-week break in late 1997. At its peak, Peanuts appeared in more than 2,600 newspapers in 75 countries. Schulz stated that his routine every morning consisted of eating a jelly donut and sitting down to write the day's strip. After coming up with an idea (which he said could take anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours), he began drawing it, which took about an hour for dailies and three hours for Sunday strips. He stubbornly refused to hire an inker or letterer, saying that "it would be equivalent to a golfer hiring a man to make his putts for him." In November 1999 Schulz suffered a stroke, and later it was discovered that he had colon cancer that had metastasized. Because of the chemotherapy and the fact he could not read or see clearly, he announced his retirement on December 14, 1999.
Schulz often touched on religious themes in his work, including the classic television cartoon, A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965), which features the character Linus van Pelt quoting the King James Version of the Bible Luke 2:8-14 to explain "what Christmas is all about." In personal interviews Schulz mentioned that Linus represented his spiritual side. Schulz, reared in the Lutheran faith, had been active in the Church of God as a young adult and then later taught Sunday school at a United Methodist Church. In the 1960s, Robert L. Short interpreted certain themes and conversations in Peanuts as being consistent with parts of Christian theology, and used them as illustrations during his lectures about the gospel, as he explained in his bestselling paperback book, The Gospel According to Peanuts, the first of several books he wrote on religion and Peanuts, and other popular culture items. From the late 1980s, however, Schulz described himself in interviews as a "secular humanist": “I do not go to church anymore... I guess you might say I've come around to secular humanism, an obligation I believe all humans have to others and the world we live in.”
Schulz's first regular cartoons, Li'l Folks, were published from 1947 to 1950 by the St. Paul Pioneer Press; he first used the name Charlie Brown for a character there, although he applied the name in four gags to three different boys and one buried in sand. The series also had a dog that looked much like Snoopy. In 1948, Schulz sold a cartoon to The Saturday Evening Post; the first of 17 single-panel cartoons by Schulz that would be published there. In 1948, Schulz tried to have Li'l Folks syndicated through the Newspaper Enterprise Association. Schulz would have been an independent contractor for the syndicate, unheard of in the 1940s, but the deal fell through. Li'l Folks was dropped from the Pioneer Press in January, 1950.
Later that year, Schulz approached the United Feature Syndicate with his best strips from Li'l Folks, and Peanuts made its first appearance on October 2, 1950. The strip became one of the most popular comic strips of all time. He also had a short-lived sports-oriented comic strip called It's Only a Game (1957–1959), but he abandoned it due to the demands of the successful Peanuts. From 1956 to 1965 he contributed a single-panel strip ("Young Pillars") featuring teenagers to Youth, a publication associated with the Church of God.
Peanuts ran for nearly 50 years, almost without interruption; during the life of the strip, Schulz took only one vacation, a five-week break in late 1997. At its peak, Peanuts appeared in more than 2,600 newspapers in 75 countries. Schulz stated that his routine every morning consisted of eating a jelly donut and sitting down to write the day's strip. After coming up with an idea (which he said could take anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours), he began drawing it, which took about an hour for dailies and three hours for Sunday strips. He stubbornly refused to hire an inker or letterer, saying that "it would be equivalent to a golfer hiring a man to make his putts for him." In November 1999 Schulz suffered a stroke, and later it was discovered that he had colon cancer that had metastasized. Because of the chemotherapy and the fact he could not read or see clearly, he announced his retirement on December 14, 1999.
Schulz often touched on religious themes in his work, including the classic television cartoon, A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965), which features the character Linus van Pelt quoting the King James Version of the Bible Luke 2:8-14 to explain "what Christmas is all about." In personal interviews Schulz mentioned that Linus represented his spiritual side. Schulz, reared in the Lutheran faith, had been active in the Church of God as a young adult and then later taught Sunday school at a United Methodist Church. In the 1960s, Robert L. Short interpreted certain themes and conversations in Peanuts as being consistent with parts of Christian theology, and used them as illustrations during his lectures about the gospel, as he explained in his bestselling paperback book, The Gospel According to Peanuts, the first of several books he wrote on religion and Peanuts, and other popular culture items. From the late 1980s, however, Schulz described himself in interviews as a "secular humanist": “I do not go to church anymore... I guess you might say I've come around to secular humanism, an obligation I believe all humans have to others and the world we live in.”
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November 16, 2022
Volume Fun!
This volume contains eight books written about Snoopy and many of The Peanuts.
Snoopy is going everywhere and he is involved in everything. He is a philosopher, a scout leader and a chef, to name a few.
His writing skills are deplorable, but he doesn’t allow that to stop him from being a writer.
He is definitely hilarious as usual.
Four fabulous stars. 💫
This volume contains eight books written about Snoopy and many of The Peanuts.
Snoopy is going everywhere and he is involved in everything. He is a philosopher, a scout leader and a chef, to name a few.
His writing skills are deplorable, but he doesn’t allow that to stop him from being a writer.
He is definitely hilarious as usual.
Four fabulous stars. 💫
January 1, 2018
Two small quibbles with this volume. The ebook, at least the Nook version, lacks a complete table of contents. This means locating the individual books which make up this volume is a pain. Volume 2 does not have this issue. I also found two duplicated daily strips in the book featuring Snoopy and his beagle scouts.
Aside from that this collection is first rate.
Aside from that this collection is first rate.
October 29, 2018
Good
I recommend this book to everyone because it's full of Charles' Schultz comics all about snoopy. 10/10 would read again
I recommend this book to everyone because it's full of Charles' Schultz comics all about snoopy. 10/10 would read again
January 11, 2018
Ok, since this is a compilation I’m going to break down each book.
Snoopy the Great Philosopher
In Snoopy the Great Philosopher, Snoopy ponders the many wonders of life, like what is the meaning of life, deep thoughts of friendship, reacting to losing, and many other philosophical thoughts.
Overall it’s a pretty good collection of Peanuts strips.
Snoopy the Legal Beagle
In Snoopy the Legal Beagle, we follow Snoopy’s life as a lawyer. In his first case he represents Peppermint Patty and the case against her over the dress code. Throughout the book he takes on cases over book banning from the school library, the stealing of blankets, and the legality of Ace Obedience School as a proper school for children.
Another great collection of Peanuts strips.
Snoopy the Fitness Fanatic
In Snoopy the Fitness Fanatic, Snoopy takes up exercise and exercise gimmicks. The first series of comics are about his copper bracelets, He tries to get his entire body to get up and go jogging but his feet don’t want to, He tries to help Peppermint Patty feel better and he trips over his food dish and breaks his leg.
Snoopy the Master Chef
In Snoopy the Master Chef, it’s not really about Snoopy being a Chef but eating a lot. Charlie Brown is the chef and bringing out Snoopy’s dinner with bows on top, new kinds of desserts, new recipes, and being late. Lots of comics about being late.
Snoopy the Fearless Leader
In this collection of Snoopy comics we find Snoopy leading his Beagle Scouts on many hikes and off to rescue his brother Spike who is being attacked by coyotes, Snoopy is also used by Lucy to bully other kids on playground, Harriet joins the Beagle Scouts and many more story lines.
Oddly enough this collection doesn’t seem to have the duplicate comics that the solo book does as noted in my above linked review.
Snoopy the Great Entertainer
In this collection of Snoopy cartoons he is entertaining the kids with his “pawpet” shows. For me this collection just didn’t hit the right notes for me. I found it to be okay at best. I still enjoyed it, but not as much as some of the other collections.
Snoopy the Literary Ace
In this collection of Snoopy comics, it’s most all about Snoopy writing his stories and getting turned down by publishers, magazines and even his mom. If you’re an author then I’m sure you’re familiar with this rejection, so this might fall under Horror for you instead of Humor.
However I found the comics to be chuckle-worthy and well worth reading.
Snoopy the Matchmaker
In this collection of comics, it’s all about love and friendship. Snoopy falls in love with a human girl and competes with Linus for her love. He also falls in love with a Beagle but loses her to his Brother Spike. He also falls in love with Coyote.
Again another good solid collection of Peanuts cartoons.
Overall
Well, this collection is a great collection of 8 of the smaller collections. I was lucky and got this on sale for $3.99, at it’s normal price of over $30 it’s a much harder bargain. I think I would prefer to collect the 20+ volumes that collect every single Peanuts cartoon rather than this sampling of only Snoopy comics.
Snoopy the Great Philosopher
In Snoopy the Great Philosopher, Snoopy ponders the many wonders of life, like what is the meaning of life, deep thoughts of friendship, reacting to losing, and many other philosophical thoughts.
Overall it’s a pretty good collection of Peanuts strips.
Snoopy the Legal Beagle
In Snoopy the Legal Beagle, we follow Snoopy’s life as a lawyer. In his first case he represents Peppermint Patty and the case against her over the dress code. Throughout the book he takes on cases over book banning from the school library, the stealing of blankets, and the legality of Ace Obedience School as a proper school for children.
Another great collection of Peanuts strips.
Snoopy the Fitness Fanatic
In Snoopy the Fitness Fanatic, Snoopy takes up exercise and exercise gimmicks. The first series of comics are about his copper bracelets, He tries to get his entire body to get up and go jogging but his feet don’t want to, He tries to help Peppermint Patty feel better and he trips over his food dish and breaks his leg.
Snoopy the Master Chef
In Snoopy the Master Chef, it’s not really about Snoopy being a Chef but eating a lot. Charlie Brown is the chef and bringing out Snoopy’s dinner with bows on top, new kinds of desserts, new recipes, and being late. Lots of comics about being late.
Snoopy the Fearless Leader
In this collection of Snoopy comics we find Snoopy leading his Beagle Scouts on many hikes and off to rescue his brother Spike who is being attacked by coyotes, Snoopy is also used by Lucy to bully other kids on playground, Harriet joins the Beagle Scouts and many more story lines.
Oddly enough this collection doesn’t seem to have the duplicate comics that the solo book does as noted in my above linked review.
Snoopy the Great Entertainer
In this collection of Snoopy cartoons he is entertaining the kids with his “pawpet” shows. For me this collection just didn’t hit the right notes for me. I found it to be okay at best. I still enjoyed it, but not as much as some of the other collections.
Snoopy the Literary Ace
In this collection of Snoopy comics, it’s most all about Snoopy writing his stories and getting turned down by publishers, magazines and even his mom. If you’re an author then I’m sure you’re familiar with this rejection, so this might fall under Horror for you instead of Humor.
However I found the comics to be chuckle-worthy and well worth reading.
Snoopy the Matchmaker
In this collection of comics, it’s all about love and friendship. Snoopy falls in love with a human girl and competes with Linus for her love. He also falls in love with a Beagle but loses her to his Brother Spike. He also falls in love with Coyote.
Again another good solid collection of Peanuts cartoons.
Overall
Well, this collection is a great collection of 8 of the smaller collections. I was lucky and got this on sale for $3.99, at it’s normal price of over $30 it’s a much harder bargain. I think I would prefer to collect the 20+ volumes that collect every single Peanuts cartoon rather than this sampling of only Snoopy comics.
November 28, 2018
I always enjoyed the peanuts illustrations but had never really read any of the comic strips. I feel like I have a very good idea of it after reading this extensive collection. Sadly, I didn’t find it very funny, just whiny and repetitive. This is probably why it took me 5 months to finish. The one element I did like is Snoopy’s brother Spike who lived in the desert. I enjoyed Spike and I never knew he existed before reading this collection.
June 19, 2022
Snoopy = Love and Happines
This omnibus of Snoopy books is fantastic. I have loved the Snoopy and Charlie Brown gang since I can remember. I certainly recommend this to anyone who is a Snoopy and Charlie Brown fan.
This omnibus of Snoopy books is fantastic. I have loved the Snoopy and Charlie Brown gang since I can remember. I certainly recommend this to anyone who is a Snoopy and Charlie Brown fan.
August 5, 2018
Fun
Who doesn't love Snoopy!He's all of us wrapped in fur,his views on life,love and friendship are what we all think.
Who doesn't love Snoopy!He's all of us wrapped in fur,his views on life,love and friendship are what we all think.
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