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The bleak genius of Charles M Schulz and Peanuts
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The bleak genius of Charles M Schulz and Peanuts

How the strip's commercial success masks its originality and emotional depth

Mathew Lyons
Nov 26, 2024
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The numbers are extraordinary. Charles M Schulz, whose centenary fell on 26 November 2022, spent nearly fifty years of his life producing daily comic strips for Peanuts. Between 2 October 1950 and hi…

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