Schulz and Schultz Previews; plus a Schultze Revue
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The Essential Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz by Mark Evanier
For many of us, the best part of waking up on Sunday morning wasn’t a cup of Folger’s, but the Sunday comics. My brother and I always fought over who got to read our favorite strips first, and that included Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz and his gang of relatable kids — who often offered surprisingly philosophical takes on the world.
And soon, a new book will offer fans a look into the life, art and legacy of Schulz and his famed creation. The Essential Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz, written by Mark Evanier, illustrated by Charles M. Schulz with an introduction by Patrick McDonnell and foreword by Jean Schulz comes out from Abrams ComicArts on Oct. 7, timed to the 75th anniversary of the classic comic.
Lizz Shumer at People magazine gives us an exclusive look at THE 75th anniversary Peanuts book.
As Schulz would later explain, “The initial theme of Peanuts was based on the cruelty that exists among children. I remember all too vividly the struggle which takes place out on the playground. This is a struggle which adults grow away from and seem to forget about. Adults learn to protect themselves.”
illustrators magazine, Issue 48 – Mark Schultz
Offered in two equally stunning covers, the latest edition of Book Palace Books indispensable illustrators magazine, Issue 48, is available now – leading with a superb look at the artwork of American artist Mark Schultz, from Xenozoic Tales to everything he has done to this day.
John Freeman at downthetubes previews illustrator magazine #48 cover featuring Mark Shultz.
Since entering the world of comic creation in the mid-1980s with the science-fiction adventure series Xenozoic Tales, five times Harvey award winning creator Mark Schultz Mark Schultz has slowly but consistently produced a very diversified body of work. He has produced illustrations for Robert E. Howard’s Conan stories, scripted four years of Superman, composed a science guide to Genetics and DNA, created the Stormforce 10 adventure SubHuman with paleontologist Michael J. Ryan, and written the novella Storms at Sea, which he also illustrated. He also scripts the comic strip Prince Valiant, and in free moments continues to work on a sequel to Storms at Sea.
And a Carl Emil “Bunny” Schultze Revue
In the [above] example, we actually have Richard Croker, head of the infamous Tammany Hall political machine, showing how he can easily manipulate the symbol of the organization, the Tammany Tiger.
I am unable to pair Schulz and Schultz without adding Carl “Bunny” Schultze so here is a profile of Bunny:
Mr. Schultze’s wonderful gift as a delineator of the comic side of life was discovered in a most peculiar way. Residing at Indianapolis with his father in the fall of 1889, the news was flashed over the wires of the fatal duel at Lexington, Ky., in which Col. W.C. Goodloe and Col. A.M. Swope both lost their lives. Young Mr. Schultze happened to be in the office of one of Indianapolis’ leading newspapers when the editor asked if it was possible to secure photographs of the two men, from which cuts could be made for publication the following day. Young Mr. Schultze immediately responded, and said that as he had lived in Lexington and knew both men personally, he believed he could draw a sketch from memory. He was told to do so, the cuts were made and the picture of each of the duelists appeared in the paper the next morning.
In a few days the Lexington and Cincinnati papers appeared with cuts of the two men from their latest photographs, and when compared to the production of Mr. Schultze, was found to be much inferior likenesses. Mr. Schultze was well paid for his work and at once began the development of his rare gift and is now one of the highest salaried artists of the country….
Cartoonist Schultze is in the history books for his Foxy Grandpa comic strip but he did a number of other less known newspaper comics, for those we turn to Allan Holtz’s Obscurity of the Day entries featuring “Bunny.”
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