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A review by dantastic
The Complete Peanuts 1953-1954: Vol. 2 Hardcover Edition by Charles M. Schulz
4.0
The Complete Peanuts, Vol. 2: 1953-1954 collects the Peanuts strips from 1953-1954.
On the heels of finishing the first volume, I had to restrain myself from going out and buying more. Fortunately, I got the second volume in a slipcase with the first.
The strip and Shulz's art evolve quite a bit in this volume. The strip looks brighter and the characters look more familiar. Lucy goes from being a toddler herself to having a baby brother named Linus. Pig-Pen and Charlotte Braun are introduced and Shermie, Violet, and Patty continue heading for the door.
Charlie Brown still has some life to him and isn't the doormat he'd be for the last 30 years of his life. I didn't really understand why Violet got phased out in favor of Lucy until I read this volume. Lucy is a pain in the ass but still likes Charlie Brown on some level. Violet is just a stone cold bitch.
This volume isn't quite as gritty as the previous volume but still has a lot more grit than the MetLife Presents Charlie Brown we all grew up with. So when does Snoopy officially become Charlie Brown's dog? He seems not to belong to any of the gang so far in his life, although there might be a long life of Snoopys that die and get replaced throughout the life of the strip.
The evolution of the Peanuts gang continues in The Complete Charlie Brown Volume 2. They aren't hawking insurance policies yet! Four out of five stars.
On the heels of finishing the first volume, I had to restrain myself from going out and buying more. Fortunately, I got the second volume in a slipcase with the first.
The strip and Shulz's art evolve quite a bit in this volume. The strip looks brighter and the characters look more familiar. Lucy goes from being a toddler herself to having a baby brother named Linus. Pig-Pen and Charlotte Braun are introduced and Shermie, Violet, and Patty continue heading for the door.
Charlie Brown still has some life to him and isn't the doormat he'd be for the last 30 years of his life. I didn't really understand why Violet got phased out in favor of Lucy until I read this volume. Lucy is a pain in the ass but still likes Charlie Brown on some level. Violet is just a stone cold bitch.
This volume isn't quite as gritty as the previous volume but still has a lot more grit than the MetLife Presents Charlie Brown we all grew up with. So when does Snoopy officially become Charlie Brown's dog? He seems not to belong to any of the gang so far in his life, although there might be a long life of Snoopys that die and get replaced throughout the life of the strip.
The evolution of the Peanuts gang continues in The Complete Charlie Brown Volume 2. They aren't hawking insurance policies yet! Four out of five stars.