Get Ready to Uncover the Fascinating Life of Charles M. Schulz!

Hold on to your Peanuts fans! Udon Entertainment has just announced the release of the first book in their exciting new series, Manga Biographies! And what better subject to kick things off than the beloved creator of Charlie Brown and Snoopy, Charles M. Schulz?

Image courtesy of Udon Entertainment

Image courtesy of Udon Entertainment

Advance copies of the manga will be available for sale at the Peanuts booth at Comic-Con International: San Diego from July 25 through July 28.

This authorized biography spans Charles Schulz’s life, from his youth growing up in Minnesota, through a burgeoning love of drawing and his time in the army, to becoming one of the most recognized and beloved cartoonists in the world. Told in a clear and welcoming style perfect for readers young and old, this gripping manga story touches on many real-world historical events that impacted Schulz’s life, and the ways Peanuts impacted those events!

Udon Entertainment promises to release books in the Manga Biographies series about three times a year.

Schulz launched the Peanuts comic strip in 1950, and even now, 24 years after Schulz’s passing, newspapers throughout the world still run the comic strip. Snoopy Town Shops are popular destinations throughout Japan.

Source: Press release

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