I was interested to see the latest volume of "The Complete Peanuts" arrive, in part because as the series fully entered a new decade parts of the book such as its endpapers would be redesigned. There was also the thought the strips were becoming ones I could have seen on the comics page when they appeared (although thinking about it, I'm not sure I can remember any strips in that context before the middle of the decade). However, with the advance of time, I suppose I'm also conscious of the dismissive opinions of some online commentators, and wondering if I might yet drift into a state where I can't say anything at all.
As I kept reading through the volume a bit at a time, though, my feelings did seem to improve. It did seem different from even the one just previous (and I suppose its cover was a bit less "brilliant" in colour than before), and that stood against the online declarations of "formulas to keep the merchandising rolling" and backed up the statements of cartoonists who were friends with Charles M. Schulz, such as Patrick McDonnell and Lynn Johnston (who provides the introduction for this volume, even if I'm aware of how opposed online opinions can be to her) that he did keep trying new things, regardless of how some reacted to them.
( 'What are you watching, big brother?' )
( 'Carl Sagan... He's a famous astronomer..' )
As I kept reading through the volume a bit at a time, though, my feelings did seem to improve. It did seem different from even the one just previous (and I suppose its cover was a bit less "brilliant" in colour than before), and that stood against the online declarations of "formulas to keep the merchandising rolling" and backed up the statements of cartoonists who were friends with Charles M. Schulz, such as Patrick McDonnell and Lynn Johnston (who provides the introduction for this volume, even if I'm aware of how opposed online opinions can be to her) that he did keep trying new things, regardless of how some reacted to them.