
Manga Biographies Line Debuts With Charles M. Schulz

Udon Entertainment, partner-publisher of Manga Classics, has announced a new manga line: Manga Biographies. The first volume will be dedicated to the life of Charles M. Schulz, creator of Peanuts.

Manga Biographies: Charles M. Schulz is a 168-page authorized biography written and illustrated by Yuzuru Kuki. It covers key events in Schulz’s life from growing up in Minnesota to eventually becoming a cartoonist known worldwide. It also includes “a timeline of major events in the world during Schulz’s life, a selection of beautiful archival photos and information about Schulz and Peanuts, and a bibliography for further reading.”
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The book will be available in October 2024 at a suggested price of $13.99, with advance copies on sale at the Peanuts booth at Comic-Con International: San Diego at the end of this month.
Future volumes promise to bring “the lives of some of history’s most interesting and influential people… to the globe-spanning medium of manga” with a focus on “legendary figures who accomplished extraordinary feats.” The publisher is aiming for a release schedule of three books a year.

About Johanna
Johanna Draper Carlson has been reviewing comics for over 20 years. She manages ComicsWorthReading.com, the longest-running independent review site online that covers all genres of comic books, graphic novels, and manga. She has an MA in popular culture, studying online fandom, and was previously, among many other things, webmaster for DC Comics. She lives in Madison, Wisconsin.
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