PEANUTS VOL. 8: 1965–1966

In The Complete Peanuts 1965-66: We are now in the mid-1960s, one of Schulzs peak periods of creativity (and one third of the way through the strips life!). Snoopy has become the strips dominant personality, and this volume marks two milestones for the character: the first of many dogfights with the nefarious Red Baron, and the launch of his writing career (It was a dark and stormy night...). Two new characters-the first two from outside the strips regular little neighborhood-make their bows. Roy (who befriends Charlie Brown and then Linus at summer camp) wont have a lasting impact, but upon his return from camp he regales a friend of his with tales of the strange kids he met, and she has to go check them out for herself. Her name? Peppermint Patty. The Complete Peanuts 1965-66 features a new introduction by Hal Hartley, writer/director of acclaimed independent films Trust, Henry Fool, Kimono, Simple Men, The Unbelievable Truth, and Fay Grim.