UDON Entertainment is proud to announce the launch of a new line of manga titles, MANGA BIOGRAPHIES,
which will see the lives of some of history’s most interesting and
influential people be brought to the globe-spanning medium of manga. UDON is proud to begin this line with Manga Biographies: Charles Schulz, exploring the life and times of the revered creator of the internationally beloved Peanuts comic strip.
Manga Biographies: Charles Schulz is a 168-page manga graphic
novel written and illustrated by Yuzuru Kuki. 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! In addition to the wonderful manga,
Manga Biographies: Charles Schulz 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.
Manga Biographies: Charles Schulz will be available in
stores everywhere in October 2024. Special advance copies will be sold
at Comic-Con International: San Diego, available at the PEANUTS™ booth
at the event.
Manga Biographies: Charles Schulz
By Yuzuru Kuki, Cover by Chi-ko
Editorial Supervision by Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates.
168 Pages, color/b&w, manga, US.$13.99
ISBN: 978-1-77294-344-3
Available October 2nd, 2024
Published by UDON Entertainment / Manga Biographies
First published in Japan in 2019 by KADOKAWA CORPORATION, Tokyo.
English translation rights arranged with KADOKAWA CORPORATION, Tokyo through TUTTLE-MORI AGENCY, INC., Tokyo.
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