And Then I Read: THE COMPLETE PEANUTS 1977-78

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We're up to the 14th volume of this classy Peanuts reprint series from Fantagraphics. I don't know if I've mentioned in a while how much I like the book design by Seth. His color choices are particularly good this time. The cover has two spot colors, a rich green and metallic copper. And look at how he's colored Peppermint Patty, in shades of gray that Charles Schulz would probably never have used, but somehow it makes me look at the drawing more. I...