In another month or so, Monte Schulz’s essay in The Comics Journal should be making its appearance. In the meantime, there’s a rather tense exchange over at Cartoon Brew between Monte and someone who had some input in Schulz and Peanuts. Start reading down from this link. You may want to scroll up first, for a fun online reunion Monte has with an old friend, before reading the more uncomfortable parts.
I’d like to emphasize that all of this is about a syndicated cartoonist. No matter which side of this discussion about the biography you’re on, it’s amazing that the creator of a comic strip merits such attention. In generations past, such a thing would not have happened, with Walt Disney being the only exception. As a medium, cartooning and comics have come a long way.
