Peanuts vs. Garfield: Charles Schulz Secretly Considered Jim Davis His Arch-Rival
Summary According to his biographer,Peanutscreator Charles Schulz was fiercely competitive –to the point where he consideredGarfieldartist Jim Davis to be something of an arch-rival, even as he helped shape the younger illustrator’s comic in ways that would help define it. A closer look at the relationship between Schulz and Davis offers fascinating insight into how two of the most prolific creators in American pop culture coexisted. InSchulz and Peanuts: A Biographyby David Michaelis, the author provides readers with a detailed account of how Charles Schulz felt aboutGarfieldwhen the latter strip entered national syndication in 1978....