With Volume 26, The Complete Peanuts project comes to an end. And while it will be another decade or so before I've worked my way through much of the series, this final volume is an important capper to an incredible career.

This really is a volume for completists and collectors only, a hodgepodge of advertising material, easter eggs, and other appearances of the Peanuts gang from across their 50-year lifespan. (Or, I should say, their first first fifty years, as they continue in other formats to this day!)

But this really showcases the commitment that the producers have shown to the series, and the wonderful way Schulz's legacy will live on for decades to come.

At its lowest points, the monetisation of Peanuts could be depressing, disillusioning, and often plain dull. But at its best, as in some of the classic TV specials, the characters overflow with vibrancy, proving what a wonderful, broad, mature world Schulz created. This is also a part of that.

Thanks again, Mr. Schulz. ( )