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With Nat Gertler,  Eisner-Winning Author and Comics Historian

With Nat Gertler, Eisner-Winning Author and Comics Historian

Update: 2025-08-19
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Eisner-winning author and comics historian Nat Gertler is here to talk about his long association with Peanuts, preserving obscure Schulz art and comics, and why these characters still resonate within culture. Nat is the author of Charles M. Schulz: The Art and Life of the Peanuts Creator in 100 Objects as well as The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Creating a Graphic Novel.


Find out more about Nat at:  

blog.aaugh.com and gertler.com


 


Transcript available at UnpackingPeanuts.com


Unpacking Peanuts is copyright Jimmy Gownley, Michael Cohen, Harold Buchholz, and Liz Sumner. Produced and edited by Liz Sumner. Music by Michael Cohen. Additional voiceover by Aziza Shukralla Clark. 


For more from the show follow @unpackpeanuts on Instagram and Threads, and @unpackingpeanuts on Facebook, Blue Sky, and YouTube. For more about Jimmy, Michael, and Harold, visit unpackingpeanuts.com.  


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With Nat Gertler,  Eisner-Winning Author and Comics Historian

With Nat Gertler, Eisner-Winning Author and Comics Historian

Jimmy Gownley, Michael Cohen, Harold Buchholz, Liz Sumner