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Schulz and \u003ci\u003ePeanuts\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAesthetics: A Memoir\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e unearths a trove of previously unpublished materials, including working drawings, sketches for cartoons, book covers, personal photographs, and items from the artist’s collection of toys and handmade objects. In an introductory essay and captions, Brunetti explains―in a voice that is as quirky, smart, and clear as his drawings―his creative process and aesthetic sensibility. This overarching retrospective conveys Brunetti’s philosophy of life and cartooning through his keen words and unforgettable images.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBorn to working-class parents in a small town in Italy, and reared in Chicago, Brunetti was drawn to cartoons and comic strips from an early age. Finding inspiration in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSpider-Man\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePeanuts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, he began crafting his own stories and gradually developed a unique style that he applied to imaginative, sometimes shocking subjects. The dark humour of his graphic novels earned him a cult following, yet his illustrations have had broad appeal. 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