With Patrick McDonnell, Creator of MUTTS

About this episode

Patrick McDonnell, the creator of MUTTS, discusses cartooning and the influence of Charles Schulz.

The Legendary cartoonist of MUTTS, the comic strip Charles Schulz once said was “the last great strip of the 20th Century,” stops by to talk about Charles Schulz, the craft of cartooning, comics history and more in this fun conversation. Don’t miss it! For more about Patrick visit MUTTS.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. Thanks for listening.

People in this episode

Hosts: Jimmy Gownley, Michael Cohen, Harold Buchholz, Liz Sumner

Guest: Patrick McDonnell

Topics covered

• cartooning
• comics history
• MUTTS
• Charles Schulz
• art
• interview

Keywords

• MUTTS
• cartooning
• comics
• Charles Schulz
• Patrick McDonnell
• art
• interview

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: MUTTS, Unpacking Peanuts

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