Charles M. Schulz's approach to cartooning was to take out the extraneous details and leave in "only what's necessary." For fifty years, Schulz wrote and illustrated Peanuts, the single most popular and influential comic strip in the world. In Only What's Necessary: Charles M. Schulz and Peanuts, renowned designer Chip Kidd focuses on Schulz's artistry, features ancillary images from the archives, including exclusive, rare and unpublished original art and developmental work-many never seen before their inclusion in this book.