Fantagraphics books publishes comic books with an emphasis on the book. the company, which eschews the traditional superhero and horror content of its rivals in favor of a more sophisticated approach, has a roster of titles that include reprints of classic robert crumb comics, as well as daniel clowes' "ghost world", which was adapted to film in 2001. fantagraphics books, an independent publisher of comic books and comics criticism, scored a big hit in 2004 when it purchased the multiyear rights to reprint, in its entirety and in chronological order, charles m. schulz's peanuts. fantagraphics was founded in 1976 by company president gary groth.