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Apr17

Be books

by Nat on April 17, 2013 at 4:02 pm
Posted In: Reviews

I now have received all three of the new Be books. Two of these, Be Brave and Be Kind, are matched books. They’re gift books, small but not miniature, each 72 pages of strong bright white paper. One each spread […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Mar05

Peanuts, Quentin Tarantino style

by Nat on March 5, 2013 at 9:47 am
Posted In: Classic finds, Reviews

This genuine, official Peanuts strip may be the funniest one I’ve ever found in any Peanuts book: As you probably figured out part-way through, this is not an official English language strip; this is the Swedish translation. I wrote about […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Feb24

Absolutely Filthy, a worthwhile parody

by Nat on February 24, 2013 at 8:08 am
Posted In: New releases, Reviews

Last night, I was an invited guest to see Absolutely Filthy, a full length play parodying Peanuts currently in its initial run being staged at the Sacred Fools Theater in Los Angeles. Built from material workshopped as part of the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Feb16

My book is dangerous

by Nat on February 16, 2013 at 9:45 pm
Posted In: Classic finds, Reviews

If Googe Translate is to be believed, this newly-posted review of the Italian edition of my book The Peanuts Collection claims that the book is “full of internal punching”! (They also call it “a stunning volume”, but perhaps they just […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Feb08

The Schulz bowling book is available

by Nat on February 8, 2013 at 10:38 am
Posted In: New releases, Reviews

A while back I let you know that I was putting together a small book of Schulz cartoons about bowling… and now it’s available! It’s a thin little thing, 52 pages, a few dozen cartoons, and it’s nothing that the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Jan27

The other Other Snoopy

by Nat on January 27, 2013 at 1:00 pm
Posted In: Classic finds, Reviews

A while back, I posted about a 1955 book featuring a dog named Snoopy, one who is not our Snoopy, and noted that it was not the first such example. Well, now I have my paws on The Story of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Jan23

One that got away

by Nat on January 23, 2013 at 12:45 pm
Posted In: New releases, Reviews

Normally, an Asian datebook is not something I’d worry about not having in my collection… but I think you’ll see why I reckon that from time to time in the future, I’ll look back and regret not getting this one. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Jan09

Snoopy meets Dracula

by Nat on January 9, 2013 at 6:52 am
Posted In: New releases, Reviews

The development of Print On Demand technology has enabled the publication and international distribution of small projects that previously may not have been seen beyond a handful of photocopies. Such is Dracula Remixed, which is simply a project of a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Jan07

Comics sans appropriate font

by Nat on January 7, 2013 at 3:51 pm
Posted In: Classic finds, Reviews

The other day, I praised the Easton Press edition of A Peanuts Valentine, noting that the cover of the fancy edition looked better than the standard edition, but that that wasn’t always the case for their books. Today, I noticed […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Dec22

Lest you think I get everything I want

by Nat on December 22, 2012 at 12:44 pm
Posted In: Classic finds, Reviews

I just got outbid on this: Look at that! It’s a book and record of The Story of Snoopy and the Red Baron… but apparently with a license just for the song, it’s not a Peanuts item, so no dog […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…