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Time is running out

You’ve got today and part of tomorrow to order gifts and have them delivered before Christmas using two-day shipping. I just ordered for my three year old son Don’t Let The Pigeon Finish This Activity Book, a cheap little set of fire vehicles, and an electronic toy that teaches writing …

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the full run of Schulz-reference Mutts strips is up

The week of Mutts dailies (September 10-15) which referenced Schulz is now fully online. Go here for the first one then use the calendar below the strip to keep clicking for the next.

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A look at the designer

Chip Kidd’s book on Peanuts from a few years back drew both adoration and derision (I fall into the former camp, but that’s because I don’t see it as The One Way Peanuts Should Be Seen as much as An Interesting Alternative Way Of Looking At It; there are so …

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There just might be a book edition of A Charlie Brown Christmas

Coming this September is A Charlie Brown Christmas Snow Globe, one of those Running Press “kit” things that come with some object, and a book. Will it be another book edition of Running Press’s little adaptation of A Charlie Brown Christmas? At this point, we can only hope! If I …

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Various Peanutsy links

I’m not one to do link posts, particularly to things that aren’t about books, but here’s a few things that I’ve been keeping browser windows open for, thinking “someday, I might links to this”: A look at some Snoopy A&W root beer cans from 1991. A really cool Peanuts perspective …

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Free Peanuts comic book coming next year

One of my favorite holidays each year is Free Comic Book Day, a day on which comic book shops throughout the English-speaking world give out free special-edition comic books. Free comic books – which of those words is not to like? Well, this year Boom Studios will be offering a …

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Tower Heist – the AAUGH Blog review

Folks in Peanuts circles were talking about the new film Tower Heist and how it has a Snoopy appearance (in Macy’s Parade balloon form); some of the talk made it sound like they did something interesting with it. I had otherwise been mixed about seeing this film (strong cast, but …

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Dept of Blanket Security

Ridge Rooms, who did a lot of design work on various Peanuts products that have come out over the past few years (although she – yes, Ridge Rooms is a she – is no longer working on Peanuts material) has a portfolio site which includes material I had not seen …

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Today’s Peanuts tongue twister

SNOOPY’S SHEEP SHOES Five times fast. Start now.

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Peanuts comic book check-up

I’m up a little late, trying to get something set up before Sunday turns to Monday (which is, by the way, the last day you can order something on Amazon for free US delivery and have it arrive by Christmas. So go find something that is in stock, order it …