Hot Wheels hot deals
I’m used to Hot Wheels charging several bucks apiece for licensed character cars, so when I saw this series of six Peanuts cars for $1 at my local Ralphs grocery store (with membership card, natch), I scarfed them up without pausing to think “do I really need Hot Wheels cars?” …
RIP Len Wein
Len Wein passed away today. To me, Len was a friendly acquaintance, a guy who always had a quick smile that made it seem like he was happy to see me when we’d run into each other at the movies or whatever. But then, he always had that smile for …
Thank you!
A big Thank You to all your AAUGH Blog readers who supported our recent disaster relief fund raisers with your purchases, your shares, and your likes! All told, the About Comics cut of the Amazon sales came to $149.51, and because that is an odd number (in all senses of …
It’s Hockey Time, Franklin!
It’s Hockey Time, Franklin! is yet another kids picture book with a story that borrows bits from strip continuities but builds its own stories. In this tale, Peppermint Patty is trying to use the pond to practice her figure skating when a gang of bullies tries to take over the …
Disaster relief fundraiser
My mother passed away in Texas five years ago tomorrow (August 29). In her memory, I’m running a quick fund-raiser: almost any About Comics products sold and printed by Amazon by the end of tomorrow (and if you order today for immediate delivery, printing by tomorrow is likely), the About …
Review: Celebrating Snoopy
Coming out this October is Celebrating Snoopy, which is a big, thick, high-end strip collection. This thing is a monolith – two inches thick, 10 inches wide, and thirteen inches tall in its slipcase. (If you saw the hardcover edition of Celebrating Peanuts from a few years back, this is that same format; …
Golf by Snoopy by Gosh!
If you ever wonder why I never act certain that I’ve found all the existing Peanuts books, of even just all of the ones worth finding, it’s because of books like this. AAUGH Blog reader Scott pointed this unexpected volume out to me, and even help me land a copy …
Not an itty bitty discount
I missed that Hallmark is having a “Snoopy’s birthday” sale that includes 25% savings on some of their Peanuts books, although not, apparently, the ones with “itty bitty” figures on them.
Snoopy’s typewriter has emojis!
Here’s the released cover to the upcoming book announced as Charles M. Schulz’ Snoopy, although as with the Charlie Brown book, that possessive is not to be seen. It’s a collection of Snoopy-oriented stories from the Kaboom! Peanuts comic book series.
Babboo denial
An upcoming volume in the AMP Comics For Kids series of color strip reprints is Linus: I’m Not Your Sweet Babboo!, coming in March… and with it, apparently a change from being the “AMP Comics For Kids” line to being “Peanuts Kids”.