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A Charlie Brown dream

We’re about a month away from this strip being rerun in the daily papers: I couldn’t help but recall that strip when I read this article. A Charlie Brown only metaphorically in the stands, I suppose…

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Now shipping

Now Shipping: Peanuts 1960’s Collection

That DVD set of 6 Peanuts specials from the 1960s (A Charlie Brown Christmas; Charlie Brown’s All-Stars; It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown; You’re in Love, Charlie Brown; He’s Your Dog, Charlie Brown; It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown) is now shipping. So for twenty bucks, you get two …

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Schulz/Peanuts news

Next time I’m in DC…

While doing a web search, I stumbled across the fact that the Smithsonian Institute has a piece of original Schulz art… in their Duke Ellington archives. Since it’s undated, it was probably not an original strip – perhaps Schulz just did a character drawing as a gift for the great …

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Classic finds

More on Comic Hits

I thought that the earlier post on the Australian Comic Hits comic was, well, actually more than anyone would want to read on it. But a kind note from AAUGH Blog reader and comic shop owner Jim reminds me that prudence dictates I say a wee bit more. I don’t …

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Discounts

Cheap Willie, even Cheaper Joe

I’m going to send folks over to BN.com for this one, even though (sniff) I don’t get a cent in referal fees from them. But they’ve got the boxed set of Willie & Joe: The World War II Years by Schulz’s pal/idol Bill Mauldin, for less than 1/3 of its …

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Classic finds

Well, yes it is a Peanuts comic book

The latest addition to the AAUGH.com Reference Library (and one of the few items that is not currently in a moving box marked “Peanuts – Various”… makes it so easy to find things!) is this first issue of Comic Hits. Haven’t heard of this Peanuts comic book? I’m not surprised. …

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Classic finds

Happiness is Jonathan Winters

I’m watching an old Jonathan Winters special from the mid-1960s when suddenly, wham, Peanuts reference. Coming back from commercial, the camera pans across a bunch of stuffed Peanuts dolls piled in and around a toy box. Winters appears, saying “a friend of mine, Charlie Schulz,  wrote a book about a …

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General

Peanuts print or poster or whatever

Just noticed that this Peanuts poster/print/whatever is now selling for about $5 (plus some significant shipping, admittedly.)  That’s about 1/3 of the price it was at not long ago. Franklin is violating his panel borders – the rebel!

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Upcoming releases

Does it teach piloting a doghouse?

Added to next year’s books is Everything I Need to Know, I Learned from Peanuts. 128 pages, hardcover, no further details at this time. As always, you can see a list of upcoming books here.

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Upcoming releases

Schulz’s son’s new novel

Some of you may recall that Sparky’s son Monte is a novelist, but it’s been a while since we’ve seen a new novel from him… 18 years now, in fact. I knew something’s been in the works, but it’s finally seeing release — this October brings This Side of Jordan, …

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