Jan24

Easter Boogle beak… er, Easter Beakle boog… er, Baster Bagel eek

by Nat on January 24th, 2012 at 9:17 am
Posted In: Now shipping

The new book adaptation of It’s the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown is now shipping.

Jan19

An error in The Peanuts Collection

by Nat on January 19th, 2012 at 10:13 am
Posted In: Reviews, Classic finds, Reviews

Since I’ve chronicled factual errors in other people’s books about Peanuts, it would be unfair of me not to note when the same has popped up in my own book – in this case, in a caption which I didn’t write, but which I should have caught during the editing process.

Open your copy of The Peanuts Collection (don’t have a copy? They’re still available for more than half off their original price.) On the upper right of page 31, you’ll find a picture of a framed medal award to Schulz, with the words THE AMERICAN ECONOMIC SYSTEM AND YOUR PART IN IT. The caption describes is as having been award to Schulz for his contributions to “The American Economic System and [his] Part in It”, as though he was getting the medal in recognition of his habit of earning and spending American currency. What it’s really thanking Schulz for is his contributions to a booklet entitled “The American Economic System… and Your Part In It”, a government publication illustrated with Peanuts images which I discussed briefly here. I can understand how the caption writer misunderstood the context, but I should have caught the error. I apologize for this imperfection.

Jan17

upcoming comic book covers

by Nat on January 17th, 2012 at 11:01 am
Posted In: Upcoming releases

It looks like they’re getting away from reusing the covers of old Peanuts comic books.

Jan14

Minor book notes

by Nat on January 14th, 2012 at 11:28 am
Posted In: General
  • AAUGH Blog reader Steve points out that The Basics of Licensing uses Peanuts as an example several times in the book. Peanuts and licensing – what will they think of next?
  • Those of you still looking for a copy of the new Peanuts comic book can find them through third-party sellers on Amazon, although shipping will pretty much double the price. On the other hand, the price on the upcoming book collection of the issues is down to under nine-and-a-half bucks at the moment, and will have free shipping if you make it part of a qualified $25 order or if you have Amazon Prime. You may want to preorder now to lock in that low price.
  • The new Wendy’s Kids Meal kids-under-three book is Wendy Loves Colors. No sign of Peanuts anywhere. >sniff< End of an era, it is…
Jan12

What is the best of the AAUGH Blog

by Nat on January 12th, 2012 at 4:04 pm
Posted In: Administrative

I’m thinking about adding a little set of links here for newcomers to the blog, listing blog entries that might be particularly interesting, separating out the more entertaining stuff from the more by-the-way “this book has been pushed back on the schedule” type of entries that pop up more often. And while I have some of my own ideas of what ones may be interesting, I’m not exactly an objective observer.

So, if you have any suggestions as to AAUGH Blog entries that you consider fascinating, funny, educational, or otherwise memorable, drop me a line at questions@aaugh.com and let me know which ones!