new Peanuts cartoons!

I’ve known this was in the works for a while, but wasn’t sure when it was going to hit: new, short downloadable Peanuts cartoons, adapting 1960s strips. The AP is reporting that the first 20 will be available via iTunes today. The first couple are free (for a limited time), beyond that it’s 99 cents for 2, or $7.99 for all twenty. I just checked, they don’t seem to be there yet, so I can’t comment on quality.

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