Read my first Peanuts story here

Those of you who follow the current Peanuts comic book may have noted that they had been starting with a longer story, followed by shorter stories, until recently. That meant that the first-5-pages “preview” packs that they sent out for the press to share included just part of a story. But last issue and this week’s issue, they’ve lead with shorter stories. That means that the Preview they sent me (with my “press” hat on) has the complete story written by me (with my “comics writer” hat on… okay, it’s more of a beanie) that I can share with you here. I hope you like it! You can click on the images for larger copies… and of course, you are heartily encouraged to go to your local comic book store and purchase a copy when it arrives this Wednesday.

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Upcoming releases
Destined to blow up

Puffer Jacket Snoopy is a thing… enough of a thing that I’ll be discussing an item that only barely qualifies for this blog (it comes with a book… a tiny book of stickers.) Amazon is now listing for October release a Desktop Inflatable Puffer Jacket Snoopy. It’s one of the …

Upcoming releases
The Return of What’s Necessary

Coming in April is a reissue of Only What’s Necessary, Chip Kidd’s second book on the art of Peanuts, reissued for the 75th anniversary of the strip. (My review of the original 2015 edition is here.) For those keeping track, this is the third cover for this book. Here are the …

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Covers to coming things

It’s that time when all the computer systems update and suddenly we’re seeing covers t0o some of the books that are rolling down the road toward us. The big one in this batch is probably Snoopy: The Story of My Life, which is the Cartoon Art Museum’s Andrew Farago ghosting …