Peanuts cover bands unite

The previously-mentioned Peanuts Off-Model book is now being listed as Peanuts: A Tribute to Charles M. Schulz. Folks doing their own takes on Schulz’s characters include the very Peanuts-influenced Matt Groening (creator of The Simpsons), Raina Telgemeier (I’ve been reading some of her best-selling YA graphic novels lately, like Smile and Drama), and Jeffrey Brown (who has been doing some fun kids takes on Star Wars). Amazon is not listing this yet; I’ll give you a link when they do.

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