He’s a mixed breed

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Sorry for the lack of many updates lately, but between some medical issues (don’t worry, nothing deadly) and going to the Long Beach Comic Expo (where I finally decided that I should describe myself as a “Professional Peanuts Nerd”), life has been full. I’ve got a few more points of news to get to, but for today, let’s just take a look at this cover for Hugs For Snoopy, an upcoming hug-themed board book slated for release in May.

Now, I know it will look a little different when it’s in your hands – that head is a plush item that will stick out from the cover – but my immediate impression from the image is that they took the head from a The Peanuts Movie and grafted it onto the body of a Snoopy Come Home Snoopy, making a Frankensnoop!

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Great Pumpkin Carols are coming

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Charles Schulz – The Comic Book

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