A Friend Is… Double Feature!
Last week, I got a copy of a Peanuts book I’d not heard of before, called A Friend Is…. Yesterday, I got a copy of a Peanuts book I’d not heard of before, called A Friend Is…., and no, I did not buy the same book twice. In the 1970s, …
A little Peanuts to give away
There are many things that I do wrong in this world. One of the things that I do right is to give out comics at Halloween; they are popular, they don’t cause cavities, they encourage reading. And this year, I get to give out some Peanuts comics in the mix. …
Snoopy and the King and I
I have a fondness for this series of sheet music books from 1983, despite the fact that I don’t play an instrument. I am amused by the collision of properties, and how it gives us the long titles like Snoopy Goes To Broadway to see The King and I… as …
There’s no disguising Woodstock
Coming next March is another comic strip collection in the AMP Comics For Kids series, Woodstock: Master of Disguise. It is now available for preorder. These are full-color, thick collections with extras, at a good price.
They Called Him Sparky
Eight years ago, They Called Him Sparky: Friends Reminiscences of Charles Schulz came out. It was a keen little book, with pieces by folks who knew Schulz in his St. Paul days, generally through his faith community, the Church of God. There are reminiscences, photos, correspondence, and cartoons that Schulz drew …
Schulz collaborator Bill Adler passes away
I’m a few months late on this – discovered it while doing a related websearch – but the New York Times reports the death of Bill Adler, at 84. Mr Adler was the author of best-selling books (and plenty of other books, thanks to his rate of peppering the market with material; I remember …
Another Comic-Con Peanuts Exclusive
In case you’re not already regretting not going to Comic-Con enough, there’s one more Peanuts exclusive being offered. A variant cover of issue 19 of the Kaboom! Peanuts comic book, which has a story on Snoopy’s search for his sister Belle is offered, copying the style of the “first appearance” alternate …
Another Comic-Con Peanuts panel
My aged Mac just started refusing to boot up, so forgive me if this cut-and-paste job on my iPad doesn’t look smooth… Snoopy, his sister Belle, and other Sibling relationships in Peanuts Though he himself was an only child, Charles Schulz recognized the potential for drama and humor inherent in …
Free Charlie Brown’s All-Stars app
AAUGH Blog reader Pat scored his second useful tip of the week by alerting me to something that’s going on at Starbucks outlets… something I never would’ve discovered myself, because coffee ain’t my cuppa tea. Starbucks gives away some piece of culture each week, and this week it’s the new …
Nat at Comic-Con
The Comic-Con schedule for Friday just went up, and they listed the one panel I’m slated to be on. Room 18 might be a little hard to find (it’s usually used for retailer meetings rather than mainstream convention panels), but I’ll be glad to see you there, two weeks from …