British Peanuts philosophy
Coming this fall in the UK are a quartet of books in the Peanuts Guides to Life series: Philosophy of Snoopy, The Wisdom of Woodstock, The Genius of Charlie Brown, and Life Lessons from Lucy. It looks like these books aren’t being offered in the US… which is why those links …
You, in a Peanuts book
“Customized” books have been around for a long time, with specialty publishers offering to insert your child’s name and sometimes some key details into a children’s book, giving them a unique item that talks about him. The publisher Sourcebooks has a line of these special-order items that add not just …
Drunken Charlie Brown
He has spent his life at sea, He has sailed the wide world o’er, Now a castaway he drifts about the town. For his fate no mortal grieves; Not a living soul believes That there’s any good in drunken Charlie Brown. Hark! the minute gun’s loud boom Brings a tale …
Batter Up, Charlie Brown
I finally got a copy of the new small hardcover strip collection Batter Up, Charlie Brown, which started shipping about a week ago. (My apologies for waiting so long; cheapskate Nat was waiting to see if a comp copy might arrive, but no.) This 64 page book reprints three baseball stories …
It’s Only A Game Shy Of A Strip
As was explained to us when Derrick Bang and I were putting together the book collection of Schulz’s It’s Only A Game cartoons, the strip was designed to run in either of two formats: the full Sunday strip format as seen in the current color collection of the strip, or …
Award-winning Filth
Absolutely Filthy, the full-length Peanuts parody play that I reviewed last year, is now an award-winning Peanuts parody play, having taken three awards at this year’s L.A. Weekly Theater Awards. The cast took the trophy (at least, I assume there’s a trophy, maybe there’s a plaque. Or a bagel.) for the best …
My newest and oldest Schulz
The latest addition to the AAUGH.com Reference Library is also the oldest piece of Schulz material to be held by that fine and venerable institution. The February 1947 issue of Topix Comics is full of tales aimed at Catholic youth, but it’s the final page that earns it a special …
Own a Snoopy from space
People regularly ask me to help promote their auctions of their Peanuts memorabilia, and I demur. I really don’t want to turn this blog into a bunch of adds for other people’s stuff. But in this case, I’m making an exception… because of what the item is. You may …
Be active
I would write a review of Be Active, but I’d rather spend my time getting ready for my trip to Las Vegas, so just go read my review of Be Unique again. If you liked that one, you’ll like this. (It’s a bit more weighed to pictures without quotes, and …
A cover, and now shipping
Despite having a listed publication date of April 5, the new Fantagraphics hardcover strip collection Batter Up, Charlie Brown! is now shipping. And here is the cover for the rerelease of It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown: The Making of a Tradition:, designed to match the recently re-released book on the …