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 …
Peanuts 19
Here’s the cover to volume 2, issue 19 of the Kaboom! Peanuts comic book, shipping in June. (This will make a full two dozen issues produced by them, meaning that they will have already produced around 2/3s as many pages of Peanuts comic book material as were in the Dell and …
Maybe everyone is unique but me
I have landed my copy of Be Unique, the latest in the “Peanuts Wisdom to Carry You Through” series of full-color gift books, with quotes from the strip (and in one case, directly from Schulz rather than speaking through his characters) and images inspired by the strip, brought to life by …
The Artist’s Edition price
Amazon is listing the upcoming big Peanuts Artist’s Edition as having a “list price” of $149.99. That may not be accurate. The book was solicited to the comic book stores without a list price; instead, they are being told simply what they would have to pay for it wholesale. It is …
Perhaps I consumed too much pizza too late at night
Okay, I admit it: two nights ago, I had a dream where I was talking to fellow Schulz specialist Derrick Bang in my kitchen, when the phone rang and a threatening voice from whatever-organization-is-bugging-my-house told me that I’d better stop revealing Peanuts secrets. At least, I hope that was a …