Snoopy writes Batman
Sometimes, I’m reminded of an odd piece, and at the moment it’s Detective Comics issue 500, an extra-thick “anniversary issue” comic book from 1981. Detective was and is a home for Batman stories — in fact, Batman made his first appearance back in issue 27 of the title. To celebrate …
It ain’t peanut butter and jelly…
It’s Peanuts Jam! I’m not absolutely positive what this Japanese item is, but just looking at it I suspect that it’s a radio that the unconnected Peanuts figures automatically bop along to the music. I’m not into buying too many Peanuts things that aren’t books, but this one does look …
those expensive editions
It looks like Easton Press, who puts out the fancy’n’expensive editions of various Peanuts books, have finally gotten their online act together. Now, if you’re in the mood to spend hundreds of dollars, you can search their website for all the leatherbound Peanuts books they currently offer. As a side …
It’s a Golf Book, Charlie Brown
It’s Par for the Course, Charlie Brown, a hardcover collection of golf-themed Peanuts strips, is now shipping. And while I have you, I might as well point out that I’ve been improving the look of AAUGH.com a bit. The ugly menus on the left of each page are now less …
Snoopy and Charlie Brown and Charlie Brown and Snoopy
we now have an upcoming Peanuts board book for kids called Snoopy & Charlie Brown. The existing cover image seems to be a reworking of an earlier board book, Charlie Brown & Snoopy. Is this just a smaller edition of that larger board book? Or is this a completely different board book, despite the titles? After all, Charlie Brown & Snoopy was a totally different book from Charlie Brown and Snoopy.
Outtasight Peanuts book
The latest addition to the AAUGH.com library is another Peanuts book in Braille, the system of raised-dot printing for the blind. This is an edition of Here’s Snoopy, a 1988 storybook for kids. Unlike the American Brotherhood for the Blind editions, this doesn’t include raised pictures… or even unraised pictures. …
Life gets less colorful
As I noted in a recent post, sometimes the cover that we first see of an upcoming Peanuts book is not the cover we end up with. For a fairly extreme example, take a look at the image at the left, which is what we were told would be the …
Shopping time running out!
Well, time is running out for Christmas shopping. Today is the last day to order through AAUGH.com for guaranteed U.S. delivery by Christmas Eve using Amazon’s standard shipping. After this, you’ll need to use more expensive shipping options to be sure your gifts get there on time. (And if you …
Libraries have Peanuts books!
According to the Online Computer Library Center’s list of the most-held books by member libraries, Peanuts comes in at #70. It looks like they’re lumping all Peanuts books together (and misspelling “Schulz”, sigh), but it’s still an impressive place to be.
It’s Only A Game now shipping
For those of you who aren’t into pre-ordering, It’s Only A Game (the collection of Charles Schulz’s lost syndicated comic series) is now available for immediate shipping, and at a healthy discount to boot. And as a reminder, ordering stuff through these links is a great way to handle your …