New Peanuts cartoons, DVDs coming!
The Hollywood Report is reporting that the Peanuts DVD rights have moved from Paramount to Warner (link via The Comics Reporter). This will mean: New direct-to-video cartoons, plus new direct-to-digital shorts Remastered and repackaged versions of he most famous specials Thick collections of the less-famous cartoons Sounds like good news …
Some non-book stuff
At Fashion Week this year, they had a special show of Peanuts-inspired fashions — and now you can see pictures and videos online of Snoopy in Fashion. Some nifty stuff there, and some really horrible stuff. Some of those outfits will be on display at the Schulz Museum from October …
Watch it here: Charlie Rose Schulz interview
Here it is — Charlie Rose’s interview with Schulz, free and legal. Enjoy! If you want this on DVD, order here. (Note: if you’re getting the AAUGH blog by email, you may need to click through to the website to view this video.) Note: At the beginning, he’s saying “Charles …
Schulz biography, documentary
We’ve known that the big David Michaelis bio of Schulz (also coming on audio CD) was due to drop in October for a while. Now the publisher has announced a specific date, October 16th. Also, October will also bring the documentary “Good Ol’ Charles Schulz”.
The comics in Peanuts
Comic shop manager Mike Sterling closely examines the comics rack in an early Peanuts strip and tells you if what they’re selling actually exists.
Remember: Unseen Peanuts tomorrow
Just a reminder that tomorrow (Saturday, May 5th) is Free Comic Book Day. The press has really been picking up on Unseen Peanuts, so while there are a lot of copies of it out there, many folks will be looking for it. So don’t dally! (And don’t overlook the other …
A Look at the Unseen Peanuts – plus Nat in San Diego
Lest you think Fantagraphics has no love for the Peanuts book collector nerds among us, let me show you the real cover (as opposed to the original preview cover) of The Unseen Peanuts, which will be available for free on Free Comic Book Day (Saturday, May 5th) at many, many …
New Peanuts special airs Monday
Sorry to give you all such short warning, but… Monday night in the United States will be the first airing of He’s a Bully, Charlie Brown, the latest Peanuts animated special and the last one that Schulz himself worked on. This is based on the storyline where Rerun loses his …
Peanuts in San Francisco
Those Peanuts fans who live in the San Francisco Bay area can count them selves doubly lucky. Not only are they within driving distance of the Schulz Museum, they are also near the Cartoon Art Museum, which is about to put up a Peanuts exhibit. Opening next Friday, November 24th, …
Jean Schulz on The Great Pumpkin
The Deseret News (Salt Lake City) has this little article on the Great Pumpkin special (which has already aired in the U.S. this year, sorry for not giving you folks a heads up.) It’s just a little piece that reflects on how the show has been embraced by generations, and …