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 …
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 …
CORRECTION: Peanuts Artist’s Edition
My previous posting had said that the Peanuts Artist’s Edition would be reprinting art at its original dimensions. Unfortunately, that is not the case; due to the large size that Schulz worked at, the publisher has chosen to vary from the standard with such books and reduce the work when …
Peanuts Artist’s Edition now orderable
CORRECTED: Previously, this entry said that the art would be reproduced at the original size. That is incorrect; it is being reduced. The error has been removed. That big “Artist’s Edition” that is reproduces Peanuts original art? It’s now available for preorder. I always push preordering, and on this, I’m …
This will be awesome, presumably
Coming in November is Be Awesome, yet another in the Peanuts Wisdom To Carry You Through series. Our national wisdom shortage will soon be over!
No undercover loving here
Here’s what’s being shown as the cover for Be Loving, the December addition to the Peanuts Wisdom To Carry You Through line. However, I’m pretty sure that this cover will be changed before release. For one thing, the final cover will probably not say “Cover Not Final” on it. I …
For those of you now planning your last-minute Christmas gifts
With an announced release date of December 23rd comes Be Loving, yet another gift book in the Peanuts Wisdom To Carry You Through series. That means we have four of these books coming this year, in addition to the ones already released. Maybe if you went to the gym more …
Peanuts: Be Overwhelmed
Coming in September is Be Joyful, another book in the Peanuts Wisdom To Carry You Through series. And with that, we are now up to eight books and one box set coming out in September. Goodness only knows what next year will look like, with the added weight of the …
Scanimated Peanuts
Coming in September is Peanuts: a Scanimation Book. Okay, so what’s “scanimation”? Actually, it’s pretty cool. These books are slightly mechanical (as, say, a pop-up book is). When you turn a page, a clear sheet with bars printed on it is pulled across a graphic below it, causing some animation. …