A further look at The Peanuts Collection
Ah, time to return to our flip-through of my upcoming book, The Peanuts Collection, which the publisher seems to think folks will want — it’s tied for 70th place in terms of print run for books announced for October release. (For those of you not in the book biz – …
He’s Your Dog and Christmas Tales coming to DVD
Despite the talk about the upcoming Happiness is a Blanket, Charlie Brown, that’s not the next DVD up. Here are a couple that will be shipping in the next couple months. He’s Your Dog, Charlie Brown offers up one of the early specials… one that’s already on DVD on the …
I got my book!
It’s been a few months since I finished my work on the writing and editing of The Peanuts Collection, and it’s still a few months before its in stores… but in the big leagues, they print the books months before they hit the stores. So I’m sitting here with my …
Happiness Is a Blanket
Coming in February from Running Press Kids is Happiness Is a Blanket, Charlie Brown, which would appear to be an adaptation of a new Peanuts special that the LA Flash animation studio Wildbrain is bringing to life. Is this a direct-to-video or direct-to-iTunes release, or will it see release to …
The Jackets of Christmas Yet To Come
Here’s the first visuals of this fall’s upcoming book adaptations of A Charlie Brown Christmas:
Guaraldi’s Peanut Portraits
Now available for preorder is Peanuts Portraits, a new album of old tracks, including some previously-unreleased takes. Some of it is pure Guaraldi, other parts are George Winston covering Guaraldi’s characters tunes. Peanuts FAQ maintainer Derrick Bang provides what they still apparently call “liner notes”, despite the facts that CDs …
The rest of the 1970s specials
Shipping in June is Peanuts 1970’s Collection volume 2, a DVD set which includes: Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown You’re a Good Sport, Charlie Brown It’s Arbor Day, Charlie Brown It’s Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown What a Nightmare, Charlie Brown You’re the Greatest, Charlie Brown So that’s all the …
More info on the upcoming book
I still haven’t gotten clearance to talk about that October book. But for those of you who asked, there is more info to be linked to!
What Complete Peanuts and the Oscars have in common
If you tune in to the Oscars tomorrow night, you’ll see Alec Baldwin co-hosting things and introducing people. And if you like seeing Mr. Baldwin introducing, then you’ll be happy this September, when volume 14 of The Complete Peanuts appears, as he provides the introduction there as well. It’s available …
An upcoming book
As I’ve said before, when I’m on the “inside” of some project, I’m not always free to talk about the details. But no one can fault me for linking to a listing that’s already on Amazon….