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….
Finally, book editions of A Charlie Brown Christmas
Someone in this world knows how to make this AAUGH Blogger happy. Coming in November is the Peanuts Holiday Box Set, which almost certainly will include a book adaptation of A Charlie Brown Christmas, probably reprinting the Running Press adaptation. But better than that, the same month brings… A Charlie …
You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown now shipping
Released today: (And no, I don’t have my copy yet, so I haven’t seen how the documentary featurette came out. I’ll presume I didn’t look too foolish; that’s the magic of editing!)
Peanuts past and present
To follow up a post about a Peanuts book that even I wouldn’t buy, I suppose it’s fitting to do a post about something I normally wouldn’t buy – Peanuts figurines – that I’m actually considering in this case. Dark Horse has two upcoming two-figure releases in their Then And …