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 …
Where to get music and box set boxes
A few months ago, I posted about a then-upcoming new Vince Guaraldi-focused George Winston CD. Now, alert AAUGH Blog reader Doug points out that it is now available for preorder and will ship February 2. And on the topic of things that come in the email, besides information on the …
Schulz bio covers
In my post the other day showing Schulz biographies reusing the same cover photos, I left out this pair, one an upcoming book, the other from 2001: But hey, as long as we’re doing Schulz biography covers, let’s take a look at a better-designed one for an upcoming volume: This …
Charlie Brown indicates “one”, twice
I see a lot of Peanuts book covers, but it wasn’t until I was looking over my own recent blog posts that I noticed something about Everything I Need To Know I Learned From Peanuts (coming out next March) and My Life with Charlie Brown (coming out the month after …
Sparky no longer drawing funny pictures, plus gift thoughts
The young-folked-aimed biography that I mentioned a while back as being called Drawing Funny Pictures: The Life and Times of Charles M. Schulz is now going to be titled Sparky: The Life and Times of Charles M. Schulz, and the release date has been moved up to April. And as …
My Life with Charlie Brown
Coming in April, My Life with Charlie Brown – M. Thomas Inge culls from Schulz’s own words to paint a picture of his life. Let me note that at the moment this book is exactly $25, which means if you order it now, you should lock in the free shipping… …