Peanuts 22
Coming in October is issue 22 of the Kaboom! Peanuts comic book, which the publisher describes thusly: When stars fill the skies, Charlie Brown, Lucy, and Linus must seek out the one star that can be called Charlie Brown’s own. “Charlie Brown’s Star” and many more brand-new adventures like “Dogstoyefsky” and “Sally’s Great …
Pretty little Snoopy with the fringe on top
I was so happy with the Snoopy Goes To Broadway book I bought last week that I bought another one. Oklahoma, OK?
Peanuts 20 preview
Yeah, I know late-night-the-day-before-release is a little late for a preview. Sorry, I’m running behind.
A Friend Is… Double Feature!
Last week, I got a copy of a Peanuts book I’d not heard of before, called A Friend Is…. Yesterday, I got a copy of a Peanuts book I’d not heard of before, called A Friend Is…., and no, I did not buy the same book twice. In the 1970s, …
A little Peanuts to give away
There are many things that I do wrong in this world. One of the things that I do right is to give out comics at Halloween; they are popular, they don’t cause cavities, they encourage reading. And this year, I get to give out some Peanuts comics in the mix. …
Snoopy and the King and I
I have a fondness for this series of sheet music books from 1983, despite the fact that I don’t play an instrument. I am amused by the collision of properties, and how it gives us the long titles like Snoopy Goes To Broadway to see The King and I… as …
There’s no disguising Woodstock
Coming next March is another comic strip collection in the AMP Comics For Kids series, Woodstock: Master of Disguise. It is now available for preorder. These are full-color, thick collections with extras, at a good price.
They Called Him Sparky
Eight years ago, They Called Him Sparky: Friends Reminiscences of Charles Schulz came out. It was a keen little book, with pieces by folks who knew Schulz in his St. Paul days, generally through his faith community, the Church of God. There are reminiscences, photos, correspondence, and cartoons that Schulz drew …
Schulz collaborator Bill Adler passes away
I’m a few months late on this – discovered it while doing a related websearch – but the New York Times reports the death of Bill Adler, at 84. Mr Adler was the author of best-selling books (and plenty of other books, thanks to his rate of peppering the market with material; I remember …
Another Comic-Con Peanuts Exclusive
In case you’re not already regretting not going to Comic-Con enough, there’s one more Peanuts exclusive being offered. A variant cover of issue 19 of the Kaboom! Peanuts comic book, which has a story on Snoopy’s search for his sister Belle is offered, copying the style of the “first appearance” alternate …