The paperback Peanuts – now in hardcover!
Remember Peanuts: The Art of Charles M Schulz, that cool-looking hardcover that Chip Kidd put together? And then they came out with the paperback, and it had about 30 pages of additional material? Well, now they’ve come out with a discount hardcover edition, and judging by the page count, it’s …
Now available for preorder: Complete Peanuts 1975-1976
The Complete Peanuts: 1975-1976, the thirteenth volume in the series, is now available for preorder. This one covers the halfway point of the Peanuts run. The cover of this one will have Peppermint Patty. The foreword is by Robert Smigel, the puppetry hand behind Insult the Comic Dog and the …
It’s a Discount Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
I was checking out my remainder book source, BookCloseouts, and noticed that they had some good deals on books for the impending Halloweeniday: The Great Pumpkin Strikes Again, an out-of-print kids storybook for $1.99, half off the cover price. Baby Snoopy’s Pumpkin out-of-print board book for $2.99, half off the …
On why you can’t find a dog for Christmas, and free stuff I got
So I’m at a Big Buy store yesterday, and notice that they don’t have the new edition of I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown on their new release rack. So out of curiosity, I head over to their children’s section to see if it’s there, and I find …
Snoopy & the moon are on the move!
In the wake of my earlier message in the Japanese book about Snoopy and the space program, eager AAUGH Blog reader Jim said that if the Schulz Museum still had up their exhibit on Snoopy and NASA, I should recommend you go see it. Well, the answer is that no, …
You’re a Good DVD, Charlie Brown
The official announcement came out today: the animated version of You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown is coming to DVD for the first time in January. I’ve known for a while that this was coming, because they interviewed me for the new featurette on the making of this special. Don’t …
Astronaut Snoopy
It’s been a while since I placed a Japanese book order (and I’ve missed a few cool things along the way because of it), but I might not be able to pass this one by. Astronaut Snoopy and the Universe has introductions by Japanese astronauts, and in addition to the …
on being That Somebody
There are two events coming up – one Peanuts event, one non-Peanuts – that have me thinking about some somewhat bigger matters. Forgive me if I get a bit off-topic for this blog. The events are (in the order they’re taking place): 24 Hour Comics Day lands on October 3rd …
my favorite time of the year
Yes, it is that most special, magical time of year, a time that brings joy to the heart. No, it’s not when a young man’s fancy turns to love. It’s when a middle-aged blogger gets a new book edition of A Charlie Brown Christmas! It is not, mind you, a …
a bird/dog box
February brings Snoopy and Woodstock: Best Friends, which is a 32 page booklet packaged with a figures of the two characters.