More Peanuts DVDs
Coming in October is The Peanuts 1970’s Collection Volume 1, which continues the sequential release of the Peanuts specials (as well as the inappropriate use of an apostrophe in the title.) This set has two disks with half a dozen specials, including two that have never been on DVD before …
Now shipping: Complete Peanuts boxed set
The Complete Peanuts 1971-1974 boxed set is now shipping.
Now shipping — Complete Peanuts volume 12
It’s been a few weeks since there’s been a post here by me. Part of that has been because of a relative lack of news I can report, more of it has probably been a personal life that’s a bit full – my second child was born a couple days …
not real Schulz
In the wake of yesterday’s post about the MetLife brochures, folks were asking whether the art on those might be original Schulz drawings. The answer is almost certainly not. While Sparky drew product art in the early days, by the time MetLife hooked up with Peanuts his art efforts were …
helpful Peanuts booklets
Psychiatric advice from a Peanuts character may cost a nickel, but life advice is free, courtesy of the folks at MetLife. The insurance company has dozens of 24-page booklets available for reading at their website, illustrated with ten or so Peanuts images apiece. You can even call and request that …
Peanuts intro writer gets top honor
Schulz pal Billie Jean King, who wrote the introduction for the forthcoming The Complete Peanuts 1973-1974 as well as the earlier Snoopy’s Tennis Book (plus her own book Tennis Love, which Schulz illustrated) has been selected by Obama to receive the Medal of Freedom. It will be presented on August …
Peanuts go Blu-Ray
I’m back from Comic-Con, and what did I get there? Strange foreign germs, apparently. Lots of cough medicine and bed rest and all the TV shows that are stored up on my pseudoTivo, that’s what’s called for. Anyone who went there for the Peanuts stuff may have been a mite …
One more Comic-Con note
When I wrote my piece about Peanuts-related Comic-Con events, I forgot to include one that AAUGH Blog reader Jan was kind enough to remind me of. Sparky’s son Monte will be there, signing copies of his new novel This Side of Jordan. I’m being told that he’s scheduled for noon …
Peanuts at Comic-Con
This week brings the annual San Diego Comic-Con, the annual madhouse of joyous geekdom. And if you’re wondering whether you should go – don’t. It’s too late. They’ve already sold out of all tickets for all days, and won’t be selling more at the door. So if you don’t have …
A Charlie Brown dream
We’re about a month away from this strip being rerun in the daily papers: I couldn’t help but recall that strip when I read this article. A Charlie Brown only metaphorically in the stands, I suppose…