Peanuts #25 BOOM! Studios/kaBOOM! Written by Paige Braddock and Vicki Scott Pencils by Vicki Scott Inks by Paige Braddock For about three years now, BOOM! Studios has published comic books and original graphic novels starring Charles Schulz’s beloved Peanuts characters. Typically, each issue of the the comic book has three or four original stories ofContinue reading “Things I’ve Been Reading: It’s Summer Camp, Charlie Brown”
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The Peanuts Movie Trailer
Yesterday, the first trailer for next Christmas’ Peanuts film was released. Wait. What? There’s a new Peanuts movie? How can that be? Yes. Next Christmas, Blue Sky Studios, the animation studio behind the Ice Age and Rio series, will be releasing The Peanuts Movie, the first Peanuts film since 1980’s Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (AndContinue reading “The Peanuts Movie Trailer”
The Beagle Has Landed, Charlie Brown
The Beagle Has Landed, Charlie Brown BOOM! Studios Story by Andy Beall, Bob Scotty, and Vicki Scott Artwork by Vicki Scott and Paige Braddock BOOM! Studios has been publishing comic books and original graphic novels based on Charles Schulz’s Peanuts for several years now, and this week they released the latest graphic novel, The BeagleContinue reading “The Beagle Has Landed, Charlie Brown”
The Peanuts Gang and the All-Star Game
I’m about to criticize something that I think is neat. Why? Because it’s absolutely wrong. MLB and the Minnesota Twins have teamed up to produce a series of commemorative statues for this year’s MLB All-Star Game with the Peanuts gang. It’s a natural, right? Charlie Brown and the gang spent a lot of time onContinue reading “The Peanuts Gang and the All-Star Game”
Batter Up, Charlie Brown
Batter Up, Charlie Brown! Fantagraphics Books Written and Illustrated by Charles Schulz These are truly great days to be a Peanuts fan — Fantagraphics Books is nearing the end of their reprint the entirety of Peanuts and they’ve launched a full-color Sundays reprint series, Andrews McMeel has started a line of themed Peanuts collections forContinue reading “Batter Up, Charlie Brown”
The Dark Underside to A Charlie Brown Christmas
On Saturday I put up my Christmas tree. It looks nice, especially against the brick wall in my living room. It’s properly festive. Yesterday evening, I watched A Charlie Brown Christmas. How could I not? It’s not Christmas without A Charlie Brown Christmas, I’ve already listened to the album at least twice since last week,Continue reading “The Dark Underside to A Charlie Brown Christmas”
An Epiphany about A Charlie Brown Christmas
Tonight while watching A Charlie Brown Christmas, I noticed something that has escaped my attention for the past three decades. Early in the episode, Charlie Brown goes to Lucy at her psychiatrist’s booth. Realizing that Charlie Brown needs some direction in his life, she suggests that he should be the director of the Christmas play.Continue reading “An Epiphany about A Charlie Brown Christmas”
On a Casualty in FOX News’ War on the War on Christmas
Were it not for Talking Points Memo, I wouldn’t have known that FOX News’ war on the War on Christmas had begun. I guess if Black Friday can creep into Thursday, then the War on Christmas can creep into mid-November. And what did I learn? Atheists are attacking A Charlie Brown Christmas in an elementaryContinue reading “On a Casualty in FOX News’ War on the War on Christmas”
On Things I’ve Been Reading
Charlie Brown’s Christmas Stocking Fantagraphics Books Written and Illustrated by Charles Schulz While BOOM! Studios publishes new stories of the Peanuts gang in a monthly comic book and occasional graphic novel, Fantagraphics Books is reprinting Charles Schulz’s classic comic strip in their Complete Peanuts hardcover collections. This month, Fantagraphics released something unusual, a reprint ofContinue reading “On Things I’ve Been Reading”
On ABC, Whitney Houston, and Charlie Brown
Here’s the situation. I’m watching Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown this evening. Charlie Brown and Sally are working on making a homemade Valentine card for Sally to give to her Sweet Baboo, and then… ABC breaks into Be My Valentine with a breaking news bulletin. The anchor, someone I have never seen before, says somethingContinue reading “On ABC, Whitney Houston, and Charlie Brown”