Dan Piraro launches Bizarro trading cards
Bizarro creator Dan Piraro has announced that he’s getting into the trading card business. The new Bizarro trading cards feature a Bizarro cartoon and some unpublished work and the back of each cartoon is a puzzle piece that once assembled with other cards create a larger 17.5 x 11.5″ puzzle. The first release (or Series [...]
Posted on: Apr 8, 2008, Section: Comic strips, Licensing, Comments: 3 Comments
Argyle Sweater inks calendar deal before syndication
In a rare development, the calendar rights to Scott Hilburn’s The Argyle Sweater have been snatched up by Borders even before the comic has entered into print syndication. Borders will sell The Argyle Sweater as one of its top 2009 calendar properties through all of its retail chains and mall kiosks nationwide.
Posted on: Feb 20, 2008, Section: Comic strips, Licensing, Comments: 0 Comments
Peanuts specials to be distributed by Warner Home Video
According to Hollywood Reporter, Warner Home Video has become the exclusive worldwide home video distributor of over 50 Peanuts specials. Warner plans to remaster many old classics such as A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, A Charlie Brown Christmas and It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. The first collectors DVD will be Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown [...]
Posted on: Oct 4, 2007, Section: Animation, Comic history, Comic strips, Licensing, Television, video, Comments: 1 Comment
Prince Valiant DVD Set to be released
Prince Valiant fans will be able to pick up volume two DVD set called “The Legend of Prince Valiant-The Complete Series” on January 16. The comic feature was an animated television show between 1991 and 1993 where it featured the voice talent of Robby Benson (Beauty and the Beast), Tim Curry (Rocky Horror Picture Show), [...]
Posted on: Nov 21, 2006, Section: Comic strips, Licensing, Movies, Comments: 1 Comment
China issues Snoopy stamp
Snoopy has become the first-ever character to be featured on Chinese postage stamp. Last June, China issued the “Dynamic-Happy Snoopy” stamp that depicts Snoopy traveling from Beijing, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.
Posted on: Nov 21, 2006, Section: Licensing, Comments: 0 Comments
Jim Unger’s Herman to become Canadian animated series
Teletoon, Canada’s first and only 24 hour cartoon network has entered into an agreement to create an animated series based on Bob Unger’s Herman comic strip that is syndicated by United Media. The article did not specify a timeline.
Posted on: Aug 7, 2006, Section: Comic strips, Licensing, Television, Comments: 5 Comments
Dagwood (character) promoting Dagwood Sandwich Shoppe rubs writer wrong way
Earlier this summer, I brought you news that Dean Young was going to open up a chain of sandwich shops called “Dagwood’s Sandwich Shoppe” named after the Dagwood character in Blondie. The first store opened in June.
Posted on: Aug 3, 2006, Section: Comic strips, Licensing, Comments: 1 Comment
For Better of For Worse family planner now available
From the For Better or For Worse blog comes news of a new 16 month family planner to help organize the sometimes hectic family schedules.
Posted on: Jul 26, 2006, Section: Licensing, Comments: 0 Comments
For Better or For Worse staffers attended licensing trade show
Two staffers with the “For Better or For Worse” team recently attended the Licensing International trade show in New York City (June 20-22) to promote the Patterson family - the main characters for Lynn Johnston’s comic strip. According to the “For Better or For Worse” blog, this is the second year they’ve attended the show to “build alliances between companies and the Patterson Family.”While the news blog doesn’t mention the connection, I wonder if an example of these “alliances” is the news back in January that the For Better of For Worse characters would be used by the Canadian Securities Administrators to help people teach people about investing and saving.
Posted on: Jul 3, 2006, Section: Comic strips, Licensing, Comments: 0 Comments
