A Charlie Brown Christmas – year 59. Next year will not only be the 75th anniversary of Peanuts debut on October 2, 1950 it will also be the 60th year since A Charlie Brown Christmas first appeared on December 9, 1965. Of course times have changed and your opportunity to view the Peanuts special free […]
Sarah’s Scribbles has entered the world of gaming with an all-new interactive experience. From cartoonist Sarah Anderson and An Infinite Story: A new interactive storytelling game launches today as cartoonist/illustrator, and author of the webcomic Sarah’s Scribbles, Sarah Andersen, presents her latest project: Sarah Andersen Comics “After Owning a Cat,” in partnership with An Infinite […]
King Features made a splash at the Spring 2024 Licensing Expo and now, thanks to the Chronicle Chamber, we are getting some idea of the “Trend Guides” for some of their syndicated comic strip characters. Brands Untapped interviewed King Features’ Brand Marketing Director Beth Nock: Beth, it’s great to chat. We’re here to explore King’s […]
WASHINGTON – The United States Mint is pleased to announce a historic collaboration with Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products to launch a new collectible coin and medal series celebrating comic book art as a uniquely American artform, featuring DC comic book characters and art. This unprecedented initiative marks the first time the Mint has […]
Peanuts Worldwide is getting an early jump on the comic strip’s 75th anniversary: In honor of the 75th anniversary of Charles Schulz’s beloved comic strip, Peanuts, the company is back at San Diego Comic-Con with exclusives on the show floor, a pop-up shop, and more. Inside the convention center, the festivities will be centered around Booth […]
Deadline reports: EXCLUSIVE: We hear that Nickelodeon has won the rights in a competitive situation to Dana Simpson’s comic strip Phoebe and Her Unicorn, a property that the Viacom studio is eyeing as a multi-platform franchise across an TV animated series, movies and more. The final deal points are being hammered out at this moment, […]
A collection of some Peanuts/Snoopy/Charles Schulz items from April 2024. The 2024 Major League Baseball season brings with it Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and Woodstock bobbleheads in in team colors and names. Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Dodgers, Baltimore Orioles, and St. Louis Cardinals have promoted their flavor of Peanuts bobbleheads. The images I chose are from […]
King Features Syndicate, a unit of Hearst and home to some of the world’s most popular entertainment characters, has promoted Carla Silva to senior vice president, general manager, and head, global licensing [emphasis added]. Silva, a seasoned veteran in the consumer products licensing industry and an expert in brand development, brings over two decades of […]
‘Tis the season. ‘Tis the season to be jolly, and Comics Kingdom is decking the halls with a special Holiday Collection that’ll make your spirits zing faster than sleigh bells on Christmas Eve! The Comics Kingdom Shop has an assortment of ornaments, mugs, posters, and clothing with Holiday themes. ********** It is also the season […]
Bone creator Jeff Smith recovering from heart attack To our friends and fans: Jeff Smith is recuperating from a cardiac arrest, which he suffered on Sunday [August 13]. There will be a long road to recovery, so regrettably we must cancel the remainder of his book tour this year. Our apologies to his fans who […]
Dana Summers was too young for the originals, perhaps, like many of us, he became a fan later. © Tribune Content Agency/Dana Summers; © EC Comics Gary Shapiro retired from KUSA-TV after nearly 50 years with the station.Rather than a gold watch he got something better, a Drew Litton original. Watch the presentation […]
Snoopy [is] scheduled to lift-off during a two-hour window that opens at 8:33 a.m. EDT on Monday, August 29. If all goes to plan they’ll flyby the Moon and eventually return to Earth in the Orion spacecraft 42 days later. This won’t be Snoopy’s first trip to space, having orbited Earth in a Space […]
Deadline breaks the news: CBS has put in development JumpStart, a multi-camera comedy based on Robb Armstrong’s long-running comic strip. Wayne Conley (The Best Man) will pen the TV adaptation, which hails from Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment and CBS Studios. Based on the popular comic strip that debuted in 1989, JumpStart is set in Philadelphia […]
When you think of great athletes no one tops Charlie Brown. Converse has teamed up with one of the most iconic comic strips for its next sneaker collaboration … the shoe company has teamed up with Peanuts in spring ’22 to deliver a new footwear and apparel capsule that will hit shelves before month’s end. […]
The misadventures of Big Nate are coming to Paramount+. The all-new animated series from Nickelodeon Animation Studio is based on the best-selling children’s books and comic strip written and drawn by acclaimed author and cartoonist Lincoln Peirce. Big Nate © Lincoln Peirce The show will feature a brand new story set in the ‘Big Nate’ […]