ABC signs 5 year agreement to air Peanuts
Peanuts Worldwide, the newly formed joint venture between Iconix Brand Group (Nasdaq: ICON) and Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates today…
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Craig Schulz on keeping his father’s legacy alive
The Press Democrat has an excellent report on Craig Schulz, Charles Schulz’ son and his work as president and CEO…
Little Orphan Annie heads to Broadway
The comic strip may be ending this Sunday, but Little Orphan Annie is heading back to Broadway. According to the…
Priggee cartoons on Tea Party shirts?
Just noticed the early organization of a new movement inside the Tea Party movement called Replace This Face March. Looks…
Iconix, Schulz family buy Peanuts for $175M
Iconix Brand Group Inc. and the Charles M. Schulz family has bought the rights to the Peanuts comic strip and…
Snoopy coin to be minted in British Virgin Islands
A collectors item I’m sure. The Government of the British Virgin Islands is delighted to announce a new coin release…
Dilbert wall graphics available; Peanuts coming
United Media and LTL PRINTS are now launching a series of artwork and giant character cut-outs from Scott Adam’s Dilbert…
Pet Sitters Intl. to use Garfield characters
Pet Sitters International has announced it will begin using characters from the Garfield comic strip to help its member programs…
Success in Comics seminar notes: Chad Carpenter, Bill Kellogg
Today kicks of the two day Success in Comics seminar in Las Vegas organized by Tundra creator Chad Carpenter and…
Disney to buy Marvel for $4 billion
The Walt Disney Co. said Monday it is acquiring Marvel Entertainment Inc. for $4 billion in cash and stock. Under…
Dagwood’s Sandwich Shoppes struggling
Dagwood’s Sandwich Shoppes, co-founded by Blondie cartoonist Dean Young who started the franchise back in 2006 to capitalize on the…
News Briefs for March 23, 2009
» New York Daily News cartoonist and writer Bill Gallo was the honored guest speaker at the fifth annual Honor…
Popeye is now public domain – at least in Europe
At the first of this year, the Popeye character entered into the public domain in Europe. In the US, the…
Comic characters better than c-list celebrities
According to an article on Mint, comic strip characters have the recognition of celebrities at a fraction of the cost…
New Snoopy video game due out in 2010
Smart Bomb Interactive has announced that they are releasing a new video game entitled Snoopy Flying Ace the first months…