PREVIEW: Kaboom!'s All New PEANUTS OGN: Happiness is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown
by Paul Montgomery
Posted on February 28, 2011
John Lennon and Charles Schulz had very different ideas about happiness.
In March, new imprint Kaboom! launches the first volley in its new Peanuts initiative with an all new graphic novel called Happiness is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown. The 80 page story is "written" by the late Charles M. Schulz and adapted by his eldest son Craig Schulz and Stephan Pastis, with art by Bob Scott, Vicki Scott and Ron Zorman. This all coincides with the direct to video release of an animated feature of the same name on March 29th. While Peanuts strips and witticisms have been collected in book form for decades, this is being billed as the very first original graphic novel to feature the beloved characters. The title itself harkens to an earlier Schulz quote that's become synonymous with the property, "Happiness is a warm puppy." Throw in the iconic comma Charlie Brown direct address tag, and you've got yourself an authenticated addition to a cherished franchise.
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