A new ongoing comic introduces the next generation to a strip synonymous with growing up with growing pains.
With the success of Happiness is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown, Kaboom! Studios releases the first original Peanuts stories since Charles Schulz’s death in 2000.
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| Peanuts #2 from Kaboom! |
The monthly series reprints Sparky’s Sunday strips in full color, but also invites new creative teams to the mound.
Kaboom! is the kids imprint of independent publisher Boom! Studios (Stan Lee’s Soldier Zero, Irredeemable, Planet of the Apes). The Kaboom! re-branding in 2011 made way for the publisher to expand into the kid-friendly world of Adventure Time, Darkwing Duck and the upcoming Garfield monthly. Many thought the smaller studio would suffer from Disney buying Marvel in 2009, but that’s clearly not the case. Looks like The Mouse has room for license relationships with more than one comic book company.
Those wary of fictional childhood friends being sullied by the creative input of overzealous visionaries (see Transformers, G.I. Joe, Star Wars I-III) need not fear that the voice of Mr. Schulz is missing.
Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates produces the book alongside talent such as Vicki and Bob Scott (Pixar), Shane Houghton (Reed Gunther) and Matt Whitlock.
Each issue starts with an original eight page story, a challenge for the new team to expand and break out the strip into a longer format. Flying Ace Snoopy is still keeping an eye out for pal Woodstock. Charlie Brown still has a crush on The Little Red Haired Girl. Poor Chuck is taunted by Lucy and another girl as he shoves a glittery mess of a Valentine into the mailbox in the February issue. Linus and I are still clutching our light blue blankets. Everything here is just right, except for Lucy Van Pelt’s throwing arm. Boy, I sure wish she would show up for baseball practice, Charlie Brown!
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| Excerpt from Happiness is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown from Peanuts.com |
