kaboom!, Charlie Brown Find Happiness with a Warm Blanket
BOOM! Studios recently announced that their acclaimed comics imprint BOOM Kids! would be renamed "kaboom!" and that one of the first projects joining kaboom! would be Charles Schulz's groundbreaking Peanuts comic strip. Familiar the world over thanks to the comic strip, books, animated specials, music, and movies, Peanuts stars Charlie Brown, his beagle Snoopy, his best friend Linus, and their friends. kaboom!'s first Peanuts project will be Happiness is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown (JAN118101F, $19.99), the first Peanuts graphic novel ever published -- and it's available for order this week from PREVIEWS Plus #960!
Adapted from the brand new animated special from Warner Home Video, Happiness is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown features Charlie Brown's kite-flying woes, Linus' insecurities, Lucy's unrequited love for Schroeder, and everyone's favorite beagle, Snoopy, in a lively and colorful spin through Charles Schulz's imagination. This 80-page hardcover graphic novel ships this March, in conjunction with the all-new Peanuts animated feature of the same name available on DVD from Warner Home Video March 29, 2011, and will arrive in comic shops one week ahead of its mass market release! Happiness is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown is written by original creator Charles M. Schulz and adapted from the original comic strips by Craig Schulz and Stephan Pastis, with art by Bob Scott, Vicki Scott, and Ron Zorman.
"We're honored to publish such a beloved property," BOOM! Studios Chief Executive Officer, Ross Richie said. "I can think of no better way to kick-off our new all-ages imprint kaboom! than with the first Peanuts graphic novel ever published!" Adds BOOM! Studios' Editor-in-Chief, Matt Gagnon, "New original Peanuts comic book content is a tradition that goes pretty far back in comic book publishing. Dell Comics published Tip Top Comics which featured new Peanuts comic book content created under the guidance of Charles Schulz. creating well over 40 original Peanuts stories and countless covers. It's exciting to be a part of the return of Peanuts to the comic book format."
Launched last week, kaboom! is the brand new name for BOOM! Studios' three-year-old all-ages imprint previously known as BOOM Kids! This year sees kaboom! launch with the premiere of the Peanuts graphic novel, followed closely by an all-new original series by fan-favorite Roger Langridge entitled Snarked! along with Scholastic's Word Girl. Taking over the branding on BOOM!'s current publishing of classic Disney stories, the kaboom! logo will now be gracing other BOOM Kids! titles such as Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Uncle Scrooge and fan-favorite Darkwing Duck, Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers, and the recently announced DuckTales.
The Happiness is a Warm Blanket graphic novel and DVD dovetails into a larger campaign launched in January when Peanuts proclaimed 2011 as “The Year of ‘Happiness Is….’” Throughout the year, the classic Peanuts concept, which cartoonist Charles M. Schulz coined in 1960 with “Happiness is a Warm Puppy,” will be celebrated with special-themed products, cross-branding partnerships, social media campaigns, and nationwide activities. Be sure to stock up on Happiness is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown (JAN118101F, $19.99), based on the original work of Peanuts creator Charles Schulz, and let this graphic novel enchant long time readers and delight a new generation of Peanuts fans!
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