September 28, 2012

A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving limited edition prints from Dark Hall Mansion


It's a good month for fans of Dark Hall Mansion's limited edition Peanuts prints.  Hot on the heels of their 2012 Great Pumpkin prints, they've announced two great new prints commemorating the 1972 television special A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving.

Drawn by Tom Whalen, the artwork is in the same style as his It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown and A Charlie Brown Christmas prints (sold by Dark Hall Mansion in 2011), so now collectors can have a matching set of Tom Whalen prints for all the three classic Peanuts holiday specials.

The Charlie Brown Thanksgiving prints showcase Snoopy and Woodstock in their pilgrim costumes, while the rest of the gang is gathered around the table for Charlie Brown's unique Thanksgiving dinner.  The standard print is done in warm fall-colored tones, while the variant print uses a more eye-popping color palette.

Standard edition

Variant edition

The two officially licensed editions are 18" x 24", numbered, hand-pulled screenprints.  The standard edition is limited to 300 prints, and the variant is limited to 50 prints.

Each style - standard and variant - will also have a special 15-print wood edition printed on 18" x 24" maple wood.

The prices will be as follows:

Standard: $65
Variant: $100
Wood Editions: $250

The prints go on sale Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at 9:30 AM (Pacific time) at Dark Hall Mansion's webstore.  Limited edition Peanuts prints from Dark Hall Mansion have been quick sellers, so don't hesitate with your order if you're interested.

UPDATE: The prints are now sold out.

As always, for more information and for larger pictures of the artwork, visit Dark Hall Mansion's blog, and visit their Facebook page for some behind-the-scenes photos.

September 18, 2012

Peanuts Vol. 2 No. 2 in stores Wednesday September 19

The Volume 2, Number 2 issue of Boom Studio's Peanuts comic book arrives in stores Wednesday, September 19.

As usual, in addition to your local comic book shop, you can order it directly from Boom Studio's website, and you can find a preview at Comic Book Resources.

September 14, 2012

New limited edition It's the Great Pumpkin prints from Dark Hall Mansion

The fine folks at Dark Hall Mansion are back with two new limited-edition prints celebrating the television special It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.

The two officially licensed prints, created by artist Michael De Pippo, capture the essence of the special in a style reminiscent of classic TV listing ads. The standard print is inspired by the "I got a rock" scene, while the "variant" print recalls Sally expressing her frustration with Linus after the non-appearance of the Great Pumpkin.

Standard edition
Variant edition

Both versions are 18" x 24" hand-pulled screenprints and numbered to reflect their limited quantities.  The standard edition is limited to 280 prints, and the variant is limited to 50 prints.

In addition, there will be a special run of 10 of each style printed on wood (maple for the standard edition, fir for the variant edition).

The prices will be as follows:

Standard: $65
Variant: $100
Wood Editions: $225

The prints go on sale Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at 9:30 AM (Pacific time) at Dark Hall Mansion's webstore.  Previous limited edition Peanuts prints from Dark Hall Mansion have sold out quickly, so if you're interested, order promptly.

For more information and for larger pictures of each poster, visit Dark Hall Mansion's blog.

(Note: while Dark Hall Mansion also offered limited edition "Great Pumpkin" prints in 2011, the 2012 prints are completely new and different.)

September 8, 2012

Mutts to pay tribute to Charles Schulz week of September 10-15

All next week, from Monday September 10 through Saturday September 15, the comic strip Mutts will pay homage to Charles M. Schulz and Peanuts.  Here's a two-panel teaser:


Mutts, created and drawn by Patrick McDonnell, follows the lives and thoughts of fellow pets Earl the dog and Mooch the cat, their owners, and a variety of animal friends.

Patrick McDonnell has always been a strong supporter of Schulz and Peanuts. He's appeared at the Charles M. Schulz Museum several times, curated an exhibit for the Museum, and in 2000 organized a "Peanuts tribute day" among fellow newspaper cartoonists to commemorate 50 years of the Peanuts comic strip.  Charles Schulz was likewise known to be a fan of McDonnell's work on Mutts; in his foreword for the first Mutts strip collection, he said "Mutts is exactly what a comic strip should be."

So be sure to check out Mutts every day next week - if your newspaper doesn't carry the comic, you can read it online at selected newspaper websites (those that use "Comics Kingdom" for their online comics), or at the official Mutts website.