Worth a Cool Grand, Charlie Brown


I’m happy to report that the digital library of Peanuts books offered at Humble Bundle to mark Fantagraphics’ 50th birthday was extended.

The Collected Peanuts covers and logo

Click on that link now — as long as it’s not yet 2 p.m. ET on April 23rd, 2026. I’ll be here when you get back. [Update #1: The campaign seems to have a rolling deadline, although that could easily change.] [Update #2: It has closed.]

I heard about this incredible deal a few weeks ago but neglected my note to self until
it was nearly too late. The sale had been set to run through yesterday. However, at this writing, you can still pay $25 or more and receive downloadable PDFs of a virtual passel of Peanuts tomes including all 26 volumes of Fantagraphics’ expertly designed The Complete ’Peanuts’, its 10 recolored ‘Peanuts’ Every Sunday editions, and various themed collections, which have a total listed retail value of $1,041. Smaller bundles of
4 or 8 items start at only $5.

Charles Schulz was quietly philanthropic and, per the Humble Bundle way, a little bit
of each purchase goes to a charity he supported, Canine Companions. Even if you own all these books in physical form — or simply all the ones you care to — I’m guessing you won’t have to think hard to imagine somebody you love who’d appreciate being gifted the whole bunch, and it’s fine if that somebody is you.

Go Fish


Avril Lavigne with goldfish swimming around her and text Poissons d'Avril

Not sure why I haven’t shared this here before. I put it up on Tumblr (man, I need to update and rework that layout) and Facebook (geez, I need to get the public Blamposts page there going) like a decade ago. Sorry if you’re not familiar with the French expression but at least I amuse myself.


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