Happiness is a monthly comic book series, Charlie Brown! Peanuts debuted at BOOM! Studios’ all-ages imprint KABOOM! this past spring with the first Peanuts graphic novel Happiness is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown. Now, thanks to a partnership with Peanuts Worldwide, Snoopy and the gang are back in a monthly comic book series with issue #1 coming this January. With the special #0 issue in stores right now offered for only a buck issue #1 kicks off this ongoing series with new original stories seen for the first time alongside fan favorite classic Peanuts Sunday strips.
“The Peanuts graphic novel, Happiness is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown, was an event here at KABOOM! this past spring. We can’t wait to see that excitement continue with a new Peanuts monthly comic series,” BOOM! Studios Founder and Chief Executive Officer Ross Richie said. “Charles Schulz is truly one of the great creators of our time and we’re honored to be carrying on his legacy while bringing his work to new generations.”
Peanuts #1 is written and drawn by Charles Schulz with additional stories by Vicki Scott, Paige Braddock, Shane Houghton and Matt Whitlock. The first issue of Peanuts ships in January and features Charles Schulz cover.