Tag: jimmy johnson

Beaucoup Arlo & Janis

I am very happy to report that cartoonist Jimmy Johnson has published Beaucoup Arlo & Janis, a 256-page, hard-bound collection of over 900 carefully selected A&J comic strips.

If you don’t already know about this, you’ve missed your chance to pre-order an autographed copy, but starting next week Jimmy will open sales to any and all, for the fantastic price of only $25. Arlo & Janis is one of my all-time favorite comic strips, and after years of Jimmy’s fans begging him for a book, I am delighted that he’s made it happen.

Peanotes

The 60th anniversary of Peanuts is only two months away. Here are some related items of note:

  • Rheta Grimsley Johnson has a new book called Enchanted Evening Barbie & the Second Coming: A Memoir. My copy arrived from Amazon a few days ago. When Rheta was married to cartoonist Jimmy Johnson, she wrote Good Grief: The Story of Charles M. Schulz, the first authorized biography of Sparky. Rheta recently spoke at the Sixth Annual Clarksville Writer’s Conference in Tennessee.

    • A splash of color

    When the Boston Globe started printing its daily comics in color, there were complaints from some readers, claiming to be comic-strip purists, but my only complaint is when the color is printed off-register.

    Here is Arlo and Janis from a few days ago, as it appeared in the Metrowest Daily News. Do the mouse-over thing to see how it appeared in the Boston Globe. The color adds a lot to the mood, don’t you think?

    How much longer will there be printed newspapers? Ten years? Five?