A Charlie Brown Christmas - 50th Anniversary : 2015

2015-Oct-01 marks the 65th anniversary of the “Peanuts” comic strip and December marks the 50th anniversary of one of the most popular holiday TV classics of all time — “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” To celebrate the holiday season and launch October as National Stamp Collecting Month, the U.S. Postal Service dedicated the A Charlie Brown Christmas Forever stamps at the Charles M. Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa, CA.

A Charlie Brown Christmas: On their way to join their friends' ice skating on a frozen pond, Charlie Brown confesses to Linus Van Pelt that, despite all the things he likes about the Christmas season, he is still depressed. After Linus' reproach, and a put-down from Violet, he visits Lucy Van Pelt's psychiatric booth and tells her his problem. She suggests he direct the group's annual Christmas play to get involved, and he accepts.

Commemorative postmark:

2015-10-01 San Francisco CA – Charles M Schulz Museum

2015-10-02 Tucson AZ

2015-11-20 Jordan MT

2015-11-30 Oklee MN

2015-12-01 Alpena SD

2015-12-01 Gann Valley SD

2015-12-01 Wessington Springs SD

2015-12-02 Fosston MN

2015-12-02 McClusky ND

2015-12-02 Oakes ND

2015-12-03 Presho SD

2015-12-03 Sand Coulee MT

2015-12-04 Medora ND

2015-12-04 Stanford MT

2015-12-08 Killdeer ND

2015-12-09 Helena MT

2015-12-09 Malta MT

2015-12-10 Dodson MT

2015-12-11 Cut Bank MT

2015-12-11 Streeter ND

Peanuts : 2025 Royal Mail

2025-Jul-24

Royal Mail are marking the 75th anniversary of the internationally loved comic strip 'Peanuts' with a set of eight stamps. The stamps, all 1st class and in se-tenant pairs, feature images in a British theme including the classic Snoopy pose on a Royal Mail pillar box, playing football, Charlie Brown and Snoopy 'enjoying' the British weather and a birthday tea party.

Featured on the stamps are Charlie Brown, Snoopy Woodstock, Franklin, Lucy, Linus, Schroeder, Sally, Peppermint Patty and Marcie all in very distinct British elements

Kyle Baker - Charlie Brown Deadpool

April 27, 2018 East Coast Comic Con, Secaucus, NJ

Kyle Baker - cartoonist, comic book writer-artist and animator, known for his graphic novels (Why I hate Saturn) and for the 2000s revival of the TV Series Plastic Man. HIs influences were Jack Kirby, Norman Rockwell and Jack Davis. He also spent a lot off time reading the newspaper strips, which included Peanuts, Li'l Abner, Pogo and Blondie. 

My original thought was to ask for a Plastic Man sketch, but then I came across a Star Wars card featuring Baker's art. The back of the card had a "Charlie Brown" style portrait. That's when I decided to request a Charlie Brown style sketch of any super hero he wanted to choose. When I returned to pick up my sketch, I was handed a Charlie Brown Deadpool with a Spider-Man Woodstock.

Kyle also adds an imprint of his Quality Jollity logo in the lower corner

Baker has won numerous Eisner Awards and Harvey Awards for his work in the comics field

Additional works include:
The New Baker, The Bakers: Do These Toys Belong Somewhere? and Naat Turner, all self-published.
Dark Horse - The Residents: Freak Show, Instant Piano, Creepy
Wildstorm - Gen13: Carney Folk
America's Best - ABC Special, Tom Strong
Bongo - Bart Simpson's Tree House of Horror
IDW - Rocketeer Adventures
DC Comics - The Shadow, Justice Inc, The Spirit, Batmen: Gotham Knights, Justice League America
Vertigo - Undercover Genie, House of Mystery, Mystery in Space
Marvel - What The --?, Damage Control, X-Men Fairy Tales, Deadpool, Clive Barkers Hellraiser, Nightmask
Lodestone - Codename: Danger
Walt Disney - Dick tracy
Classics Illustrated - Lewis Carroll, Cyrano De Bergera

Liz Chesterman - Merry Christmas

2016.10.16 Non-Sport Update Card Show, Allentown, Pa

Liz Chesterman ia a traditional illustrator at heart. She prefers to lend her talents to  smaller trading card companies, for sketch cards. Liz is a fan of unique themes and freedom to do original (tiny!) works of art. According to Liz "In a period where digital art seems to dominate over traditional, it's pretty awesome to be involved in projects that require the skill to craft without a computer."

Liz's has provided sketch card artwork for Classic Fairy Tales, Hallowe'en, Spellcasters II, Civil War 1, Beyond Stoker's Dracula, ContemporaryPin Ups, Zombie Poker, Westward Ho!, Beauty and the Myth and several others...

Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy New Years, Seasons Greetings