Peanuts: Happiness is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown

Peanuts: Happiness is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown
Kaboom!
Written by Stephan Pastis & Craig Schulz
Art by Bob Scott & Vicki Scott

Charles M. Schulz created some of the most beloved characters ever. People everywhere know who Charlie Brown and the other Peanuts characters are. So, when this book was given to me, I was a little apprehensive because of my love for them. Yet, to my surprise, they still have the same charm and feel as the stories written by their creator. Here, we have poor Linus being told by his grandmother that he needs to give up the blanket by the time she comes out for a visit (Linus without his blanket, isn’t that a sign of Armageddon). So, the gang tries to help him kick the habit (good luck there!).

There’s so much I could say about this trade. I read through it and the writing seemed like it was that of Charles, the people they brought in knew what they had and the legacy they needed to honor, and they did. If you remember the comic strips and TV specials, the art is very distinct. That art was used here as well, again showing the love of the characters being used. Because of the audience (pretty anyone between birth and death), the paneling is simple and couldn’t have been done better.

I know this was a DVD story as well, to be honest, I didn’t watch it. So this is my first exposure to this story. I was truly impressed with how the people involved took care of the characters and story. They didn’t try to improve on them or modernize them. I’ve often said in these reviews; if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. It looks like everyone involved knew this and made sure that Charles would be proud. I think he is. In my humble opinion, this is quite literally for everyone, go and get it. I give this 5 caps out of 5.