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Sony Gets Majority Stake in Peanuts in $457 million Deal

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Sony is paying quite a few Peanuts to gain more stake in Charles M. Schulz‘s beloved Peanuts. Sony Music Entertainment already has a 39% stake in the property and have entered into an agreement with WildBrain to indirectly acquire the 41% stake it has in Peanuts Holdings LLC.

Sony Pictures Entertainment and Sony Music Entertainment will pay WildBrain about $457 million for their 41%. That gives Sony 80% of Peanuts Holdings LLC while the family of Charles M. Schulz will continue to own the remaining 20%. The management of the business will be handled by Peanuts Worldwide, a subsidiary of Peanuts Holdings LLC. With the 80%, Peanuts Holdings LLC and Peanuts Worldwide will become a consolidated subsidiary of Sony.

WildBrain will use the deal to eliminate 100% of its debt and focus on growing its Strawberry Shortcake and Teletubbies franchises and invest in content. It will also remain a partner of Sony’s producing Peanuts content and managing the Snoopy YouTube channel. It will also be the exclusive licensing agent for consumer products in all current territories across across Europe, the Middle East, China, and Asia Pacific (excluding Japan, Australia and New Zealand). It will also operate an exclusive production studio for new Peanuts content including a previously announced animated film.

Peanuts debuted on October 2, 1950 by Charles M. Shulz in seven newspapers and went on to become a classic beloved property. At the time of his death in 2000, Peanuts ran in over 2,600 newspapers with a readership of roughly 355 million across 75 countries and has been translated into 21 languages. It has spun out into television specials, toys, comics, and so much more.

The deal s subject to certain closing conditions as well as regulatory approvals.

Preview: Peanuts: Charlie Brown and Snoopy

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Peanuts: Charlie Brown and Snoopy

Authors: Charles M. Schulz

This timeless classic comic strip is beloved by fans of all ages and continues to find new fans alike.

The latest edition in Titan Comics’ hugely popular Peanuts Facsimile series sees the release of this, the 20th volume in the series and features 126 pages of classic Peanuts daily newspaper strips from 1963 and 1964.

Peanuts: Charlie Brown and Snoopy

Preview: Peanuts: Snoopy and the Red Baron

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Peanuts: Snoopy and the Red Baron

Author/Artist: Charles M. Schulz
HC, FC, 64pp, $9.99
On sale: June 3, 2025

CLASSIC PEANUTS COMIC STRIPS BY CHARLES M SCHULZ!
Continuing Titan’s much lauded and best-selling series with the 18th facsimile edition of the classic paperbacks, offering the original book exactly as it first appeared back in 1966.

There’s never been a war book like this one!

How could there be? There’s never been a war hero like Snoopy. With verve, dash and courage, FLYING ACE SNOOPY hurls his famous Sopwith Camel into the sky to challenge the infamous RED BARON in his infamous Fokker Triplane.

Peanuts: Snoopy and the Red Baron

Abrams ComicArts Announces the Essential Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz

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The Essential Peanuts

A deluxe coffee table book celebrating the 75th anniversary of the beloved comic strip by Charles M. Schulz, The Essential Peanuts (Abrams ComicArts; October 7, 2025; $75; hardcover in a slipcase with a portfolio of bonus extras) by award-winning writer Mark Evanier presents the most iconic and essential Peanuts comic strips with fresh historical and cultural context. Featuring an introduction by Patrick McDonnell, a foreword by Jean Schulz, and contributions from sixteen notable commentators, the volume boasts a design by Chip Kidd plus a portfolio of collectible Peanuts ephemera—including postcards, prints, an embroidered patch, stickers, and a facsimile of a classic Peanuts comic book.

The Essential Peanuts builds upon Abrams ComicArts’s celebrated Peanuts publishing program, which includes the Eisner Award-winning Only What’s Necessary: Charles M. Schulz and the Art of Peanuts (Abrams ComicArts; April 2025; $29.99) by Chip Kidd and Geoff Spear.

Timed for its 75th anniversary, The Essential Peanuts underscores how and why the comic strip transcends cultural, generational, and linguistic barriers to remain relevant and beloved. By exploring the creative ambition of Charles M. Schulz, his wry commentary on childhood struggles and triumphs, and his enduring influence on art, literature, and everyday life, Evanier not only celebrates an incomparable legacy but also reveals the universal appeal at the heart of Peanuts.

Preview: Peanuts: Here’s to You Charlie Brown

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Peanuts: Here’s to You Charlie Brown

(W) Charles M. Schulz (A) Charles M. Schulz
In Shops: Jul 31, 2024
SRP: $7.99

The Facsimile edition of HERE’S TO YOU, CHARLIE BROWN, published 1960-1962

The facsimile edition of Here’s to You, Charlie Brown, first published in 1960. Featuring many of your favorite characters including: Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy Schroeder, Linus, Patty, and Pigpen.

Peanuts: Here's to You Charlie Brown

Here Comes Charlie Brown! A Peanuts Pop-Up is a cool way to experience the classic comic strip

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Charles M. Schulz introduced readers to “Good Ol’ Charlie Brown” on October 2, 1950, with the publication of the very first Peanuts comic strip–considered the most iconic comic of all time. It is also a perfect haiku of art, text, and paranoia, with a variation of the Browning sonnet “How Do I Love Thee?” thrown in for literary measure. Everything that is great about Schulz and Peanuts is established right out of the gate in these four perfect panels, which have influenced every comic strip that has followed.

Story: Charles M. Schulz, Gene Kannenberg Jr.
Art: Charles M. Schulz, Gene Kannenberg Jr.

Get your copy in comic shops! To find a comic shop near you, visit http://www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook or digitally and online with the links below.

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Abrams Comicarts provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review
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Preview: Peanuts: It’s Dog’s Life, Charlie Brown

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Peanuts: It’s Dog’s Life, Charlie Brown

(W) Charles M. Schulz (A/CA) Charles M. Schulz
In Shops: May 11, 2022
SRP: $7.99

THIS BOOK IS A FACSIMILE EDITION OF THE 13TH PEANUTS PAPERBACK EDITION AND COLLECTS TOGETHER THE 128 OF THE BEST CLASSIC COMIC STRIPS TAKEN FROM THE YEARS 1960 – 1962.
A wonderful collection of vintage Peanuts strips from the 1960s. Featuring not only all your favourite charactes, like Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus, Lucy, and Schroeder; but introducing, not one but TWO new characters! For the first time ever meet Charlie Brown’s little sister, Sally and new girl in the neighbourhood, Frieda. Join them as they tackle the problems of baseball, the Mad Punter, tree climbing dogs and Beethoven’s birthday.

Peanuts: It's Dog's Life, Charlie Brown

Preview: Peanuts: It’s Dog’s Life, Charlie Brown

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Peanuts: It’s Dog’s Life, Charlie Brown

(W) Charles M. Schulz (A/CA) Charles M. Schulz
In Shops: May 11, 2022
SRP: $7.99

THIS BOOK IS A FACSIMILE EDITION OF THE 13TH PEANUTS PAPERBACK EDITION AND COLLECTS TOGETHER THE 128 OF THE BEST CLASSIC COMIC STRIPS TAKEN FROM THE YEARS 1960 – 1962.
A wonderful collection of vintage Peanuts strips from the 1960s. Featuring not only all your favourite charactes, like Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus, Lucy, and Schroeder; but introducing, not one but TWO new characters! For the first time ever meet Charlie Brown’s little sister, Sally and new girl in the neighbourhood, Frieda. Join them as they tackle the problems of baseball, the Mad Punter, tree climbing dogs and Beethoven’s birthday.

Peanuts: It's Dog's Life, Charlie Brown
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