Aug 11, 2026 · 1 hr 4 min · 13 segments
Just five short months after Charles Schulz’s passing, the top cartoonists in the field dedicated a day of their own strips to remembering Sparky. The gang looks at Peanuts tribute strips by Jim Davis…
Jimmy GownleyHostHarold BuchholzHostLiz SumnerPanelist
Michael CohenHost[gentle music] Welcome to Unpacking Peanuts, the podcast where three cartoonists take an in-depth look at the greatest comic strip of all time, Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz.
I did Amelia Rules, Seven Reasons Not to Grow Up, The Dumbest Idea Ever, and you can find all of my new stuff, including the Eisner-nominated And The Real Dark Knight, over on Gville Comics Substack.
He's a playwright and composer both for the band Complicated People, as well as for this very podcast.
He's the co-creator of the original Comic Book Price Guide, the original editor for Amelia Rules, and the creator of such great strips as Strange Attractors, A Gathering of Spells, and Tangled River.
And he's the executive producer and writer of Mystery Science Theater 3000, a former vice president of Archie Comics, and the creator of the Instagram sensation Sweetest Beasts.
And keeping us out of trouble and making sure everything runs smoothly, it's our producer and editor, Liz Sumner.
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[gentle music] Welcome to Unpacking Peanuts, the podcast where three cartoonists take an in-depth look at the greatest comic strip of all time, Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz.
I did Amelia Rules, Seven Reasons Not to Grow Up, The Dumbest Idea Ever, and you can find all of my new stuff, including the Eisner-nominated And The Real Dark Knight, over on Gville Comics Substack.
He's a playwright and composer both for the band Complicated People, as well as for this very podcast.
He's the co-creator of the original Comic Book Price Guide, the original editor for Amelia Rules, and the creator of such great strips as Strange Attractors, A Gathering of Spells, and Tangled River.
And he's the executive producer and writer of Mystery Science Theater 3000, a former vice president of Archie Comics, and the creator of the Instagram sensation Sweetest Beasts.
And keeping us out of trouble and making sure everything runs smoothly, it's our producer and editor, Liz Sumner.
