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Monday, November 2, 2009

Books / Nerd I Axed You a Question, Charlie Brown

Posted by Paul Constant on Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 4:35 PM

Funny that I mentioned Charles Schulz earlier today. Comics Alliance links to Letters of Note, which has a letter Charles Schulz sent to a fan.

The fan was complaining about Charlotte Braun, an ill-fated female Charlie Brown analog. Schulz made it sound as though he was deleting Braun from the strip due to this one fan's complaint:

I am taking your suggestion regarding Charlotte Braun and will eventually discard her. If she appears anymore it will be in strips that were already completed before I got your letter or because someone writes in saying that they like her.

He also included a sketch of Braun with an ax sticking out of her head. Weird to think that he was so receptive of this one fan, though; if Schulz had lived long enough to see the dawn of the blog comment, he never would have gotten any work done.

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I really like the letter from Freud here: http://www.lettersofnote.com/2009/10/hom…

The letter about the Challenger was incredibly depressing, though. They knew the risks, and yet they still launched. Sigh.

Posted by Baconcat on November 2, 2009 at 4:48 PM

When that axe hits her on the head, shouldn't she open her mouth and let out an AAAARRRRRRRRGGGGG?

Posted by Franklin Hige on November 2, 2009 at 4:49 PM

@1 My blood is boiling at the shuttle letter. :I

Posted by Beetlecat on November 2, 2009 at 5:26 PM

I have to admit I cracked up over the Chuck Jones and Tex Avery vs. Bob Clampett letter

Posted by Shini on November 2, 2009 at 7:31 PM

NOTE: CHARLOTTE BRAUN DIED ON THE WAY BACK TO HER HOME PLANET

Posted by Phiadria on November 3, 2009 at 9:50 AM

A lot of artists are actually very self-conscious about their work, and the hostile atmosphere on the Internet is pretty hard on them. About all they can do is try to ignore what people say about them.

Posted by Orv on November 3, 2009 at 10:45 AM