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Cartoonist Unions? LEGO Snoopy! The London Cartoon Museum at 20. Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide 2026. Record Number of Journalists Killed in 2025.
Comic Creators Once More Try to Organize
Another attempt to organize a cartoonists union is in the offing. Rich Johnston at Bleeding Cool reports:
The fight to establish a union of comic book creators in the US has been fraught. US law has made unions of freelance employees illegal under anti-cartel legislation, unless they were explicitly grandfathered, such as the Writers’ Guild for TV and film. The recently established Comic Book Workers United union for Image Comics employees was for non-creator staff roles at the publisher, as was United Workers of Seven Seas at manga and light novel publisher Seven Seas Entertainment. Newbury Comics retail staff unionised, while staff at Abrams Books looked to join the United Auto Workers Union.
For a hundred years cartoonists have tried and failed to organize associations with collective bargaining powers. The organizations were never more than associations with no weight behind their demands.
LEGO Snoopy and Doghouse
WeRSM (We are Social Media) has the details of a new officially licensed Peanuts/LEGO® collaboration:
For the very first time, LEGO is paying tribute to Snoopy with an official Peanuts set that recreates his iconic red doghouse, alongside a poetic campfire scene under the stars.
Designed as a display piece, the set captures the tender, slightly melancholic spirit of Peanuts, complete with faithful details like Snoopy’s typewriter and the ever-loyal Woodstock by his side. Born from the LEGO Ideas platform and approved after reaching 10,000 fan votes, the launch transforms a beloved comic strip icon into a collectible object, where nostalgia meets thoughtful design.
LEGO® itself has more about the display available June 1, 2026:
Designed as a display piece, the set captures the tender, slightly melancholic spirit of Peanuts, complete with faithful details like Snoopy’s typewriter and the ever-loyal Woodstock by his side. Born from the LEGO Ideas platform and approved after reaching 10,000 fan votes, the launch transforms a beloved comic strip icon into a collectible object, where nostalgia meets thoughtful design.
Snoopy’s doghouse in this 964-piece set measures over 10 in. (25 cm) high, 6.5 in. (17 cm) wide and 5.5 in. (14 cm) deep, and it makes a fun piece of shelf or desk decor.
Yeah it is a big model, bigger than expected. $90.
The Cartoon Museum at 20
London’s Cartoon Museum recently celebrated its 20th anniversary. From John Freeman at downthetubes:
Happy Birthday to London’s Cartoon Museum! Today, Sunday 22nd February 2026, marks the 20th birthday of the museum. Congratulations to all those involved in its establishment, and a big thank you from us at downthetubes to all who keep it going, both past and present.
On this day back in 2006 Prince Philip, who became its patron, officially opened its Little Russell Street building, and hiccups aside, such as recent but now resolved issues that meant a broken front door meant it literally couldn’t open, the Cartoon Museum is still going strong!
(The late Prince Philip was fascinated by cartoons about the monarchy dating back 300 years at the museum, some of which, of course, were less than flattering about the royals).
Of course our own San Francisco Cartoon Art Museum has been around twice as long.
The 2026 Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide
The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide #55 (2026) is now in your local comic book shop.
At long last, The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide #55 has finally arrived in comic shops. It should then become available in traditional bookstores around two weeks later. The Big, Big Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide #55 oversized edition is exclusively offered in comic book stores and should also arrive on February 25.
In addition to the latest, recently updated prices, this edition features looks at UK Price Variants and the history of Million Dollar Comics, two new Overstreet Hall of Fame entries, and remembrances of Jim Shooter, Peter David, and Mort Todd.
“As most of our regular readers know, the bankruptcy of our former sister company and distributor, Diamond Comic Distributors, really threw a wrench into our schedule,” said Amanda Sheriff, Gemstone’s Editor-Digital. “But now that we have new distribution partners, we’re back up and running with the Guide and with other books to follow.”
Journalist Killings Reached An All-Time High
The Committee to Protect Journalists has released its report on 2025.
At a time when armed conflict has reached historic levels around the world, journalist killings also reached an all-time high primarily due to the actions of one government: Israel was responsible for two-thirds of all journalist and media worker killings in 2025, driving the total number killed worldwide last year to a record 129 — the highest ever number documented by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) since the organization started keeping records more than three decades ago.
The continued failure of government leaders to protect the press or hold their attackers to account also lays the groundwork for more killings, including in countries not at war. Journalists were killed in Mexico, India, and the Philippines in 2025, all countries that have persistently failed to secure justice for journalists’ murders.
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