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Blake Scott Ball

Blake Scott Ball

Upcoming Book Talk!!

Coming up in February, I’ll be going online to talk about my book Charlie Brown’s America with the good folks of Lexington, MA. Don’t live…

Nov 30, 2022

Upcoming Book Talk!!

Nov 30, 2022

Blake Scott Ball

Top 3 Cartoons of the 1990s

A couple weeks again I joined my friend The Tattooed Historian to debate our top 3 cartoons of the 1990s. Think you can guess what our…

Nov 30, 2022

Top 3 Cartoons of the 1990s

Nov 30, 2022

Blake Scott Ball

How Neal Adams Saved the Supermen

Cleveland is a long way from Krypton. But for teenagers Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, even Krypton was closer than their chances of…

Nov 13, 2022

How Neal Adams Saved the Supermen

Nov 13, 2022

Blake Scott Ball

What is a Good Citizen, Charlie Brown?

This letter has been making the rounds over the last few days thanks to the midterm elections. Several friends shared it with me on…

Nov 10, 2022

What is a Good Citizen, Charlie Brown?

Nov 10, 2022

Blake Scott Ball

Weekly Peanuts: Boy, Have We Got Bad News for You

With Election Day tomorrow in what is likely to be another contentious vote, it can be easy to feel like poor Linus here.

Nov 7, 2022

Weekly Peanuts: Boy, Have We Got Bad News for You

Nov 7, 2022

Blake Scott Ball

(Not So) Friendly Neighborhood Batman

This weekend I’ve been at the American Studies Association meeting in New Orleans. Great conference! It’s my first time attending. I was…

Nov 5, 2022

(Not So) Friendly Neighborhood Batman

Nov 5, 2022

Blake Scott Ball

Do Books on Comics Need Pictures?

When I published my first book last year, it got a lot of reviews. It made the Wall Street Journal’s national print edition. The Financial…

Sep 24, 2022

Do Books on Comics Need Pictures?

Sep 24, 2022

Blake Scott Ball

Comic Book Yeti Review of my Book

I was so honored by this review. I have worked really hard write a book that maintains high scholarly standards but was also accessible…

Jun 3, 2021

Comic Book Yeti Review of my Book

Jun 3, 2021

Blake Scott Ball

TIME feature on Charlie Brown’s America!

Earlier this spring, TIME magazine’s Olivia Waxman did an extensive interview with me to discuss my new book, Charlie Brown’s America. One…

Jun 2, 2021

TIME feature on Charlie Brown’s America!

Jun 2, 2021

Blake Scott Ball

Interview with The Tattooed Historian

Here’s a really fun interview I did a few weeks ago. This one is especially useful for grad students or those thinking about grad school. I…

May 26, 2021

Interview with The Tattooed Historian

May 26, 2021

Blake Scott Ball

Blake Scott Ball

Blake Scott Ball is Assistant Professor of History at Huntingdon College. He is the author of Charlie Brown’s America (Oxford University Press, 2021).

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