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On the west side of town live Chuck and his friends. On the east side live the Other Ones. Peanutsville, USA. In 1950, the Peanuts comic strip made its debut in syndication. Created by Charles M. Schulz, it ran for 50 years with its final strip appearing the day after Mr. Schulzs death. In July, 1968, the African-American character Franklin was introduced and remained the principal character of color throughout comics run. In the Peanuts comics and cartoons, you never see nor really hear from the adults. Likewise, you never really see nor hear from any other BIPOC characters. Surely, Franklin is not the only one. I began to wonder. With Chuck and his friends living on one side of town and Peppermint Patty and her squad on the other, there must be other kids. Other kids who have their own experiences, either with or without the Peanuts gang. Which brings us to The Other Ones: the ones that revolve around the Peanuts gang, but are not in the Peanuts gang. The Other Ones, the ones that act and react within the sphere of Peanutsville, USA. The Other Ones, the ones that have experiences unique to the BIPOC community and, yet, maybe not so unique. This is an evolving comic strip. While I have a vision for where I would like to see the strip and the characters go, I also recognize that we are living in an ever-changing world. And it seems that it is changing faster than we can keep up with. It is both an exciting and terrifying time. I wrestle with both the past and the future while trying to remain present with the characters and setting. While wanting to remain true to the ever-present-1973-feel of the Peanuts world, I feel compelled to move the characters into 2021 and the issues we face today. And, yet, I recognize that many of the issues we wrestled with in 1973 are, sadly, still present today. My use of Schulzs world is both an homage and a parody. It is a line that I dont think I fully understand, but I am convinced it is the direction I should be taking. I am hopeful that my use of familiar Peanuts tropes allows the reader easier access to some of the weightier issues in The Other Ones strip and, hopefully, serve as a conduit for positive change.