Here’s a quick post to share some amazing artwork done very recently by the amazing comic book artist, Bill Sienkiewicz. Designer Chip Kidd commissioned this special cover on a blank “variant cover” copy of BATMAN: BLACK AND WHITE. The art was inspired by Frank Miller’s Graphic Novel,”The Dark Knight Returns” and it features Batman with his trusty sidekick, Carrie Kelley Robin!
OK, this is pretty cool! BROOKS BROTHERS is now offering a Special “Limited Edition” Copy of TRUE PREP by Lisa Birnbach and Chip Kidd! You can purchase the book from their official website. For more info, just CLICK HERE! Oh yeah, just in case you have never heard of this book check out the sales copy: From Lisa Birnbach, the author of The Official Preppy Handbook, and designer Chip Kidd, comes a whole new take on the prep world. True Prep […]
It’s always a complete honor to have your book reviewed and we always try to give a shout-out to those who do. This one is for Chip Kidd and Dave Taylor’s BATMAN: DEATH BY DESIGN, published by DC Comics. This book review was just recently posted by Marco Sciarra over at the RED CAPES website in Italy where they cover Comics, Movies, TV Series, Video Games and much much more. So, please be sure to check it out by clicking […]
Let’s listen to the New Yorker Magazine Podcast Interview with J. D. McClatchy as he joins Paul Muldoon to read and discuss James Merrill’s “164 East 72nd Street,” and his own poem “Cağaloğlu.” Enjoy!
OK, Here’s a quick shout-out to Thomas James over at the ILLUSTRATION AGE website for doing a recent story about the online classes being taught by Designer Chip Kidd. He is teaching an online “how to” class over at the SKILLSHARE website titled, THINK LIKE A DESIGNER: MAKING AN ART POSTER. Enrollment is available anytime and the classes just started so please go check it out sometime. Also… Thanks James!
Here’s a nice item we found in our archives of an interview with Designer Chip Kidd that was done for the NOTEBOOK ON CITIES AND CULTURE Podcast awhile back. It’s a really great conversation about the importance of Art School, Chip’s obsession with the now-infamous Milgram Experiment and, also, his use of an Andres Serrano photo for a brand-new Bible book cover! They also get pretty serious talking about Chip Kidd’s 2nd novel, The Learners: The Book After The Cheese Monkeys… Enjoy:
CBLDF DEFENDER is a free quarterly news magazine coming to you from the front lines of the fight for free speech! You can find it on sale at comic book stores across the nation, on comiXology, and for free at CHIPKIDD.com. It is also always available (for free!) at CBLDF.org! Each issue of CBLDF DEFENDER will bring engaging creator interviews, detailed analysis of current censorship news, and in-depth features that tell the story of the people fighting for the […]
Banned Books Week begins next Sunday, September 25th, and YOU can now show your support for free speech with some super high-quality apparel! Yes, the COMIC BOOK LEGAL DEFENSE FUND is currently offering “I Read Banned Comics” t-shirts and Comics Code Authority pins (shown up above) and patches! They are also offering kits and bundles that include the 2016 edition of the CBLDF Banned Books Week Handbook, “I Read Banned Comics” stickers, buttons, and a Lady Justice “Celebrate Banned Books Week” print illustrated by Mike Allred (Madman, Silver Surfer). All […]
About This Class Chip Kidd is world-famous for designing some of the most innovative book covers of our time. How do his ideas come to life? This inspirational 35-minute class takes you on a journey through Chip’s process for designing an art poster, a real project he took on for the Brooklyn Book Festival in Fall 2016. As he explores his assignment, research strategy, and even graphic ideas, you’ll see how the best graphic designers — Chip amongst them — are creative and conceptual problem-solvers. […]
Comic Books and Graphic Novels have a very long history. So… why does all the writing in comic books look alike? Vox’s Phil Edwards looked into it and found an aesthetic shaped by comics culture, technology, and really cheap paper.