In a recent article of PENN STATER, the Official Magazine of the Penn State Alumni Association, Designer Chip Kidd was asked about his experience going to school there back in the mid 1980’s. This is his answer, in Comic Strip form, ha! You can also follow this LINK to read the short interview they did. Thanks Penn State!
Before there was Charlie Brown, there was Schulz. Take a delightful look into the magic of PEANUTS, its creator, and the lasting legacy he left on the world. A Brand-New Documentary about CHARLES M. SCHULZ (PEANUTS Creator & Cartoonist) will be premiering JUNE 25th, 2021 on Apple TV+. The Title of it is , “WHO ARE YOU, CHARLIE BROWN?” This documentary will be narrated by Lupita Nyong’o, Directed by Michael Bonfiglio, and Produced by Brian Grazer & Ron Howard. Many […]
FANTASTIC FOUR NO. 1: PANEL BY PANEL By Marvel Entertainment, Stan lee, and Chip Kidd, Illustrator Jack Kirby. Introduction by Walter Mosley, Commentaries by Mark Evanier, Photographer Geoff Spear & Essay by Tom Brevoort. Timed for the 60th anniversary, the iconic and influential first issue of the Fantastic Four by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, deconstructed by award-winning designer Chip Kidd; with text by novelist Walter Mosley, Marvel editor Tom Brevoort, and historian Mark Evanier; and photographs by Geoff Spear. The first issue of Fantastic […]
Here’s a very cool video by CARTOONIST KAYFABE (with Hosts: Ed Piskor & Jim Rugg) and it’s basically a Book Review about BATMAN: ANIMATED, a Book by Paul Dini & Chip Kidd. Now keep in mind that this book will not be coming out soon because it was published back in ©1998 & is kind of hard to find. So why a review now?? Because everyone STILL loves BATMAN: the Animated Series!! For a lot of people it’s considered the […]
LOA Live: A conversation with Sarah Boxer, Jonathan Lethem, Clifford Thompson, and Chris Ware, moderated by Andrew Blauner. In 1950 Charles M. Schulz debuted a comic strip that is one of the indisputable glories of American popular culture—hilarious, poignant, inimitable. The “Peanuts” characters continue to resonate with millions of fans, their beguiling four-panel adventures and television escapades offering lessons about happiness, friendship, disappointment, childhood, and life itself. Andrew Blauner, editor of the LOA anthology “The Peanuts Papers: Writers and Cartoonists […]
JURASSIC PARK: THE ORIGINAL TOPPS TRADING CARD SERIES by the Topps Company Introduction by Gary Gerani Afterword by Chip Kidd HARDCOVER Price: $24.99 Additional formats: Ebook Publisher: Abrams ComicArts Publication Date: April 26, 2022 Journey back to where it all started in this deluxe collection of the classic Topps trading cards from 1993—just in time for the theatrical release of Jurassic World: Dominion Jurassic Park was an immediate blockbuster and has gone on to become a multimedia franchise with […]
Virtual Author Event! On Wednesday, April 7th, 2021 at 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM CDT, Tony Hiss will visit Gibson’s Bookstore virtually to present Rescuing the Planet: Protecting Half the Land to Heal the Earth, a book about wilderness conservation to save our planet and ourselves. CLICK HERE to read about how to get tickets to the event (which is FREE!) RESCUING THE PLANET (Knopf) is an urgent argument in support of protecting 50% of the earth’s land by 2050 – thereby saving […]
Tony Hiss, author of the new book, “Rescuing the Planet: Protecting Half the Land to Heal the Earth”, is on a Book Tour, well sort of. In the age of Covid-19 Mr. Hiss is doing a lot of speaking engagements on ZOOM. Down below is a recent example. Then, we found a graphic that shows other dates with other Podcasters & Bookstores. So be sure to check that out! Oh yeah, the Book Cover was designed by Chip Kidd! RESCUING […]
Pat Dorian’s New Graphic Novel, LON CHANEY SPEAKS (Published by Pantheon), caught the eye of New York Times Graphic Content Columnist Ed Park. So, he wrote about it!! This is great news! If you CLICK HERE you can read the entire review. Congrats Pat Dorian (Artist & Writer) and Pantheon (Publisher). ————————————————————————————————————
In this latest episode of the DESIGN MATTERS Podcast, Debbie Millman talks with Designer, Artist, & Writer Robyn Kanner. Robyn Kanner’s sponsor asked what her goals were. She said she was going to elect the next president of the United States. And in this episode exploring her powerful journey, she breaks down how she helped do exactly that. Design Matters · Robyn Kanner ————————————————————————————————————