Recently, Jeff Trexler, Executive Director of the COMIC BOOK LEGAL DEFENSE FUND sat down for an interview with Calvin Reid of the Publishers Weekly More to Come podcast. This interview is a great introduction to Jeff Trexler and his work. It touches on his background and his previous involvement in the comics community before delving into what is going on with CBLDF today. Topics discussed in the conversation include, why the position of executive director is interim, diversification, rebuilding trust, and expanding […]
On the final day of CCXP Worlds (Dec. 6th, 2020), Bruno Porto interviewed New York-based Graphic Designer, Writer and Editor Chip Kidd about Comic Books, Graphic Design, & Book Production. Anyway, here it is, please be sure to check it out! ————————————————————————————————————
Here’s some pretty exciting news and, if you can, we need you to vote now! The Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Award, abbreviated to Rondo Award or Rondo, is a fan-based award where the public votes for a variety of individuals, entities, and media nominated in the horror genre. The award has been likened to a “Horror Oscar,” and is considered a “coveted” prize in the horror community! Delayed by the Year of the Pandemic, here — finally! — is this […]
Hey Everybody, please be sure to check out the April 2021 Issue of Kirkus Reviews Magazine because SEEK YOU: A JOURNEY THROUGH AMERICAN LONELINESS (Pantheon) Just Got It’s First Book Review!! Another option is to just click this LINK & you can read it before it hits the newsstands… Just CLICK HERE! This is a brand new Graphic Novel by Kristen Radtke & will be released by Pantheon Books on July 6th, 2021. ————————————————————————————————————
Here’s a very recent video published on YouTube where the Graphic Designer Chip Kidd gets to talk with Students from all over the world. There is also a Q & A section, Check it out! ————————————————————————————————————
Mark Laliberte, over at the CAROUSEL Magazine Blog, recent published an exclusive interview they did back in 2013 with Author & Graphic Designer Chip Kidd. In the discussion, they talk about Chip’s long career at Penguin Random House (Then, just “Random House”) & the State of Graphic Design today. They also discuss such issues as: BAT-MANGA (Chip’s Book celebrating Jiro Kuwata’s Batman Art from the 1960’s), WATCHING THE WATCHMEN (Another Book by Chip where he documents the making of THE […]
The Japanese clothing chain, UNIQLO, has just unveiled its Haruki Murakami x UT collection, featuring eight men’s T-shirt designs inspired by Murakami’s works, aesthetic sensibilities, and philosophical musings, such as the Murakami Radio design that proclaims “Books, music, and cats have been my friends from way back” across its back. We’re showing just a few of the designs here but if you visit their website you can see way more. Plus, you might wanna buy one so people know you’re cool! Just, CLICK HERE! ————————————————————————————————————
Here’s the cover for LON CHANEY SPEAKS (Pantheon) by Pat Dorian. The story is all about the life of the legendary silent-film actor Lon Chaney (the original Phantom of the Opera and Hunchback of Notre Dame), as imagined by an artist whose work recalls the style and skill of early-era New Yorker Cartoonists. From the artist: “‘No one will ever love me!’ I believe it was this near-universal fear that makes Lon Chaney’s characters continue to resonate with us today. On their surface, […]
On October 2nd, 2020 graphic designer Chip Kidd and comic author/illustrator Patrick McDonnell got together at the Strand Bookstore in NYC to celebrate the release of the 70th anniversary edition of “Only What’s Necessary: Charles M. Schulz and the Art of Peanuts” (Abrams). This event was live-streamed on The Strand’s Facebook Page & we have embedded the video down below so you can check it out! The Eisner Award–nominated tribute to Charles M. Schulz—newly repackaged for the 70th anniversary of […]
Ed Piskor & Jim Rugg, over at the CARTOONIST KAYFABE YouTube Page, put out this amazing Book Review on “WATCHING THE WATCHMEN” by Dave Gibbons, Mike Essl & Chip Kidd ( Titan Books). I say amazing because they spend almost an hour going over every page! Here it is, please check it out: These guys need to get Chip Kidd for an interview! (Hint, Hint) ISBN-13 : 978-1848560413 ISBN-10 : 1848560419 Product Dimensions : 9.3 x 1.1 x 12.2 inches Publisher : Titan Books; […]