Chip Kidd Will Be Making a Special Guest Appearance at this Year’s HOW DESIGN LIVE 2019!! WHEN: May 7th – 10th, 2019. IMPORTANT SIDE NOTE: Chip Kidd will be giving his lecture, “Don’t Be Afraid Of Being A Tiny, Ugly, Failure!” on Saturday, May 8th, 2019 at 5:15 PM. WHERE: HOW DESIGN LIVE in Chicago, IL! Seating is available on a first come, first served basis. CLICK HERE for more information. ————————————————————————————————————
“Fashion Icon”, Ha Ha! Recently, over at the Always Amazing ROWING BLAZERS Website, they did a profile story on Chip Kidd. Yeah, they even did an extensive interview which you can READ HERE. The basic premise of the article is a short history of Chip’s Life & Career. Plus, there’s a ton of really nice photos so please be sure to check it out! ————————————————————————————————————
Chip Kidd was a recent guest on Lisa Birnbach’s Five Things With Lisa Birnbach Podcast. These two have a history together considering that they both collaborated on a book back in 2010 titled, TRUE PREP (Published by Random House). This was a sort of a sequel of Birnbach’s ultra-classic book, “The Official Preppy Handbook” that was published in the 1980’s. So, I guess you can say their book was really a more updated modern version of the classic book. Here […]
The work of a renowned comic book artist is coming to the Dunn Museum in Libertyville, Illinois. Marvelocity: The Art of Alex Ross will be on exhibit from March 9 through September 8, 2019. Considered one of the greatest artists in the field of comic books, Alex Ross has created some of the most iconic images known to fans today. For nearly 30 years, he has revitalized classic superheroes into works of fine art by illustrating characters including Spider-Man, Captain America, Iron Man, Storm from the […]
Chip Kidd Book Signing: Shazam! The Golden Age of the World’s Mightiest Mortal WHEN: Sunday, March 10, 2019 – From 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. WHERE: POLITICS & PROSE BOOKSTORE 5015 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington D.C. 20008 This event is FREE to attend with no reservation required. Seating is available on a first come, first served basis. CLICK HERE for more information. ————————————————————————————————————
Author & Book Designer Chip Kidd will be making an appearance Friday & Saturday (4:30 to 5:30 pm) at the PubWest 2019 Conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico which runs February 7-9, 2019. WHEN: February 7-9, 2019 – From 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. WHERE: La Fonda on the Plaza 100 E. San Francisco Street, Santa Fe, NM 87501 For TICKET INFORMATION, just Click Here! RESERVATIONS BY PHONE: Call 800-523-5002 and choose option 1. Please be sure to specify that you are with PubWest […]
Over at the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund website they recently got permission to share a complete comic book story that was originally published in the 1950’s. It’s a very important landmark story titled, “Judgement Day”. It was originally published in Weird Fantasy #18, March/April 1953. Written by Al Feldstein & illustrated by Joe Orlando. Yeah, those guys! So, this is a really great read. Here’s a LINK please be sure to check it out, the whole story is there […]
Legendary artist Alex Ross joins Joe Stuber over at the “Comic Book Central” Podcast where they discuss: Marvelocity (Pantheon, in Store Now!) , Flash Gordon, DC & Marvel Comics, Pulp Heroes, Indiana Jones, Christopher Reeve’s Superman, and much MORE so please be sure to check it out!! Listen to “#251: Superstar Artist Alex Ross on Marvel and DC Superheroes” on Spreaker. ————————————————————————————————————
In this episode, the CBLDF Podcast speaks with legendary publisher Ron Turner, starting with his early days as an activist, through the creation of his famous Publishing House: LAST GASP, the heyday of the Underground Comix movement, and a myriad of other topics from an amazing life. TOPICS INCLUDE: Amputation, Activism, Air Pirates, Ecology, and Robert Crumb. The CBLDF Podcast is part of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund’s ongoing education program, made possible in part with a donation from The Gaiman Foundation, and […]
It’s the new year & you know what that means… time to update your Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Membership! Just in case, here’s a LINK! Even if you don’t want to be a CBLDF Member they still have some amazing products you can buy! CHECK IT OUT!! At their website, You can find some very cool ENAMEL PINS and EMBROIDERED PATCHES. Plus, they have a ton of Mugs & T-Shirts that are really great too! ————————————————————————————————————