OCT 11th – Talk and Book Signing with Gengoroh Tagame & Chip Kidd! Time & Location: Thursday, October 11th, 2018 ( 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm ) Kinokuniya San Francisco Japan Center 1581 Webster Street San Francisco, CA 94115 Come celebrate the release of “My Brother’s Husband, Vol.2” (Pantheon) at this world-famous San Francisco store and meet two world-famous artists! Gengoroh Tagame is the leading manga artist working in the genre of gay erotica and creator of “My Brother’s Husband” […]
Comic book writer and artist Alex Ross make an amazing TV appearance the other night where he talked about his artistic process, what drew him to the idea of drawing realistic versions of superheroes and explains why he doesn’t have an email. Of course this appearance was on LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS and was all about promoting his new book, MARVELOCITY: The Marvel Comics Art of Alex Ross (Pantheon, in Stores Now!). Designed by Chip Kidd, Photography […]
MARVELOCITY: ALEX ROSS & CHIP KIDD Book Signing Event in CHICAGO! Time & Location: Saturday October 27th, 2018 (5:00 to 6:00 PM) First United Methodist Church at the Chicago Temple 77 W Washington Street Chicago, IL 60602 “Alex Ross is a legend” writes Ta-Nehisi Coates. “You should check out his work to see what the best of the form has to offer.” One of the world’s most preeminent and well-respected comic book artists, Ross’ celebrated artistry brings the world of superheroes […]
In this very well put together YouTube Video by Designer MEAD McCLEAN he discusses the Book Cover Dust Jacket and Interior Page Design of the Hardcover version of Haruki Murakami’s “Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage”. Mostly, this talk focuses on the use of the central “hand image” and its integration with elements of the story. Plus, it shows off some of the unique qualities of the book’s design, great job Mead & thank you! […]
Lila Shapiro, a Reporter/Blogger over at VULTURE Magazine’s online website, recently conducted an extensive interview with the Designer Chip Kidd about “The Stories Behind Haruki Murakami’s Most Iconic Book Covers”. This covers (excuse the pun!) the over-25 year history of Chip Kidd designing Book Covers for all of the “Haruki Murakami” First Editions published for the American Market(English Language versions). It’s pretty well done & lavishly illustrated with nice sharp photos of all the Murakami book covers that they talk […]
Time & Location: Saturday, October 13th (2:00 to 5pm) Chicago Comics 3244 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60657 (773) 528-1983 Chicago Comics welcomes Alex Ross (Marvels, Kingdom Come, Astro City) on Saturday October 13th for a rare appearance and signing. From 2:00 – 5:00 pm he’ll be signing your favorite book, Limit 1, so choose wisely!* Chicago Comics will be the only comic shop in the midwest hosting an event for MARVELOCITY, this cannot be missed! *BONUS: Every purchase of MARVELOCITY at Chicago […]
Salt Lake City Design Week Presented by Adobe: “Book Jackets I Have Known and Loved.” – A Lecture by Chip Kidd. Time & Location: Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018 (6:00 PM – 9:00 PM) Adobe – Lehi Building 3900 Adobe Way Lehi, Utah 84043 Join AIGA SLC for the keynote speaker for Salt Lake Design Week, Chip Kidd, presented by Adobe. During this evening, Chip will be discussing “Book Jackets I Have Known and Loved.” Tickets: AIGA Members & […]
Time & Location: New York Comic Con (NYC, NY) Saturday, October 6th, 2018 Alex Ross and Chip Kidd will participate in a MARVELOCITY (Pantheon – October 2, 2018) Lecture & Panel Discussion, followed by a signing with Alex Ross. During this must-see panel, Ross will chat about the new book, his artistic process, comic art, and much much more. Each ticket includes a signed copy of MARVELOCITY, a limited-edition print of Origins: Black Panther, and the signing of one additional personal item. Please note that fans […]
Time & Location: Friday, October 12th, 2018 (8:00pm to 10pm PDT) Strut 470 Castro Street San Francisco, California 94114 If you are a fan of Gengoroh Tagame, you will not want to miss this night! Join us for a wonderful evening where we will celebrate the release of Volume 2 of “My Brother’s Husband” (Pantheon – September 18th, 2018) by Gengoroh Tagame! Essentially the Tom of Finland of Japan, here Tagame wildly switches his highly erotic gears mid-career with […]