This is just a quick post to share the fun news that Chip Kidd’s latest book, “Only What’s Necessary: Charles M. Schultz and the Art of Peanuts” (Abrams), is NUMBER ONE at Amazon for books in the “Art of Comics and Manga” category!! Hey, we’re NOT trying to brag or anything like that, we’re just really honored to be listed! We are also very thankful for everyone who has enjoyed the book and given us such good reviews. So, THANKS EVERYBODY… you guys ROCK!
J. M. Suarez, a Reporter/Blogger over at the POP MATTERS website, recently posted a very in-depth book review on Chip Kidd’s latest book, “Only What’s Necessary: Charles M. Schultz and the Art of Peanuts” (Abrams). His post was titled “On the Creative Process, the Cultural Impact, and the Legacy of Peanuts” and he did a very good job covering both the book itself and the graphic design elements. Thank you Mr. Suarez ! Readers, please be sure to check it out […]
Join us for a special evening celebrating the life and beloved work of Charles Schulz through “Only What’s Necessary: Charles M. Schulz and the Art of Peanuts” (Abrams), featuring author and designer Chip Kidd and Patrick McDonnell, creator of the Mutts daily comic strip.
In a recent article in their “Arts and Entertainment” section the HERALD SCOTLAND Newspaper interviewed Designer & Author Chip Kidd about his latest book, “ONLY WHAT’S NECESSARY: Charles M. Schulz and the Art of the Peanuts” (Abrams), which is in stores now. They discuss Chip Kidd having total access to the Charles M. Schulz Museum Archives and the task of how to properly handle so much incredible reference material, the design process, and honoring the legacy of Mr. Schulz as an Artist. […]
WOW! It looks like Maria Popova has done it again! Maria is the Author of the world famous BRAIN PICKINGS Blog and she just wrote a wonderful feature on Chip Kidd’s latest book, ONLY WHAT’S NECESSARY: Charles M. Schulz and the Art of the Peanuts. This book was published by Abrams and is in stores now. So, the timing is perfect, ha! BRAIN PICKINGS is always ultra-informative and extremely entertaining, so please be sure to read what they said about this new book and […]
If you’re a fan of the PEANUTS Comic Strip then you gotta be familiar with Chip Kidd’s latest book, ONLY WHAT’S NECESSARY: Charles M. Schulz and the Art of the Peanuts (Abrams). It has been getting some amazing press (Thank God) and here is a very good example. Please check out this LINK to an in-depth discussion that Chip Kidd recently had with the Houston Chronicle. We wanna thank them for a wonderful interview and we wanna share it with you. […]
Over at the ON POINT WITH TOM ASHCRAFT Podcast at the NPR website they recently interviewed the Book Designer and Author Chip Kidd about his involvement with the publication of “ONLY WHAT’S NECESSARY: Charles M. Schulz and the Art of the Peanuts” (Abrams). They really went very in-depth about the process and you can listen to it down below. Also, the book is in stores now and on your next visit to your local bookstore please be sure to check it […]
We just wanted to sent out a quick THANK YOU to the WALL STREET JOURNAL Reporter Daniel Handler for his amazing book review of Chip Kidd’s latest book, Only What’s Necessary: Charles M Schulz and the Art of Peanuts (Abrams ComicArts). The book has a release date of October 20th so it should be in stores now. Also, please be sure to visit their website to check out the review, just CLICK HERE!
Jeff Kinney, author of the hugely popular Wimpy Kid series for kids, is, like lots of people, a big fan of Peanuts and the comic strip’s creator, Charles M. Schulz. Kinney has written the introduction to Chip Kidd’s new book, Only What’s Necessary: Charles M. Schulz and the Art of Peanuts (Abrams Comic Arts), which USA TODAY offers as an exclusive excerpt if you follow this LINK. In it, Kinney talks about loving Peanuts as a kid reading the comics page, and how Schulz inspired him to become […]
The Author, Editor, & Designer Chip Kidd will be making a ton of appearances at this year’s 2015 San Diego Comic Con! The SDCC event runs from Thursday, July 9th, until Sunday, July 12th. For a complete schedule please be sure to visit the NEXT APPEARANCE page. Chip will be there to promote “Only What’s Necessary: Charles M. Schulz and the Art of Peanuts”. It will be published by Abrams ComicArts and is coming out on October 20th, 2015. Also – Chip Kidd, along […]