Right now, on the main page of this website, we feature full-screen videos as a background display. It’s a fun way to share information & we change it around so please be sure to visit often. But anyway! We wanted to mention the BUSINESS OUTLAWS PODCAST because this is the featured-video at the moment. If you haven’t seen it please be sure to check it out! Here is the BUSINESS OUTLAWS Podcast in audio-form where you can just listen (Up […]
September 25th, 2019 (Opens at 7:00 PM) 19th Century Club178 Forest AvenueOak Park, IL 60301 To Buy Tickets, Just CLICK HERE! The Book Table Presents: Chris Ware in Conversation with Chip Kidd! Their main focus will be talking about Ware’s latest book, RUSTY BROWN. RUSTY BROWN (Pantheon, 2019) is a fully interactive, full-color articulation of the time-space interrelationships of three complete consciousnesses in the first half of a single midwestern American day and the tiny piece of human grit about […]
If you are a serious Batman fan, then you must find a way to visit The Society of Illustrators in New York in the next few months to witness its “Illustrating Batman: Eighty Years of Comics and Pop Culture” exhibit. Open now and running through October 12, the exhibition encapsulates Batman’s timelessness in a series of covers and splash pages by over 50 accomplished artists, including Frank Miller, Neal Adams,Alex Ross, Shawn Martinbrogh, Bruce Timm, and Jim Lee. You can […]
Marvel Comics has announced a new die-cut cover to launch JJ Abrams’, Henry Abrams‘ and Sara Pichelli‘s new launch title Spider-Man #1. Designed by Chip Kidd, Marvel Comics’ Spider-Man #1 Variant by Chip Kidd will now be a die-cut cover, at no additional cost to retailers. The front cover is red, the centre of Spider-Man’s eye cut out to show the spider below, which opens to show the spider and credits. Marvel says that Chip Kidd’s intention was to produce something that looked handmade […]
Okay, you know how brilliant the Author/Writer Neil Gaiman is, right? Well, he has a MasterClass online where he can teach you about “The Art of Storytelling”. It’s very extensive (19 Lessons) & he breaks almost everything down in terms anyone can understand. Plus, it’s just a delight to hear him speak, ha! If you wanna check it out then just CLICK HERE! ————————————————————————————————————
If you hurry right now, you can visit the WALL STREET JOURNAL online & read a recent article written by Chip Kidd titled, “Book Designer Chip Kidd’s Favorite Things”. Now, if you have never visited that site before, they will allow you to read it for FREE. But, if you bookmark it & go to read it later, you’ll hit a “Pay Wall”. Sorry about that, but it’s out of our control, ha! So, please go give it a read […]
The SNOOPY MUSEUM TOKYO was closed as planned on September the 24th, 2018. The store & cafe were also closed. But hold on, there’s some good news!! In December 2019, the Snoopy Museum Tokyo will be reopening at “Grandberry Park” in Machida, Tokyo. For Up to date info please visit: SNOOPY MUSEUM TOKYO! Brief History: In April 2016, the Snoopy Museum opened its doors in Roppongi, Tokyo. The Museum, along with its final exhibition, closed as planned on September 24th, […]
Congrats Chris Ware!! At this year’s 2019 San Diego Comic Con (SDCC) Chris won the very prestigious INKPOT AWARD! This is sort of like the Oscars™ for the Comic Book Art World! With the Book publisher, Pantheon, he just released his latest book titled, RUSTY BROWN. Then, before that, it was BUILDING STORIES which was a Book that came with a ton of companion pieces (see down below). ————————————————————————————————————
Saturday, August 10th, 2019 (1:00 pm to 4:00 pm) Bess Bower Dunn Museum 1899 W. Winchester Road Libertyville, IL. 60048 Phone: (847) 367-6640 The “Meet the Authors of Marvelocity: Alex Ross and Chip Kidd” book signing event will be held from 1–4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10, at the Bess Bower Dunn Museum in Libertyville, Illinois. In their book, “Marvelocity” (Pantheon) Ross and Kidd bring to life beloved Marvel Universe comic characters. They tell the stories of the superheroes that live in this universe […]
Join graphic designer Chip Kidd on a private tour of our current exhibits. July 09, 2019 (6:30 pm to 8:30 pm) BUY TICKETS Chip will give background information on the exhibits: Batman Collected: Chip Kidd’s Batman Obsession, Bat-Manga!: The Secret History of Batman in Japan, and Batman Black and White: Sketch Covers Selected by Chip Kidd. Admission to this event gives you the opportunity to win one of three gift cards from Midtown Comics. Tickets:$10 members $15 Non-Members $7 Seniors/students (Undergrad with student ID) […]