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Gilbert Gottfried’s AMAZING COLOSSAL PODCAST Interview with CHIP KIDD

Award-winning designer, author and pop culture historian Chip Kidd joins Gilbert and Frank over at the Gilbert Gottfried’s AMAZING COLOSSAL PODCAST for a lively (and educational!) conversation about memorable Movie Posters, Jewish Comic Book Creators, the Convoluted History of Captain Marvel and the 80th Anniversary of the Caped Crusader & Japanese BAT-MANGA! Also, King Kong goes to Japan, Andrew Wyeth inspires Charles M. Schulz, Gilbert plays a Superman Villain and Chip designs the iconic “Jurassic Park” Logo. PLUS: Tobor the […]

NYC ~ JUNE 20th, a Live Podcast Interview with Designer Chip Kidd!

On Thursday, June 20th, at 6:30 PM in New York City, the Designer Chip Kidd will be a Special LIVE Guest on the “PERSON PLACE THING” Podcast! This is a LIVE EVENT (Starts 6:30 PM, but get there early!) where the Host of the Podcast, Randy Cohen, will interview Chip Kidd about his life, career, and the State of Graphic Design today. They will also be discussing a lot about the “Influences of Punk Rock on Graphics”. WHERE: MAD Museum […]

ROWING BLAZERS Interview with Book Designer & Fashion Icon, Chip Kidd

“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! ————————————————————————————————————

Lisa Birnbach’s FIVE THINGS Podcast Interview with Chip Kidd

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 […]

#MARVELOCITY “The Marvel Comics Art Of Alex Ross” Exhibit Opens March 9th, DUNN Museum in Illinois

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 […]

Washington DC, March 10, 2019 – Chip Kidd Book Signing: Shazam! The Golden Age of the World’s Mightiest Mortal

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. ————————————————————————————————————

Feb 7-8th – Sante Fe, New Mexico: CHIP KIDD Will Be Speaking at #PUBWEST

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 […]

Join/Support The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund! #CBLDF

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! ————————————————————————————————————

New “Polish Language” Versions of Books by CHIP KIDD!

WOW! We just recently discovered that 2 Books by Designer/Author Chip Kidd have now been translated into the Polish Language! It’s so cool to see these in another language even if you can’t understand Polish, ha! One is the “GO! The Kidd’s Guide to Graphic Design” Book & the other one is Kidd’s TED ORIGINAL Book (TED Talks Lecture) .  And if you would like a copy of either of these here’s where you can buy them! Just CLICK HERE! […]

Inside the Alex Ross Studio — CBS This Morning #Marvelocity

In the world of comic book artists, Alex Ross is a superhero. He’s been called the Norman Rockwell of comics and has put his imprint on Superman, Spiderman, Aquaman and Captain America. Ross wields his superpower in his paintbrush and he allowed “CBS This Morning: Saturday” co-host Anthony Mason into his secret lair to discuss his love of Comic Book Characters, his Artwork Process, and his new book, Marvelocity (Pantheon). ————————————————————————————————————