Before there was Charlie Brown, there was Schulz. Take a delightful look into the magic of PEANUTS, its creator, and the lasting legacy he left on the world. A Brand-New Documentary about CHARLES M. SCHULZ (PEANUTS Creator & Cartoonist) will be premiering JUNE 25th, 2021 on Apple TV+. The Title of it is , “WHO ARE YOU, CHARLIE BROWN?” This documentary will be narrated by Lupita Nyong’o, Directed by Michael Bonfiglio, and Produced by Brian Grazer & Ron Howard. Many […]
FANTASTIC FOUR NO. 1: PANEL BY PANEL By Marvel Entertainment, Stan lee, and Chip Kidd, Illustrator Jack Kirby. Introduction by Walter Mosley, Commentaries by Mark Evanier, Photographer Geoff Spear & Essay by Tom Brevoort. Timed for the 60th anniversary, the iconic and influential first issue of the Fantastic Four by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, deconstructed by award-winning designer Chip Kidd; with text by novelist Walter Mosley, Marvel editor Tom Brevoort, and historian Mark Evanier; and photographs by Geoff Spear. The first issue of Fantastic […]
Here’s a very cool video by CARTOONIST KAYFABE (with Hosts: Ed Piskor & Jim Rugg) and it’s basically a Book Review about BATMAN: ANIMATED, a Book by Paul Dini & Chip Kidd. Now keep in mind that this book will not be coming out soon because it was published back in ©1998 & is kind of hard to find. So why a review now?? Because everyone STILL loves BATMAN: the Animated Series!! For a lot of people it’s considered the […]
JURASSIC PARK: THE ORIGINAL TOPPS TRADING CARD SERIES by the Topps Company Introduction by Gary Gerani Afterword by Chip Kidd HARDCOVER Price: $24.99 Additional formats: Ebook Publisher: Abrams ComicArts Publication Date: April 26, 2022 Journey back to where it all started in this deluxe collection of the classic Topps trading cards from 1993—just in time for the theatrical release of Jurassic World: Dominion Jurassic Park was an immediate blockbuster and has gone on to become a multimedia franchise with […]
Tony Hiss, author of the new book, “Rescuing the Planet: Protecting Half the Land to Heal the Earth”, is on a Book Tour, well sort of. In the age of Covid-19 Mr. Hiss is doing a lot of speaking engagements on ZOOM. Down below is a recent example. Then, we found a graphic that shows other dates with other Podcasters & Bookstores. So be sure to check that out! Oh yeah, the Book Cover was designed by Chip Kidd! RESCUING […]
On the final day of CCXP Worlds (Dec. 6th, 2020), Bruno Porto interviewed New York-based Graphic Designer, Writer and Editor Chip Kidd about Comic Books, Graphic Design, & Book Production. Anyway, here it is, please be sure to check it out! ————————————————————————————————————
Here’s a very recent video published on YouTube where the Graphic Designer Chip Kidd gets to talk with Students from all over the world. There is also a Q & A section, Check it out! ————————————————————————————————————
Mark Laliberte, over at the CAROUSEL Magazine Blog, recent published an exclusive interview they did back in 2013 with Author & Graphic Designer Chip Kidd. In the discussion, they talk about Chip’s long career at Penguin Random House (Then, just “Random House”) & the State of Graphic Design today. They also discuss such issues as: BAT-MANGA (Chip’s Book celebrating Jiro Kuwata’s Batman Art from the 1960’s), WATCHING THE WATCHMEN (Another Book by Chip where he documents the making of THE […]
On October 2nd, 2020 graphic designer Chip Kidd and comic author/illustrator Patrick McDonnell got together at the Strand Bookstore in NYC to celebrate the release of the 70th anniversary edition of “Only What’s Necessary: Charles M. Schulz and the Art of Peanuts” (Abrams). This event was live-streamed on The Strand’s Facebook Page & we have embedded the video down below so you can check it out! The Eisner Award–nominated tribute to Charles M. Schulz—newly repackaged for the 70th anniversary of […]
Ed Piskor & Jim Rugg, over at the CARTOONIST KAYFABE YouTube Page, put out this amazing Book Review on “WATCHING THE WATCHMEN” by Dave Gibbons, Mike Essl & Chip Kidd ( Titan Books). I say amazing because they spend almost an hour going over every page! Here it is, please check it out: These guys need to get Chip Kidd for an interview! (Hint, Hint) ISBN-13 : 978-1848560413 ISBN-10 : 1848560419 Product Dimensions : 9.3 x 1.1 x 12.2 inches Publisher : Titan Books; […]