Lawrence Wright is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author and investigative reporter who was one of the first to warn of global pandemics. In his latest book, “The Plague Year: America in the Time of COVID (Knopf, Book Cover Design by Chip Kidd),” Wright shares what he’s learned from studying the origins, the politics and the ongoing threats of the pandemic and what that means for Americans and the world. In the YouTube Video down blow Lawrence Wright joins Washington Post […]
Seek You: A Conversation with Kristen Radtke and José Orduña Shameful to talk about and often misunderstood, loneliness is everywhere, from the most major of metropolises to the smallest of towns. Through deeply insightful comics, Kristen Radtke, The Believer’s Art Director, shines a light on people’s most vulnerable and sublime moments. In a new book published by Pantheon titled “Seek You: A Journey Through American Loneliness”, Radtke digs deep into the history of loneliness, the ways in which […]
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 […]
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 […]
Here’s a wonderful conversation between Neil Gaiman (Batman & Sandman) & Art Spigelman (MAUS, RAW Magazine). This event happened on April 4, 2014 in the Sosnoff Theater at The Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, Bard College. They discuss Newspaper Comics, EC Horror Comics, the impact of MAD Magazine & much more about Popular Culture.
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! ————————————————————————————————————
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; […]
As a part of the “Book Your Summer” Program over at Penguin Random House, Graphic designer and editor Chip Kidd gets the inside story from some of our favorite graphic novelists: Pat Dorian (Lon Chaney Speaks), Reza Farazmand (City Monster), Liana Finck (Excuse Me), Deena Mohamed (Shubeik Lubeik), Tom Scioli (Jack Kirby), and David F. Walker (The Life of Frederick Douglass). If a picture is worth a thousand words, the amazing blends of art and storytelling crafted by these talented […]