Long time fans of both Charles M. Schulz and the PEANUTS Comic Strip should be pretty excited about this news. In Japan they have plans to dedicate an entire building to the art of “Sparky”! This, of course, is the special nickname of the Cartoonist, Charles M. Schulz. This special place will be known as the SNOOPY MUSEUM TOKYO and it is opening on April 23, 2016 (architect’s rendering above).

This new museum came about because of an exhibition of original Peanuts strips and other artifacts from the Charles M Schulz museum which opened in the Mori Gallery on October of 2013 (Photos from that event are posted down below, check out the Replica of Sparky’s real-life Art Studio) and ran through the holidays, closing in January. In those three months the exhibition drew 280,000 fans, demonstrating to the curators of the exhibition that there was a hunger for a world class exhibition of Peanuts art. In other words, Charlie Brown and his friends are loved on a global scale and this facilitated a new location in Japan!

As a Special Side Note:

We are both extremely happy and honored to mention that Chip Kidd will be designing the special catalog for the very 1st exhibition that will be curated by Sparky’s wife, Jean Schulz. The name of the show will be titled, “MY FAVORITE PEANUTS”. This is just 2 months away so please stay tuned to CHIPKIDD.COM for more info!

Another Side Note - Here is Chip Kidd’s Recent ART OF PEANUTS Book:

Martha Frankel is a Blogger/Reporter for WOODSTOCK WRITERS RADIO and she recently met up with Chip Kidd at the Miami Book Fair to discuss his new book, Only What’s Necessary: Charles M. Schulz and the Art of Peanuts (Abrams). The interview is available online as a free podcast and we want to invite everyone to please check it out. She did an amazing job (Thanks Martha!).

To hear the complete broadcast, please CLICK HERE!

Wow! We wanna thank the entire staff of the NEWSDAY Newspaper Syndicate for placing Chip Kidd and Geoff Spear’s new book, Only What’s Necessary: Charles M. Schultz and the Art of Peanuts (Abrams), on their 2015 Holiday Gift Guide. They made some very excellent suggestions this year and we’re just totally honored to be included. For the complete list please be sure to visit their website, here’s a LINK!

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 and also maybe share it on your favorite social media, thanks!

Here’s a LINK!

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. They also briefly talk about the new 3D PEANUTS movie that just hit theaters.

The article is really wonderful and you can read it by clicking RIGHT HERE!

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 while you’re there think about maybe making a donation. That is how they keep that site going (they have NO ads). Just CLICK HERE!

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. So, please CLICK HERE!

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 out.

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 a cartoonist.

The books comes out on October 20th, so it should be in stores now. Here’s what the book cover looks like and, if you love the artwork of Charles M. Schulz (who doesn’t??), then the inside is loaded with tons of eye candy!

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 with his two co-authors, Anne Ishii & Graham Kolbeins, are all nominated for an EISNER AWARD in the “Best Anthology” category for their new book, “Massive: Gay Erotic Manga and the Men Who Make It”, published by Fantagraphics (out now)!!

We have done our best to list all of Chip’s lectures, speaking engagements, book signings, and other events at his NEXT APPEARANCES page and we knew we would not have the space to list them here so please be sure to visit that page.

Over at the PEANUTS STUDIO BLOG awhile back they shared a few photos of Chip Kidd and the ABRAMS Book Publisher, Charles Kochman, as they paid a visit to the “Collections & Archives” Room of the Charles M. Schulz Museum.

This was in preparation for Chip Kidd’s next brand-new book on the work of Cartoonist Charles M. Schulz titled, “Only What’s Necessary: Charles M. Schulz and Peanuts”. It will be released by Abrams on October 20th, 2015.

Please stay tuned to CHIPKIDD.COM for future details and also please feel free to visit the PEANUTS STUDIO BLOG as they are always sharing amazing photos and stories about one of America’s true national treasures.