“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!
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Here’s a Link to the NPR BOOK REVIEW Review where Reporter Glen Weldon gave his review on Gengoroh Tagame’s latest Graphic Novel Book titled, “My Brother’s Husband Vol. 2” (Pantheon).
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Here’s a quick post to share a very cool fan-made YouTube Video showcasing the Book Cover Design for the New MARVELOCITY: THE MARVEL COMICS ART OF ALEX ROSS Book (Pantheon) created by the Book Designer, Chip Kidd.
So, a Special THANK YOU goes out to COLLECTOR DUDE for making this, it’s awesome!
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Time & Location:
Thursday, October 11th, 2018 ( 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm )
Kinokuniya San Francisco Japan Center
1581 Webster Street
San Francisco, CA 94115
Come celebrate the release of “My Brother’s Husband, Vol.2” (Pantheon) at this world-famous San Francisco store and meet two world-famous artists!
Gengoroh Tagame is the leading manga artist working in the genre of gay erotica and creator of “My Brother’s Husband” (Pantheon). Chip Kidd is a renowned graphic designer, best known for his memorable book jackets for authors like Haruki Murakami!
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Comic book writer and artist Alex Ross make an amazing TV appearance the other night where he talked about his artistic process, what drew him to the idea of drawing realistic versions of superheroes and explains why he doesn’t have an email.
Of course this appearance was on LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS and was all about promoting his new book, MARVELOCITY: The Marvel Comics Art of Alex Ross (Pantheon, in Stores Now!). Designed by Chip Kidd, Photography by Geoff Spear, Introduction by J. J. Abrams.
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Time & Location:
Saturday October 27th, 2018 (5:00 to 6:00 PM)
“Alex Ross is a legend” writes Ta-Nehisi Coates. “You should check out his work to see what the best of the form has to offer.” One of the world’s most preeminent and well-respected comic book artists, Ross’ celebrated artistry brings the world of superheroes to dynamic life, depicting each of these characters using their powers to inspire humanity as well as help them. In his eagerly awaited Marvelocity (Pantheon), Ross delivers a retrospective celebration of the Marvel comics galaxy that is currently ruling the world: Spider-Man, Iron Man, Captain America, Black Panther, the Avengers, the X-Men, Doctor Strange, the Guardians of the Galaxy, and the Fantastic Four. Renowned graphic designer, book jacket design pioneer and co-author Chip Kidd joins Ross for this not be missed event.
Pre-order your copy of “Marvelocity: The Marvel Comics Art of Alex Ross” through the CHF box office and save 20%.
A book signing will follow this program!
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Ticket Prices:
General Admission (Public) - $25
General Admission (Student) - $10
General Admission (Public) with Book & Ticket - $65
General Admission (Student) with Book & Ticket - $50
To Pre-Order TICKETS just CLICK HERE!
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Time & Location:
Saturday, October 13th (2:00 to 5pm)
Chicago Comics
3244 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60657
(773) 528-1983
Chicago Comics welcomes Alex Ross (Marvels, Kingdom Come, Astro City) on Saturday October 13th for a rare appearance and signing. From 2:00 – 5:00 pm he’ll be signing your favorite book, Limit 1, so choose wisely!*
Chicago Comics will be the only comic shop in the midwest hosting an event for MARVELOCITY, this cannot be missed!
*BONUS: Every purchase of MARVELOCITY at Chicago Comics will allow you for another 4 items signed. For a total of 5!
Alex Ross brings the heroes of the Marvel universe into dynamic life with this retrospective celebration of comics: Spider-Man, Black Panther, Captain America, Iron Man, the Avengers, the X-Men, Doctor Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy, and the Fantastic Four. MARVELOCITY includes more than 50 never-been-published sketches, working models and other preparatory art, and a 14-panel portfolio gallery of Marvel’s most beloved characters. And Ross has written a new 10-page story pitting Spider-Man against the Sinister Six—the webslinger’s most popular villains—that ends with a stunning twist!
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Time & Location:
Friday October 5th, 2018 (Starts at 7:00 PM)
Barnes & Noble Union Square
33 East 17th Street
New York, NY 10003
212-253-0810
Alex Ross Art, Pantheon Books, and Barnes & Noble will host a talk and signing with the legendary Alex Ross and Chip Kidd. This is a free event, but if you’d like a signature, you must purchase a MARVELOCITY copy from Barnes & Noble. Fans who plan on buying the book are allowed up to two additional personal items signed by Alex Ross and Chip Kidd.
To Pre-Order This B&N Special Edition of MARVELOCITY in Advance, Then CLICK HERE! (This item will be available on October 2nd, 2018)
For More Information about This Event Please Be Sure To Visit the BARNES & NOBLE UNION SQUARE Facebook Page!
As always, to view all of Chip Kidd’s Current Lectures & Book Signings just check out his NEXT APPEARANCE Page!
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Time & Location:
New York Comic Con (NYC, NY)
Saturday, October 6th, 2018
Alex Ross and Chip Kidd will participate in a MARVELOCITY (Pantheon - October 2, 2018) Lecture & Panel Discussion, followed by a signing with Alex Ross. During this must-see panel, Ross will chat about the new book, his artistic process, comic art, and much much more. Each ticket includes a signed copy of MARVELOCITY, a limited-edition print of Origins: Black Panther, and the signing of one additional personal item.
Please note that fans do not need a NYCC badge to attend, but tickets must be purchased in advance. For $75, fans will get everything included in the signing, plus a ticket to the panel at 11 a.m. For $65, fans can pass on the panel and simply attend the second signing at 1:30 a.m.
For more info and to buy tickets CLICK HERE.
As always, to view all of Chip Kidd’s Current Lectures & Book Signings just check out his NEXT APPEARANCE Page!
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Time & Location:
Friday, October 12th, 2018 (8:00pm to 10pm PDT)
Strut
470 Castro Street
San Francisco, California 94114
If you are a fan of Gengoroh Tagame, you will not want to miss this night! Join us for a wonderful evening where we will celebrate the release of Volume 2 of “My Brother’s Husband” (Pantheon - September 18th, 2018) by Gengoroh Tagame!
Essentially the Tom of Finland of Japan, here Tagame wildly switches his highly erotic gears mid-career with this family friendly PG-rated surprise hit! Not only will we have copies of his work available for sale, the artists himself will be here! As well as nationally acclaimed book cover designer Chip Kidd, will be here to have an in conversation session with Gengorho Tagame.
This event is FREE, all are welcome. For More Information just CLICK HERE!
As always, to view all of Chip Kidd’s Current Lectures & Book Signings just check out his NEXT APPEARANCE Page!
About the Artist:
GENGOROH TAGAME was born in 1964 and lives in Tokyo. After graduating from Tama University of Art, Tagame worked as an art director while writing manga and prose fiction, contributing illustrations for various magazines. In 1994 he cofounded the epochal G-Men Magazine and by 1996 he was working full-time as an openly gay artist. He is the author of dozens of graphic novels and stories which have been translated into English, French, Italian, and Korean. His artwork has been exhibited in galleries across Europe and America. My Brother’s Husband marks his first all-ages title, and earned him the Japan Media Arts Award for Outstanding Work of Manga from the Agency of Cultural Affairs.
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ABOUT MARVELOCITY
Marvelocity by Alex Ross will be published on October 2, 2018 by Pantheon Books. Thirteen years after his Eisner Award-winning, nationally best-selling Mythology – here is the long-awaited Marvel Comics counterpart, a retrospective celebration of the other half of the comics galaxy that is currently ruling the world: Spider-Man, Iron Man, Captain America, Black Panther, the Avengers, the X-Men, Doctor Strange, the Guardians of the Galaxy, and the Fantastic Four.
Ross brings the heroes of the Marvel universe into dynamic life as never before. With an introduction by J.J. Abrams, MARVELOCITY includes more than 50 previously unpublished sketches, working models, and other preparatory art, and a 14-panel portfolio gallery of Marvel’s most beloved characters. MARVELOCITY also contains a new 10-page story by Ross that pits Spider-Man against the Sinister Six and ends with a stunning twist. The first printing is 75,000 copies.
In the last decade, Marvel has created the most successful franchise in cinematic history by deftly telling compelling stories about characters that audiences love. Currently, Ross works exclusively for Marvel, though he has also worked for DC Comics. He has an enormous fan base that continues to grow. He works exclusively in pencil, ink, and paint on paper, completely by hand, with no computer enhancement. MARVELOCITY chronicles this creative process.
“Alex is a legend. Even if you don’t consider yourself a comics-head, you should check out his work to see what the best of the form has to offer.” –Ta-Nehisi Coates
As he did for the DC characters in Mythology, Alex Ross now brings the heroes of the Marvel universe into dynamic life as never before. Marvelocity includes more than 50 never-been-published sketches, paintings, photographs and working models, and other preparatory art, and a 14-panel portfolio gallery of Marvel’s most beloved characters. And Ross has written a new 10-page story pitting Spider-Man against the Sinister Six–the webslinger’s most popular villains–that ends with a stunning twist.
Ross was born in 1970 in Portland, Oregon, and grew up in Lubbock, Texas. He studied painting at the American Academy of Art in Chicago, and after graduation, he worked at the Leo Burnett advertising agency as an in-house artist. His first published comics work appeared shortly after that, and he soon went out on his own. He has won every comics industry accolade many times over, including ten Will Eisner Awards. He lives with his family in Chicago.
MARVELOCITY:
THE MARVEL COMICS ART OF ALEX ROSS
By ALEX ROSS and CHIP KIDD
With an introduction by J. J. Abrams
Full Color Hardcover / $45
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Here’s a quick shout out to Pantheon Books and Author Sonny Liew who’s book, The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye, made the NPR “Best Graphic Novels of 2016” List.
The cover is shown up above and down below is an example of some of the other books that made the list. WOW, what an honor!! Thank you NPR.
On October 18th, 2016 James Gleick (Author) and Maria Popova appeared at the 92nd Street Y to discuss his new book, TIME TRAVEL: A HISTORY
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The book was published recently by Pantheon and the cover (shown up above) was designed by Peter Mendelsund.
Here is a video of the event and their discussion was really great! So, please be sure to check it out:
Massive Goods announced on Monday that Pantheon Books (Maus, Persepolis) will publish Gengoroh Tagame‘s My Brother’s Husband(Otōto no Otto) manga in English. The first two-in-one omnibus volume is slated for June 2017.
Massive Goods describes the story:
My Brother’s Husband is a family drama that begins with the auspicious arrival of Mike, a Canadian who has come to pay respects to the family of his recently deceased Japanese husband Ryoji, whose only remaining immediate family member is Yaichi—an identical twin brother. As Mike gets accustomed to Japanese morays and the surprising idiosyncrasies of living with Yaichi and his daughter Kana, the sleepy Japanese suburb also learns the true meaning of family.
Tagame began serializing the ongoing manga in Futabasha‘s Monthly Action magazine in November 2014 and the third compiled volume will ship on October 12.
Anne Ishii is translating My Brother’s Husband and Chip Kidd is designing the release. Both have worked on other English releases of other manga by Tagame, including the short story collection The Passion of Gengoroh Tagame, the first English release of Tagame’s manga.
News Source: ANIME NEWS NETWORK
This week, THE HISTORY OF BATMAN Podcast interviewed graphic designer and Batman writer Chip Kidd from New York Comic Con!
Londyn and his co-host, Mason Booker, talk with Chip about his journey into becoming a modern book jacket designer, his life-long fandom of BATMAN, and how he became part of the Dark Knight’s celebrated history with his book, “Bat-Manga! The Secret History of Batman in Japan” (Pantheon Books), exploring the lost art of the Batman Manga during the 1960s.
Listen in to this riveting interview as they talk all about Batman and the importance of the character’s visual evolution and design over the last 77 years.
Hear it all right here: Chip Kidd Interviewed by The History of the Batman with Londyn! Presented by Meltdown Comics!
