If you're a fan of the graphic novel, then this is your night! Chris Ware, author of Acme Novelty and Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth joins writer Charles Burns, creator of Black Hole, to discuss their latest work with esteemed author, editor and graphic designer Chip Kidd. Ware's new novel, Building Stories and Burn's new book, The Hive, will be talked about, but so will everything from the process of writing a graphic novel to the popularity of this genre- and if that wasn't enough, slides will be shown to illustrate the talk.

This book signing & lecture event takes place at STRAND BOOKS, which is in New York City, NY. The date is October 10th, 2012 from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm. The event will be located in the Strand’s 2nd floor Art Department at 828 Broadway at 12th Street. Admission into the event requires the purchase of a copy of “Building Stories”, “The Hive”, or a $10 Strand Gift Card. All options admit one person. Please note that payment is required for all online event orders at the time of checkout. For more information, CLICK HERE!

Whoops, almost forgot to mention this important news!
If you are unable to attend this event you can still pre-order signed copies of both books. Just click the link up above for details.

The reason for this post is two-fold. First, it’s cover was designed by Chip Kidd. Second, this new book written by DAVID QUAMMEN, “Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic”, is getting quite a bit of serious attention since it’s Oct 1st release and is quickly becoming a very important book in the world-wide Scientific community. We have included 2 videos down below: The first one is from the Author & the second one is the Official Book Trailer. The basic premise of the story is this:

The emergence of strange new diseases is a frightening problem that seems to be getting worse. In this age of speedy travel, it threatens a worldwide pandemic. We hear news reports of Ebola, SARS, AIDS, and something called Hendra killing horses and people in Australia-but those reports miss the big truth that such phenomena are part of a single pattern. The bugs that transmit these diseases share one thing: they originate in wild animals and pass to humans by a process called spillover. David Quammen tracks this subject around the world. He recounts adventures in the field-netting bats in China, trapping monkeys in Bangladesh, stalking gorillas in the Congo-with the world's leading disease scientists. In Spillover Quammen takes the reader along on this astonishing quest to learn how, where from, and why these diseases emerge, and he asks the terrifying question: What might the next big one be?

If you happen to love Graphic Novels, Books, Chris Ware, Charles Burns, or Chip Kidd then please be sure to visit the FREE LIBRARY OF PHILADELPHIA on October 9th for a Lecture Series & Book Signing. The main focus of the event will be 2 brand-new Graphic Novels published by Pantheon Book, “Building Stories” by Chris Ware and “The Hive” by Charles Burns. Admission to the event is FREE so there’s absolutely NO excuse NOT to go, ha! That date/time again is Tuesday, October 9th, 2012 at 7:30PM. For more info: Please CLICK HERE!

Sean T. Collins, a Rolling Stone Magazine Reporter, recently interviewed Jaime Hernandez, Chris Ware, Daniel Clowes, and Gilbert Hernandez. Yes, all four of them, in the same room, at the same time. It’s an amazing dialogue with a lot of insight & some surprising humor. In the article they talk about Graphic Novels, the Art of Comics, Artistic Influences, and what it’s like to make a living doing what they love: Drawing. To read the article just CLICK HERE!

In this Author History Lecture Video, recorded at the 92nd Street Y back in November, 2009, Martin Amis, Brian Boyd and Chip Kidd pay tribute to Vladimir Nabokov and read from his posthumous work, “The Original of Laura”. Biographer Brian Boyd begins with a presentation on the novel's place within Nabokov's canon; Martin Amis discusses Nabokov in relation to tragedy and the Holocaust; Chip Kidd discusses the design history of Nabokov's book covers from the past in reference to his own design of “The Original of Laura” Book Jacket ( shown up above ). A reading from Laura follows. Also, for more 92Y event information please visit: 92Y.org

Over at the VICE MAGAZINE Website a Reporter named Nick Gazin recently interviewed Chip Kidd about his latest Graphic Novel, Batman: Death By Design ( Published by DC Comics with Artwork by Dave Taylor ). This BATMAN book has been getting a lot of attention lately and Nick did an excellent interview. Seriously, the questions are pretty clever. To check it out it please CLICK HERE. Also, Please be sure to share, tweet, & spread the news of CHIPKIDD.COM on your favorite Social Networking Site ( Facebook, Twitter, etc…). You can click some of the SHARE Buttons down below, OR use the ones located at the top-right side-bar of this page. Thanks!

Shown here are just a few of the many different Cover Designs for George Orwell’s “Nineteen Eighty-Four”, or simply, “1984″ . Published in 1948 ( the title is a reversal of those numbers ) this book has become an international classic. Seriously, it should be a “must read” on anyone’s book-reading list. The story is both political fiction and dystopian science-fiction. It has also introduced many terms and concepts still used today, stuff like: Big Brother, Doublethink, Thoughtcrime, etc… In fact, many subjects considered to be Censorship, Mind Control or Government Surveillance is thought of as being “Orwellian”.

The 1st photo shown way up above is the original UK FIRST EDITION Hardback with Dust-Jacket as it appeared in England, 1948. Then, we get to see what the FIRST EDITION US VERSION looked like. Following these, down below, are many examples of the book’s cover over the years ( both hardback & paperback ). Oh, there have been many many more than these, this is just a small sample. The very last cover shown, plain white with a blue eye pupil, is just one of the most recent modern-day versions.

In closing, here is a recent photo taken at the real-life “George Orwell House” in England. The irony of it? Check out the Police Camera, ha!!

Here’s a quick post to share some hilarious comic strips & a photo that all revolve around a love of reading books. The one with Dr. Seuss’ “Horton” character totally cracks me up!

Just a quick humor post to brighten your day. Here are some completely hilarious photos that all revolve around the great American Novel, “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream” by Hunter S. Thompson ( Random House, 1971 ).

Yes! This week’s latest issue of THE NEW YORKER Magazine features a beautiful cover with artwork by Chris Ware. It’s main theme is “Back To School” and, like a lot of his art, it is filled with a sense of Melancholy. So, please be sure to hit your local newsstand soon. We also want to mention that THE NEW YORKER did a short Interview and Story about about Chris Ware where they talk about this cover design and his new Graphic Novel book from Pantheon titled, BUILDING STORIES. You can read that interesting article by clicking RIGHT HERE!

As a side note:

To celebrate the release of BUILDING STORIES, Chris Ware will have two separate Art Gallery Openings that together will exhibit 126 drawings used to create the new book. The events will be held at Adam Baumgold Gallery (New York) and Carl Hammer Gallery (Chicago). The Art Shows open on September 8th, 2012 and run until October 27th.