Over at the WALL STREET JOURNAL Website a Reporter named Nicholas Carr has written a very excellent article on the possible death of eBooks and the e-Readers people use to read them (Kobo, Barnes and Noble Nook, Sony eReader & Amazon Kindle). Now, we don’t mean to be too harsh here ( ha ha! ) but for awhile now a lot of Book Critics have been saying that these new devices will ruin print media. We love books, real books, and hope that never happens.

Anyways, the article is really great, check it out, just CLICK HERE!

HarperCollins just announced that they will be creating a beautiful print edition of Neil Gaiman's inspirational "Make Good Art" Graduation Speech that was delivered to the 2012 graduating class of Philadelphia's University of the Arts. The edition will be designed, inside and out, by Book Designer (and Batman collector) Chip Kidd. It is sure to be THE perfect gift book. "Make Good Art" will be out May 14th.

In May 2012, bestselling author Neil Gaiman delivered the commencement address at Philadelphia's University of the Arts, in which he shared his thoughts about creativity, bravery, and strength. He encouraged the fledgling painters, musicians, writers, and dreamers to break rules and think outside the box. Most of all, he urged them to make good art.

LINKS:

Excellent write-up at the HUFFINGTON POST Arts & Culture page.

Video of Neil Gaiman’s Complete MAKE GOOD ART Graduation Speech on YouTube.

To see the full-complete Book Cover, both front and back, please be sure to visit our GALLERY PAGE.

Here’s another Karen Kavett “Graphic Design” Instructional Video we knew we needed to post and not just because she’s cute but also because it features some great information about what you need to know before going to press.

Here’s a link on where to buy one of these and more information too, just CLICK HERE!

Chip Kidd recently had the honor of being interviewed by Elaine Viets on her “Dead End Jobs” Radio Podcast. The focus of the interview was all about his new DC Comics’ Batman Graphic Novel titled, “BATMAN: DEATH BY DESIGN”. It’s about 20 minutes long & really goes in depth about both the creation of the book and the overall storyline. They also cover the creative process that Chip Kidd and Comic Book Artist Dave Taylor went through to finish this book. We have embedded it down below so you can enjoy it. ( Thanks Elaine! )

This masterful debut novel was so astonishing that Oprah had to share it with the world. Watch the video down below to find out what Oprah loved so much about Ayana Mathis’ The Twelve Tribes of Hattie. Published by Knopf, 256 pages, in stores now. For more information about how to join Oprah’s Book Club, just CLICK HERE!

Here’s some really great news that just came in. Over at the Christian Science Monitor website they just published a very excellent review for Pantheon Books’ latest Chris Ware Graphic Novel, BUILDING STORIES. The review, written by David Unger, is very well thought out and also takes up two whole pages, wow! One quote from the article reads, “Chris Ware’s unusual graphic novel is a triumph of imagination and originality.” But we should just let you read what David had to say in full, so please, just CLICK HERE! ( Thanks David, good job! )

Tom Flinn, over at the ICv2 Website, recently wrote an excellent Book Review for the release of Chris Ware’s latest Graphic Novel, BUILDING STORIES. This brand-new book, published by Pantheon, has been getting some very good reviews and we’re really proud to be adding ICv2 to the list! So, please be sure to visit their site and check it out, it’s very well written with a lot of fun information, just CLICK HERE! ( Thanks Tom! )

CULT #MTL ( Montreal, Canada ) just posted an extremely intense interview with the Comic book Artist and Graphic Novelist, Charles Burns. Of course everything Mr. Burns does is intense, but this dialogue between him, and the Reporter Emily Raine, really gets into the nuts and bolts of creating comic books. They discuss Art Styles, Plot Points, the History of Comics and the inspiration/influence of Herge’s Tintin Books on this trilogy. Yes, it’s cool!

Please CLICK HERE to check out this awesome Interview with Charles Burns ( Thanks Emily! )

COMIC BOOK RESOURCES recently posted a very interesting interview with Chris Ware. The topic? Ware’s latest Graphic Novel known as BUILDING STORIES. Published by Pantheon Books, this “book” has been touted as more of a “Book in a Box” by the New York Times. Most of the reason for that is because this product is made-up of many different components: Books, Booklets, Pamphlets, Posters, Maps, etc… all stored inside a “box”.

CBR Staff Writer, Alex Dueben, does an excellent job at asking the tough questions. Then Chris Ware, as always, answers in a most thought provoking way. It’s a great interview. Please go see for yourself, just CLICK HERE! ( Thanks Alex! ) Also, We wanna ask all the readers of this site to please share our posts on Facebook, Twitter, or anywhere!