Over at THE CASUAL OPTIMIST Website they recently put-up a blog posting of a wonderful Podcast Interview with Cartoonist Charles Burns as he discusses his new Graphic Novel Book, THE HIVE (Pantheon), with Michael Silverblatt of KCRW’s THE BOOKWORM. We have provided a link, right HERE, that you can click on to go give it a listen. Hey! It’s almost 30 minutes of total craziness as Charles Burns talks about his art & story process.

Here’s a LINK to the INKSTUDS Blog where Chip Kidd was recently interviewed by Robin McConnell. Their discussion is all about Chip Kidd’s new Book titled, “SHAZAM! The Golden Age of The Earth’s Mightiest Mortal” (Published by Abrams ComicArts, 2010 ).

This HUGE over-sized book features a ton of cool vintage toys, figurines, clothing, secret decoders, temporary tattoos, and other rare collectibles featuring Captain Marvel, Captain Marvel Jr. and Mary Marvel.

It’s a short interview but very well done ( Thanks Robin! ). You can hear it, for free, by just clicking right HERE!

You can also order the book at 20% off the regular retail price, by clicking HERE!

Hey Everybody! For your listening enjoyment we have embedded this excellent recording of Book Authors Chris Ware and Zadie Smith as they recently appeared at the New York Public Library for an event known as “Live From The NYPL”. Following the release of Chris Ware's new Graphic Novel, BUILDING STORIES (Pantheon Books), and Zadie Smith's newest novel, NW (an exploration of a set of characters in a London neighborhood) the two come together on stage to discuss the role of space and place in their own works. The event went really well & it’s quite interesting to hear from these 2 Artists. Also, this thing lasts for almost 2 hours! So, please give it a listen.

I don’t know why, but somehow this older Podcast Interview with Designer Chip Kidd popped-up on a recent Google search. Like, I thought it was brand-new, but later I found out it was recorded back in 2008. That’s so weird. Yes, this is from five years ago! But hang-on a second, it’s still great to listen to and fun to revisit. This was posted on a website called 36POINT where they cover many different aspects of Graphic Design. There, they have a Podcast called “The Reflex Blue Show” and Chip was interviewed by Nate Voss and Donovan Beery. The questions they pose are pretty interesting and, overall, the discussion is most excellent! They also talk about some book projects that Kidd had going on at that time like Batman’s Bat-Manga, Watching The Watchmen, and his own two novels, Cheese Monkeys and The Learners.

Hey, Go give it a listen! 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! )

Please be sure to click the LINK button here or down below to enjoy the latest KCRW “Bookworm” Podcast where Reporter Michael Silverblatt interviews Graphic Novelist Chris Ware about his latest publication, BUILDING STORIES (Pantheon). Of course this Graphic Novel is way more than a book, it’s a very large box that houses an eclectic gathering of colorful pamphlets, tabloid comics, and a fold-out game board, and more! BUILDING STORIES intimately details the people and happenings of a fictional building somewhere on the north shore of Chicago.

To hear this amazing interview please CLICK HERE and then when you get there just click on the dark-blue “Listen” button.

After you spend a few hours at CHIPKIDD.COM enjoying all the fun information & beautiful graphics you need to head over to the KUOW.ORG Website to listen to a very in-depth Podcast and entertaining interview with the ultra-talented Graphic Novelist, Charles Burns. This is Seattle’s NPR Radio ( 94.9 fm ) page and their Reporter, Steve Scher, shares a really great talk with Mr. Burns.

The main focus of their talk is Charles Burns’ brand-new Graphic Novel titled, THE HIVE. This is the follow-up to Pantheon Books’ recent success, the X’ED OUT book. Actually, THE HIVE is the 2nd book in what will eventually be a “trilogy”. Now, we were not able to embed their podcast here but you can easily click this LINK and visit their website. Once there, you’ll want to click on the podcast button & listen. It’s located right under the Title of the Post & it’s a “blue arrow”. Please keep in mind that once you start it their 1st story covers a little bit of Politics, but that doesn’t last too long & then they really get into their talk with Burns. It’s really worth hearing & it’s also a REALLY GREAT INTERVIEW!

This week in The New York Times Book Review, Douglas Wolk reviews Chris Ware's "Building Stories” published by Pantheon. I mean, the book made the cover, WOW! The graphic novel, which follows the residents of one building in Chicago, comes in the form of 14 different elements in a large box: a hard-bound volume or two, pamphlets and leaflets, a huge tabloid and more.

Then, Reporter John Williams at The New York Times BOOKS PODCAST interviews Chris Ware and there is a lot of interesting twists and turns. We can’t embed it here but if you visit this LINK then you can listen to the podcast. Please do, it’s really great!

This morning Chip Kidd had the honor of appearing on NPR Radio in New York City, specifically their podcast for “NPR Books”. The main topic was, “In The E-Book World, Are Book Covers A Dying Art?”. Please CLICK HERE so you can give it a listen and also let us know what YOU think. Thanks, and Thank You NPR BOOKS!

This particular post was created to share an extremely excellent podcast interview of Chip Kidd done awhile back by Debbie Millman. For the few people unfamiliar with her work: she is a Partner and President of the design division at Sterling Brands, one of the leading brand identity firms in the country. Millman is President Emeritus of AIGA, and chair of the School of Visual Arts’ Master’s Program in Branding. She is a contributing editor to Print magazine and host of the podcast “Design Matters.” She is also the Author of many excellent books on Branding & Graphic Design, whew!

OK, now, we could not embed the podcast here at this site but please follow this LINK to the “DESIGN OBSERVER” where you can listen to it. If you’re a fan of Chip Kidd, or just love Graphic Design in general, then you’ll really love it. It’s really well done & also entertaining as well. It was done around the time Chip Kidd wrote his 2 Books: “The Cheese Monkeys: A Novel in Two Semesters” and “The Learners: A Novel”. But, they are not the only focus of the interview because they also do an excellent job of covering many different aspects of Design. So, go check it out!

Whoops! One last thing, if you would like to learn more about Debbie Millman then please be sure to visit her website by clicking HERE!