September 25th, 2019  (Opens at 7:00 PM)

19th Century Club
178 Forest Avenue
Oak Park, IL 60301

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The Book Table Presents: Chris Ware in Conversation with Chip Kidd! Their main focus will be talking about Ware’s latest book, RUSTY BROWN.

RUSTY BROWN (Pantheon, 2019) is a fully interactive, full-color articulation of the time-space interrelationships of three complete consciousnesses in the first half of a single midwestern American day and the tiny piece of human grit about which they involuntarily orbit. A sprawling, special snowflake accumulation of the biggest themes and the smallest moments of life, Rusty Brown literately and literally aims at nothing less than the coalescence of one half of all of existence into a single museum-quality picture story, expertly arranged to present the most convincingly ineffable and empathetic illusion of experience for both life-curious readers and traditional fans of standard reality. From childhood to old age, no frozen plotline is left unthawed in the entangled stories of a child who awakens without superpowers, a teen who matures into a paternal despot, a father who stores his emotional regrets on the surface of Mars and a late-middle-aged woman who seeks the love of only one other person on planet Earth.

CHRIS WARE is widely acknowledged to be the most gifted and beloved cartoonist of his generation by both his mother and fourteen-year-old daughter. His Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth won the Guardian First Book Award and was listed as one of the 100 Best Books of the Decade by The Times (London) in 2009. Building Stories was named a Top Ten Fiction Book of the Year in 2012 by both The New York Times and Time magazine. Ware is an irregular contributor to The New Yorker, and his original drawings have been exhibited at the Whitney Biennial, in the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, and in piles behind his worktable in Oak Park, Illinois. In 2016 he was featured in the PBS documentary series Art 21: Art in the 21st Century, and in 2017 an eponymous monograph of his work was published by Rizzoli.

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If you are a serious Batman fan, then you must find a way to visit The Society of Illustrators in New York in the next few months to witness its “Illustrating Batman: Eighty Years of Comics and Pop Culture” exhibit. Open now and running through October 12, the exhibition encapsulates Batman’s timelessness in a series of covers and splash pages by over 50 accomplished artists, including Frank Miller, Neal Adams,Alex Ross, Shawn Martinbrogh, Bruce Timm, and Jim Lee. You can also find original ads, toys, and promotional items from the Silver Age donated by long-time collectors tucked in alongside the historic artwork.

The second floor MoCCA Gallery is titled “Bat Manga!: The Secret History of Batman in Japan,” featuring manga artist Jiro Kuwata. Batman became huge in Japan in the 1960s when dubbed versions of the Adam West and Burt Ward show aired — Kuwata’s Kaju fighting Batman Manga flew off the shelves. The other two parts of the exhibit, “Batman Collected: Chip Kidd’s Batman Obsession” and “Batman Black and White: Sketch Covers Selected by Chip Kidd” are from his personal collection.

Oh yeah, here’s a LINK to the SYFY WIRE website. This is where you can read a really great interview with Chip Kidd where he describes his love of Batman & also talks about some his Original Comic Book Art Collection.

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Marvel Comics has announced a new die-cut cover to launch JJ Abrams’, Henry Abrams‘ and Sara Pichelli‘s new launch title Spider-Man #1. Designed by Chip Kidd, Marvel Comics’ Spider-Man #1 Variant by Chip Kidd will now be a die-cut cover, at no additional cost to retailers.

The front cover is red, the centre of Spider-Man’s eye cut out to show the spider below, which opens to show the spider and credits.

Marvel says that Chip Kidd’s intention was to produce something that looked handmade — the way Peter made his first costume.

All orders from comic book stores have to be made by 10am ET… so if you want one, do tell your comic book store. The FOC for all other covers on the title remains August 26th, but this one will need a little more time. The Diamond code is JUL190834.

The variant – and the other covers – will all be published on September 18th.

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Okay, you know how brilliant the Author/Writer Neil Gaiman is, right? Well, he has a MasterClass online where he can teach you about “The Art of Storytelling”. It’s very extensive (19 Lessons) & he breaks almost everything down in terms anyone can understand. Plus, it’s just a delight to hear him speak, ha!

If you wanna check it out then just CLICK HERE!

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If you hurry right now, you can visit the WALL STREET JOURNAL online & read a recent article written by Chip Kidd titled, “Book Designer Chip Kidd’s Favorite Things”.

Now, if you have never visited that site before, they will allow you to read it for FREE. But, if you bookmark it & go to read it later, you’ll hit a “Pay Wall”. Sorry about that, but it’s out of our control, ha!

So, please go give it a read because it’s a pretty interesting article. Here’s a LINK. Thanks!

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A very heartfelt Congrats goes out to Charlie Kochman (Book Publisher), Abrams ComicArts, for winning an INKPOT AWARD at this year’s 2019 San Diego Comic Con!

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The SNOOPY MUSEUM TOKYO was closed as planned on September the 24th, 2018. The store & cafe were also closed.

But hold on, there’s some good news!! In December 2019, the Snoopy Museum Tokyo will be reopening at “Grandberry Park” in Machida, Tokyo.

For Up to date info please visit: SNOOPY MUSEUM TOKYO!

Brief History:

In April 2016, the Snoopy Museum opened its doors in Roppongi, Tokyo. The Museum, along with its final exhibition, closed as planned on September 24th, 2018.

Over the last two years, the Snoopy Museum has welcomed visitors from all over Japan and across the world. As the closing date approached, more and more people have expressed their regret to say farewell to the Museum. With that, a search for a new location has been underway, and finally, it has been decided that the Snoopy Museum will be moving to “Grandberry Park” in Machida, Tokyo.

In December 2019, the Snoopy Museum will start anew in a brand new location. As an official satellite of the Charles M. Schulz Museum, it will keep on introducing the art of Peanuts through original comic strips and other exhibits, along with an exclusive collection of original items in the Museum store. The new environment will be spacious and full of greenery, providing more room for everyone to enjoy their time with Snoopy and the whole Peanuts gang.

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Congrats Chris Ware!! At this year’s 2019 San Diego Comic Con (SDCC) Chris won the very prestigious INKPOT AWARD! This is sort of like the Oscars™ for the Comic Book Art World!

With the Book publisher, Pantheon, he just released his latest book titled, RUSTY BROWN. Then, before that, it was BUILDING STORIES which was a Book that came with a ton of companion pieces (see down below).

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Saturday, August 10th, 2019 (1:00 pm to 4:00 pm)

Bess Bower Dunn Museum

1899 W. Winchester Road

Libertyville, IL.   60048

Phone: (847) 367-6640

The “Meet the Authors of Marvelocity: Alex Ross and Chip Kidd” book signing event will be held from 1–4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10, at the Bess Bower Dunn Museum in Libertyville, Illinois.

In their book, “Marvelocity” (Pantheon) Ross and Kidd bring to life beloved Marvel Universe comic characters. They tell the stories of the superheroes that live in this universe and of a boy who wanted to illustrate them.

Free with Museum Admission: $6 adults; $3 seniors; $3 youth ages 4–17; free for children 3 and under. No registration required.

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Join graphic designer Chip Kidd on a private tour of our current exhibits.

July 09, 2019 (6:30 pm to 8:30 pm)

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Chip will give background information on the exhibits:

Batman Collected: Chip Kidd’s Batman Obsession, Bat-Manga!: The Secret History of Batman in Japan, and Batman Black and White: Sketch Covers Selected by Chip Kidd.

Admission to this event gives you the opportunity to win one of three gift cards from Midtown Comics.

Tickets:
$10 members 

$15 Non-Members

$7 Seniors/students (Undergrad with student ID)

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Award-winning designer, author and pop culture historian Chip Kidd joins Gilbert and Frank over at the Gilbert Gottfried’s AMAZING COLOSSAL PODCAST for a lively (and educational!) conversation about memorable Movie Posters, Jewish Comic Book Creators, the Convoluted History of Captain Marvel and the 80th Anniversary of the Caped Crusader & Japanese BAT-MANGA!

Also, King Kong goes to Japan, Andrew Wyeth inspires Charles M. Schulz, Gilbert plays a Superman Villain and Chip designs the iconic “Jurassic Park” Logo.

PLUS: Tobor the 8th Man! Batman vs. Godzilla! In praise of Alex Ross! The strange death of Jack Cole! And Saul Bass directs the “Psycho” shower scene! Marvelocity, the New Alex Ross Marvel Comics Art Book, & much more!

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On Thursday, June 20th, at 6:30 PM in New York City, the Designer Chip Kidd will be a Special LIVE Guest on the “PERSON PLACE THING” Podcast!

This is a LIVE EVENT (Starts 6:30 PM, but get there early!) where the Host of the Podcast, Randy Cohen, will interview Chip Kidd about his life, career, and the State of Graphic Design today. They will also be discussing a lot about the “Influences of Punk Rock on Graphics”.

WHERE:
MAD Museum

2 Columbus Circle
New York, NY 10019
info@madmuseum.org
(212) 299-7777

Tickets Cost: $15 General / $10 Members and Students.

(Seating is available on a first come, first served basis)

CLICK HERE for more information & to purchase tickets.

Person Place Thing host Randy Cohen interviews the award-winning graphic designer, writer, and punk graphics fan in a live broadcast from MAD museum of the popular public radio series. Music provided by Lenny Kaye.

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Chip Kidd Will Be Making a Special Speaking Guest Appearance at this Year’s COMICS SALOPIA 2019!

IMPORTANT SIDE NOTE: Chip Kidd will be giving his lecture, “Don’t Know Where, Don’t Know When: Creating a Classic Batman and Robin Story” on Saturday, June 1st, 2019 from 2:45 PM to 3:30 PM

WHERE: COMICS SALOPIA 2019 in Shrewsbury (England):

Comics Salopia
Unit 4
Hartley Business Centre
Monkmoor, Shrewsbury 
SY2 5ST

Seating is available on a first come, first served basis.

CLICK HERE for more information.

The high standard of events being announced for the first Comics Salopia Festival in Shrewsbury is pretty staggering, but the latest event announcement is hitting another level of the creative stratosphere as legendary writer, book designer and public speaker Chip Kidd is confirmed to be delivering an inspiring talk to festival attendees at the University on Saturday 1st June at 14.45 pm.

In the 45 minute seminar entitled ‘Don’t Know Where, Don’t Know When: Creating a classic Batman and Robin story’, Mr. Kidd will take you through the entire creative process of making a ten-page comic book story featuring Batman, Robin, The Joker, and the Man of Steel.

Working with acclaimed artist Michael Cho, Kidd will show you scripts, sketches, layouts and final execution of this extraordinary narrative that appeared in ‘Batman: Black and White’ issue #1.

As a bonus, Chip Kidd will show many of his privately commissioned sketch covers for this issue, featuring some of the world’s very best comics artists, including: Chris Ware, Art Spiegelman, Frank Quitely, Alex Ross, Frank Miller, Jim Lee, Steve Rude, Charles Burns, Neal Adams, Bill Sienkiewicz, Alison Bechdel, Yukio Shimizu, Jiro Kuwata, Gengoroh Tagame, Kyle Baker, Mike Mignola, and many others. This work cannot be seen anywhere else, only at this exclusive live presentation.

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Chip Kidd Will Be Making a Special Guest Appearance at this Year’s HOW DESIGN LIVE 2019!!

WHEN: May 7th – 10th, 2019.

IMPORTANT SIDE NOTE: Chip Kidd will be giving his lecture, “Don’t Be Afraid Of Being A Tiny, Ugly, Failure!” on Saturday, May 8th, 2019 at 5:15 PM. 

WHERE: HOW DESIGN LIVE in Chicago, IL!

Seating is available on a first come, first served basis.

CLICK HERE for more information.

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“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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