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Video: Chip Kidd with Patrick McDonnell – Only What’s Necessary: Charles Schulz and the Art of #Peanuts

On October 2nd, 2020 graphic designer Chip Kidd and comic author/illustrator Patrick McDonnell got together at the Strand Bookstore in NYC to celebrate the release of the 70th anniversary edition of “Only What’s Necessary: Charles M. Schulz and the Art of Peanuts” (Abrams). This event was live-streamed on The Strand’s Facebook Page & we have embedded the video down below so you can check it out!

The Eisner Award–nominated tribute to Charles M. Schulz—newly repackaged for the 70th anniversary of Peanuts. Charles M. Schulz believed that the key to cartooning was to take out the extraneous details and leave in only what’s necessary. For 50 years, he wrote and illustrated Peanuts, the single most popular and influential comic strip in the world. Renowned designer Chip Kidd was granted unprecedented access to the extraordinary archives of the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center in Santa Rosa, California. Only What’s Necessary reproduces the best of the Peanuts newspaper strip, all shot from the original art by award-winning photographer Geoff Spear, and features exclusive, rare, and unpublished original art and developmental Chip Kidd is an award-winning graphic designer and writer and editor-at-large for Pantheon Books. He has written and designed more than a dozen books on comics including Bat-Manga!, Only What’s Necessary: Charles M. Schulz and the Art of Peanuts, and Mythology: The DC Comics Art of Alex Ross. His novels, The Cheese Monkeys and The Learners, were national bestsellers, as was True Prep (with Lisa Birnbach). Other books include Go: A Kidd’s Guide to Graphic Design and Marvelocity: The Marvel Comics Art of Alex Ross. Chip Kidd lives in New York City.

Patrick McDonnell is the bestselling author, illustrator, playwright, painter, animal activist, and creator of the comic strip Mutts, which appears in more than 700 newspapers around the world. He has received numerous awards internationally, including the Reuben, the highest honor given by the National Cartoonists Society. He lives in New Jersey.

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Cartoonist KAYFABE Book Review: WATCHING THE WATCHMEN by Dave Gibbons, Mike Essl & Chip Kidd

Ed Piskor & Jim Rugg, over at the CARTOONIST KAYFABE YouTube Page, put out this amazing Book Review on “WATCHING THE WATCHMEN” by Dave Gibbons, Mike Essl & Chip Kidd ( Titan Books).

I say amazing because they spend almost an hour going over every page! Here it is, please check it out:

These guys need to get Chip Kidd for an interview! (Hint, Hint)

ISBN-13 : 978-1848560413ISBN-10 : 1848560419Product Dimensions : 9.3 x 1.1 x 12.2 inchesPublisher : Titan Books; First Edition (October 21, 2008)Book Design: Chip KiddLanguage: : English

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OCT 20th ~ Join Chip Kidd & Patrick McDonnell for a Virtual-Online Book Event: Only What’s Necessary, Charles Schulz and the Art of Peanuts (70th Anniversary)

On October 2nd, 2020 at 6:00 PM Eastern Time, please join us for a virtual event online “Book Tour” at Crowdcast with award winning graphic designer Chip Kidd and comic author/ illustrator Patrick McDonnell to celebrate the release of the 70th anniversary edition of “Only What’s Necessary: Charles M. Schulz and the Art of Peanuts (Abrams). This event will also be live-streamed on The Strand’s Facebook Page. For more info just CLICK HERE!

This virtual event is free to attend. You will be emailed the login details for Crowdcast shortly after registration. There will be an audience Q&A during the event with questions submitted via Crowdcast or Facebook.

If you would like to support the author and The Strand, please order a copy of “Only What’s Necessary: 70th Anniversary Edition” by clicking right HERE!

If you have any questions, please send the STRAND BOOKSTORE an email here: events@strandbooks.com

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Book Review ~ BATMAN: ANIMATED Book by Paul Dini & Chip Kidd #Batman

Alex Wiggin, over at the I’LL GET DRIVE-THRU Blog where he covers “Batman Movie news”, has written a brand-new review on Paul Dini & Chip Kidd’s landmark book, BATMAN: ANIMATED.

“Batman: Animated” is a coffee table book written by Paul Dini and designed by Chip Kidd, about the popular TV show Batman: The Animated Series. It was first published in a hardcover edition in 1998 by Titan Books. A paperback edition of the book was published later.

What’s kinda weird about the review is that this book is pretty hard to find because it’s been out of print for a long time. But, it’s great that Wiggin did do it… he’s opened a lot of people’s eyes to a great “Batman History” Book & shares a lot of fun information.

Here’s a LINK to check it out, Just CLICK HERE!

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Joanne Shipman Reviews CHIP KIDD: BOOK TWO

Hey Everybody, This is just a quick shout-out to Joanne Shipman for her recent Book Review of Chip Kidd’s “BOOK TWO”. We hope a lot of people read it!

If YOU wanna read it then Just CLICK HERE!

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BOOK YOUR SUMMER! Designer Chip Kidd Talks with Some of Our Favorite Graphic Novelists of Today

As a part of the “Book Your Summer” Program over at Penguin Random House, Graphic designer and editor Chip Kidd gets the inside story from some of our favorite graphic novelists: Pat Dorian (Lon Chaney Speaks), Reza Farazmand (City Monster), Liana Finck (Excuse Me), Deena Mohamed (Shubeik Lubeik), Tom Scioli (Jack Kirby), and David F. Walker (The Life of Frederick Douglass). If a picture is worth a thousand words, the amazing blends of art and storytelling crafted by these talented writers and illustrators are worth even more.

To hear the whole interview, please be sure to check out the full discussion they had down below:

Also, Sign up for the Penguin Random House newsletter to get more videos like this and tailored book recommendations. Just CLICK HERE!

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OOOM TV Interview with Milton Glaser, Stefan Sagmeister, Paula Scher, Chip Kidd and Jan Wilker

In summer 2018, for the first and last time, five of the world’s most influential graphic designers met at Milton Glaser’s studio for an OOOM.TV and OOOM Magazine New York special: Stefan Sagmeister, Paula Scher, Chip Kidd, Jan Wilker and Milton Glaser, co-founder of New York Magazine who designed the iconic “I love NY” logo. They talked about creativity, good and bad design, the end of books, the divided America and Donald Trump. It was a one-of-a-kind event as those five designers never met again. In July 2020, Milton Glaser died aged 91.

For the first time, OOOM.TV shows the uncut version of the legendary discussion in four parts:

©2020 OOOM Holding, Vienna, Austria. All Rights Reserved.

Oh yeah, you can also read this exclusive interview in the recent issue of OOOM Magazine! Leo is on the cover!

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MSNBC Interview With Stuart Stevens About His New Book, IT WAS ALL A LIE

On a recent episode of the MSNBC Podcast,”WHY IS THIS HAPPENING?”, Chris Hayes interviews Stuart Stevens on his new book, “IT WAS ALL A LIE” (Knopf).

Did Donald Trump hijack the Republican party, or is he the party’s logical conclusion? Having spent decades as a political operative putting Republicans in office, Stuart Stevens argues it’s the latter. His new book “It Was All a Lie” (Knopf) sifts through the party’s decades-long march that led to the election of President Trump and reckons with what remains of the Republican political project.

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HBO Real Time with Bill Maher ~ Jim Carrey on His New Book, MEMOIRS AND MISINFORMATION!

Actor, comedian and NYT bestselling author Jim Carrey joins Bill Maher on his show to discuss his new novel, “Memoirs and Misinformation.”

Cover Design: Chip Kidd

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IT WAS ALL A LIE – PBS Newshour Interview with Author, Stuart Stevens

Cover Design: Chip Kidd

Stuart Stevens is one of the Republican Party’s most successful campaign strategists, with a career spanning decades. In his revealing new book, “It Was All a Lie: How the Republican Party Became Donald Trump,” (Knopf) Stevens admits the GOP uses race as an issue to divide Americans and win elections — and says the party has abandoned its principles in the Trump era. In the video down below, He joins Judy Woodruff to discuss, “IT WAS ALL A LIE”..

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