The Author/Designer Chip Kidd will be talking about BAT-MANGA tonight (Thursday, January 12th) at New York's MoCCA, or the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art. The lecture runs from 7:00pm to 9:00 but you should arrive there early because it will probably sell out! Now, for the first time ever in the US, original artwork and lavish cover art from the Batman-manga comics are on display at MoCCA, along with vintage era-specific memorabilia and toys. Admission is $7.00 (Free for Members). For more information click the link down below:
DC Comics recently announced an official release date for the highly-anticipated brand-new BATMAN: DEATH BY DESIGN Graphic Novel by Writer/Designer Chip Kidd and Comic Book Artist Dave Taylor. It will hit the newsstands on May 2nd, 2012!
Down below is a complete breakdown of the creative process. We get to see the page where THE JOKER makes his first appearance! It starts at the "script stage" and then we get to see how it evolves into the final artwork, very cool! Well, this example is missing the "word balloons", but I'm totally loving the graphic design so far. Having it in black and white with a very small touch of color is completely beautiful. It really has a retro 1930's feel about it! Also, I know now that the debut of this new Batman book will be a major event!
Most Serious Batman Fans know who Chip Kidd is. He's a Graphic Designer who has created some really great Batman-related "History Books" that you might know about. His most recent book in that genre is "BAT-MANGA: The Secret History of Batman in Japan" ( 2008 ). But he has also done "Batman Collected", which is mostly about Vintage Toy Collecting, and "Batman Animated", which is about the creation of the popular TV Show. All really great titles that I recommend reading. But any how...
Well, now Chip Kidd is set to write his first actual BATMAN Graphic Novel titled "BATMAN: DEATH BY DESIGN". The plan so far is for it to come out around Summer 2012 and here's a recent video of him sharing information on it at an AIGA Conference. In his presentation we get to see some of the amazing artwork done by Dave Taylor, a Comic Book Artist living in the UK. We also get a better idea on the story line & it sounds like a really unique concept, check it out!
Yesterday, DC Comics released the news of one of their future BATMAN Books that will be titled "Batman, Death By Design". They even showcased the beautiful cover art ( see pic up above ). This is the book written by Chip Kidd & illustrated by Dave Taylor. It will be a Deluxe Format Graphic Novel & is scheduled for release in Spring of 2012. I'm sure, as new information becomes available, we will have more news later. So, stay tuned to the BAT-BLOG.COM & we will let you know. In the mean time, be sure to check out the wonderful BATMAN artwork from Artist Dave Taylor ( Click on it for a larger version ).
