Charles (Chip) Kidd was born September 12, 1964
in Shillington, Berks County. He grew up fascinated with American popular
culture, especially Batman. After studying graphic design at the Pennsylvania
State University, he worked at the Knopf Kidd publishing house as a junior
assistant. His main focus was Book-cover design, but he went on to author and
edit graphic novels and coffee-table books.
In 2001, he wrote his first novel, The
Cheese Monkeys. This was followed in 2008 with The Learners.
Kidd now lives in New York City and Stonington, CT, writes and edits for
Pantheon publishing and started a new wave band called Artbreak, for which he is the
primary songwriter, vocalist, and percussionist. Presently, Four of Chip Kidd’s book cover designs are
forthcoming in the Before Watchmen: Deluxe Edition (2013) series, due out from
DC Comics this summer.
As a child, I was in
love with DC Comics. My favorite super heroes were, and still are, Batman,
Robin, Joker, Scarecrow, Superman, Green Lantern, and the Justice League. When
I found out that Chip Kidd was fascinated with Batman and created more than one
batman book I wanted to look into more of his work. I admire his creativity and
style.
In 2001, he wrote his first novel, The
Cheese Monkeys. This was followed in 2008 with The Learners.
Kidd now lives in New York City and Stonington, CT, writes and edits for
Pantheon publishing and started a new wave band called Artbreak, for which he is the
primary songwriter, vocalist, and percussionist. Presently, Four of Chip Kidd’s book cover designs are
forthcoming in the Before Watchmen: Deluxe Edition (2013) series, due out from
DC Comics this summer. 
As a child, I was in
love with DC Comics. My favorite super heroes were, and still are, Batman,
Robin, Joker, Scarecrow, Superman, Green Lantern, and the Justice League. When
I found out that Chip Kidd was fascinated with Batman and created more than one
batman book I wanted to look into more of his work. I admire his creativity and
style.
