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Chip Kidd

Charles Kidd is an American graphic designer, editor and author, best known for his book covers. As of 2024, he is the vice president and art director at Knopf and editor-at-large for graphic novels at Pantheon. He is the author of two novels and numerous non-fiction books on comics and graphic design, with a particular interest in DC's Batman series. Kidd is the recipient of five Eisner Awards, the 2014 AIGA Medal and the 2007 American National Design Award for communication design.

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Books15

Xanadu

Xanadu

The Golden Age of DC Comics

The Golden Age of DC Comics

On Broadway: From Rent to Revolution

On Broadway: From Rent to Revolution

2016

with Drew Hodges and David Sedaris

The President's Shadow Preview

The President's Shadow Preview

2015

with Brad Meltzer

Judge This

Judge This

2014
Julgue Isto

Julgue Isto

2014
Massive: Gay Erotic Manga and the Men Who Make It

Massive: Gay Erotic Manga and the Men Who Make It

2014
Go Hardcover - Illustrated, 16 April 2014

Go Hardcover - Illustrated, 16 April 2014

2013
True Prep

True Prep

2010

with Lisa Birnbach

Bat-Manga! The Secret History of Batman in Japan

Bat-Manga! The Secret History of Batman in Japan

2008

with Saul Ferris and Jiro Kuwata

The Learners

The Learners

2008
Book One: Work, 1986-2006

Book One: Work, 1986-2006

2005
Jack Cole and Plastic Man: Forms Stretched to Their Limits

Jack Cole and Plastic Man: Forms Stretched to Their Limits

2001

with Art Spiegelman

The Cheese Monkeys

The Cheese Monkeys

2001
Batman Collected

Batman Collected

1996

Graphic novels5

Only What's Necessary: Charles M. Schulz and the Art of Peanuts

Only What's Necessary: Charles M. Schulz and the Art of Peanuts

2015

with Geoff Spear

The Art of Daniel Clowes: Modern Cartoonist

The Art of Daniel Clowes: Modern Cartoonist

2012

with Chris Ware

Batman: Death by Design

Batman: Death by Design

2012
Watching the Watchmen: The Definitive Companion to the Ultimate Graphic Novel

Watching the Watchmen: The Definitive Companion to the Ultimate Graphic Novel

2008

with Dave Gibbons and Mike Essl

Batman Animated

Batman Animated

1998

with Paul Dini