Gene Kannenberg, Jr.

@genekjr

Librarian/Curator for hire; Cartoonist/Comics Historian/Paper Engineer; Typography/Graphic Design Fan; NASA/nerd; MSLIS/PhD; He/Him. Evanston/Chicago. Proprietor of @comicschicago.bsky.social. linktr.ee/genekjr

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Gene Kannenberg, Jr.@genekjr· 2d

A Movable Book a Week: ALL THE WORLD'S A STAGE - WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, A POP-UP BIOGRAPHY (1999), paper engineer Michael Bender. #movableaweekin2026 #movablebooks #popupbooks #williamshakespeare #michaelbender #alltheworlddsastage #chroniclebooks #booksky

A Movable Book a Week: ALL THE WORLD'S A STAGE - WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, A POP-UP BIOGRAPHY (1999), paper engineer Michael Bender. Cover

A Movable Book a Week: ALL THE WORLD'S A STAGE - WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, A POP-UP BIOGRAPHY (1999), paper engineer Michael Bender. Interior

Gene Kannenberg, Jr.@genekjr· 9d

A Movable Book a Week: BIRTHDAY BUGS - A POP-UP PARTY (2004), paper engineer David A. Carter. #movableaweekin2026 #movablebooks #popupbooks #birthdaybugs #davidacarter #bugsinabox #happybirthday #littlesimon #booksky

A Movable Book a Week: BIRTHDAY BUGS - A POP-UP PARTY (2004), paper engineer David A. Carter. Cover

A Movable Book a Week: BIRTHDAY BUGS - A POP-UP PARTY (2004), paper engineer David A. Carter. Cake

Gene Kannenberg, Jr.@genekjr· 16d

A Movable Book a Week: INSIDE THE PERSONAL COMPUTER: AN ILLUSTRATED INTRODUCTION IN 3 DIMENSIONS (1984), paper engineer Van der Meer Paper Design. #movableaweekin2026 #movablebooks #popupbooks #personalcomputer #ronvandermeer #sharongallagher #waynemcloughlin #christopherfinch #pc #abbevillepress

INSIDE THE PERSONAL COMPUTER: AN ILLUSTRATED INTRODUCTION IN 3 DIMENSIONS (1984), paper engineer Van der Meer Paper Design. Cover.

INSIDE THE PERSONAL COMPUTER: AN ILLUSTRATED INTRODUCTION IN 3 DIMENSIONS (1984), paper engineer Van der Meer Paper Design. Computer.

INSIDE THE PERSONAL COMPUTER: AN ILLUSTRATED INTRODUCTION IN 3 DIMENSIONS (1984), paper engineer Van der Meer Paper Design. Dot-matrix printer.

Gene Kannenberg, Jr.@genekjr· 19d

TFW you blind-order a 40 year-old #movablebook that you’ve wanted for years and you open up the package and ALL THE MECHANISMS WORK

Close-up of a book cover where all you can read for certain is “A Pop-Up Guide”

Gene Kannenberg, Jr.@genekjr· 23d

A Movable Book a Week: LOS ANGELES CENTRAL LIBRARY POPS: CELEBRATING A CENTURY OF THE LIGHT OF LEARNING (2026), paper engineer Matthew Reinhart. #movableaweekin2026 #movablebooks #popupbooks #losangelespubliclibrary #matthewreinhart #christinarice #mirelleortega #libraries #angelcitypress #booksky

LOS ANGELES CENTRAL LIBRARY POPS: CELEBRATING A CENTURY OF THE LIGHT OF LEARNING (2026), paper engineer Matthew Reinhart. Front cover.

LOS ANGELES CENTRAL LIBRARY POPS: CELEBRATING A CENTURY OF THE LIGHT OF LEARNING (2026), paper engineer Matthew Reinhart. Library pop-up.

Gene Kannenberg, Jr.@genekjr· 26d

Shhh! I'm soft-launching a new website: movablebooks.info - links to all kinds of info about #popupbooks, #movablebooks, #paperengineering, and suchlike...

Gene Kannenberg, Jr.@genekjr· Jul 19

A Movable Book a Week: THE HARE AND THE TORTOISE (1970, 1983), paper engineer Intervisual Communications, Inc. #movableaweekin2026 #movablebooks #popupbooks #intervisualcommunications #iranashepherd #hareandtortoise #tortoiseandhare #pricesternsloan #booksky

A Movable Book a Week: THE HARE AND THE TORTOISE (1970, 1983), paper engineer Intervisual Communications, Inc. Cover.

A Movable Book a Week: THE HARE AND THE TORTOISE (1970, 1983), paper engineer Intervisual Communications, Inc. Interior.

Gene Kannenberg, Jr.@genekjr· Jul 18

Sir Kitsgaap. . . . #comicsmachine #abstractart #micronpen #lineart #drawnoverdays

Gene Kannenberg, Jr.@genekjr· Jul 12

A Movable Book a Week: CLACK CLACK CLACK! (2026?), paper engineer Marie Enger. #movableaweekin2026 #movablebooks #leporello #clackclackclack #marienger #accordionfold #scary #booksky

A Movable Book a Week: CLACK CLACK CLACK! (2026?), paper engineer Marie Enger. Closed.

A Movable Book a Week: CLACK CLACK CLACK! (2026?), paper engineer Marie Enger. Open.

Gene Kannenberg, Jr.@genekjr· Jul 11

Reading, Drinking: A PLACE FOR EVERYTHING - THE CURIOUS HISTORY OF ALPHABETICAL ORDER by Judith Flanders (2020), with an Allagash Curieux bourbon barrel-aged ale.

Gene Kannenberg, Jr.@genekjr· Jul 9

Puddle of Babbel. . . . #comicsmachine #abstractart #brushpen #pentel

Abstract drawing with whorls and dots, along with brush pen.

Gene Kannenberg, Jr.@genekjr· Jul 5

A Movable Book a Week: ALPHA BUGS, A POP-UP ALPHABET (1994, 2006), paper engineer David A. Carter. #movableaweekin2026 #movablebooks #popupbooks #davidacarter #jimdeesing #bugs #alphabet #bugsinabox #littlesimon #booksky

A Movable Book a Week: ALPHA BUGS, A POP-UP ALPHABET (1994, 2006), paper engineer David A. Carter. Front cover.

Gene Kannenberg, Jr.@genekjr· Jul 4

Technical Babble. . . . #comicsmachine #abstractart #brushpen #tombow #abtn15

Gene Kannenberg, Jr.@genekjr· Jun 28

Textural Interplay (Slight Return). . . . #comicsmachine #abstractcomics #asemicwriting #ala2026 #brushpen #tombow #fudenosuke

Four-panel abstract comic with two asemic captions.

Gene Kannenberg, Jr.@genekjr· Jun 21

A Movable Book a Week: JOURNEY TO JAPAN, A UNICEF POP-UP BOOK (1986), paper engineers Dick Dudley & David A. Carter. #movableaweekin2026 #movablebooks #popupbooks #dickdudley #davidacarter #japan #kinukocraft #joanknight #UNICEF #vikingkestrel #booksky

A Movable Book a Week: JOURNEY TO JAPAN, A UNICEF POP-UP BOOK (1986), paper engineers Dick Dudley & David A. Carter. Front cover.

Gene Kannenberg, Jr.@genekjr· Jun 14

A Movable Book a Week: EDVARD MUNCH POP-UPS (2022), paper engineer Courtney Watson McCarthy. #movableaweekin2026 #movablebooks #popupbooks #courtneywatsonmccarthy #bjørnarildersland #edvardmunch #munchmuseet #munch #booksky

A Movable Book a Week: EDVARD MUNCH POP-UPS (2022), paper engineer Courtney Watson McCarthy. Front cover.

Gene Kannenberg, Jr.@genekjr· Jun 11

Puddle of Babbel. #brushpen #css2016 #abstractart

Abstract drawing of whorls and dots, with brush pen.

Gene Kannenberg, Jr.@genekjr· Jun 7

A Movable Book a Week: BEACH BUGS, A SUNNY POP-UP BOOK (2008), paper engineer David A. Carter. #movableaweekin2026 #movablebooks #popupbooks #beachbugs #davidacarter #bugsinabox #twinklinglights #simonandschuster #littlesimon #childrensbooks #booksky

A Movable Book a Week: BEACH BUGS, A SUNNY POP-UP BOOK (2008), paper engineer David A. Carter. Front cover.

Gene Kannenberg, Jr.@genekjr· May 31

A Movable Item a Week: WHEN I HEARD YOU WUZ SICK I WUZ SIMPLY ALL TEARS... “Just for Fun!” greeting card (c. 1950s?), paper engineer uncredited. #movableaweekin2026 #movableitems #popupcards #paperengineering #greetingcards #getwellsoon #justforfun

WHEN I HEARD YOU WUZ SICK I WUZ SIMPLY ALL TEARS... “Just for Fun!” greeting card (c. 1950s?), paper engineer uncredited. Closed.

WHEN I HEARD YOU WUZ SICK I WUZ SIMPLY ALL TEARS... “Just for Fun!” greeting card (c. 1950s?), paper engineer uncredited. Open.

Gene Kannenberg, Jr.@genekjr· May 24

A Movable Book a Week: THE FLIGHT OF THE PTEROSAURS, A POP-UP BOOK (1986), paper engineer Keith Moseley. #movableaweekin2026 #movablebooks #popupbooks #paperengineering #keithmoseley #pterosaurs #smithsonianinstitutionpress #intervisualcommunications #simonandschuster #booksky

THE FLIGHT OF THE PTEROSAURS, A POP-UP BOOK (1986), paper engineer Keith Moseley. Front cover.

Gene Kannenberg, Jr.@genekjr· May 23

As You Like It, Act I . . . #comicsmachine #brushpen #asemicwriting #abstractcomics #comicstrip

Abstract comic strip with asemic writing

Gene Kannenberg, Jr.@genekjr· May 21

Oh nothing, just AN ORIGINAL SKETCH BY JAMES JOYCE OF LEOPOLD BLOOM. Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections and University Archives, Northwestern University Libraries. And a first edition ULYSSES, inscribed, for kicks. Displayed by the Preservation & Conservation Department.

Leopoldo Bloom, drawn by James Joyce. Original drawing.

Gene Kannenberg, Jr.@genekjr· May 15

A Movable Book a Week: POP-UP BUTTERFLIES (2022), paper engineer Jenny Hilborne. #movableaweekin2026 #movablebooks #popupbooks #paperengineering #jennyhilborne #monicagarofalo #lauracowan #butterflies #nature #usbornepublishing #booksky

POP-UP BUTTERFLIES (2022), paper engineer Jenny Hilborne. Front cover.

Gene Kannenberg, Jr.@genekjr· May 10

A Movable Item a Week: HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! “Just for Fun!” greeting card (c. 1950s?), paper engineer uncredited. #movableaweekin2026 #movableitems #popupcards #paperengineering #greetingcards #anniversary #aintlovegrand #justforfun

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! “Just for Fun!” greeting card (c. 1950s?), paper engineer uncredited. Front.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! “Just for Fun!” greeting card (c. 1950s?), paper engineer uncredited. Interior.

Gene Kannenberg, Jr.@genekjr· May 2

A Movable Book a Week: THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS - 4 POP-UP BOOKS - TREASURY COLLECTION (1988), paper engineer uncredited. #movableaweekin2026 #movablebooks #popupbooks #thewindinthewillows #kennethgrahame #ottenheimerpublishers #allanpublishers #booksky

Gene Kannenberg, Jr.@genekjr· Apr 25

A Movable Item a Week: MOVABLE STATIONERY vol 34, no 1 (March 2026), edited by #BruceFoster, from the #MovableBookSociety. #movableaweekin2026 #movablebooks #popupbooks #paperengineering #movablestationery

MOVABLE STATIONERY vol 34, no 1 (March 2026), edited by #BruceFoster, from the #MovableBookSociety. Cover.

MOVABLE STATIONERY vol 34, no 1 (March 2026), edited by #BruceFoster, from the #MovableBookSociety. Interior.

Gene Kannenberg, Jr.@genekjr· Apr 18

Reading, Drinking: THE NRO STORY No. 1 by Kent Washburn for the Center for the Study of National Reconnaissance (May 2024), with a Major Dickason’s Blend in a Tintin cup. . . . #readingdrinking #thenrostory #spacerace #reconnaissance #comicsandcoffee

THE NRO STORY No. 1 by Kent Washburn for the Center for the Study of National Reconnaissance (May 2024), with a Major Dickason’s Blend in a Tintin cup.

Gene Kannenberg, Jr.@genekjr· Apr 17

A Movable Book a Week: WHAT’S UP, SUPERMAN AND FRIENDS? AN INTERACTIVE LIFT-THE-FLAP BOOK (2025), paper engineer Matthew Reinhart. #movableaweekin2026 #movablebooks #popupbooks #paperengineering #matthewreinhart #shayneclester #deenamicahfleming #dccomics #abramsappleseed #abramsbooks #booksky

WHAT’S UP, SUPERMAN AND FRIENDS? AN INTERACTIVE LIFT-THE-FLAP BOOK (2025), paper engineer Matthew Reinhart. Front cover.

WHAT’S UP, SUPERMAN AND FRIENDS? AN INTERACTIVE LIFT-THE-FLAP BOOK (2025), paper engineer Matthew Reinhart. Assembled view.

Gene Kannenberg, Jr.@genekjr· Apr 11

Black-and-white selfie of bald white man

Gene Kannenberg, Jr.@genekjr· Apr 7

A Movable Book a Week: POP-UP PEEKABOO! BUNNY (2025), paper engineer Maike Biederstädt. #movableaweekin2026 #movablebooks #popupbooks #paperengineering #maikebiederstädt #clarelord #sonnyflynn #ruthjenkinson #bunny #popuppeekaboo #dkpublishing #booksky