Miguel Covarrubias portraits on display this fall.

The great Mexican caricaturist has material - "portraits of and by" - borrowed from the National Portrait Gallery in the exhibit "Mexican Treasures of the Smithsonian" in the underground Ripley Center from September 4 - November 11.


Last year's exhibit of his work was well worth seeing. Here's the review I wrote for the International Journal of Comic Art 8:2:

Miguel Covarrubias: Mexican Genius in the United States. Washington, DC: Cultural Institute of Mexico, May 3-July 7, 2006.

Covarrubias, while little remembered today, was a giant in magazine illustration and caricature from the 1920s though the 1940s. According to the promotional material for the exhibit, he illustrated for Vanity Fair, Vogue, The New Yorker, Fortune, Life and Time while also illustrating over twenty books. Surprisingly, he also did pioneering cultural anthropology research when he visited Bali with his wife in the 1930s.

This exhibit also consists of two smaller shows. On the ground level of the building, an aging mansion, sketches and studies from the Universidad de las Américas were displayed in a set of unadorned side galleries off the lobby. The fifty-two sketches appeared to be studies for more complete work. They were mostly on cheap newsprint paper, and the identity of the subject was frequently lost except for the famous like Marlene Dietrich, D.H. Lawrence, Joe Louis, Walt Disney, and Benny Goodman. The sketches showed Covarrubias working with a quick, forceful stroke, and "Unknown Character" in the first room demonstrated that Edward Sorel must have been familiar with his work. In the final room of the galleries, two or three films were supposed to be showing, but none were. The press release listed two films by José G. Benítez Wall, A Mexican in New York (1997) and Miguel Covarrubias 1904-1957 (1996) and the wall text listed a third, A Master Artist's Trade (1997).

Returning to the lobby, the visitor (of which I was the only one) could examine exhibit cases with published versions of some of his book and magazine work. Books he illustrated included non-fiction and non-cartoon works such as The Aztecs: People of the Sun. He wrote and illustrated Mexico South: The Isthmus of Tehuantepec (Knopf 1967) and drew striking maps and Olmec heads for it. In Fine Art Color Prints (Chicago: Peoples Book Club, 1945), Covarrubias contributed a very well done and very complex "Map of America" showing the distribution of natural resources. The exhibit cases also included Vanity Fair from June 1933 showing one of his series of Impossible Interviews -- "#18 Herr Adolf Hitler and Huey S. 'Hooey' Long versus Josef Stalin and Benito Mussolini." These Impossible Interviews were a major component of the second part of the exhibit, which was up four flights of red, fraying but thickly carpeted stairs, lined by mural scenes painted by Cueva del Rio from 1934-1941.

The fourth floor held the exhibit Miguel Covarrubias: Caricaturista, curated in 2004 by Kathryne B. Tovo for Humanities Texas with the University of Texas' Ransom Humanities Research Center. It was not readily apparent if the original show consisted of all reproductions, but the traveling version did. Given the quality of Covarrubias' artwork, the use of reproductions was a considerable disappointment, especially since the Ransom Center appears to have had access to the original works. In spite of that, this exhibit was a good representation of the breadth of his career, and was very well-labeled with biographical information on his subjects including scientists and explorers like William Beebe and Richard E. Byrd.

The label for the Impossible Interview in Vanity Fair of December 1931 succinctly explained the series rationale:

This regular feature paired two people who could not meet in real life in an imaginary conversation. Featuring such ill-matched celebrity pairs as a birth control advocate with the mother of quintuplets, a speakeasy hostess with the president of the Women's Christian Temperance Union, or a sultry Marlene Dietrich with moralist Senator Smith Brookhart, each interview offered rich potential for comic conversation and visual contrasts -- with the less respectable figure often achieving a slight edge.

Sorel's debt to Covarrubias can again be seen in his recent similar series for the Atlantic Monthly collected as First Encounters: A Book of Memorable Meetings (Knopf, 1994). The time is overdue for a collection of these original Interviews.

These rooms were filled interesting illustrations. Two especially worth noting were a skillful parody of Rockwell Kent that Covarrubias did in Kent's style in 1932, and an illustration of Walt Disney in Noah's Ark with all of his characters, done for Vogue in 1937. The Disney caricature was the finished version of the sketch seen on the first floor, and the failure to display the two side-by-side highlighted a disappointment of this exhibit. Overall, the show should have been better, but for those with little knowledge of Covarrubias' long and varied career, it was an adequate introduction to his work.

Sept 5: Peter Bagge in DC at invitation-only event

Heidi MacDonald posted an email from Peter Bagge on the Beat. The relevant part to us is:

On the following Wednesday, Sept. 5, REASON Magazine will be hosting a meet ‘n’ greet in my honor at their Washington DC offices. Blush! It’s invitation only, however, so if you’re in the DC area and are interested in attending please contact me here or at: peterbagge@earthlink.net about the details. Drinks and light snacks will be served, I’m told. Can’t beat that!

Thanks to Randy T for the tip.

Mark Wheatley's new webcomic project

Mark just sent me the following press release and pictures -

The Mighty Motor Sapiens Roar To Life
New Characters Introduced on Rowdy.com

Rowdy.com has partnered with Insight Studios Group to offer The Mighty Motor Sapiens, a new online daily comic strip that combines high speed action, fast cars, humor and the entire planet being taken over by lizard people.

With new installments appearing every weekday beginning September 3, 2007, the story begins 18 months after the world has been taken over by a race of the Morisoni, lizard people from the center of the Earth. Despite the odd change in circumstances, life has continued and things seem disturbingly okay. Sure, they took out Washington, Moscow, Beijing, and Paris, but on the other hand they took out Washington, Moscow, Beijing, and Paris. And for some reason they wiped out everyone's credit histories, too.

Now the Morisoni control the world and their military bases are everywhere. The Lizards live among us, but this new arrangement seems to be working. Four teenagers, Cam Corman, Hannah Barbario, Gigs Brewster and Maddie Brewster, haven't seen much of an impact from the changes. Yet.

Springing from the minds of writer-artist Daniel Krall (Oni's One Plus One), writer-artist Mark Wheatley (Frankenstein Mobster), and writer Robert Tinnell (Feast of the Seven Fishes), The Mighty Motor Sapiens was created as an exclusive feature for the ROWDY.com web community. The strip will be written and drawn by Krall with additional material by Wheatley and Tinnell. All three creators are veterans of both print and online comics. They are joined by inker Craig Taillerfer (The Chelation Kid), with colors provided by Krall's studio and lettering by Matthew Plog. The strip is produced by Insight Studios.

About Rowdy.com
At the forefront of the new media revolution, Rowdy combines podcasting with social networking and the internet to create a unique new place for NASCAR fans to congregate. The Rowdy podcast is a daily racing radio show devoted strictly to NASCAR racing. For 30 minutes a day, 6 days a week, fans listen in on their MP3 players, computers, or cell phones as hosts Reginald "Buck" Fever and Leonard "Bass" Masters deliver the latest news on America's most popular motorsport. Joining Buck and Bass to deliver expert commentary and analysis are award winning broadcaster Mark Garrow, former Cup driver Rick Mast, championship-winning crew chief Barry Dodson, and veteran print reporters David Poole of the Charlotte Observer, and Steve Waid of NASCAR Scene.

About Insight Studios Group
Producing numerous award-winning comic books, on-line and newspaper comic strips, graphic novels, portfolios and other publications, Insight Studios Group is profiled in a lavish art book titled IS Art - The Art of Insight Studios. This exceptional collection of artists, writers, film makers and media-masters is responsible for many books, comics and films that include Sightcadelic, Hammer of the Gods, Titanic Tales,
Jimgrim and the Devil at Ludd, Frank Cho Illustrator, Gray Morrow Visionary, Al Williamson Adventures, Frankenstein Mobster, Miles the Monster, MARS, Tug & Buster, Gregory, Marc Hempel's Naked Brain, Breathtaker, Feast of the Seven Fishes and many more. Their website, www.SunnyFundays.com, features additional daily strips such as The Chelation Kid, America Jr., Doctor Cyborg, Cryptozoo Crew, and others.


For more information contact:
Mark Wheatley
Insight Studios
insight@insightstudiosgroup.com
410 871 1235

- he also sent me the theme song, but I have no idea how to link it here.

Bashing of Post over Opus censorship continues

Here's an interesting one - one could reasonably expect CNS to stand for Catholic News Service instead of the actual Cybercast News Service. See "Papers Criticized for Pulling Cartoon on Radical Islam," by Melanie Hunter, CNSNews.com Senior Editor, August 28, 2007.

Aha! Apparently it is Catholic - see Dave Astor's story.

Small Press Expo Adds Matt Wagner, Jeff Smith and Kim Deitch As Guests for SPX 2007

Big year at SPX! Lots of great names will be there.

Small Press Expo Adds Matt Wagner, Jeff Smith and Kim Deitch As Guests for SPX 2007

For Immediate Release
Contact: Warren Bernard
E-Mail: webernard@spxpo.com

Bethesda, Maryland; August 29, 2007 - The Small Press Expo (SPX), the preeminent showcase for the exhibition of independent comic books, graphic novels and alternative political cartoons, is proud to add Matt Wagner, Jeff Smith and Kim Deitch to the roster of guests for SPX 2007. This years SPX will be held October 12 and October 13 at The North Bethesda Marriott Convention Center in Bethesda, Maryland.

Matt Wagner is one of the pioneers of indie comics with his original creation of “Grendel”, which celebrates its 25th Anniversary this year. Matt also created, wrote and drew “Mage”, and has worked on a number of projects for both DC and Vertigo. His next installment of the Grendel saga, “Behold The Devil” is due to be released this November from Dark Horse.

Jeff Smith, is the creator of the celebrated epic “Bone”, which has over a half million copies in print and is now available in Italian, Spanish, German and many other foreign languages. Jeff recently completed his critically acclaimed reworking of the Golden Age hero Captain Marvel, “Shazaam! The Monster Society of Evil” for DC Comics. He has recently been named by Fantagraphics as the art designer in charge of the upcoming reprints of Walt Kelly’s classic, “Pogo”.

Kim Deitch will be at SPX to promote his well received latest graphic novel, “Alias The Cat” from Pantheon Books. Kim is one of the original “underground” cartoonists who redefined comics in the 1960’s and has also worked in the field of animation.

These creators are in addition to Bill Griffith, Gilbert Hernandez and Rutu Modan who were previously announced as guests at this years SPX.

Additional guests will be added over the next few weeks, please stay tuned for those announcements.

For further information on the artists or to request an interview, please contact Warren Bernard at webernard@spxpo.com.

SPX, a non-profit organization, brings together more than 300 artists and publishers to meet their readers, booksellers and distributors each year. Graphic novels, political cartoon books and alternative comics will all be on display and for sale by their authors and illustrators. A series of panel discussions will also be held of interest to readers, academicians and creators of graphic novels and political cartoons.

SPX will be open to the public from 2 pm - 8 pm, Friday, October 12 and 10am - 7 pm Saturday, October 13. Admission is $8 for a single day and $15 for both days.

SPX culminates with the presentation of the 11th Annual Ignatz Awards for outstanding achievement in comics and cartooning. The Ignatz is the first Festival Prize in the US comic book industry, with winners chosen by balloting during the SPX.

As in previous years, all profits from the SPX will go to support the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF), protecting the First Amendment rights of comic book readers and professionals. For more information on the CBLDF, go to their website at
http://www.cbldf.org/.

Founded in 1994, SPX is North America's premier alternative comic-book festival. This annual event brings together comic creators, publishers and more than 2000 fans together to celebrate the art of storytelling.

Sept 22: Mama Mirabelle Festival

National Geographic Kids Entertainment's new preschool cartoon, Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies, which will be seen on PBS Kids in the fall, will be shown at a film screening at National Geographic.

11 AM, $7 ticket.

September - Anime on the big screen

The DC Anime Club's president forwarded this press release, so presumably the four movies can be seen in the area.

For Immediate Release
Contact: Michelle Portillo (303) 792-8651 michelle.portillo@ncm.com


“ANIME BENTO” FESTIVAL SERVES UP FOUR NIGHTS OF THE FRESHEST ANIME TITLES ON
THE BIG SCREEN

NCM Fathom Responds to Anime Movie Demand by
Hosting the Hottest Manga and FUNimation Entertainment
Anime Titles in more than 250 Movie Theatres Nationwide

Centennial, Colo. – August 21, 2007 – NCM FATHOM, the entertainment division of National CineMedia, takes an unprecedented move in alternative theatre entertainment by announcing a special, four-day anime festival – “Anime Bento, 4 Nights, 4 Servings – The Hottest Anime Movies on the Big Screen” – with FUNimation Entertainment and Manga movies never before seen on the big screen with exclusive bonus features each night.

“Anime Bento, 4 Nights, 4 Servings – The Hottest Anime Movies on the Big Screen” is the first of what is planned to be an annual NCM FATHOM Anime Event. Debuting in more than 250 select AMC, Regal Entertainment Group and Georgia Theatre Company movie theatres nationwide beginning on Sept. 19th at 7:30 p.m. local time, the complete “Anime Bento” schedule will serve up one exciting title each night as follows:

- “Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles” – Wednesday, Sept. 19th
- “Full Metal Alchemist – The Movie – Conqueror of Shambala” –Thursday, Sept. 20th
- “Lupin the III: The Castle of Cagliostro ” – Wednesday, Sept. 26th
- “Karas – The Prophecy” – Thursday, Sept. 27th

Tickets for “Anime Bento” can be purchased for $10.00 at www.FathomEvents.com or at participating theatre box offices. For a complete list of theatre locations, please visit the website (theatres are subject to change).

“We’ve had incredible success with the anime category in the recent past and NCM FATHOM is excited to debut the first annual anime festival in theatres with the hottest anime titles provided by the top anime studios in the industry – FUNimation Entertainment and Manga,” said Dan Diamond, vice president of NCM FATHOM. “The anime phenomenon has captivated teens and adults alike, and this special event is designed as a way for fans to meet and revel in their love for anime while experiencing it in a way they’ve never experienced it before – on the big screen.”

About the Titles

“Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles”
Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles is the latest exciting chapter of the Robotech saga. A heroic cast of returning characters, led by Scott Bernard and Vince Grant, fight to end a decades-long struggle against an enigmatic alien race known as the Invid. However, the mysterious disappearance of the legendary Admiral Hunter will unfold in a treacherous mystery that could tear apart our young heroes and threaten their very survival!

“Full Metal Alchemist – The Movie – Conqueror of Shambala”
It is 1923 in Munich . Two years have passed since Edward Elric’s sacrifice ripped him out of his world and into ours, separating him from his younger brother, Alphonse. In that time, Ed’s continued research into rocketry has allied him with Alphonse Heiderich, a fellow researcher who oddly resembles Ed’s brother. Progress has been slow, however, and Ed has become discouraged. But when he saves a quiet Gypsy girl with the power to read minds, Ed is quickly pulled into a plot by the Thule Society and the burgeoning Nazi Party that could drag both worlds into a terrible war. Back in his own world, Al has been unlocking new secrets of alchemy and gaining incredible powers, all in the hopes of finding Ed.

Battling the occult, ideological extremists, and monstrous Homunculi lurking in the shadows, can the brothers find a way to reunite without causing chaos and bloodshed? What will happen when the world of alchemy and the world of modern science collide?

“Lupin the III: The Castle of Cagliostro ”
When master thief Lupin III, a.k.a. "The Wolf," inadvertently steals a fortune in counterfeit bills from a casino, he is quick to realize the high-quality printing plates that made them are worth even more. Tracing the source of the money to the small European country of Cagliostro, Lupin and his team of colorful outlaws cross swords with the local count over his forthcoming marriage to the last princess of the Cagliostro family. It’s a fast-paced adventure as Lupin must battle fearsome ninjas, rescue a damsel in distress and uncover the key to the lost Cagliostro fortune. This is the first feature film written and directed by Academy Award™ winning anime pioneer and visionary Hayao Miyazaki.

“Karas – The Prophecy”
MIKURA IS ON THE RISE AGAIN... Tokyo - a city populated by both humans and by ghostly beings. They exist in both dimensions, seen and unseen: spirits, apparitions, demons. The balance between these two dimensions has long been upheld by the city's guardian raven Karas and his masters. But that balance has been thrown into disarray as Eko, a former Karas, has attempted to seize power and bring order to the streets through force. The entity Yurine, who represents the will of the people, stands in his way with her newly risen Karas. Now an ageless battle stretching across both dimensions and killing humans and spirits alike is in progress between the two sides and their armies. Karas is humanity’s last hope.

Fox News, late to game, slaps around Post over Opus

We had the story days ago of course, but Fox News is just getting to it today - "Washington Post, Other Newspapers Won't Run 'Opus' Cartoon Mocking Radical Islam," Fox News.com Monday, August 27, 2007, by Catherine Donaldson-Evans.

Zippy returns to Arlington!

And visits the Weenie Beenie, in Shirlington, just off 395. Thanks to Vince Miller for the tip. Somewhere in an earlier post, I linked to a lot of his DC area appearances.

Sept. 24: David Wallis appearance for Killed Cartoons in Fairfax

David Wallis just wrote in to mention this appearance. I enjoyed the book quite a bit.
FALL FOR THE BOOK
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY
FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA

Sept. 24, 12:00 pm David Wallis Gold Room, Johnson Center
Davis Wallis discusses "Killed: Great Journalism Too Hot to Print and Killed Cartoons: Casualties from the War on Free Expression."

The six-day Fall for the Book Festival celebrates literature, learning and all types of books and storytelling - from literary fiction to mystery and thrillers to folk tales, from poetry and plays to children's books, and across a diverse range of nonfiction: history, memoir, politics and more. All events are free and open to the public.

John Porcellino interview on Express' website

"Practice Makes Imperfect: 'King-Cat Classix'", posted by Christopher Porter on August 27, 2007 - it's not in the physical paper and is about John Porcellino.

Comics have conquered the world

The NY Times regularly runs articles on cartoons or comic art these days. Today's Times has an editorial praising Jack Kirby. Unfortunately, it may mean, like opera, that comics are essentially dead.

See "Editorial Observer - Jack Kirby, a Comic Book Genius, Is Finally Remembered" by BRENT STAPLES, New York Times August 26, 2007.

National Public Radio on the Danish Islam cartoon controversy - a bibliography

National Public Radio on the Danish Islam cartoon controversy - a bibliography

In September 2005, Danish paper Jyllands-Posten published cartoons of Mohammad, ostensibly to satirize and call attention to the issue that a children’s book about Mohammad could not find an illustrator due to the accepted proscription against depicting the prophet. After several months of attempting to raise interest, Danish Muslims in February were able to draw attention to them – after adding three non-cartoons faked from photographs -- which led to extreme violence in Arab countries. NPR’s coverage was generally excellent, especially Steve Inskeep’s provocative interview with one of the Danish clerics. These citations are in reverse chronological order. Many, but not all of these articles can be found linked at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5196793. These citations are being compiled for the Comics Research Bibliography by John Bullough & myself at http://www.rpi.edu/~bulloj/comxbib.html.

del Barco, Mandalit. 2006.
Muhammad Cartoons Displayed at UC Irvine.
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (March 1).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5240309
College Republicans at the University of California at Irvine display the controversial Muhammad cartoons at a campus forum on Islamic extremism. The event provokes strong protests from Muslim students who denounce the cartoons as racist.

Gross, Terry. 2006.
Stealing Thunder from Satirists in the Mideast.
National Public Radio's Fresh Air (February 16).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5219479
A new tactic has emerged in the angry debate over cartoons depicting religious figures, as an Israeli artist launches a contest for the best anti-Semitic cartoon -- drawn by a Jew. Amitai Sandy says the Israeli Anti-Semitic Cartoons Contest is a response to an Iranian newspaper's competition for cartoons on the Holocaust.
Sandy, who is also the publisher of Dimona Comix, describes the issue as a matter of pride. He insists that Jews can offer sharper, more offensive satire of themselves than anyone. After the contest's deadline of March 5, 2006, the winners will be displayed in Tel Aviv.

Socolovsky, Jerome. 2006
Muslim Cartoon Rioting Affects Spanish Rituals.
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (February 15) .
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5206890
After Muslim rulers were expelled from Spain in the 13th century, many small communities in the southeast region started holding annual festivals to celebrate. Effigies of the Prophet Muhammed were burned at these events. The recent violent demonstrations over cartoons published in a Danish newspaper have led these villages to change their centuries-old traditions.

Montagne, Renee. 2006.
Imam: Muslims Can Work Toward Peaceful Protest.
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (February 15).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5206887
Muslim leaders in the United States are trying to influence their counterparts in Europe as protests continue over cartoons depicting Prophet Muhammed. Renee Montagne talks to Imam Mohamed Magid, who leads a large mosque in northern Virginia. He says the American civil rights movement can be an example to Muslims of how to peacefully bring change.

Dvorkin, Jeffrey A. 2006.
NPR Ombudsman - Muhammad Cartoons: Strong Listener Response.
NPR.org (February 14): http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5206152

Gillespie, Kristen. 2006.
Editor Arrested for Publishing Cartoons in Jordan.
National Public Radio's Day to Day (February 13)
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5203801
A Jordanian newspaper editor has been arrested on charges of blasphemy after reprinting cartoons depicting the prophet Muhammad. The controversial cartoons, which originally appeared in a Danish paper, have sparked angry protests by Muslims around the world. Proponents of liberalism in Jordan now face serious opposition on matters of religion.

Knoy, Laura. 2006.
Drawing the Line on Editorial Cartoons
New Hampshire Public Radio (February 13).
online at http://www.nhpr.org/node/10293
A recent Danish comic characterizing the Islamic Prophet Mohammed, has created a storm of protest in the Muslim world and storm of debate everywhere over free speech and religious respect. We’ll talk to those in the Granite state who deal with editorial and political cartoons to look at how much is too much and what takes precedent when the first amendment clashes with faith.
Laura's guests are Mark Timney, Assistant Professor of Journalism at Keene State College. Andrew Cline, Editorial Page Editor for the Union Leader. Mike Marland, Editorial Cartoonist for the Concord Monitor and Stephen Bissette, Instructor at the Center for Cartoon Studies in White River Junction, Vermont, Artist for the "Swamp Thing" Comic Book and Co-Founder and Editor of "Taboo", a 10-volume anthology of the most disturbing comics ever made.

Garfield Bob. 2006.
Arab Media Politics.
National Public Radio's On the Media (February 10).
online at http://www.onthemedia.org/otm021006.html
After days of violent protests over provocative political cartoons, the old familiar phrase - CLASH OF CIVILIZATIONS - kept roaring back. With two satellites dishes, seven or eight Arabic-language newspapers and a number of Internet magazines, Cal State political science professor As'ad AbuKhalil is awash in media from the Middle East. AbuKhalil, who blogs under the name Angry Arab, knows more acutely than most what our respective media are saying. He joins Bob for some analysis.

Garfield Bob. 2006.
Speech Impediment.
National Public Radio's On the Media (February 10).
online at http://www.onthemedia.org/otm021006.html
It was only a handful of newspaper cartoons, but it was apparently enough to trigger angry protests - some of them violent - throughout the Middle East and Asia. This week, Bob gets several perspectives on the uproar over the Danish Mohammed caricatures. First, he talks to an American newspaper editor who quit after his bosses refused to reprint the images. Then, he speaks with a law scholar who's worried by the post WW-II European legal tradition of restricting hate speech and "incitement." And finally, he hears from a Middle East historian, who thinks that framing the controversy as a free speech conflict misses the real story.

Martin, Rachel. 2006.
Cartoon Controversy Slams Denmark's Economy.
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (February 10).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5199960
The publication of cariticatures of the Prophet Muhammed in a Danish newspaper -- and subsequently around Europe -- has caused unprecedented economic problems for Denmark. It has also triggered a debate among Danes over freedom of speech and religious multi-culturalism.

Conan, Neal. 2006.
Where Do Editorial Cartoonists Draw the Line?
National Public Radio's Talk of the Nation (February 9).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5198673
The visceral -- and in some cases violent -- reaction in the Muslim world to Danish cartoons of the prophet Muhammad have raised all sort of questions about the freedom of speech and cultural sensitivity in a globalized world. It also reminds us of the power of the political cartoon.
Neal Conan talks to cartoonists Mike Luckovich of the Atlanta Journal Constitution and Ann Telnaes, whose work has appeared in many newspapers, including The New York Times and The Washington Post, about their craft. Joining the discussion is Stephen Hess, co-author of the book Drawn & Quartered: The History of American Political Cartoons.

Gonyea, Don. 2006.
Bush Urges Muslim Leaders to Calm Cartoon Furor.
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (February 8).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5196763&ft=1&f=5196793
President Bush asks Muslim leaders around the world to help stop the violence that has erupted in several countries over cartoons depicting Muhammad. At the same time, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice suggests that Syria and Iran are using the cartoons to further inflame tensions.

Beardsley, Eleanor. 2006.
Paris Paper Publishes New Muhammad Cartoon.
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (February 8).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5196766
French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo publishes a new cartoon of Muhammad and reprints those from a Danish newspaper, further angering Muslim groups. Sources at Charlie Hebdo say some of the staff have been placed under police protection.

Inskeep, Steve. 2006.
Muslim Society Official Explains Mission Against Cartoons.
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (February 8).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5195798
Protests against cartoons depicting the prophet Muhammad have led to a number of deaths and damage to Danish missions in several countries. The Danish cartoons came to worldwide attention in part because of Ahmed Abu Laban, the religious director of the Muslim Society in Copenhagen. Steve Inskeep talks to Laban.

Weiner, Eric. 2006.
Why Cartoons of the Prophet Insult Muslims.
National Public Radio's Day to Day (February 8).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5196323
"Many Muslims are angry not only at how their prophet was depicted, but the fact that he was depicted at all. In Islam, it is forbidden to depict the prophet Muhammad in any way -- a prohibition that dates back to the very birth of the religion, in 7th-century Arabia."
There were more protests Wednesday over the Danish cartoons depicting the prophet Muhammad. In Afghanistan, police shot four protesters to death as a crowd tried to march on a U.S. military base there, even as Afghanistan's top Islamic group called for an end to violent protests....

Brand, Madeleine. 2006.
Controversial Muhammad Cartoons Reprinted in France.
National Public Radio's Day to Day (February 8).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5196320
Protests sparked by cartoons lampooning the Islamic prophet Muhammad have raised concerns about relations between European and Muslim nations. Now a French satirical weekly has reprinted those controversial cartoons. Madeleine Brand speaks with Sebastian Rotella, Paris bureau chief for The Los Angeles Times, about what that decision might mean for a nation already torn by dissent.

Young, Robin. 2006.
The Sound and Fury over Danish Cartoons.
National Public Radio and WBUR's Here and Now (February 8).
online at http://www.here-now.org/shows/2006/02/20060208_1.asp
Controversy over the publication of cartoons depicting the prophet Mohammed and Muslims continues to roil much of the Islamic world.
On Wednesday, President Bush called on governments to stop the violence as protesters took to the streets in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Indian-controlled Kashmir, and in Afghanistan, where police shot and killed four protesters marching on a U.S. military base.
A U.S. military spokesman says the U.S. and other countries are now investigating whether extremist groups are inciting rioters.
But elsewhere, a satirical news magazine in France became the latest to display the cartoons -- plus a few more based on a variety of religions. And the Arab European League, citing the right of artistic expressions, posted a cartoon on its website depicting Hitler in bed with Anne Frank.
Meanwhile, Flemming Rose, the Danish editor who sparked the entire controversy by commissioning the cartoons in the first place, told CNN that he does not regret publishing the original 12 cartoons back in September. And he offered to publish any cartoons on the Holocaust drawn as part of an Iranian newspaper contest.
Also today, listeners to NPR's Morning Edition heard from the leading Danish imam, Ahmed Abu Laban, who led the campaign to bring the published cartoons -- and some even more derogatory ones that were not published -- to the attention of government leaders in the Middle East.
Guests:
Naser Khadar, a member of the Danish Parliament for the Social Liberal Party, which is in opposition to the current government. Khadar,is leading a group of Muslim moderates trying to quell the controversy.
Joe Jofee, the editor and publisher of the Germannews weekly Die Ziet, which last week decided to publish one of the cartoons.

Folkenflik, David. 2006.
U.S. Media Avoid Publishing Controversial Cartoons.
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (February 7).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5193569
Riots sparked by the publication of cartoons in a Danish newspaper led to sharp debates in American newsrooms in recent days as editors weighed how far to go in covering this important news.
Ultimately, few U.S. publications have reproduced the offending cartoons, which sparked riots across the Muslim world. These protests have resulted in the death of at least five Afghan protesters and the destruction of the Danish Consulate in Lebanon and the Danish Embassy in Syria.
On Monday morning, Amanda Bennett, editor of The Philadelphia Inquirer, dropped her kids off at school, went to the gym and soon found protesters right outside her office.
"About 25 people came out," Bennett says. "I came down and met with them. I assured them that neither the paper nor I had any interest in being disrespectful to them or to their religion, and I was actually proud of them exercising their freedom of speech to protest in front of my building."
Bennett's newspaper made the decision to run a cartoon depicting the Muslim prophet Muhammad. It was one of the most incendiary ones from a series of 12 cartoons published by the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten last September. Other European papers picked up the cartoons since then and published them, in solidarity with the Danish paper's right to print what it wants. The cartoon in The Philadelphia Inquirer showed a bomb with a lit fuse tucked into the prophet's turban. ...

Norris, Michele and Andrew Higgins. 2006.
How the Muhammad Cartoon Controversy Spread.
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (February 7).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5194727
Andrew Higgins of The Wall Street Journal, talks to Michele Norris about what prompted the publication in a Danish newspaper of the controversial cartoons of Muhammad at the heart of recent protests. They discuss how reaction to the cartoons, which began in Copenhagen, spread across the Muslim world.

Martin, Rachel. 2006.
Denmark Battles Muslim Backlash over Cartoons.
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (February 7).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5194724
The Danish government tries to mollify Muslims angry over cartoons depicting Muhammad that were first published in a Danish newspaper. But it has not condemned their publication. As protest continues around the world, Copenhagen is demanding protection for its diplomats and citizens.

Watson, Ivan. 2006.
Anti-Cartoon Protests Turn Deadly in Afghanistan.
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (February 7).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5194721
At least three demonstrators are killed during a protest outside a NATO peacekeeping base in the northwestern part of Afghanistan. Unrest among Muslims continues in the country, prompted by the publication in European newspapers of caricatures of the Muhammad.

Inskeep, Steve and Rachel Martin. 2006.
Denmark Tries to Ease Muslim Anger over Cartoons.
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (February 7).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5193566
A Denmark newspaper's publication of cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad has continued to spark protests, despite the government's efforts to contain Muslim anger. Several thousand people rallied in Pakistan Tuesday, burning effigies of Denmark's prime minister.

Pett, Joel. 2006.
Worldwide Protests, Proof of the Power of Cartoons.
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (February 7).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5194742
Muslims in the Middle East and Asia participate in more violent protests over a Danish cartoon of Muhammad. Commentator Joel Pett says the riots -- and deaths -- are evidence of the power of cartoons. He is a Pulitzer-winning editorial cartoonist for the Lexington Herald Leader and USA Today.

Amos, Deborah. 2006.
Violent Backlash Persists over Muhammad Cartoons.
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (February 6).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5191200
Parts of the Arab world are still reeling from a furious reaction to the publication of Danish cartoons offensive to many Muslims. The burning of the Danish consulate in Beirut prompts Lebanon's interior minister to resign.

Schorr, Daniel. 2006.
Press Freedom Not Always Paramount.
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (February 6).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5192592
Senior news analyst Daniel Schorr says that American media outlets made the correct decision in deciding not to republish a cartoon offensive to millions of Muslims. In times of tension, First Amendment rights may give way to other interests.

Dvorkin, Jeffrey A. 2006.
NPR Ombudsman: The 'Muhammad Cartoon': Has NPR Been Intimidated?
NPR.org (February 7): http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5194697

Amos, Deborah. 2006.
Protests Over Cartoons Turn Violent in Lebanon.
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (February 5).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5190815
There were riots in Lebanon on Sunday over cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad published in Denmark this past fall. The Danish consulate in Beirut was torched and property in Christian areas was attacked.

Elliot, Debbie and Kristin Gillespie. 2006.
Muhammad Cartoons Prompt Growing Protests.
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (February 4)
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5189906&ft=1&f=1001
A violent reaction continues across the Muslim world to the publication of cartoons depicting the prophet Muhammad. A Jordanian newspaper editor was arrested for reprinting the Danish caricatures.

Elliott, Debbie and Fred Hiatt. 2006.
Drawing the Line on Offensive Images.
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (February 4).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5189909
Fred Hiatt, editorial page editor of The Washington Post talks with Debbie Elliott about the decisions editors must make when potentially offensive cartoons cross their desks.

Garfield, Bob. 2006.
Drawing Ire.
National Public Radio's On the Media (February 3).
online at http://www.onthemedia.org/otm020306.html
Rarely does a debate over free speech include as many people, in as many different countries, as has the Danish "cartoon controversy." In the months after a series of caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed were published in Denmark, Muslims in Europe and the Middle East have responded with boycotts and angry demonstrations. This week the tension escalated, after several European newspapers reprinted the images. Bob discusses the flap with Susan Caskie of The Week.

Wertheimer, Linda. 2006.
Muslim Anger Builds over Newspaper Cartoons.
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (February 3).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5186889
Outrage over the publication in the European press of cartoons lampooning the Prophet Muhammad continues to escalate. The cartoons were first published last fall in a Danish newspaper and have since been reprinted in several European papers. Linda Wertheimer talks to Ramez Maluf, professor of journalism at the Lebanese American University in Beirut.

Siegel, Robert. 2006
Understanding Muslim Anger over Cartoons
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (February 3).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5188026
Religious scholar Reza Aslan explains to Robert Siegel why the Muhammad cartoons recently published in several European newspapers are offensive to Muslims. The depiction of Muhammad is considered blasphemous by many in the Muslim world and has prompted vigorous protest. Reza Aslan is a scholar of religions and author of No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam.

Young, Robin. 2006.
Mohammed Cartoons Spark Fury.
National Public Radio and WBUR's Here and Now (February 3).
online at http://www.here-now.org/shows/2006/02/20060203_9.asp
The furor over the publication of cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed is growing across the Islamic world. In Gaza, armed gunmen surrounded the office of the European Union, firing shots in the air, searching hotels, and threatening violence across westerners unless the cartoons were retracted. Aid workers and other foreigners are pulling out of the region as a result.
The cartoons were originally published in September by a Danish paper -- ostensibly as part of a contest to find a book illustrator.
Some of the images are benign and some are not. One shows Mohammed as a terrorist with a bomb in a turban. The furor escalated this week as other European newspapers printed the cartoons, claiming free speech protections.
Joining us to take about the caricatures and the response they are drawing across the Islamic world is Jyette Klausen, a professor of politics at Brandies University. Klausen is from Denmark and studies the experience of Muslim immigrants.

National Public Radio (NPR) on Comics & Cartoons T-Z

Tapp, Maura. 1998.
"Sylvia," the Musical / 'Sylvia' Onstage
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (May 28)

*Telhami, Shibley. 2006.
Caricatures of Mohammed: From Insult to Crisis [Danish Islam cartoons].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (January 31).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=3D5181082

*Tucker, Ken. 1995.
Critic Ken Tucker's review of "Crumb" the documentary by Terry Zwigoff about the underground artist Robert Crumb.
National Public Radio's Fresh Air (April 17)

*Tucker, Ken. 1999.
Pokemon is the latest kid craze and worldwide phenomenon. Pokemon translator Gerard Jones.
National Public Radio's Fresh Air (November 10)

Turan, Kenneth. 2000.
X-Men.
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (July 14)

*Turan, Kenneth. 2002.
'Lilo & Stitch'.
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (June 21)

*Turan, Kenneth. 2002.
Film: Animated Veggies Do the Bible's 'Jonah'.
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (October 4)

*Turan, Kenneth. 2002.
Spirited Away.
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (September 20).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1150334

*Turan, Kenneth. 2003.
Pixar's Fish Story: 'Finding Nemo'.
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (May 30).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1280009

*Turan, Kenneth. 2004.
Review: 'Spider-Man 2'.
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (June 30).

*Turan, Kenneth. 2005.
'Howl's Moving Castle': Fantastical, Full of Heart.
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (June 10).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4697516

*Turan, Kenneth. 2006.
'Superman Returns' with Strong Action, Weak Story.
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (June 27).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5514424

*Turan, Kenneth. 2007.
Film Contrast: Loud '300,' Quiet 'Silence'.
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (March 9).
Online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7793112

*Ulaby, Neda. 2002.
Love and Rockets.
National Public Radio's Weekend All Things Considered (March 31)

*Ulaby, Neda. 2004.
Intersections: Hellboy Meets Dracula; Mike Mignola's Dark Comic Hero Inspired by Legendary Vampire.
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (April 5).
online at http://www.npr.org/display_pages/features/feature_1807701.html

*Ulaby, Neda. 2005.
The DVD Room: 'Spider-Man 2'.
NPR.org (February 11): http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4494472

*Ulaby, Neda. 2005.
Holy Evolution, Darwin! Comics Take On Science [Jim Ottaviani and Jay Hosler].
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (February 14).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4495248

*Ulaby, Neda. 2005.
Miyazaki's Magic on Display in 'Moving Castle'.
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (June 12).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4698693

*Ulaby, Neda. 2006.
Comics Creators Search for 'Super Hero' Alternative.
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (March 27).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5304264

*Unger, Brian. 2006.
Up in the Sky... It's the 'Superman' Budget!
National Public Radio's Unger Report (June 26).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5512623

*Ulaby, Neda. 2007.
Pulitzer-Winning Cartoonist Killed in Car Crash [Doug Marlette].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (July 10).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=11854255&ft=1&f=1003

Unknown. 1995.
[Popularity of adult comic books].
National Public Radio's Talk of the Nation (May 10)

Urycki, Mark. 1995.
Balto [animated movie].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (December 26)

*Urycki, Mark. 2003.
'American Splendor,' Pekar's Comic Vehicle.
All Things Considered (August 16).
online at http://discover.npr.org/features/feature.jhtml?wfId=1399259

Van Oss, Alex. 1997.
[controversy about remaking animated tv show as Mr. Magoo movie].
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (August 6)

Vitale, Tom. 1997.
Lion King on Broadway [play based on Disney's animated movie].
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (November 13)

*Walker, Benjamin. 2005.
Strip Down? [future of comic strips].
WYNC / National Public Radio's On the Media (February 4).
online at http://onthemedia.org/otm020405.html

Wallace, Jim. 1996.
[Neil Gaiman and Sandman].
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (April 23)

*Wallenstein, Andrew. 2004.
'Drawn Together': Crass Humor, but Good Satire.
National Public Radio's Day to Day (October 27).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4128844

*Wallenstein, Andrew. 2007.
'Lil' Bush' Downsizes the Presidency.
National Public Radio's Day to Day (June 13).
Online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=11012271

*Watson, Ivan. 2006.
Anti-Cartoon Protests Turn Deadly in Afghanistan [Danish Islam].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (February 7).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5194721

*Weber, Tom. 2006.
Metropolis, Ill., Basks in Ties to the Man of Steel [Superman].
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (June 27).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5512347

*Weiner, Eric. 2006.
Why Cartoons of the Prophet Insult Muslims.
National Public Radio's Day to Day (February 8).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5196323

*Weldon, Glen. 2007.
Summer Books 2007: Summer Reads for Former Recess Rebels [Mouse Guard Volume One: Fall 1152 by David Petersen, Phonogram: Rue Britannia by Kieron Gillen and Jamie Mckelvie,
Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life (Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 1) by Bryan Lee O'Malley, The Plain Janes by Cecil Castellucci, illustrated by Jim Rugg].
NPR.org (June 4): http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10579115

*Werman, Marco. 2006.
Pyongyang cartoonist interview [Guy Delisle].
Public Radio International and BBC News' The World (October 10).
online at http://theworld.org/?q=node/4985

*Werman, Marco. 2007.
Aya graphic novel interview.
Public Radio International and BBC News' The World (February 23).
online at http://www.theworld.org/?q=node/8290

Wertheimer, Linda. 1993.
[Political cartoonist Herbert Block interview].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (October 20)

Wertheimer, Linda. 1994.
Herbert Block [interview transcript].
in The NPR Interviews (Robert Siegel, ed.)
New York: Houghton Mifflin

[Wertheimer, Linda or Noah Adams?]. 1994.
Bill Frisell [wrote music score for Gary Larson's Far Side animated tv show].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (October 26)

[Wertheimer, Linda or Robert Siegel?]. 1996.
Homer Groening Obit [father of Simpson's creator].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (March 19)

Wertheimer, Linda. 1997.
Cartoon seizures [Pokemon Japanese animated cartoon causes medical problem].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (December 18)

Wertheimer, Linda. 1997.
Lichtenstein obit.
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (September 29)

Wertheimer, Linda. 1999.
Charles Schulz Retires.
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (December 14)

Wertheimer, Linda. 2001.
Amazing Spider-Man.
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (October 10)

*Wertheimer, Linda. 2001.
'The Bridge' [novel by cartoonist Doug Marlette].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (November 13)

*Wertheimer, Linda. 2006.
Muslim Anger Builds over Newspaper Cartoons.
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (February 3).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5186889

*Westaway, Jennifer. 2005.
Those New Yorker Magazine Covers [Mouly, Lorenz, Kalman].
National Public Radio and WBUR's The Connection (July 20).
online at http://www.theconnection.org/shows/2005/07/20050720_b_main.asp

Wharton, Ned. 1998.
Director's Cuts with Ned Wharton [Vince Guaraldi's soundtrack for Peanuts tv special].
National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Sunday (December 6)

*Wilkinson, Kelly. 2004.
Father of Modern Comics Still at Work [Will Eisner].
WAMC (March 15).
online at http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wamc/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=615937

*Williams, Ben. 2004.
Slate's Summary Judgment: 'Hellboy,' 'Walking Tall,' 'Home on the Range'.
National Public Radio's Day to Day (April 2).
online at http://www.npr.org/features/feature.php?wfId=1807699

*Wilonsky, Robert. 2003.
'A Charlie Brown Christmas': A Jewish Tradition?
National Public Radio's Day to Day (December 12).
online at http://www.npr.org/features/feature.php?wfId=1545774

*Wilonsky, Robert. 2005.
An Appreciation of Comic Book Pioneer Will Eisner.
National Public Radio's Day to Day (January 5).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4266952

*Wurzer, Cathy. 2002.
Ola and Per in Spring Grove.
Minnesota Public Radio's Morning Edition (May 16)

*Ydstie, John. 2007.
Cartooning Bush and President Next [exhibit review with Rex Babin and Mikhaela Reid].
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (July 9).
Online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=11794366

*Young, Robin. 2005.
Comic Strip Artist Chris Ware.
National Public Radio and WBUR's Here and Now (December 9).
Online at http://www.here-now.org/shows/2005/12/20051209_17.asp

*Young, Robin. 2006.
The Sound and Fury over Danish Cartoons.
National Public Radio and WBUR's Here and Now (February 8).
online at http://www.here-now.org/shows/2006/02/20060208_1.asp

*Young, Robin. 2006.
Mohammed Cartoons Spark Fury.
National Public Radio and WBUR's Here and Now (February 3).
online at online at http://www.here-now.org/shows/2006/02/20060203_9.asp

Zarroli, Jim. 1995.
[stock offering by computer animation firm who did Disney film 'Toy Story']
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (November 30)

Ziegler, Laura. 1995.
Calvin and Hobbes
National Public Radio's Weekend All Things Considered (December 31)

National Public Radio (NPR) on Comics & Cartoons S

*Sachs, Rob. 2004.
My Fellow Americans: Lalo Alcaraz, Cartoonist.
National Public Radio's Day to Day (December 2).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php? storyId=4197055

*Sadri, Ahmad. 2007.
Stereotypes in '300' Fail to Match Historical Reality.
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (April 14).
Online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9587471

*Sagal, Peter. 2000.
Not My Job!: Kevin "KAL" Kallagher, cartoonist for the Baltimore Sun and the Economist magazine.
National Public Radio's Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! (November 18)
online at http://www.npr.org/programs/waitwait/archrndwn/2000/nov/001118.waitwait
.html

*Sagal, Peter. 2004.
Not My Job!: Cartoonist Tony Cochran.
National Public Radio's Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! (August 21)

*Scher, Steve. 2007.
Make Your Own Comic Book [Scott McCloud and Kim Thompson interview].
KUOW and National Public Radio's Weekday (May 24).
Online at http://www.kuow.org/programs/weekday.asp

Schickele, Peter (composer), Timothy Russell and ProMusica Chamber Orchestra of Columbus. 1995.
World broadcast premiere of "Thurber's Dogs" [music based on Thurber dog cartoons].
National Public Radio's Performance Today (January 12)

Schorr, Daniel. 1997.
Cartoons ['The Simpsons' animated tv show].
National Public Radio's Weekend Edition (June 22)

*Schorr, Daniel. 2006.
Press Freedom Not Always Paramount [in Danish Islamic cartoon issue].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (February 6).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5192592

Shales, Tom. 1995.
[reviews "Batman Forever" movie (6:00)]
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (June 16)

Shales, Tom. 1997.
[reviews "Batman and Robin" movie]
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (June 20)

*Seabrook, Andrea. 2004.
'Superman on the Couch' Explores American Psyche.
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (June 27)
online at http://www.npr.org/features/feature.php?wfId=1980072

*Sheffer, Isaiah. 2006.
Extreme Writing: Extreme writing from a vintage cartoonist, a Hollywood screenwriter, and the incomparable Borges [Spiegelman, Mouly, Milt Gross].
WNYC's Selected Shorts (October 22).
online at http://www.wnyc.org/shows/shorts/episodes/2006/10/22

*Shortz, Will. 2004.
'Weekend Edition' Sunday Puzzle.
National Public Radio's Weekend Edition (May 9)
online at http://www.npr.org/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=10&prgDate=9-May-2004

Siegel, Robert. 1993.
[Charles Schulz interview].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (March 30)

Siegel, Robert. 1994.
Charles Schulz [interview transcript].
in The NPR Interviews (Robert Siegel, ed.)
New York: Houghton Mifflin

Siegel, Robert. 1995.
Editorial Cartoons [Ted Rall, Signe Wilkinson, Steve Kelley interviews].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (June 30)

Siegel, Robert. 1995.
Sendak [interview on tv animation of children's book series Little Bear].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (October 31)

Siegel, Robert. 1996.
Jerry Siegel Obit [Julius Schwartz interview on Superman creator].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (January 31)

[Siegel, Robert]. 1997.
Burgess Meredith Dies [cartoon voice and Batman tv show actor].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (September 10)

Siegel, Robert. 1997.
Ute Lemper [interview where singer compares caberet songs to political cartoons].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (March 4) / Weekly Edition (March 7)

Siegel, Robert. 1998.
Counter-Tenor [Yoshikazu Mera sings theme for animated film in Japan].
National Public Radio's Weekly Edition (February 7)

Siegel, Robert. 1998.
World Cup Parade [French giant robot balloon caricatures].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (June 9)

*Siegel, Robert. 2003.
McCall Creates Schematics of Unlikely Art.
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (November 19).
online at http://www.npr.org/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=2&prgDate=19-Nov-2003

*Siegel, Robert. 2005.
'The Rabbi's Cat' Wishes to Be Jewish Too [Joann Sfar].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (August 18).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4805753

*Siegel, Robert. 2006.
Understanding Muslim Anger over Cartoons.
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (February 3).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5188026

*Siegel, Robert. 2006.
'Presidential Doodles:' Oval Office Artists.
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (September 21) .
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6118892

* Sillman, Marcie. 2001.
Golem Comic Book [James Sturm interview].
KUOW's The Beat (July 26).
online at http://www.kuow.org/defaultProgram.asp?ID=2056

Silverblatt, Michael. 2000.
Art Spiegelman & Francoise Mouly.
KCRW Bookworm (August 10)

Silverblatt, Michael. 2000.
Art Spiegelman and Francoise Mouly [interview on Little Lit].
KCRW Bookworm (October 19)

*Silverblatt, Michael. 1998.
Art Spiegelman [Open Me...I'm a Dog].
National Public Radio and KCRW's Bookworm (January 22).
online at http://kcrw.com/cgi-bin/db/kcrw.pl?show_code=bw&air_date=1/22/98&tmplt_type=show

*Silverblatt, Michael. 2000.
Chris Ware and Daniel Clowes: Post-Modern Comix.
National Public Radio and KCRW's Bookworm (November 30).
online at http://www.kcrw.com/cgi-bin/db/kcrw.pl?show_code=bw&air_date=11/30/00&tmplt_type=show

*Silverblatt, Michael. 2000.
Michael Chabon.
National Public Radio and KCRW's Bookworm (December 7).
online at http://www.kcrw.com/cgi-bin/db/kcrw.pl?show_code=bw&air_date=12/7/00&tmplt_type=show

*Silverblatt, Michael. 2002.
Art Spiegelman & Francoise Mouly, editors [Little Lit: Strange Stories for Strange Kids].
National Public Radio and KCRW's Bookworm (February 7).
online at http://kcrw.com/cgi-bin/db/kcrw.pl?show_code=bw&air_date=2/7/02&tmplt_type=show

*Silverblatt, Michael. 2003.
Jonathan Lethem [on The Fortress of Solitude].
National Public Radio and KCRW's Bookworm (December 4).
online at http://kcrw.com/cgi-bin/db/kcrw.pl?show_code=bw&air_date=12/4/03&tmplt_type=Show

*Silverblatt, Michael. 2003.
Art Spiegelman and Francoise Mouly.
National Public Radio and KCRW's Bookworm (August 14).
online at http://kcrw.com/cgi-bin/db/kcrw.pl?show_code=bw&air_date=8/14/03&tmplt_type=show

*Silverblatt, Michael. 2003.
Kim Deitch [with Art Spiegelman].
National Public Radio and KCRW's Bookworm (February 6).
online at http://kcrw.com/cgi-bin/db/kcrw.pl?show_code=bw&air_date=2/6/03&tmplt_type=show

*Silverblatt, Michael. 2004.
Art Spiegelman.
National Public Radio and KCRW's Bookworm (August 12).
online at http://kcrw.org/cgi-bin/db/kcrw.pl?show_code=bw&air_date=8/12/04&tmplt_type=show

*Silverblatt, Michael. 2006.
Art Spiegelman and Francoise Mouly.
National Public Radio and KCRW's Bookworm (August 17).
online at http://www.kcrw.com/cgi-bin/db/kcrw.pl?show_code=bw&air_date=8/17/06&tmplt_type=Show

*Simeone, Lisa. 2000.
Cyrus Chestnut [on A Charlie Brown Christmas].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (December 16).
online at http://discover.npr.org/features/feature.jhtml?wfId=1115622

*Simeone, Lisa. 2001.
Gasoline Alley [interview with Jim Scancarelli].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (June 30)
online at http://discover.npr.org/features/feature.jhtml?wfId=1125181

Simon, Scott. 1994.
[Hank Ketcham retirement from "Dennis the Menace" interview].
National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Saturday (November 5)

Simon, Scott. 1995.
Julius Knipl: Real Estate Photographer [interview on comic strip and radio show by Ben Katchor].
National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Saturday (June 17)

Simon, Scott. 1995.
[interview of high school editorial cartoonist Dan Mauldin].
National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Saturday (October 28)

Simon, Scott. 1995.
[Thomas Inge on black cartoonist Oliver Wendell Harrington].
National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Saturday (November 25)

Simon, Scott. 1996.
[cancellation of Ben Katchor's Julius Knipl radio show].
National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Saturday (March 30)

Simon, Scott. 1996.
Bible Cartoonist [Mike Taylor's religious cartoons].
National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Saturday (December 14)

Simon, Scott. 1996.
[Peter Schickele composed "Thurber's Dogs" music based on Thurber dog cartoons].
National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Saturday (July 13)

Simon, Scott. 1997.
Archie [Steve Geppi's purchase of early Archie comic books sets a record].
National Public Radio's Weekend Edition (May 3)

Simon, Scott. 1999.
Cartoon Nuptuals [Popeye's comic book marriage].
National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Saturday (January 23)

*Simon, Scott. 2003.
'MAD' Magazine's Dumbest List.
National Public Radio's Weekend Edition (December 6).
online at http://www.npr.org/features/feature.php?wfId=1534781

Simon, Scott and Elvis Mitchell. 2000.
X-Men [movie review].
National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Saturday (July 22)

*Simon, Scott and Elvis Mitchell. 2002.
Comic Books and Film.
National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Saturday (May 11)

*Simon, Scott and Elvis Mitchell. 2003.
A Pair of Animated Diversions on TV, Big Screen [The Proud Family and Miyazaki's Spirited Away].
National Public Radio's Weekend Edition (March 29).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1212439

*Simon, Scott and Elvis Mitchell. 2004.
Suburban Supherheroes: 'The Incredibles'.
National Public Radio's Weekend Edition (November 6).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4156495

*Smiley, Tavis. 2002.
Black Superheroes.
National Public Radio's Tavis Smiley Show (March 15)

*Smiley, Tavis. 2002.
The Boondocks.
National Public Radio's Tavis Smiley Show (March 29).
online at http://www.npr.org/features/feature.php?wfId=1140770

*Smiley, Tavis. 2002.
Humor After Sept. 11 [Aaron McGruder].
National Public Radio's Tavis Smiley Show (January 9).
online at http://www.npr.org/features/feature.php?wfId=1136054

*Smiley, Tavis. 2003.
Youth to Leaders National Summit Begins [Aaron McGruder].
National Public Radio's Tavis Smiley Show (August 11).
online at http://www.npr.org/features/feature.php?wfId=1392348

*Smiley, Tavis. 2004.
'Boondocks' Cartoonist Looks Forward.
National Public Radio's Tavis Smiley Show (August 6).
online at http://npr.streamsage.com/google/programlist/feature.php?wfid=3822812

*Smith, Kevin. 2005.
'Sin City': Guiding a Comic to the Silver Screen [Frank Miller interview].
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (April 1).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4569989

*Socolovsky, Jerome. 2006
Muslim Cartoon Rioting Affects Spanish Rituals.
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (February 15).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5206890

*Solomon, Charles. 2004.
Popular Japanese Anime Series on DVD [Neon Genesis Evangelion].
National Public Radio's Day to Day (March 19)
online at http://www.npr.org/features/feature.php?wfId=1778628

*Solomon, Charles. 2004.
Japanese Anime Finds Growing U.S. Audience.
National Public Radio's Day to Day (July 7).
online at http://www.npr.org/display_pages/features/feature_3188015.html

*Solomon, Charles. 2004.
Conservative and Liberal Comic Strips.
National Public Radio's Day to Day (July 29).
online at http://www.npr.org/features/feature.php?wfId=3802469

*Solomon, Charles. 2004.
'The Incredibles': Pixar's Next Animated Hit?
National Public Radio's Day to Day (November 4).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4143873#email

*Solomon, Charles. 2004.
Grown-Up Graphic Novels.
National Public Radio's Day to Day (December 15).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4229476

*Solomon, Charles. 2004.
'Boundin': Pixar's Nod to Disney's Golden Age.
National Public Radio's Day to Day (November 19).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4178745

*Solomon, Charles. 2004.
End of the Road for 'Samurai Jack'?
National Public Radio's Day to Day (September 24).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=3935043

*Solomon, Charles. 2004.
Classic Hanna-Barbera Cartoons Re-Released on DVD.
National Public Radio's Day to Day (May 20).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1903817

*Solomon, Charles. 2004.
Anime Gifts for the Holidays.
National Public Radio's Day to Day (December 8).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4208976

*Solomon, Charles. 2004.
Popular Japanese Anime Series on DVD.
National Public Radio's Day to Day (March 19).
online at http://www.npr.org/features/feature.php?wfId=1778628

*Solomon, Charles. 2005.
New Anime Series Come to DVD.
National Public Radio's Day to Day (February 9).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4492335

Stamberg, Susan. 1995.
Cartoonist [interview of Ben Katchor rebroadcast from May 7, 1994].
National Public Radio's Weekly Edition: the Best of NPR News (June 23)

Stamberg, Susan. 1995.
The Peterman Catalogue [Doonesbury].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (March 26) / Weekly Edition: the Best of Npr News (March 29)

*Stamberg, Susan. 2002.
Sept. 11 and Art [Art Spiegelman].
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (September 4)

*Stamberg, Susan. 2004.
Intersections: Of 'Maus' and Spiegelman; 'MAD' Inspired Comic Book Look at the Holocaust.
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (January 26).
http://www.npr.org/display_pages/features/feature_1611731.html

*Stamberg, Susan. 2004.
Editorial Cartooning with a Feminist Bite: Cartoonist Ann Telnaes on Display at the Library of Congress.
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (July 18).
online at http://www.npr.org/features/feature.php?wfId=3473165

*Stamberg, Susan. 2006.
Feiffer, Allen Drawn Together by 'Long Chalkboard'.
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (October 10).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6226070

Stark, Stephen. 1996.
[Influence of comic books on the movies].
National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Sunday (April 28)

Stark, Stephen. 1999.
[Matt Groening's animated tv series Futurama and his influence on television].
National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Sunday (April 4)

Stawicki, Elizabeth. 1998.
Tobacco Under Fire [Joe Camel advertising].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (April 20)

*Stone, Susan. 2003.
Japan's Comic Book Export: 'Shonen Jump' Appeals to U.S. Kids Raised on Pokemon.
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (January 9).
online at http://discover.npr.org/features/feature.jhtml?wfId=885721

*Stone, Susan. 2003.
'The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen'; Alan Moore's Graphic Novel Series Hits the Silver Screen.
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (July 12).
online at http://www.npr.org/display_pages/features/feature_1311408.html

*Stone, Susan. 2004.
Hello Kitty: A Marketing Sensation Grows Up.
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (October 31).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4135154

Suarez, Ray. 1995.
Political Humor [with Mark Alan Stamaty, creator of "Washingtoon" political comic strip].
National Public Radio's Talk of the Nation (June 20)

Suarez, Ray. 1997.
A Political Feud: Lyndon Johnson and Robert Kennedy [with Jeff Shesol, historian and creator, of "Thatch" political comic strip].
National Public Radio's Talk of the Nation (October 30)

Suarez, Ray. 1997.
Second Terms [features Steve Hess, author of Drawn and Quartered: The History of American Political Cartoons].
National Public Radio's Talk of the Nation (January 20)

*Sukys, Megan. 2003.
Fantagraphics.
National Public Radio / KUOW's The Beat (August 21)

*Sukys, Megan. 2005.
Jim Woodring.
National Public Radio / KUOW's The Beat (May 27).
online at http://www.kuow.org/thebeat.asp

National Public Radio (NPR) on Comics & Cartoons N-R

*Nadel, Dan. 2004.
Graphic Novel Picks.
National Public Radio's Weekend America (October 2).
online at http://weekendamerica.publicradio.org/programs/index_20041002.html

Neary, Lynn. 1998.
Cartoonists Roundtable [with Bob Mankoff, Robb Armstrong, Bill Griffith, Nicole Hollander].
National Public Radio's Talk of the Nation (December 15)

*Neary, Lynn. 2002.
Captain America and Tuskegee.
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (November 19)

*Neary, Lynn. 2004.
Filmmaking and Animation [John Canemaker; Charles Solomon; Kevin Koch].
Talk of the Nation (February 5).
online at http://www.npr.org/features/feature.php?wfId=1645750

*Neary, Lynn. 2004.
The Man Behind 'The Incredibles' [Brad Bird interview].
National Public Radio's Talk of the Nation (December 15).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4229568

*Neary, Lynn. 2004.
Emperor Norton Bridge? [Phil Frank interview].
National Public Radio's Talk of the Nation (December 15).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4230051

*Neary, Lynn. 2005.
Cuts Worrying to Editorial Cartoonists.
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (December 5).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5039622

*Nebbe, Charity. 2004.
[Jef Mallett and 'Frazz'; Michigan State University Library's comic book collection and Randall Scott].
Michigan Radio's Stateside (January 12).
online at http://www.michiganradio.org/stateside.asp

*Nishi, Dennis. 2005.
Comic strip strategies - Meet Scott Kurtz.
Public Radio International's Marketplace (March 23).
online at http://marketplace.publicradio.org/shows/2005/03/23/AM200503232.html

*Nnamdi, Kojo. 2005.
Jonathan Lethem.
National Public Radio's WAMU's Kojo Nnamdi Show (March 24)
online at http://www.wamu.org/programs/kn/05/03/24.php

*Nnamdi, Kojo. 2006.
The Future of Editorial Cartoons [KAL].
National Public Radio's Kojo Nnamdi Show (August 31).
online at http://www.wamu.org/programs/kn/06/08/31.php#11694

*Norris, Michele and Andrew Higgins. 2006.
How the Muhammad Cartoon Controversy Spread [Danish Islam].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (February 7).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5194727

*Norris, Michele. 2006.
Meltzer's Detailed Research Yields 'Book of Fate'.
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (September 6).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5775550

*Norris, Michele. 2006.
'Abadazad' Heroine Casts Spell on Girls and Boys.
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (September 28).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6161854

*Norris, Michele. 2007.
The Intricate, Cinematic World of 'Hugo Cabret'.
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (February 9).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7114977

O'Connor, Joe. 1997.
Disney's Hercules [animated movie review].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (June 27)

*Olkowski, Lu. 2007.
Creatures, Milch, McEwan: Bee-ing There [Creature Comforts].
National Public Radio and WNYC's Studio 360 (June 15).
online at http://www.studio360.org/episodes/2007/06/15

*Olney, Warren. 2002.
Reporter's Notebook: Cartoons from Afghanistan.
KCRW / Public Radio International's To The Point (January 9).
online at http://www.kcrw.com/cgi-bin/db/kcrw.pl?show_code=tp&air_date=1/9/02&tmplt_type=show

Olsher, Dean. 1998.
Cartoon museum.
National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Sunday (March 15)

*Page, Susan. 2005.
40th Anniversary of 'A Charlie Brown Christmas'.
National Public Radio and WAMU's Diane Rehm Show (December 23)

*Palca, Joe. 2004
Anthology Collects Every 'New Yorker' Cartoon.
National Public Radio's Talk of the Nation (October 7).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4075282

Parks, Sheri and David Zurawik. 2000.
[a preview of EXPO 2000 comic convention with Frank Cho, creator of the syndicated comic strip Liberty Meadows, and Chris Oarr, executive director of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund].
National Public Radio's Media Matters (September 10)

*Paulson, Steve, Charles McGrath and Anne Strainchamps. 2004.
Comix [Spiegelman, Ware, Gaiman, Katchor].
Wisconsin Public Radio's To The Best of Our Knowledge (September 5)
online at http://wpr.org/book/040905a.html

*Pekar, Harvey. 2004.
Harvey Pekar: A Commentary on Valentine's Day.
National Public Radio's Fresh Air (February 13).
online at http://freshair.npr.org/day_fa.jhtml?display=day&todayDate=02/13/2004

Penkava, Melinda. 1996.
Scott Adams [interview].
National Public Radio's Talk of the Nation (October 16)

Penkava, Melinda. 2000.
Zwilich goes Peanuts.
National Public Radio's Performance Today (February 11)

*Pett, Joel. 2006.
Worldwide Protests, Proof of the Power of Cartoons [Danish Islam].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (February 7).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5194742

Pinkwater, Daniel. 1994.
Sgt. Pinkwater of the Yukon [The Lone Ranger, Captain Midnight and Superman radio shows].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (September 14)

*Powers, John. 2002.
Road to Perdition.
National Public Radio's Fresh Air (July 16)

Rauch, Neil. 1996.
Political Cartoons ["Cartoongate" compilation of presidential election cartoons].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (October 30)

*Rehm, Diane. 2005.
John Carlin: 'Masters of American Comics'.
National Public Radio's WAMU's Diane Rehm Show (December 20).
online at http://www.wamu.org/programs/dr/05/12/20.php

*Rehm, Diane. 2007.
Berkeley Breathed: ‘Mars Needs Moms’.
National Public Radio and WAMU's Diane Rehm Show (May 8).
online at http://www.wamu.org/programs/dr/07/05/08.php#13175

*Ridley, John. 2002.
Along for the Ride [comic book fans].
National Public Radio's Weekend All Things Considered (February 16)

National Public Radio (NPR) on Comics & Cartoons L-M

*Lanpher, Katherine. 2004.
Talking Volumes author Neil Gaiman.
Minnesota Public Radio's Midmorning (January 20).
online at http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/midmorning/2004/01/midmorning_20040120b/

*Lanpher, Katherine. 2004.
Neil Gaiman talks about his haunting book for children.
Minnesota Public Radio's Midmorning (February 16).
online at http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/midmorning/2004/02/midmorning_20040216b/

Larson, Gary. 1987.
Door to Door Death [radio drama].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (October 31)

Larson, Gary. 1995.
Door to Door Death [radio drama rebroadcast from All Things Considered, October 31, 1987].
National Public Radio's Weekly Edition (October 27)

*Lehrer, Brian. 2003.
Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow [Tom Tomorrow aka Dan Perkins, political cartoonist].
National Public Radio and WNYC's The Brian Lehrer Show Thursday, November 20, 2003
online at http://www.wnyc.org/shows/bl/episodes/11202003

*Lehrer, Brian. 2003.
Not All Rainbows, Puppies, and Smiles: Art for Art's Sake [Art Spiegelman and Francoise Mouly.
National Public Radio and WNYC's The Brian Lehrer Show (November 13).
online at http://www.wnyc.org/shows/bl/episodes/11132003

*Lehrer, Brian. 2003.
Getting Graphic: Graphic Novelists [Tooks, Corman and Jason Little
National Public Radio and WNYC's The Brian Lehrer Show (May 23).
online at http://www.wnyc.org/shows/bl/episodes/05232003

*Lehrer, Brian. 2003.
Don't Be A Squarepants!
National Public Radio and WNYC's The Brian Lehrer Show (December 26).
online at http://www.wnyc.org/shows/bl/episodes/12262003

Lehrer, Brian. 2006.
Out With the Comics [lesbian Batwoman].
National Public Radio and WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show (June 2).
online at http://www.wnyc.org/shows/bl/episodes/2006/06/02

*Lehrer, Brian. 2006.
30 Issues in 30 Days: Universal Health Care [Marisa Acocella Marchetto].
National Public Radio and WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show (October 23).
online at http://www.wnyc.org/shows/bl/episodes/2006/10/23

Levs, Joshua. 1998.
Oliphant's Sculpture.
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (March 31)

Levs, Joshua. 2001.
The Cartoon Network Pulls Some Bugs Bunny Cartoons.
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (May 29)

*Lipsky, David. 2006.
Graphic Novel Series Returns in 'Y: The Last Man'.
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (June 1).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5445332

*Lopate, Leonard. 2002.
Robert Mankoff.
National Public Radio / WNYC's The Leonard Lopate Show (November 27).
online at http://www.wnyc.org/shows/lopate/episodes/11272002

*Lopate, Leonard. 2004
A Few of My Favorite Things: Marjane Satrapi.
National Public Radio / WNYC's The Leonard Lopate Show (September 8)
online at http://www.wnyc.org/shows/lopate/episodes/09082004

*Lopate, Leonard. 2004
Messy Voting [Danziger and Brodner].
National Public Radio / WNYC's The Leonard Lopate Show (October 27).
online at http://www.wnyc.org/vote2004/lopate.html

*Lopate, Leonard. 2004.
A Sea of Stories: Victoria Roberts and David Sipress.
National Public Radio / WNYC's The Leonard Lopate Show (November 1).
online at http://www.wnyc.org/shows/lopate/episodes/11012004

*Lopate, Leonard. 2004.
Arlen Schumer [The Silver Age of Comic Book Art].
National Public Radio / WNYC's The Leonard Lopate Show (January 9).
online at http://wnyc.org/shows/lopate/episodes/01092004

*Lopate, Leonard. 2004.
Chip Kidd [discusses Osamu Tezuka's Buddha].
National Public Radio / WNYC's The Leonard Lopate Show (January 9).
online at http://wnyc.org/shows/lopate/episodes/01092004

*Lopate, Leonard. 2005.
Drawing on the Past [Spiegelman interview].
National Public Radio / WNYC's The Leonard Lopate Show (January 9).
online at http://www.wnyc.org/shows/lopate/episodes/03072005

*Lopate, Leonard. 2005.
A Question of Identity: Ice Haven / A Father's Journey with His Son [Dan Clowes / Peter Carey].
National Public Radio / WNYC's The Leonard Lopate Show (July 29).
online at http://www.wnyc.org/shows/lopate/episodes/07292005

*Lopate, Leonard. 2006.
Experts in their Fields: Making Comics [Scott McCloud].
National Public Radio and WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show (September 5).
online at http://www.wnyc.org/shows/lopate/episodes/2006/09/05

*Luckovich, Mike. 2003.
War Diaries: Mike Luckovich, Editorial Cartoonist.
National Public Radio (March 30).
online at http://www.npr.org/news/specials/wardiaries/mluckovich/index.html

*Ludden, Jennifer. 2004.
'Powerpuff' Creator Turns to 'Foster's Home'.
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (August 28).
online at http://www.npr.org/features/feature.php?wfId=3877452

*Ludden, Jennifer. 2005.
Mexican Cartoon Character at Center of Dispute [Memin Pinguin postage stamp].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (August 6).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4788827&sourceCode=RSS

Lyden, Jacki. 1995.
Cartoons [political cartoonists Tom Toles and Ed Gamble].
National Public Radio's Weekend All Things Considered (January 21)

Lyden, Jacki. 1996.
Political Cartoons [history of interview with Sandy Northrop].
Weekend Edition Sunday (November 10)

Lyden, Jacki. 1997.
Madam and Eve [South Africa Comic Strip].
National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Sunday (December 14)

[Lyden, Jacki]. 1998.
Mae Questel Obit [Betty Boop and Olive Oly animation voice].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (January 8)

Lyden, Jacki. 1998.
Teen Mom Cartoon Book.
National Public Radio's Weekend All Things Considered (December 5)

*Lyden, Jacki. 2005.
Graphic Novelist with a Comic Sensibility [Derek Kirk Kim].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (January 8)
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4271874

Lydon, Christopher. 2000.
The new comics [Katchor, Clowes, Kidd interview].
WBUR's The Connection (September 28)

Lydon, Christopher. 2000.
Art Spiegelman [interview].
WBUR The Connection (October 27)

Lydon, Christopher. 2001.
Cartoon Journalist Joe Sacco [interview].
WBUR's The Connection (April 19)

*Mann, Brian. 2004.
Remembering Life in a Comic-Book 'Factory' [Sid Couchey].
National Public Radio's Weekend Edition - Sunday (February 1).
online at http://www.npr.org/features/feature.php?wfId=1627595

*Mann, Brian. 2004.
Profile: Essex Comic Book Artist Sid Couchey.
North Country Public Radio (January 5).
online at http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/couchey/couchey.php#

*Martin, Rachel. 2006.
Denmark Battles Muslim Backlash over Cartoons.
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (February 7).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5194724

*Martin, Rachel. 2006.
Cartoon Controversy Slams Denmark's Economy.
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (February 10).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5199960

*Masters, Kim. 2004.
Strong Showing of 'Shrek 2' Boosts Dreamworks.
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (May 24).
online at http://www.npr.org/features/feature.php?wfId=1908311

*Masters, Kim. 2004.
'Incredibles': Superhero Family Back in Action.
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (November 1).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4136195#email

*Masters, Kim. 2004.
Hanks Stars in 'Polar Express,' a Stop-Motion Holiday Tale.
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (November 4).
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4144530

*Masters, Kim. 2004.
Pixar Profits Jump on 'Nemo' Sales.
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (May 7).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1876005

*Masters, Kim. 2004.
Pixar, Disney to End Partnership.
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (January 30).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1625251

*Masters, Kim. 2005.
DreamWorks Movie Studio Falls Short of Investors' Targets.
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (May 27).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4670198

*McChesney, John. 2004.
Voice Actors Bring Cartoon Characters to Life.
National Public Radio's Day to Day (May 4).
online at http://www.npr.org/features/feature.php?wfId=1870395

*McWhorter, John. 2004.
Reading the 'New Yorker' and Seeing White.
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (September 23).
online at http://www.npr.org/features/feature.php?wfId=3933579

*Mercer, Michelle. 2003.
'Charlie Brown Christmas' Keeps Giving.
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (December 22).
online at http://www.npr.org/features/feature.php?wfId=1565941

Merritt, Kathy. 2000.
Comic Book Art and Issues [Scott McCloud, Peter Kuper, and Keith Knight interviews].
WAMU's Public Interest (September 15)

*Miller, Frank. 2006.
This I Believe: That Old Piece of Cloth.
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (September 11).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5784518

*Miller, Kerri. 2005.
Neil Gaiman's fictional take on family life.
Minnesota Public Radio's Midmorning (October 10).
online at http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/midmorning/2005/10/midmorning_20051010b/

*Miller, Kerri. 2007.
A view of the war, from the drawing board [editorial cartoonists Matt Davies and Tim Kreider].
Minnesota Public Radio's Midmorning (April 6).
online at http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2007/04/06/midmorning2/

Mitchell, Elvis. 1997.
[review of animated series "King of the Hill"].
National Public Radio's Weekend Edition (May 31)

*Mitchell, Elvis. 2001.
Dan Clowes [interview].
National Public Radio and KCRW's The Treatment (July 27).
online at http://www.kcrw.com/cgi-bin/db/kcrw.pl?show_code=tt&air_date=7/27/01&tmplt_type=show

*Mitchell, Elvis. 2003.
Harvey Pekar [interview].
National Public Radio and KCRW's The Treatment (August 13).
online at http://www.kcrw.com/cgi-bin/db/kcrw.pl?show_code=tt&air_date=8/13/03&tmplt_type=show

*Mitchell, Elvis. 2004.
Gary Baseman [interview].
National Public Radio and KCRW's The Treatment (June 30).
online at http://www.kcrw.org/cgi-bin/db/kcrw.pl?show_code=tt&air_date=6/30/04&tmplt_type=show

*Mitchell, Elvis. 2005.
Frank Miller.
National Public Radio and KCRW's The Treatment (March 30).
online at http://www.kcrw.com/cgi-bin/db/kcrw.pl?show_code=tt&air_date=3/30/05&tmplt_type=Show

*Mitchell, Elvis. 2005.
Christopher Nolan [Batman Begins director].
National Public Radio and KCRW's The Treatment (June 15).
online at http://www.kcrw.com/cgi-bin/db/kcrw.pl?show_code=tt&air_date=6/15/05&tmplt_type=Show

*Moe, John. 2005.
'Charlie Brown Christmas' and a New Generation.
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (December 19).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5061869

Mondello, Bob. 1998.
'Mulan' Storms China, Box Office [Disney animated film].
National Public Radio's Weekend All Things Considered (June 21)

Mondello, Bob. 1998.
Animated Films.
National Public Radio's Weekend All Things Considered (November 28)

Mondello, Bob. 1998.
Winter Movies [animated children's film "Prince of Egypt"].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (November 27)

*Mondello, Bob. 2003.
'The Matrix' and 'Monsters Inc.': Mirror Movies?
All Things Considered (June 13).
online at http://discover.npr.org/rundowns/segment.jhtml?wfId=1297967

*Mondello, Bob. 2003.
'Looney Tunes' Eyes the Overgrown-Kid Crowd.
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (November 16).
online at http://www.npr.org/features/feature.php?wfId=1508830

*Mondello, Bob. 2004.
'Shrek 2' Brings Ogre Back to Meet His In-Laws.
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (May 19)

*Mondello, Bob. 2004.
Review: 'Spider-Man 2': Web-Slinger Returns for Highly Anticipated Sequel.
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (June 27).
online at http://www.npr.org/features/feature.php?wfId=1979682

*Mondello, Bob. 2006.
'Scanner Darkly' Looks Odd -- and That's Good.
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (July 7).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5541990

Montagne, Renee. 1998.
Space Ghost Coast to Coast [interview with Mike Lazzo of animated tv show].
National Public Radio's Anthem (August 29 / repeated November 28)

Montagne, Renee. 1998.
Space Ghost [rebroadcast of interview with Mike Lazzo of animated tv show].
National Public Radio's Weekly Edition (October 3)

Montagne, Renee. 1999.
Animation & TV.
National Public Radio's Anthem (May 8)

*Montagne, Renee. 2000.
Political Cartoons [Mike Luckovitch and Mike Peters].
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (October 25).
online at http://www.npr.org/features/feature.php?wfId=1113005

Montagne, Renee. 2001.
In From the Cold War, ‘Spy vs. Spy’: MAD Magazine’s Dueling Spooks Mark Their 40th Anniversary.
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (August 30)

*Montagne, Renee. 2004.
Cartoonists Sharpen Pencils for 2004 Campaign: Edwards' Smile, Bush's Ears, Kerry's Jaw Fair Game for Illustrators [Mike Luckovitch and Mike Peters].
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (July 16).
online at http://www.npr.org/features/feature.php?wfId=3410060

*Montagne, Renee. 2005.
'Spirit' Comic Creator Will Eisner Dies.
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (January 5).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4259517

*Montagne, Renee. 2005.
Political Cartoonists Cast an Eye Back on 2005 [Luckovich, Peters].
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (December 28).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5068106

*Montagne, Renee. 2006.
Imam: Muslims Can Work Toward Peaceful Protest.
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (February 15).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5206887

*Montagne, Renee. 2006.
Batman Goes After Bin Laden.
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (February 16).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5219392

*Montagne, Renee. 2006.
Stan Lee on Realism in the World of Comic Heroes.
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (December 27).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6684820

*Montagne, Renee. 2007.
Scooby-Doo's Animator Dies.
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (January 9).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6759046

*Montagne, Renee. 2007.
Marvel Comics Kills Off Captain America.
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (March 8).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7770294

Montana Logging and Ballet Company. 1999.
Outing Cartoons [satire on gay cartoon character issue].
National Public Radio's Weekly Edition (February 27)

Moscowitz, Moe. 1996.
[Imagine if Morning Edition were a cartoon strip...]
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (August 26)

*Moss-Coane, Marty. 2006.
Re-inventing Comics in the age of the internet [Scott McCloud].
National Public Radio / WHYY's Radio Times (November 30)

*Moss-Coane, Marty. 2005.
The world of graphic novels [Charles Burns and Chipp Kidd].
National Public Radio / WHHY's Radio Times (October 20).
online at http://www.whyy.org/rameta/RT/2005/RT20051020_20.ram

*Moss-Coane, Marty. 2005.
[Isabel Allende's new book is "Zorro: The Novel."]
National Public Radio / WHHY's Radio Times (May 24)

*Moss-Coane, Marty. 2002.
[A major comic book convention opens this weekend in Philadelphia].
National Public Radio / WHHY's Radio Times (May 10)

*Moss-Coane, Marty. 2002.
Remembering Chaim Potok [editorial cartoonist Tony Auth]..
National Public Radio / WHHY's Radio Times (July 26)

*Moss-Coane, Marty. 2001.
Celebrated cartoonist Arnold Roth talks about his new Philadelphia exhibit...
National Public Radio / WHHY's Radio Times (September 10)

*Moss-Coane, Marty. 2000.
The lampooning of George "Dubya" Bush [editorial cartoonists Tony Auth and Signe Wilkinson].
National Public Radio / WHHY's Radio Times (December 15)

*Moss-Coane, Marty. 2000.
[Author Michael Chabon talks about his new novel, "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay].
National Public Radio / WHHY's Radio Times (October 17)

*Moss-Coane, Marty. 2000.
Who's behind your favorite voice? [animation voices Jeff Bergman and Scott Sanders].
National Public Radio / WHHY's Radio Times (March 16)

*Moss-Coane, Marty. 1999.
Saturday Morning Cartoons.
National Public Radio / WHHY's Radio Times (April 12)