WORT 89.9FM Madison · “I’m A Cop:” A Real Life Horror Comic Johnny Damm has made a career of using classic pre-comics code comic book imagery to re-examine and re-imagine […]
Paul Robeson’s Art and Politics
Paul Robeson was an acclaimed singer, actor, and athlete best known for films like The Emperor Jones (1933) and Show Boat (1936). He was also a political activist with communist […]
What’s the Word: Comics
If you’re a pop-culture junkie chances are you’re already aware that HBO’s hit TV series Watchmen wrapped up its first season last night, the series receiving glowing reviews over the […]
Randall Munroe
Joe Skarlupka and Kevin Lauterjung talk to Randall Munroe, creator of the popular blog xkcd and numerous books, including the new How To: Absurd Advice for Common Real-World Problems. In […]
Radical America Komiks with Paul Buhle
For today’s pledge drive edition, guest host Norman Stockwell is joined in the studio by historian Paul Buhle to discuss the 50th anniversary edition of Radical America Komiks and reminisce about […]
Rodney Lambright II gets deeper into his characters’ heads
Rodney Lambright II uses comics and animation to explore how people relate to each other, to society, and to themselves. He’s adept at looking at the world through the eyes […]