National Public Radio (NPR)
on Comics & Cartoons:
A Beginning Bibliography
(annotated version)
(Comics Stuff #6a)
by Michael Rhode
mrhode@hotmail.com
10/13/01
NPR has done many interviews relating to comics and cartoons in the 1990s and this bibliography begins a listing of them. For a short time, NPR even produced and aired a radio show based on a comic strip - Ben Katchor's "Julius Knipl, Real Estate Photographer", starring Jerry Stiller as Julius. Radio used to be an ephemeral medium - possibly saved as a recording, but perhaps only in the hands of a private collector. Thanks to the Internet, it has become easy to find a transcript or recording of a show. NPR offers both, sometimes for free. This bibliography was mostly compiled using NPR's website search engine, but not all shows seem to appear on the site and I have been able to list a few from other sources. The descriptions following each citation are copyright by NPR and have been included to aid scholarship. Many of the programs can be heard on www.npr.org using RealAudio. Tapes and transcripts can be ordered from their toll-free number: 1-877-NPR-TEXT (1-877-677-8398) or for international calls: (+801)374-102. By mail, write to NPR c/o Burrelle's Transcripts, P.O. Box 7, Livingston, New Jersey 07039-0007. Be warned that the cost is not insignificant.
All of these citations will be, and many others from different sources already are, listed in the Comics Research Bibliography by John Bullough & Mike Rhode available on line at: http://www.rpi.edu/~bulloj/comxbib.html. Comics Stuff is an occasional publication showcasing aspects of comics collecting and indexing beyond the comic book and toy price guides. Version a of this is annotated with NPR text; b is not. Additions marked with *.
*Abel, Jessica and Ira Glass. 1999.
Radio: An Illustrated Guide [comic book].
Chicago: WBEZ
The book gives you an inside look at how This American Life is made. But even better, it's a step-by-step primer on how to make a radio story. The book includes detail on where we find our stories, how to structure a story, how to do an interview, how to hold the microphone, how to edit sound, how to write a script for radio ... really everything you'd need to get started making your own radio story. It's 32 black-and-white pages long, with appropriately fancy color covers, and was drawn by cartoonist Jessica Abel and written by Jessica and Ira Glass.
Adams, Noah. 1994.
Snow White [Disney animated movie compared to original German story].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (October 31)
Noah talks with Maria Tatar, professor of German Studies at Harvard. Disney has just released a video version of their 1937 animation "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" (say dwarves.. with a "v"), and is expecting it to be a huge seller. Tatar agrees that "Snow White" will be a hit in video format, because it's quite scary and watching it in the safety of one's own home is a big plus. She says there are a couple of major differences in the way Disney and the Brothers Grimm interpret the original story.(7:30)
Adams, Noah. 1995.
Batmobile FX ["Batman Forever" movie].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (June 22)
Noah talks to Bruce Stambler, supervising sound editor for Soundstorm, a sound effects company in California that provided the theater-shaking sound for the movie "Batman Forever". Stambler describes how some of the effects were achieved and plays some of the many elements that were used to produce the thunderous roar of the Batmobile.(6:00)
Adams, Noah. 1996.
Dalmatians [dog breeding due to Disney animated movie].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (November 21)
Noah talks with Kathy McCoubrey (mic-KOO-bree), from the Virginia Dalmatian Assistance League, about dalmatians as pets. Disney is releasing a new version of the movie, "101 Dalmatians" this Christmas season. There are reports of a surge in dalmatian breeding because many children will want them after seeing the movie. McCoubrey says dalmatians should be chosen carefully. They are very high-strung, and they need frequent exercise and plenty of space. (4:00)
Adams, Noah. 1998
Earthy Humor [Gary Larson and children's book].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (April 22)
Gary Larson, the cartoonist who created The Far Side comic panels, has put together his first new book since retiring the cartoon in 1995. The new illustrated book is called There's a Hair in My Dirt: A Worm's Story. It centers on a family of worms and their life in the dirt. Listen as All Things Considered host Noah Adams talks to Larson about the worms, who tend to lament their lot in life.
Adams, Noah. 1998.
Prohias Obit [interview with Mad editor Nick Meglin].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (February 26)
Noah talks to MAD Magazine editor Nick Meglin about artist Antonios Prohias, who died Tuesday in Miami. Prohias fled his native Cuba in 1960 when he was targeted as a dissident by Fidel Castro. He showed up in New York City in the offices of MAD, and sold them his "Spy Vs. Spy" cartoon. His work has been in every issue since January 1961. Prohias was 77. Meglin says the art worked because language was not a barrier to these pantomime sketches of two spies bent on destroying each other. (3:00)
Adams, Noah. 1998.
Rugrats' Voices [animated movie].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (November 24)
All Things Considered host Noah Adams talks with Christine Cavanaugh and Kath Soucie, two of the people who provided voices for the characters in the new feature film "Rugrats." The movie is an expansion of the popular "Rugrats" cartoon that is shown on the Nickelodeon cable network. Cavanaugh talks about performing the voice of Chuckie Finster. She's also known for providing the voice for the pig "Babe" in the film of the same name. Soucie talks about voicing the characters of Phil, Lil, and their mother Betty. (5:00)
*Adams, Noah. 1999.
New IMAX Version of 'The Old Man and the Sea' [by Russian animator Alexander Petrov].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (October 1)
Ernest Hemingway's novel, The Old Man and the Sea, is back on the movie screen. The new film is an animation done the old-fashioned way -- hand-painted by renowned animator Alexander Petrov. It is also the first large-format animation and opened the "Best of IMAX" festival in New York City Friday. The story of an old Cuban fisherman facing off against a giant marlin was last made into a film in 1958, with Spencer Tracy starring. Hear more as All Things Considered host Noah Adams speaks with Bernard LaJoie, producer of the new film.
*Adams, Noah. 2000.
Peanuts Void [on Schulz retirement].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (January 03)
Noah talks with Frank Fallone, Deputy Editor of the Democrat-Gazette in Little Rock, Arkansas, about why his paper has decided not to run Peanuts comic strip re-runs. Peanuts Classics is being marketed by United Media Syndicate to fill the void left by Charles Schulz's retirement. Fallone's paper has decided to run two new comics in stead.
*Adams, Noah. 2000.
Gorey Obit.
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (April 17)
Artist and author Edward St. John Gorey died Saturday. He was known for his cross-hatched line drawings of comically macabre and often bizarre subjects. He wrote over 100 books, and illustrated over 60 others, by authors from Edward Lear to Samuel Beckett. He was also a scenic designer for the theatre. His design work included Broadway's Dracula in 1977. Noah speaks with Andreas Brown, owner or the Gotham Book Mart in New York, who was a friend Gorey's, and exhibited some of his work. (6:00)
Adler, Margot. 1999.
[McFarlane's baseball purchase].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (February 8)
NPR's Margot Adler reports that the man who bought Mark McGuire's 70th home run ball by phone for more than $3 million has surfaced. He is Todd McFarland (sic), the Canadian-born creator of the best-selling comic book "Spawn." (2:00)
Appel, Toby. 1997.
A Symphony for the Man of Steel [Superman music piece "Metropolis Symphony"].
National Public Radio's Performance Today (May 6)
Violist and PT commentator Toby Appel (AP-pull) reviews composer Michael Daugherty's "Metropolis Symphony," a five-movement work based on the comic book character Superman. It was recently released by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and conductor David Zinman. 7:00
Arnold, Chris. 1997.
Comic Entrepreneur [Todd McFarlane].
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (May 7)
Todd McFarlane left a lucrative job drawing super heroes at the big comic publisher, Marvel Comics, because he felt hemmed-in. So he established Image Comics, created the hot new comic superhero Spawn, and found financial success in his creative independence. NPR's Chris Arnold reports Spawn has sold millions of comic books, and is the central figure in a 40-million-dollar movie due out soon.
Barnett, David. 1998.
Superman stamp.
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (September 10)
Today, the Post Office unveiled a new stamp featuring the comic-book character Superman. The unveiling happened in Cleveland, the hometown of Superman's creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. David Barnett of member station WCPN in Cleveland talks to the real-life model for "Lois Lane", and Superman "biographer" Dennis Dooley, a famous playwright who went to high school with the late Siegel and Shuster, who recalls that their stories for the school paper hinted at the character who became the Man of Steel. (5:00)
Barry, Lynda. 1998.
Thanksgiving Story [autobiographical story by cartoonist].
National Public Radio's Weekly Edition (November 21)
Commentator Lynda Barry remembers the first Thanksgiving held at her house instead of her grandmother's. (4:00)
Block, Melissa. 1995.
Pocahontas in Park [Disney animated movie premier].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (June 9)
NPR's Melissa Block reports on the premier of the Disney animated film "Pocahontas", which is being shown on a huge screen before a crowd of a hundred thousand in Central Park tomorrow night. (5:30)
*Brand, Madeleine. 2000.
On-line Comic Books [Stan Lee; Scott McCloud; Art Spiegelman].
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (January 20)
NPR's Madeleine Brand reports on the growing trend of on-line comics. Comic book sales are falling, and so artists like Stan Lee, the creator of Spiderman and the Incredible Hulk, are creating comics specifically for the web.
Chadwick, Alex. 1995.
[Woody Wilson, writer of the comic strip, "Rex Morgan, M-D" interview].
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (March 3)
Host Alex Chadwick talks with Woody Wilson, the current writer of the comic strip, "Rex Morgan, M-D". Mr. Wilson has been in charge of the long-running strip ever since its original creator, Nick Dallis, died a few years ago. Dallis started the comic strip about a family doctor just after World War Two. Tomorrow, Dr. Morgan is scheduled to do something that's very out of character. (3:30)
Chadwick, Alex. 1996.
[Denny O'Neill interview on Batman and landmine education comics].
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (November 18)
Host Alex Chadwick talks with comic book writer Dennie (sic) O'Neil. He developed a new line of stories for Batman aimed at helping children in war-torn countries learn the dangers of landmines that are used so indiscriminately around the globe. (7:03)
Chadwick, Alex. 1996.
[Reflections on the death of Jerry Siegel, one of the creators of Superman].
National Public Radio's Weekend Edition (February 3)
Alex reflects on the death, this week, of the inventor of Nylon and one of the creators of Superman. And it was a death of another sort, too, for Cosmopolitan editor Helen Gurley Brown, who's stepping down. 2:30
Chadwick, Alex. 1998.
Batman Creator Dies [Bob Kane].
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (November 6)
Tape & Copy about Bob Kane the comic book artist and writer who created the character of Batman died at his home in California. He was 83. (2:52)
*Coleman, Korva. 2000.
Goodbye Peanuts.
National Public Radio's Talk of the Nation (January 3)
Guests:
Mort Walker, Creator of Beetle Bailey and Hi and Lois, Founder of the International Museum of Cartoon Art (Boca Raton, Florida)
Cathy Guisewite, Creator of Cathy
[and Wiley Miller, Creator of Non Sequiter]
After drawing the Peanuts comic strip every day, 365 days a year for the last fifty years, Charles Schulz has decided to end his long running cartoon in order to focus on his health. The comic strip which produced Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Woodstock, Linus and Lucy will appear in newspapers for the last time this Monday...it marks the end of the beloved characters that many Americans have grown up with. Join guest host Korva Coleman and guests as they look back at the legacy of Peanuts.
Conan, Neal. 1995.
Isay [interview with producer on Ben Katchor's Julius Knipl's transition from newspaper cartoon to radio].
National Public Radio's Weekly Edition: The Best of NPR News (June 23)
Neal talks with producer David Isay about masterminding Julius Knipl's transition from newspaper cartoon to radio strip. (4:00) Original to Weekly Edition.
Del Barco, Mandalit. 1995.
[California tax on cartoonists].
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (December 12)
N-P-R's Mandalit (MAHN-duh-leet) Del Barco reports from Los Angeles on a state tax law that forces cartoonists to collect sales tax when they sell their comic strips to newspapers. Cartoonists say the California tax board is arbitrary and unfair. (6:01)
Dickinson, Amy. 1997.
The Sound of the Simpsons [animated tv show].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (May 1)
NPR's Amy Dickinson goes to a scoring session for the TV cartoon "The Simpsons" and offers a behind the scenes look at how music is produced for the show. (7:30)
Dowell, Pat. 1995.
[Rediscovery of films by Jiri Zrnka, a famous Czech puppet animator].
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (February 2)
Pat Dowell reports on the rediscovery of a cache of children's films produced in the former Czechoslovakia at the height of the Cold War. Many of the films were made by Jiri Zrnka (YEH-zhee TRINK-uh), a famous Czech puppet animator who made "The Emperor's Nightingale." The films were imported by William Snyder, an American who ran a children's film production company. Now his son is re-releasing "The Emperor's Nightingale" on video. (6:56)
Dowell, Pat. 1995.
[Merchandising of the new Disney animated film "Pocahontas"].
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (June 23)
Pat Dowell reports on the merchandising of the new Disney film "Pocahontas", which opens today in theatres. Disney began marketing the film early, with a flurry of advertisements and toys featuring Pocahontas. Disney also came up with the Pocahontas Animation Discovery Adventure, a series of walk-through sets and interactive exhibits, which toured shopping malls in 24 cities earlier this year. (8:40)
Dowell, Pat. 1998.
The Making of Prince of Egypt [animated movie].
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (December 18)
NPR's Pat Dowell previews the new picture Prince of Egypt. Dowell reports on the difficulties of telling such an important story to so many religions in cartoon form ... and why DreamWorks decided to tackle it. (6:20)
Dressel, Jon. 1996.
Beethoven at the Alamo [poem based on Peanuts comic strip].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (December 16)
Poet Jon Dressel reads his poem "Beethoven at the Alamo" in honor of composer Ludwig van Beethoven's birthday. It takes its inspiration from the "Peanuts" comic strip, in which piano-playing Schroeder and Charlie Brown used to have an ongoing debate about which boyhood hero was greater...Beethoven or Davy Crockett. (2:45)
Edwards, Bob. 1995.
[Bill Mauldin interview about his World War Two cartoons].
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (May 4)
Host Bob Edwards talks with cartoonist Bill Mauldin about the re-issue of a book of his World War Two cartoons on the 50th anniversary of the end of conflict. (6:56)
Edwards, Bob. 1995.
[Charles Schulz interview about the Charlie Brown Christmas animated tv show].
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (December 6)
In the first of two interviews, Host Bob Edwards talks with cartoonist, Charles Schultz (sic), creator of the beloved "Peanuts" comic strip. Tonight, C-B-S will broadcast "A Charlie Brown Christmas," as it has done every holiday season for the past 30 years. Schultz (sic) recalls how the half-hour special came to be produced three decades ago. (7:30)
Edwards, Bob. 1995.
[Disney's computer-animated film "Toy Story"].
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (November 24)
Host Bob Edwards talks with Steve Daly of Entertainment Weekly about Disney's new film "Toy Story" -- the first full-length feature film that is completely computer-animated. (6:40)
[Edwards, Bob?]. 1995.
[Obit of Friz Freleng, the Warner Brothers' animator responsible for Bugs Bunny. (2:00)]
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (May 29)
Edwards, Bob. 1996.
[interview with animator Chuck Jones about "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" tv show].
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (December 18)
Host Bob Edwards talks with animator and director Chuck Jones, whose production of
"How the Grinch Stole Christmas" premiered on television 30 years ago today. (6:30-8:36)
Edwards, Bob. 1996.
['Superman: The Escape' roller coaster].
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (January 11)
Host Bob Edwards talks with Mark Wyatt, editor of "Inside Track" magazine, about what will be the world's tallest and fastest roller coaster, called 'Superman: The Escape'. (5:40)
Edwards, Bob. 1997.
Comic Clashes [Marvel Comics ownership].
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (February 3)
It's a fight that belongs inside the pages of Marvel Comics. Declared bankrupt last year, the company -- and its popular characters like Spiderman and the Incredible Hulk -- are now the prize in a fight between two billionaires. Fans have been hurt by broken promises and a drop in quality, but stockholders owning shares in Marvel stand to lose even more. Morning Edition host Bob Edwards talks with Cliff Biggers of Comic Shop News about the troubles facing Marvel Comics.
Edwards, Bob. 1997.
Comic View of Hong Kong [Larry Feign interview].
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (June 26)
On Monday, the Hong Kong newspaper, The Independent, will publish the last installment of the popular comic strip, "The World of Lily Wong." That's the day before the long-time British colony reverts to Chinese control. Lilly Wong is the creation of Larry Feign, an American and long-time Hong Kong resident, who has now decided to leave the colony. Speaking to Morning Edition host Bob Edwards, cartoonist Feign says the strip has changed over the years, and perhaps is a bit too political for the new era.
[Edwards, Bob]. 1997.
[death of Snow White actress Adriana Caselotti from animated Disney film].
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (January 21)
Tape & Copy on the death of the woman who played Snow White in Walt Disney's feature length cartoon. Adriana Caselotti died of cancer Sunday. She was 80 years old. (2:30)
Edwards, Bob. 1997.
The Dilbert Future.
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (May 19)
Host Bob Edwards talks with Scott Adams, creator of the wildly popular "Dilbert" comic strip. His latest book, The Dilbert Future, offers a vision of the future in which newly developed gadgets help workers goof off and still get paid. (6:47)
Flatow, Ira. 1997.
Science Is Fun [Tom Snyder, co-creator, executive producer, and writer "Dr. Katz: Professional Therapist" animated tv show].
National Public Radio's Talk of the Nation (September 12)
Imagine learning science by walking through a giant brain, watching cartoon lawyers argue a case about a scientific principle, or even by playing a game. Whether it's hands-on science museums, science games, or science on TV, it's clear that science doesn't just come from textbooks anymore. In this hour, how science can be fun.
Flatow, Ira. 1998.
Math and the Media [Larry Gonick interview].
National Public Radio's Talk of the Nation (October 9)
When you pick up a newspaper or magazine to read about the latest discoveries, how often is the finding a mathematical one? In this hour, we'll talk about what's new in math, and about math and the media--whether math is harder to communicate to a general audience, and how mathematicians and journalists can make it more accessible.
Frum, David. 1996.
[review of Disney's animated movie 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame'].
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (June 19)
Commentator David Frum decries Disney's latest cartoon offering "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" saying it has completely re-written the original classic novel... (2:50)
Gladstone, Brooke. 1997.
Recreating MAD Magazine
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (May 1)
There's a shake-up going on at MAD Magazine. The 45-year-old satirical monthly, with its sophomoric subject matter and coverboy Alfred E. Neuman, is trying to recapture its audience and the sarcastic edge that made it famous. NPR's Brooke Gladstone reports the creative staff recently got an injection of diverse, new talent, and they put out their first edition last month.
*Gladstone, Brooke. 1999.
Cartoonist Saul Steinberg [obituary].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (May 19)
Saul Steinberg, perhaps best known for his drawing showing New York City as the center of the world, has died. He was 84. Steinberg drew cartoons for The New Yorker magazine for more than 50 years. Born in Romania in 1914, Steinberg studied to be an architect, but began drawing cartoons in 1934, and had his first cartoon published by The New Yorker in 1941. He arrived in the United States the following year. During his career, Steinberg would go on to publish 85 covers and 642 drawings, melding influences of Egyptian art, Cubism, primitivism and popular culture.
*Gladstone, Brooke. 2000.
The Enduring Comic Strip.
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (May 16)
NPR's Brooke Gladstone takes a look at the changing face of comic strips. Even though newspapers are condensing comic strips into smaller panels, the art form continues to endure. The strips are mirroring society and its increasing diversity. (6:40-7:20)
Goldfarb, Michael. 1996.
[English animators the Brothers Quay interview].
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (April 2)
NPR's Michael Goldfarb visits with the strange film makers and identical twins, the Brothers Quay in London to talk about their first movie "Institute Benjamenta" starring live human beings -- up until now they've made only animated pictures. (8:40)
Goldsmith, Martin and Royal S. Brown. 1999.
Great Film Music: Silent, Classic and Modern Eras ['Batman' score]
National Public Radio's Performance Today (January 6)
In this second Milestones of the Millennium feature, commentator, film music scholar, critic and educator Royal S. Brown joins Performance Today host Martin Goldsmith to talk about the development of original music for motion pictures, from the silent era to the present.
As Brown notes, music has been associated with the movies since the beginning. During the 19th century, theaters used scores of recommended music which were performed live as accompaniment to the action. Since "talkies" first arrived, film scores have often been integral, if not indispensable, in setting the proper atmosphere, mood and tempo for a film and its narrative. It's hard to imagine "Star Wars" without John Williams' triumphant score supporting the protagonists in their intergalactic struggles against evil. Brown is certainly not alone in finding Bernard Herrmann's shrieking violins in Hitchcock's "Psycho" more terrifying than the image of the weapon in the famous shower scene.
The Silent Era brought landmark early film scores including the first score ever written for a movie: "The Assassination of the Duke of Guise" by French composer Camille Saint-Saens. Royal and Martin also touch on the movie "New Babylon" by Dmitri Shostakovich, Max Steiner's music for the 1933 film "King Kong," and the final scene of "Alexander Nevsky," a movie by Sergei Eisenstein with music by Sergei Prokofiev.
Regarding Classic film scores, Brown discusses Steiner's "Gone with the Wind," "The Sea Hawk" by Erich Wolfgang Korngold and the film noir classic "Double Indemnity" by Miklos Rozsa, as well as the gentle music Elmer Bernstein wrote for "To Kill a Mockingbird." Finally, Brown covers the modern era, including Danny Elfman's "Batman" score, "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" by Ennio Morricone, John Corigliano's music for "Altered States," and the surprising score for "Koyaanisquatsi" by Philip Glass.
Gonzales, Richard. 1996.
Marijuana Initiative [Doonesbury].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (October 22)
Among the more unusual initiatives on ballots around the country next month is Proposition 215 in California. Prop 215 would legalize the cultivation and use of marijuana for medicinal purposes. Supporters say smoking pot helps more than taking cannabis pills, as NPR's Richard Gonzales in San Francisco reports. But the state is solidly against the proposal, despite the lampooning the state's officials are getting from cartoon characters in the Doonesbury comic strip. (6:00)
Grice, Bonnie. 1998.
['Dancing Baby' computer animation interview].
National Public Radio's Anthem (January 31)
Bonnie Grice speaks with software designers Michael Girard and John Chadwick, who created the animated Internet graphic "Dancing Baby."
Grice, Bonnie. 1998.
Remembering Cartoonist of "Spy vs. Spy" [Antonio Prohias].
National Public Radio's Anthem (February 28)
Bonnie Grice speaks with Marta Pizarro, daughter of the cartoonist Antonio Prohias, creator of the long-running cartoon "Spy v. Spy", which ran as a regular feature in "Mad Magazine" for thirty years. Prohias died this week in Miami. (9:00)
Grice, Bonnie. 1998.
Return of Mickey Mouse [Disney's' Mouseworks' tv cartoon series].
National Public Radio's Anthem (January 24)
Bonnie Grice talks to the head writer and to the head animator developing "Mouseworks" Disney cartoons. These cartoons will be the first Mickey Mouse cartoons to be televised since the 1950s.
also described as:
RETURN OF MICKEY MOUSE: Disney is creating a new Mickey Mouse cartoon for television for the first time since the 1950s. Bonnie talks to the leaders of the "Mouseworks" creative team, writer Bobs Gannaway and animator Tony Craig, gen-Xers who want to bring Mickey back for the new millenium. (10:59)
Gross, Terry. 1990.
[Bob Kane interview].
National Public Radio's Fresh Air?
*Gross, Terry. 1990.
"Peanuts" creator Charles Schulz.
National Public Radio's Fresh Air (December18)
*Gross, Terry. 1992
[Edward Gorey interview].
National Public Radio's Fresh Air (April 2)
*Gross, Terry. 1996.
"Peanuts" creator Charles Schulz.
National Public Radio's Fresh Air (December 6)
"Peanuts" creator CHARLES SCHULZ. CBS will broadcast the classic Peanut's cartoon "A Charlie Brown Christmas" December 19, 1996. The show has been an annual tradition at CBS since 1965. Also, An exhibit featuring the "cels" or cartoon drawings of Peanuts is showing in New York this month at the Museum of Television and Radio. The exhibit moves to the Museum's Los Angeles facility next month. This interview originally aired 12/18/90.
Gross, Terry. 1997.
Pop Artist Dies [Roy Lichtenstein interview rebroadcast].
National Public Radio's Early Morning Edition (September 30)
Artist Roy Lichtenstein -- best known for his oversized comic book-style images -- died yesterday in New York after a bout with pneumonia. He was 73 years old. Lichtenstein was famous for taking the most cliched American images -- comics, advertisements, products -- and turning them into art. In a 1993 interview, Lichtenstein decribed to Fresh Air's Terry Gross his attitude toward pop culture.
*Gross, Terry. 1998.
["The Simpsons" celebrates its 200th animated tv episode]
National Public Radio's Fresh Air (April 3)
Next month, "The Simpsons" celebrates its 200th episode. We celebrate it too with interviews from our archives with:
Composer ALF CLAUSEN, the man behind the show's music. There's a compiliation CD of music from the show, "The Simpsons" Songs in the Key of Springfield" (Rhino) (REBROADCAST from 5/14/97)
Producers AL JEAN and MIKE REISS. ("RICE") Both have been with the show since it went on the air. They're part of the "Harvard Mafia," comedy writers from Harvard who have influenced the comedy business from "Saturday Night Live" to "The Muppet Show." (REBROADCAST from 7/17/92)
Syndicated cartoonist MATT GROENING, creator of "The Simpsons." Terry talked with him as he was about to launch his animated cartoon family. Before that he was best known for his strip, "Life is Hell," which appeared in alternative papers around the country. (REBROADCAST from 10/24/97)
Actress JULIE KAVNER, the unforgettable voice of Marge on "The Simpsons." Previous to her work with the show, KAVNER made her debut as the insecure younger sister of Rhoda in "Rhoda." She also starred in "The Tracey Ullman Show" and in many Woody Allen films. (REBROADCAST from 2/3/94)
Satirist, radio host, columnist, and one of the creators of and performers in the mock-rock group Spinal Tap, HARRY SHEARER. He also does several voices on "The Simpsons" including Mr. Burns and Smithers. (REBROADCAST from 4/28/93)
*Gross, Terry. 1998.
[Political cartoonist DAN PERKINS, otherwise known as Tom Tomorrow, the creator of the weekly syndicated cartoon strip "This Modern World." interview].
National Public Radio's Fresh Air (September 23)
Political cartoonist DAN PERKINS, otherwise known as Tom Tomorrow, the creator of the weekly syndicated cartoon strip "This Modern World." It stars Sparky the Wonder Penguin. PERKINS discusses the strips he's created having to do with the Clinton scandal. "This Modern World" appears regularly in "The Village Voice," "U.S. News and World Report," "The Nation" and other publications nationwide. PERKINS' new collection of strips is "Penguin Soup for the Soul" (St. Martin's Griffin).
*Gross, Terry. 1998.
"Peanuts" creator Charles Schulz.
National Public Radio's Fresh Air (December 4)
"Peanuts" creator CHARLES SCHULZ. CBS broadcast the 34th consecutive viewing of the classic Peanut's cartoon "A Charlie Brown Christmas" earlier this week. The show has been an annual tradition at CBS since 1965. (REBROADCAST from 12/18/90.)
*Gross, Terry. 2000.
"Peanuts" creator Charles Schulz.
National Public Radio's Fresh Air (January 7)
"Peanuts" creator CHARLES SCHULZ. For almost 50 years, SCHULZ was responsible for what is probably the most popular comic strip in the world. He recently decided to retire. Earlier this week, SCHULZ penned his last daily Peanuts strip. (REBROADCAST from 12/18/90.)
*Gross, Terry. 2000.
[Charles Schulz, the creator of the cartoon strip "Peanuts" died Saturday night. 1990 interview rebroadcast].
National Public Radio's Fresh Air (February 14)
CHARLES SCHULZ, the creator of the cartoon strip "Peanuts" died Saturday night. He was 77 years old and had recently been diagnosed with colon cancer. He died the night before his final cartoon ran In the Sunday papers. We remember him with an excerpt of our 1990 Interview With him. (REBROADCAST from 12/18/90)
*Gross, Terry. 2000.
[Macabre cartoonist and illustrator EDWARD GOREY died on Saturday at the age
of 75 of a heart attack.]
National Public Radio's Fresh Air (April 17)
Macabre cartoonist and illustrator EDWARD GOREY died on Saturday at the age of 75 of a heart attack. His illustrations are the opening credits of the PBS show "Mystery." He wrote over 100 books including "The Gashlycrumb Tinies" an alphabet book which began "A is for Amy who fell down the stairs." One of his other books "The Doubtful Guest" was a classic, about a creature who shows up uninvited at a dreary mansion and becomes a member of the family. Toward the end of his life, GOREY lived in a 200 year old house in Cape Cod, with his five or six cats. (REBROADCAST from 4/2/92)
*Gross, Terry. 2000.
[Nick Park and Peter Lord interview on animated film "Chicken Run."]
National Public Radio's Fresh Air (June 19)
Director/producer NICK PARK is the academy award- winning creator of the much-loved animated British characters Wallace & Gromit. Director/producer PETER LORD is Chairman and co-founder of the clay animation studios Aardman, where PARK created his short films featuring Wallace & Gromit ("A Grand Day Out," "The Wrong Trousers" and "A Close Shave.") They've just collaborated on their first full-length feature film, "Chicken Run" an animated escape film with chickens as the escapers.
*Gross, Terry. 2001.
Writer Michael Chabon [interview].
National Public Radio's Fresh Air (May 1)
Writer MICHAEL CHABON (SHAY-bon). Chabon just won a year 2000 Pulitzer prize for his novel The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay (Random House). His other books include The Mysteries of Pittsburgh, and a collection of stories called Werewolves in Their Youth. Last year, his book Wonder Boys was adapted into a film starring Michael Douglas. He has also written for many publications including The New Yorker, Harpers, and Esquire.
Hamilton, William. 1995.
Cartoon Demise [newspaper comic strips].
National Public Radio's Weekly Edition: The Best of NPR News (May 19)
Commentator William Hamilton laments the demise of the cartoon in newspapers and magazines. (2:45)
Hansen, Liane. 1995.
Beau Hunks Play Raymond Scott [animation soundtrack music].
National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Sunday (August 27)
Liane Hansen speaks to Gert-Jan Blom (hairt-yawn blawm), bass player for the group the Beau (BOW) Hunks. He's co-producer of a new cd, "Celebration on the Planet Mars - A Tribute to Raymond Scott" (Koch, catalog # KOC 3-7909-2). Scott's wacky compositions from the 1930's inadvertantly found their way into soundtracks for many cartoons. 12:15
Hansen, Liane. 1995.
Chris Claremont [interview].
National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Sunday (October 22)
Liane speaks with author Chris Claremont, who for 17 years wrote the Marvel comic book "The Uncanny X-men," which became the most popular comic in the Western hemisphere. He is now writing a new comic book for DC, called "Sovereign Seven," which he not only created, but owns as well. He also has just co-authored with George Lucas the first book of a fantasy trilogy called "Shadow Moon," (Bantam Books), which continues the adventures begun in Lucas' film, Willow." 11:15
Hansen, Liane. 1996.
Dilbert's Creator [Scott Adams interview].
National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Sunday (February 18)
Liane Hansen speaks with cartoonist Scott Adams about his hugely popular comic strip, "Dilbert." Dilbert is an engineer who works in a cubicle for a nameless corporation. His dog, Dogbert, wants to take over the planet. Adams, a former engineer himself, uses the strip to satirize the foibles of the corporate world. 10:45
Hansen, Liane. 1997.
Rocky & Bullwinkle [interview with Jay Ward's daughter].
National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Sunday (January 26)
Liane speaks with Tiffany Ward, daughter of the late cartoonist Jay Ward. The Ward family has collaborated with author Louis Chunovic (choo-NOH-vik) on "The Rocky and Bullwinkle Book," (Bantam). In 1959, Jay Ward created the satirical cartoon show (that aired on ABC and NBC) named for his two unlikely heros, Bullwinkle J. Moose and Rocket J. Squirrel. A pioneer in the field of animation, the eccentric Ward and his director, Bill Scott, were known for their scripts that were more like sociopolitical commentary than typical cartoon stories for children. 10:15
Hansen, Liane. 1998.
Sluggy Freelance [interview with Pete Abrams, creator of on-line comic strip].
National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Show (September 13)
Liane talks with Pete Abrams, the creator of the online comic strip Sluggy Freelance (www.sluggy.com). Every day for over a year, Abrams has written and drawn one of the funniest strips in cyberspace. He hasn't made any money with it, but still hesitates at syndication, fearing he might lose complete editorial control. 10:04
Hartman, Leda. 1998.
Kudzu, the Musical.
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (March 16)
Leda Hartman of member station WUNC reports on a musical adaptation of the comic strip "Kudzu."
Hochberg, Adam. 1997.
Goodbye Joe Camel.
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (July 10)
NPR's Adam Hochberg reports the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco company has decided to drop its controversial Joe Camel cartoon character from its advertising campaigns. The federal government and anti-smoking groups have long objected to the character because they say it was designed to make smoking appealing to children.
Hoke, Martin. 1995.
Cry Baby [commentary by Congressman on a political cartoon of Newt Gingrich].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (November 16)
A New York Daily News cartoon called House Speaker Newt Gingrich a "cry baby," after the Speaker complained that he was mistreated by the presidential staff when he was asked to exit the rear of the presidential plane on a recent Air Force One flight. Rep. Martin Hoke of Ohio asks if its "parliamentary" to call the Speaker a "cry baby." (1:00)
Joyce, Christopher. 1998.
Tobacco, Teens & Documents [Joe Camel advertising].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (January 14)
There is new evidence today that a major tobacco company has been targeting its marketing
efforts at teenagers as young as 14 for the past two decades. Documents released by Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) indicate that the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, makers of Camel, Winston and other cigarettes, has been closely tracking the smoking habits and the cigarette brand preferences of young teens.
The documents show that RJR was concerned that it was losing market share among teens and young adults. The tobacco industry has routinely denied targeting young people in an attempt to get them to use its products. Tonight, the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company released a statement saying that the documents were being taken out of context by opponents of the tobacco industry. It says its marketing studies of teen behavior was a "natural by-product of the tracking of adult smokers."
The documents contain many memoranda and notes, as well as charts and tables describing the company's efforts to capture the "young adult market, the 14-24 age group." The documents were obtained by lawyers in a California lawsuit against RJ Reynolds and its Joe Camel advertising campaign. One document describing the development of a wider cigarette says it would be "targeted at the younger adult male smoker[s] (primarily 13 to 24 year old male Marlboro smokers)". Marlboro is a brand that competes with RJR products. In its statement, the cigarette maker calls that a "typographical error." The "13," it says, should have been "18."
There is also evidence within the documents that RJR was conducting demographic surveys to identify the smoking patterns of 14-17 year olds. In a memorandum titled "MDD Report on Teenage Smokers (14-17)" dated July 23, 1980, a company official describes how RJR was losing the youth market to Philip Morris: "Philip Morris has a total share of 59 among 14-17 year old smokers, and specifically Marlboro has a 52 share. The latest report indicates that Philip Morris's corporate share has increased by about 4 points....importantly, the report further indicates that RJR continues to gradually decline."
Another marketing document from 1973 states that a "comic strip type copy might get a much higher readership among younger people than any other type of copy." RJR later created the cartoon character Joe Camel to promote one of its cigarette brands.
Joyce, Christopher. 1998.
Teen Smoking [Joe Camel advertising].
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (January 15)
Officials at RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company are denying allegations the company marketed tobacco products toward teenagers. Newly-released documents indicate the tobacco company tracked the smoking habits of teenagers as part of its marketing research.
The documents quote from a presentation to the RJR Board of Directors by C.A. Tucker, who is characterized in the documents as Vice President of Marketing, that states, "Our strategy becomes clear for our established brands....direct advertising appeal to younger smokers."
Another marketing document from 1973 states that a "comic strip type copy might get a much higher readership among younger people than any other type of copy." RJR created the comic strip character Joe Camel to promote one of its cigarette brands.
NPR's Christopher Joyce reports RJR insists the information was used to plan for future cigarette production, not to sell cigarettes to minors.
Karr, Rick. 1998.
Ariel Schrag: Berkeley High's Comic Book Writer
National Public Radio's Anthem (June 27)
BERKELEY HIGH'S CARTOON ARTIST: Rick Karr has a discussion about comics and high school with 18-year-old comic book writer Ariel Schrag. Ariel's books are autobiographical -- there's one for each of her four years of high school, though her last isn't quite finished. Just this month, Ariel graduated from Berkeley High School. (11:49)
also described as:
Kids change dramatically from the first days of freshpersonhood to graduation. High school comic book writer Ariel Schrag documents and publishes the details of her Berkeley High years. Her comic books Awkward, Definition and Potential document, respectively, her freshmen, sophomore and junior years, each drafted as she experienced them. Ariel has just finished her senior year and a draft of her comic book documenting that year.
Ariel's work caught our attention because she's particularly good at capturing the details that evoke high school and teenage life. She unflinchingly records her changing obsessions and her increasing interest and experimentation with sex, all set in and around the center stage of Berkeley High. Her books are not for adults uncomfortable with kids breaking society's rules. But the honesty with which she exposes her life at Berkeley High School charmed us.
To give you a sense of how Ariel has evolved as a cartoonist, we selected a few panels from her books.
Ariel self-published her first book, Awkward, before hooking up with the alternative publishing house Slave Labor Graphics. They put out her books Definition and Potential and will put out her next book about her senior year at Berkeley High.
Karr, Rick. 1998.
Harvey Pekar on Klezmer [music].
National Public Radio's Anthem (April 11)
Cleveland cartoon writer and music critic Harvey Pekar joins Rick Karr to talk about klezmer music - its musicians, its relationship to jazz, and its evolution in modern music.
Karr, Rick. 1998.
Harvey Pekar on Uncommon Instruments in Jazz [music].
National Public Radio's Anthem (June 6)
Charlie Hunter is not the only jazz musician to use uncommon instruments. Cleveland's comic book writer and music critic Harvey Pekar joins Rick to talk about other instrument innovations in jazz - some successes and some failures. (13:30)
Karr, Rick. 1998.
Jazz Cartoonist, Harvey Pekar
National Public Radio's Anthem (February 14)
Cleveland cartoon writer Harvey Pekar speaks with Rick Karr about the jazz musicians he champions in his "American Splendor: Music Comics" series. (12:40)
*Karr, Rick. 1999.
Balkan Jazz Influences [with Harvey Pekar].
National Public Radio's Anthem (May 15)
Rick talks with music critic Harvey Pekar (PEE-kar) about some other jazz that shows Eastern European influences. They discuss the The Don Ellis Orchestra, performing "New Horizons" from the album Electric Bath (Columbia/Legacy : CK 65522); Orange then Blue, performing "Alino Oro" from the album Hold the Elevator (GM Recordings : GM 3040CD); Paradox Trio, performing "Hora/Honga" from the album Source (Knitting Factory Records : KFR237); Pachora, performing "Dratch" from the album Unn (Knitting Factory Records : KFR230); and Yuri Yunakov, performing "Balada" from the album Balada - Wedding Music (Traditional Crossroads : CD4291). (15:49)
Kasell, Carl. 1997.
[Reynold's drops Joe Camel in California].
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (September 10)
Host Carl Kasell talks with reporter Zack Coile of the San Francisco Examiner about
R-J-Reynolds' settlement with 3 California cities and 11 counties in an agreement never to use the cartoon image of "Joe Camel" in an advertising campaign again. (3:30)
Katchor, Ben et. al. 1995.
Julius Knipl: Real Estate Photographer [radio play; 1st episode].
National Public Radio's Weekly Edition (June 17)
The first of our series of radio cartoons following the adventures of Julius Knipl (kuh-NIP-al): Real Estate Photographer. (3:15)
Katchor, Ben et. al. 1995.
Julius Knipl: Real Estate Photographer - "The Ink Eradicator" [radio play; 3rd episode].
National Public Radio's Weekly Edition Saturday (July 29)
The third installment of our semi-regular serial radio Cartoon...Julius Knipl(keh-Nipple): Real Estate Photographer. This week's episode..."The Ink Eradicator." 2:50
Katchor, Ben et. al. 1995.
Julius Knipl: Real Estate Photographer [radio play; 4th episode ( 3:00)].
National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Saturday (August 26)
Katchor, Ben et. al. 1995.
Julius Knipl: Real Estate Photographer [radio play; 5th episode].
National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Saturday (September 16)
Katchor, Ben et. al. 1995.
Julius Knipl: Real Estate Photographer [radio play episode (2:45)].
National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Saturday (October 7)
Katchor, Ben et. al. 1995.
Julius Knipl: Real Estate Photographer [radio play episode (2:30)].
Weekend Edition Saturday (October 28)
Katchor, Ben et. al. 1995.
Julius Knipl: Real Estate Photographer - "The Doubletalk Artist" [radio play episode (4:00)].
Weekend Edition Saturday (November 18)
Katchor, Ben et. al. 1995.
Julius Knipl: Real Estate Photographer - "The Nail-Biting Salon" [radio play episode].
Weekend Edition Saturday (December 16)
Another installment of Julius Knipl - Real Estate Photographer, Finds our hero and a friend exploring the metaphysical meaning of cuticle-chewing in "The Nail-Biting Salon." (2:45)
Katchor, Ben et. al. 1996.
Julius Knipl: Real Estate Photographer - "The Radiator Musician" [radio play episode].
National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Saturday (January 20)
Julius Knipl, Real Estate Photographer, and some friends pursue their favorite mid-winter music in this episode titled "The Radiator Musician." 3:00
Katchor, Ben et. al. 1996.
Julius Knipl: Real Estate Photographer - "The Siren Query Brigade" [radio play episode].
National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Saturday (February 17)
Another installment of Julius Knipl: Real Estate Photographer... NPR's Cartoon of the
Air. "The Siren Query Brigade". (2:15)
Katchor, Ben et. al. 1996.
Julius Knipl: Real Estate Photographer [radio play last episode (4:00)].
National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Saturday (March 23)
Kerr, Euan. 1995.
[Sculptor's lawsuit against film "Batman Forever"].
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (June 22)
Minnesota Public Radio's Euan Kerr (YOU-en CARE) reports a Minneapolis artist has filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit against Warner Brothers. Sculptor Andrew Leicester (LEH-stuhr) says the new hit film "Batman Forever" uses one of his sculptures in the movie, but never asked his permission. Leicester says the sculpture is featured at least eight times in the film. (4:35)
*Kushner, Ellen. 2000.
Dreams [Program 528; Neil Gaiman interview].
Public Radio International's Sound and Spirit (July 9)
Prophecies, solutions to pressing problems, windows to the soul...Dreams are wellsprings of creativity, a place where our life and the shadowlands meet. Join host Ellen Kushner for a conversation with the Sandman graphic novel author Neil Gaiman; and hear music written about or even received in dreams by Alan Hovhaness, David Maslanka (based on work of Carl Jung) and world artists from Hawaii to Australia.
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)
For those listeners still grieving over the loss of the cartoon "The Far Side" from the funny pages..a Halloween drama written by cartoonist Gary Larson from the NPR Archives. (5:30)
Levs, Joshua. 1998.
Oliphant's Sculpture.
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (March 31)
Joshua Levs of member station WABE reports from Atlanta on the current exhibit of sculpture by Patrick Oliphant, who's best known for his editorial cartoons, which are carried by 450 daily newspapers. Oliphant came to the United States from Australia in 1964 and has become one of America's favorite political cartoonists. [The sculpture exhibit is called `Seven Presidents: The Art of Patrick Oliphant,' and is currently at the Jimmy Carter Museum in Atlanta.] (6:25)
*Levs, Joshua. 2001.
The Cartoon Network Pulls Some Bugs Bunny Cartoons.
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (May 29)
Everyone's favorite carrot-munching, wisecracking rabbit will be popping up in homes this weekend as The Cartoon Network presents a Bugs Bunny marathon. The Atlanta-based cable channel will show Bugs Bunny non-stop for 49 hours. But it could have been more than 50 episodes. The network has decided not to air 12 cartoons from the 1930's and 40's that contain racial stereotypes. They include a cartoon made during World War II that features Bugs going to Pearl Harbor where he is chased by a Japanese character. Many fans of animation believe these cartoons should be shown on television and they belong on TV like any classic movie. Listen as Joshua Levs of member station WABE in Atlanta reports on the controversy for Morning Edition. (6:38)
Lyden, Jacki. 1995.
Cartoons [political cartoonists Tom Toles and Ed Gamble].
National Public Radio's Weekend All Things Considered (January 21)
Jacki talks with nationally syndicated political cartoonists Tom Toles of the Buffalo News and U.S. News & World Report....and Ed Gamble of the Florida Times-Union...about the state of political cartooning today. They say today there's more material and more cartoonists than ever before. (5:00)
Lyden, Jacki. 1996.
Political Cartoons [history of interview with Sandy Northrop].
Weekend Edition Sunday (November 10)
Jacki Lyden discusses the history of political cartoons with Sandy Northrop, co-author of a new book "Drawn and Quartered" (Elliot and Clark). The art of lampooning our leaders and their policies has been popular since colonial times. 6:45
Lyden, Jacki. 1997.
Madam and Eve [South Africa Comic Strip].
National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Sunday (December 14)
Jacki speaks with Steve Francis and Rico, who along with their colleague Harry Dugmore are creators of the cartoon "Madam and Eve" which runs in the Mail and Guardian newspaper in South Africa. The strip satirizes political and social life in the country. The web address for the cartoon is http://www.mg.co.za/mg/ 7:24
[Lyden, Jacki]. 1998.
Mae Questel Obit [Betty Boop and Olive Oly animation voice].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (January 8)
Mae Questel (KWEH'-stul), the woman who supplied the cartoon voices of Betty Boop and Olive Oyl, died Sunday at her home in Manhattan at the age of 89. We'll hear a sample of her work. (2:30)
Lyden, Jacki. 1998.
Teen Mom Cartoon Book.
National Public Radio's Weekend All Things Considered (December 5)
Jacki talks to Katherine Arnoldi, author of "The Amazing 'True' Story of a Teenage Single Mom". Arnoldi was a single teen mom herself...she wrote the book to try to help other single teen moms go to college. [Hyperion: 1998] (8:00)
*Lydon, Christopher. 2000.
The new comics [Katchor, Clowes, Kidd interview].
WBUR's The Connection (September 28)
Cartoonists are hot again, but not the guys who drew heroes like Dick Tracy and Superman. Instead, think Charles Schulz meets Samuel Beckett, in the world of Art Spiegelman and Robert Crumb. The protagonists in the new strips are paranoid, dysfunctional, isolated and angst-ridden. Their stories are so hip that Esquire Magazine for the first time included a graphic story in the annual fiction issue.
The new cartoonists don't write for the teenage crowd, but for their own generation -- the babyboomers and Generation Xer's. Chris Ware, the creator of "Jimmy Corrigan" is known as the Emily Dickinson of comics. Daniel Clowes's "Ghost World" reads more like "The Catcher in the Rye" than "Conan the Barbarian." And Ben Katchor just won a MacArthur Genius Award for cartoons, which the MacArthur Foundation praised for its "ironic, compelling and bittersweet nostalgia." The new, new comics, this hour on the Connection.
Guests: Ben Katchor, Author; Daniel Clowes, Author; and Chas I. Kidd Assoc. Editorial Director, Pantheon 'Comics' division
*Lydon, Christopher. 2000.
Art Spiegelman [interview].
WBUR's The Connection (October 27)
Art Spiegelman is called the Kafka of comics. He's the man who set out to make us take the funny papers seriously, at least to credit cartoonists with high intentions and deep content. His novel in pictures, "Maus", was a breakthrough: it was the story of his father's survival at Dachau--the first Holocaust account presented in comic-strip form. It made the New York Times best-seller list for fiction--until he got it reclassified as history; it won a Pulitzer Prize in 1992 and gave him all the respectability he could handle.
Art Spiegelman made new waves with provocative covers for Tina Brown's New Yorker: the famous Valentine's Day image of an African-American woman kissing a Hasidic Jew, or the Tax Day crucifixion of the Easter Bunny. He's taught intellectuals to read comics without embarrassment, but he's aiming alternative fairy-tale comics at kids again, too. Art Spiegelman, the grown-up cartoonist is with us, this hour on The Connection.
*Lydon, Christopher. 2001.
Cartoon Journalist Joe Sacco [interview].
WBUR's The Connection (April 19)
Gorazde. If you followed the war in Bosnia, you heard about Gorazde.
A small city deep in Bosnian Serb territory, where Bosnian Muslims were supposedly "protected" by the U-N, and were actually anything but. You may have read about Gorazde, seen a clip of it on TV, heard a report on the radio. But do you have any idea how it felt to be there? You would, if you knew the work of Joe Sacco. Seeing it for the first time, you might think you were looking at a comic book. You are, in a way. Joe Sacco calls himself a "comics journalist."
For the last ten years, he's worked in war zones, from the Gaza Strip to Gorazde. He turns that experience into book-length cartoons that tell stories those big-foot, drop-in war correspondents may fail to see.
Guests: Joe Sacco, author of "Safe Area Gorazde: The War in Eastern Bosnia 1992-95"; Scott McCloud, author of "Reinventing Comics"; and Joshua Ramo, assistant managing editor of Time Magazine.
*Merritt, Kathy. 2000.
Comic Book Art and Issues.
WAMU's Public Interest (September 15)
Superman and Batman might trigger memories, but there's more to comic books than superheroes. Comic books have expanded to address everything from politics to the Holocaust. Join guest host Kathy Merritt for a discussion on the comic book, the serious issues they address and how it isn't a lost art form. Guests: Scott McCloud, comic analyst, "Understanding Comics" and "Reinventing Comics"; Peter Kuper, comic journalist,"Eye of the Beholder"; Keith Knight, comic book artist,"Fear of a Black Marker" and "Dances with Sheep" the K Chronicles from Salon.com.
Mitchell, Elvis. 1997.
[review of animated series "King of the Hill"].
National Public Radio's Weekend Edition (May 31)
Weekend Edition's entertainment critic Elvis Mitchell reviews Fox television's animated series "King of the Hill." (4:15)
Mondello, Bob. 1998.
'Mulan' Storms China, Box Office [Disney animated film].
National Public Radio's Weekend All Things Considered (June 21)
Critic Bob Mondello reviews Disney's latest animated "Mulan". It's the story of a young Chinese girl who proves her devotion to her father by taking his place, costumed as a boy, in the army. Mulan breaks some new ground, creating a girl character who isn't necessarily looking for love. (3:31)
also described as:
Disney's latest animated film release, Mulan, scored a box office coup this weekend, raking in $23 million, second only to The X-Files. The movie focuses on a young girl in ancient China, Mulan, who saves her father's life by taking his place in the emperor's army. The Chinese locale, the storyline and the film's use of computer effects all make Mulan an unusual animated feature, but critic Bob Mondello says audiences will also find much that is familiar.
Mondello, Bob. 1998.
Animated Films.
National Public Radio's Weekend All Things Considered (November 28)
This holiday season, young movie-goers are being offered several animated features (what we used to call cartoons) for their viewing pleasure. Film critic Bob Mondello takes a look at the art of animation. (3:15)
Mondello, Bob. 1998.
Winter Movies [animated children's film "Prince of Egypt"].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (November 27)
Critic Bob Mondello surveys the new films just out or about to be released for the holidays -- from the animated children's film "Prince of Egypt" to the romance "You've Got Mail" to the epic World War Two movie "The Thin Red Line." (7:30)
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)
NPR's Renee Montagne interviews Mike Lazzo, co-creator of the Cartoon Network's "Space Ghost Coast to Coast". "Space Ghost" is an interview program where a recycled animated super-hero named Space Ghost acts as talk show host to live, human guests. (6:15)
also described as:
This hour, ANTHEM rebroadcasts dysfunctional family stories -- this time, a trio that makes up a cartoon "family". Renee interviews Mike Lazzo, co-creator of the Cartoon Network's "Space Ghost Coast to Coast" about the show which features regular, co-dependent and contentious group of cartoon regulars named Space Ghost, Zorak and Moltar. "Space Ghost" is an interview program where a recycled animated super-hero acts as talk show host to live, human guests at the same time that he holds his crew -- Zorak and Moldar -- captive. (7:30)
also described as:
When cartoon talk show host and super hero Space Ghost (host of the Cartoon Network's Space Ghost Coast to Coast) interviewed ort Musicians of the Week, Modest Mouse (not cartoons, but a band of humans), he spoke nothing of indie rock or the alienation particular to young earthlings: like any outer space super hero interviewer, Space Ghost was more interested in the band's oxygen level and potential super powers.
Mike Lazzo, a Space Ghost Coast to Coast creator, explained to Renee that he recruited Space Ghost as a host because the super hero's voice sounded much like a talk show host's. Space Ghost is joined each episode by his less upstanding sidekicks, green praying mantis band leader, Zorak (Renee's favorit), and the lava man show director, Moltar. Appropriately, Space Ghost battles them and zaps at least one of them to a crisp (they regenerate) at least once a show.
Coast to Coast creators revived Space Ghost and his cartoon foils from the Hanna Barbara cartoon library, where the original 1966-68 Space Ghost cartoon was housed. They used the old cartoon, stuck Space Ghost behind a Carson-style desk, and inserted a TV monitor by his side on which he could see his human guests (that have included Charlton Heston, Michael Stipe, Robin Leach, Fran Drescher and Peter Fonda). The creators overdubbed onto the old cartoon the voice of Space Ghost in his new role as talk show host.
Montagne, Renee. 1998.
Space Ghost [rebroadcast of interview with Mike Lazzo of animated tv show].
National Public Radio's Weekly Edition (October 3)
NPR's Renee Montagne interviews Mike Lazzo, co-creator of the Cartoon Network's "Space Ghost Coast to Coast". "Space Ghost" is an interview program where a recycled animated super-hero named Space Ghost acts as talk show host to live, human guests. (6:15)
*Montagne, Renee. 1999.
Animation & TV.
National Public Radio's Anthem (May 8)
Renee talks with David Marc, a visiting professor at the S.I. Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse University, about the boom in animated programs on television, particularly in prime evening hours. Marc, who teaches at the Center for the Study of Popular Television, talks about the history of animation in prime time, and why animated programming has enjoyed such success recently. We'll hear excerpts from "The Flintstones," "The Simpsons," and "Daria." (12:49)
*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)
At the height of the Cold War, they first leapt from the pages of MAD Magazine: A white-garbed secret agent and a black-garbed secret agent locked in a mute, cartoon dance of mutual destruction.
Today, 40 years later, the comic strip "Spy vs. Spy" remains one of MAD's longest-running and best-known features.
The Spies' creator, cartoonist Antonio Prohias, died in 1998. But his work has been collected in a forthcoming book, Spy vs. Spy: The Complete Casebook (Watson-Guptill Publications, October 2001). And his legacy is nurtured by his eldest daughter, Marta Pizarro, and his longtime editor, Nick Meglin, who spoke about the Spies phenomenon with NPR's Renee Montagne.
In his native Cuba in the 1950s, Prohias was an award-winning editorial cartoonist. After the revolution, his blistering caricatures drew Fidel Castro's wrath. So in May 1960, Prohias fled to New York City, where he worked in a clothing factory by day and honed his cartoons at night.
Inspired by the polarization he saw in his homeland -- where anyone who was not a vocal Communist was dismissed as an infidel -- Prohias devised his black and white spies. He once described them as "two sinister men who do terrible things -- but to one another, and then nobody will make a fuss."
With Marta (then 14) along as translator, Prohias took the comic strips to MAD's offices, where editors snapped them up. The Spies have appeared in virtually every issue of the magazine since (though other artists and writers "ghosted" the strip after illness forced Prohias' retirement in the late '80s).
Though the Cold War that spawned them is a fading memory, the Spies’ blood feud persists. MAD editor Meglin says he originally intended to publish only a few strips -- but Prohias kept producing plot lines that were "so ingenious, I'd say, 'Okay, maybe a couple more. And maybe a couple more.'
"And 40 years later, maybe a couple more."
Montana Logging and Ballet Company. 1999.
Outing Cartoons [satire on gay cartoon character issue].
National Public Radio's Weekly Edition (February 27)
Troubled by the Teletubbies scandal? This satire from the Montana Logging and Ballet Company might cheer you up. (2:30)
Moscowitz, Moe. 1996.
[Imagine if Morning Edition were a cartoon strip...]
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (August 26)
Imagine if Morning Edition were a cartoon strip... Moe Moscowitz creates this scenerio with a little help from some well-known voices. (6:00-7:00)
Neary, Lynn. 1998.
Cartoonists Roundtable [with Bob Mankoff, Robb Armstrong, Bill Griffith, Nicole Hollander].
National Public Radio's Talk of the Nation (December 15)
In many American newspapers, somewhere between world news and the stock reports, are the funnies. And for many people, it's the first thing they turn to. Today's comic strips speak to almost every niche. There's something for political junkies and advice for the lovelorn. There's family humor, business satire, animal jokes and that old favorite .... the relationship between men and women. Join guest host Lynn Neary for a roundtable discussion with the creators of some of today's most popular comic strips ... and a look at the role of the funnies in American popular culture.
O'Connor, Joe. 1997.
Disney's Hercules [animated movie review].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (June 27)
What happens when you send a classics professor to Disney's new version of Hercules? Joe O'Connor, chair of the Classics Department at Georgetown University, went to see the film for All Things Considered...and he went prepared to cut Disney some slack. But the cartoon version is such a vast distortion of the real myth that O'Connor says he can't stand it...and worries that Disney's version will become the standard version. (3:45)
Olsher, Dean. 1998.
Cartoon museum.
National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Sunday (March 15)
NPR's Dean Olsher visits a cartoon museum in Boca Raton, Florida, where some of the earliest comic strips are being preserved. Cartoonist Mort Walker, the creator of "Beetle Bailey" leads the tour. 5:45
*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)
Penkava, Melinda. 1996.
Scott Adams [interview].
National Public Radio's Talk of the Nation (October 16)
His cartoons are tacked to cubicle walls throughout the country. Tune in to the next TALK OF THE NATION for a humorous take on corporate culture with Scott Adams,
the mind behind the popular comic strip "Dilbert."
Penkava, Melinda. 2000.
Zwilich goes Peanuts.
National Public Radio's Performance Today (February 11)
Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Ellen Taaffe Zwilich (TAIF ZWIL-lik) talks with Melinda about her relationship with cartoonist Charles Schulz and her "Peanuts Gallery," a suite of six pieces for piano and orchestra based on characters from "Peanuts." Zwilich became friends with Schulz, whom she affectionately calls "Sparky," after he mentioned her in his comic strip "Peanuts" in 1990--when Peppermint Patty yelled "Way to go, Ellen" at a concert. 8:00 [The entire program was a salute to Charles Schulz].
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)
A guy at a local radio station plays old radio shows... and commentator Daniel Pinkwater is luxuriating in old adventure shows like The Lone Ranger, Sgt. Preston of the Yukon, and Captain Midnight and Superman. But these guys are without emotion.. impassive. Maybe this is what made these radio he-men such compelling heroes.(4:45)
Rauch, Neil. 1996.
Political Cartoons ["Cartoongate" compilation of presidential election cartoons].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (October 30)
"Cartoongate" is a new video release of old cartoons about presidential elections. The films go back as far as 1944 with a selection directed by Chuck Jones (of Bugs Bunny fame) called "Hell-bent for Election" - a political allegory depicting FDR as a diesel train, racing a rival train championed by right-wingers. Other selections include Eisenhower spots produced at Disney studios, a Reagan satire made in 1984, and a Popeye vs. Brutus fight to get Olive to the polls. Neil Rauch reports on the medium that packed a message with a punch. (8:00)
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)
A world broadcast premiere -- ProMusica Chamber Orchestra of Columbus, conducted by Timothy Russell, performs "Thurber's Dogs" by Peter Schickele. Recorded in concert in Columbus, Ohio on December 4th during the world premiere performances of the work. Schickele was in the audience for this performance. He composed this orchestral suite on a joint commission from the Orchestra and Thurber House to celebrate the centennial of local hero humorist James Thurber. The suite is based on six of Thurber's caricatures of dogs. (WOSU, Columbus, Ohio) 22:31
Schorr, Daniel. 1997.
Cartoons ['The Simpsons' animated tv show].
National Public Radio's Weekend Edition (June 22)
NPR senior news analyst Daniel Schorr was mentioned on a recent installment of "The Simpsons", and laments the blurring of fantasy and reality. 2:59
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)
Film critic Tom Shales thinks that 'Batman and Robin' has its moments, but only a few. In [a] film as big and loud as this one, lapses in details like character and plot can be forgiven, if they are noticed at all. (7:13)
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
The cartoonist Charles Schulz talks with Robert Siegel about the end of the world's longest losing streak, when Charlie Brown hits a home run and sends his team to victory.
Siegel, Robert. 1995.
Editorial Cartoons [Ted Rall, Signe Wilkinson, Steve Kelley interviews].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (June 30)
Robert talks with three political cartoonists: Ted Rall, with San Francisco Chronicle Features, Signe Wilkinson with the Philadelphia Daily News and Steve Kelley of the San Diego Union Tribune, about editorial cartoonists being tagged as liberal, unwanted suggestions for cartoons from friends and editors, and the heat they recieved from the public for some of their work.(8:00)
Siegel, Robert. 1995.
Sendak [interview on tv animation of children's book series Little Bear].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (October 31)
NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with illustrator Maurice Sendak. Work he did early in his career illustrating the children's book series Little Bear has been animated and will be appearing on the Nickelodeon cable channel. (8:00)
Siegel, Robert. 1996.
Jerry Siegel Obit [Julius Schwartz interview on Superman creator].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (January 31)
The co-creator of Superman, Jerry Siegel, died Sunday at the age of 81. Robert talks with Julius Schwartz, editor emeritus at DC Comics. He knew Jerry Siegel for more than 60 years and tells of his contributions to the comic book world. (4:00)
[Siegel, Robert]. 1997.
Burgess Meredith Dies [cartoon voice and Batman tv show actor].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (September 10)
It was announced today that popular character actor Burgess Meredith died yesterday at the age of 89. He was well-known for his work in ensemble shows such as "The Twilight Zone," but achieved greater fame later in life through his voice-over work in commercials and cartoons, and for his portrayal of a boxing manager in the Sylvester Stallone "Rocky" movies. (5:00)
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)
NPR's Robert Siegel talks to German singer Ute Lemper about her new recording, "Berlin Cabaret Songs." (London Records 452 849-2) It is a collection of songs written during the Weimar Republic that were banned by the Nazis because of their political or moral content. Lemper sings English translations of the German lyrics so that English-speaking audiences can understand their cleverness and wit. Some of the songs use humor or satire to express the views of the songwriters, and Lemper compares them to political cartoons in their capacity to make sharp observations about contemporary societal issues. (8:00)
Siegel, Robert. 1998.
Counter-Tenor [Yoshikazu Mera sings theme for animated film in Japan].
National Public Radio's Weekly Edition (February 7)
NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Robert van Bahr, head of BIS records in Sweden. They talk about countertenor Yoshikazu Mera, who has recorded two albums on BIS Records: an album of Japanese popular songs and an album of lesser known Japanese art songs. Mera is in his mid-twenties and very small in frame. But van Bahr says that when he first heard Mera sing, it was so beautiful that he began crying, and knew his company should sign a deal with him. Mera is enormously popular in Japan, due in part to his singing the lead vocal for an animated film that became a box-office smash. (The two CDs are "Mother's Songs: Japanese Popular Songs" and "Nightingale: Japanese Art Songs". The distributor for BIS Records is Qualiton. If local record stores don't have BIS Records in their classical sections, call Qualiton at 718-937-8515 and ask for the Order Department. They are expecting calls from NPR listeners.) (8:30)
Siegel, Robert. 1998.
World Cup Parade [French giant robot balloon caricatures].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (June 9)
Robert talks with Jon Henley, a correspondent for the Guardian newspaper, who is covering the celebrations leading up to the beginning of the World Cup soccer tournament on June 10th. They talk about the gigantic robotic caricatures of soccer players that have been appearing throughout Paris as part of the festivities. The robots, which are six stories high, include "Moussa," a 38-ton, deep-purple soccer player representing Africa; "Ho," representing Asia; "Pablo," representing the Americas, and "Romeo," representing Europe. The partly inflatable characters are being paraded through the streets of Paris and will end up at the Place de la Concorde. (4:00)
*Silverblatt, Michael. 2000.
Art Spiegelman & Francoise Mouly.
KCRW Bookworm (August 10)
Art Spiegelman & Francoise Mouly, Editors Little Lit: Folklore and Fairy Tale Funnies (Harper Collins) Spiegelman and Mouly introduce their new collection of comics by world-renowned children's book artists and underground cartoonists-all based on fairy tales, all for kids, all in color and beautiful beyond belief.
*Silverblatt, Michael. 2000.
Art Spiegelman and Francoise Mouly [interview on Little Lit].
KCRW Bookworm (October 19)
Art Spiegelman and Francoise Mouly, editors Little Lit: Folklore and Fairy Tale Funnies (Harper Collins) In this second interview about Little Lit, its creators remind us that comic books are not just for adults. They talk about the new maturity that leads underground artists to take the safety pins out of their noses and use them in their babies' diapers.
Tapes & Transcripts: Tapes of individual broadcasts are available for $15.00 each. Send request with check (made payable to Bookworm) to: Bookworm c/o KCRW, 1900 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90405. Or call for a complete catalog. (310) 450-5183.
Simon, Scott. 1994.
[Hank Ketcham retirement from "Dennis the Menace" interview].
National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Saturday (November 5)
Scott Simon talks to Hank Ketcham, creator of the comic strip "Dennis the Menace," who recently announced that he is going into semi-retirement and turning the forty-four year old comic strip over to his assistants. Mr. Ketcham plans to pursue other artistic endeavors and has a gallery show opening in November called "From Menace to Matisse." 4:07
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)
A special segment on our new radio cartoon Julius Knipl: (kuh-Nipl) Real Estate Photographer. Including interviews with producer David Isay, writer and Narrator Ben Katchor and some of the actors.... then the first installment. 14:30
Simon, Scott. 1995.
[Thomas Inge on black cartoonist Oliver Wendell Harrington].
National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Saturday (November 25)
Scott speaks with Professor Thomas Inge about the life and work of cartoonist Oliver Wendell Harrington, who died earlier this month in berlin. Harrington was the most popular cartoonist of the African-American press in the 1940's and 50's. 7:30
Simon, Scott. 1995.
[interview of high school editorial cartoonist Dan Mauldin].
National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Saturday (October 28)
Scott speaks with high school student Dan Mauldin, who's work is included in a compilation called "Editorial Cartoons by Kids, 1995." ("Editorial Cartoon by Kids" Published by Zino Press Children's Books P.o. Box 52, Madison, Wisconsin 53701) 5:20
Simon, Scott. 1996.
[cancellation of Ben Katchor's Julius Knipl radio show].
National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Saturday (March 30)
Scott explains why weekend edition has decided to drop the comic strip of the air --- Julius Knipl: Real Estate Photographer. (3:00)
Simon, Scott. 1996.
Bible Cartoonist [Mike Taylor's religious cartoons].
National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Saturday (December 14)
Scott talks to Baptist cartoonist Mike Taylor at his home in Knoxville, Tennessee. Because Taylor's cartoons depict scenes from the bible, some church members question whether he is being sacrilegious; but Taylor maintains he is merely adding levity to what he sees as a serious topic. Book: "Soul Improvement" by Mike Taylor. Peake Road Publisher in Macon Hill, GA, 1-800-747-3016. (7:00)
Simon, Scott. 1996.
[Peter Schickele composed "Thurber's Dogs" music based on Thurber dog cartoons].
National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Saturday (July 13)
Scott speaks with Peter Schickele (SHIK-a-lee) about his latest CD -- music based on the drawings of James Thurber. It's called THURBER'S DOGS on d'Note Classics. (9:30)
Simon, Scott. 1997.
Archie [Steve Geppi's purchase of early Archie comic books sets a record].
National Public Radio's Weekend Edition (May 3)
Scott takes to Steve Geppi (JEP-pee) who recently paid $100,000 for two issues of Archie Comic Book. Geppi is the CEO and President of Diamond Comic Distributors in Baltimore, Maryland. It is the highest amount ever paid for non-superhero comic books. (2:50)
Simon, Scott. 1999.
Cartoon Nuptuals [Popeye's comic book marriage].
National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Saturday (January 23)
Popeye and Olive Oyl are finally getting hitched! Scott talks with Bob Pailin from Ocean Comics about their 70 year courtship. (2:30)
*Simon, Scott and Elvis Mitchell. 2000.
X-Men [movie review].
National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Saturday (July 22)
Scott speaks with Weekend Edition's entertainment critic Elvis Mitchell about the new movie, X-Men. (5:40)
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)
From the NPR Archives, Susan Stamberg's profile of cartoonist Ben Katchor. His cartoon strip, "Julius Knipl (kuh-NIP-al): Real Estate Photographer" appears in alternative papers across the country and has just become a regular feature on Weekend Edition Saturday. (14:30)
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)
Susan Stamberg reports on a mail order catalog, J. Peterman, that has successfully combined romance and drama to market its pricey clothing. The catalog has been spoofed on Seinfeld and in the comic strip Doonesbury. (10:30)
Stark, Stephen. 1996.
[Influence of comic books on the movies].
National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Sunday (April 28)
Weekend Edition Sunday popular culture commentator Stephen Stark looks at the influence of comic books on the movies. 2:59
Stark, Stephen. 1999.
[Matt Groening's animated tv series Futurama and his influence on television].
National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Sunday (April 4)
Weekend Edition popular culture commentator Steven Stark thinks Matt Groening will prove to be one of the most influential people in the history of television. Groening's new animated series, "Futurama," premiered last Sunday. 2:59
Stawicki, Elizabeth. 1998.
Tobacco Under Fire [Joe Camel advertising].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (April 20)
Meanwhile, an R.J. Reynolds executive who played a key role in the Joe Camel campaign took the stand in the Minnesota tobacco trial. Critics say the hip cartoon character was aimed at recruiting kids, a charge the company denies. Listen as Elizabeth Stawicki of Minnesota Public Radio reports for All Things Considered on the day's developments.
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)
What makes political humor work? Are the tricks of the trade different when the subject is politics? Is there a line between being funny and being mean? As part of the program, the Reduced Shakespeare Company will give 2 short performances, and NPR's own Ad Hoc Players will "perform" two political cartoons.
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)
Lyndon Johnson and Robert Kennedy became the two dominant political figures of the 1960's after the death of John F. Kennedy. They also had one of the biggest rivalries in politics - from their clashing personalities, to their contrasting political views. And by 1968, the two men who had once been allies had become bitter rivals for the Presidency. Join host Ray Suarez for a discussion about the LBJ-RFK rivalry, and the impact it had on politics, civil rights, and the Vietnam War ....on the next Talk of the Nation, from NPR News.
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)
As the President gets sworn in for four more years, join Talk of the Nation for a historical look back, and a look ahead to Bill Clinton's second term. Ray Suarez and his guests will discuss how the presidential strategy changes after reelection. Will President Clinton achieve his stated goal of bipartisan unity? A look at the legacy of two-term presidents...next on Talk of the Nation from NPR News.
Tapp, Maura. 1998.
"Sylvia," the Musical / 'Sylvia' Onstage
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (May 28)
"Sylvia," the Musical -- Maura Tapp of member station WBEZ reports on Nicole Hollander's new musical that's based on her comic strip, "Sylvia". The show's part-feminist, part tongue-in-cheek delivery has been well-received. (6:47)
Also described as:
'Sylvia' Onstage -- The comic strip Sylvia and its opinionated namesake are the subject of a new musical playing in Chicago. The strip, which appears in more than 80 newspapers, features a title character who expresses herself -- between cigarettes and snacks -- on ev erything from politics to motherhood. Nicole Hollander's cartoon was transformed into a musical revue called Sylvia's Real Good Advice. The new musical gives some of Hollander's other characters a chance in the spotlight. Hear more about the show from member station WBEZ's Maura Tapp, who filed this report for Morning Edition.
*Turan, Kenneth. 2000.
X-Men.
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (July 14)
Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan reviews the movie X-Men, which opens nationally in theaters today. Based on the popular Marvel comic book series, the cast includes Patrick Stewart as Professor Charles Francis Xavier and Anna Paquin as Rogue. The film is directed by Bryan Singer the man behind the 1995 movie The Usual Suspects. (3:13)
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)
The new animated movie tells part of the story of the heroic sled dog that led the team that carried diptheria serum into Nome, Alaska, in 1925. Twenty teams covered hundreds of miles...but it was Balto and his driver who became famous...for a while. Balto's later life was somewhat less than heroic...through no fault of his own. Mark Urycki reports. (7:15)
Van Oss, Alex. 1997.
[controversy about remaking animated tv show as Mr. Magoo movie].
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (August 6)
Alex Van Oss [f] reports on the controversy surrounding the Walt Disney movie based on the Mr. Magoo cartoon character. The National Federation for the Blind is protesting the film because it says that the near-sighted Mr. Magoo is insulting to people with impaired vision. (4:30)
Vitale, Tom. 1997.
Lion King on Broadway [play based on Disney's animated movie].
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (November 13)
One of the biggest and most expensive Broadway shows ever opens tonight. The Lion King, the Musical is based on the Disney film, but is longer...has more songs...and more characters. It also does NOT feature human-sized recreations of Disney's cute animated characters. Tom Vitale reports The Lion King uses puppets...with a twist...created by a director known more for exotic theater than cheery children's entertainment.
Wallace, Jim. 1996.
[Neil Gaiman and Sandman].
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (April 23)
N-P-R's Jim Wallace reports on the creator of one of America's most popular comic books, and his decision to end the series. Neil Gaiman [GAY-min] created "The Sandman" in 1988 for D-C Comics. In addition to writing "The Sandman", Gaiman writes short stories for magazines, produces a television series for the B-B-C... and writes songs for an alternative folk band. The award-winning Gaiman has plans for a spin-off comic book sometime in the future. (7:05)
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
The syndicated cartoonist Herbert Block talks with Linda Wertheimer about his autobiography, Herblock: A Cartoonist's Life, which documents the political scandals and conflicts Block has drawn for more than sixty years. Noting that unwise affairs were President Kennedy's weakness, he observes, "If there was an unusual amount of lust, there was alos a good deal of luster." On President Bush's account of his role in the Iran-Contra affair, he observes, "Saying is believing." Block has never lacked for politicians to deflate or hypocrisies to hold up.
[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)
Guitarist Bill Frisell has created a distinctive sound of his own. Some say Frisell is responsible for the first new sound on guitar since Wes Montgomery. He's collaborated with lots of musicians, and recorded a number of albums, but has just written his first soundtrack: he's composed music for the first-ever animated cartoon by Gary Larsen (sic)... called "Tales from the Far Side". Larsen (sic) is absolutely knocked out by Frisell.(7:30)
[Wertheimer, Linda or Robert Siegel?]. 1996.
Homer Groening Obit [father of Simpson's creator].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (March 19)
Homer Groening (Grane-ing), the namesake of the cartoon character Homer Simpson, died last Friday. he was 76 years old. Mr. Groening was a Portland filmaker and advertising man. But in recent he better known for being the father of cartoonist Matt Groening creator of the FOX program the Simpsons. (2:30)
Wertheimer, Linda. 1997.
Cartoon seizures [Pokemon Japanese animated cartoon causes medical problem].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (December 18)
Linda talks with Dr. William Theodore, the chief of the epilepsy research branch of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. They discuss the news that hundreds of children in Japan had seizures after watching a cartoon called "Pocket Monster" on the TV Tokyo television network there. He says that the 50 cycles per scan lines on Japanese TV may be part of the problem. (4:00)
Wertheimer, Linda. 1997.
Lichtenstein obit.
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (September 29)
Linda talks with Michael Kimmelman, an art critic for the New York Times, about the work of Pop Art pioneer Roy Lichtenstein (LICK-ten-stine). Lichtenstein died today at the age of 73 in New York. He created paintings with poster-like colors and themes drawn from popular culture, incorporating commerical artforms into fine art. He was well-known for the superimposition of dots over his brightly-colored compositions, evoking images of newsprint and comic books. (4:00)
*Wertheimer, Linda. 1999.
Charles Schulz Retires.
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (December 14)
It's the end of an era: Charles Schulz, creator of the world-famous Peanuts comic strip, is retiring. The 77-year-old cartoonist, who was recently diagnosed with colon cancer, issued a statement on Tuesday saying he wants to focus on his health and his family. For nearly five decades, Schulz drew the escapades of Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy and a host of other lovable and quirky characters. Peanuts debuted on October 2, 1950, and now appears in more than 2,600 newspapers around the world. Schulz has drawn enough strips to last until mid-February.
*Wertheimer, Linda. 2001.
Amazing Spider-Man.
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (October 10)
Linda Wertheimer talks with John Romita Jr., an artist for the Amazing Spider-Man Comic Books about the new issue, no. 36, which tells how Spidey responded to the tragic events of Sept. 11. (3:45)
Wharton, Ned.
Director's Cuts with Ned Wharton [Vince Guaraldi's soundtrack for Peanuts tv special].
National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Sunday (December 6)
As director of Weekend Edition Sunday, Ned Wharton chooses music continuity for the show, keeps tabs on what's new and noteworthy in the music world and produces many of the artist features heard on our program.
Vince Guaraldi Trio - The late, great San Francisco jazz pianist/composer Vince Guaraldi created the beloved soundtrack for the CBS Charlie Brown Christmas special in the 1960's (as well as other Peanuts TV cartoons). This year, the Fantasy Jazz label has issued Charlie Brown's Holiday Hits (not catalogued on the Fantasy Jazz website, for some reason). Though there's duplication between the cd's, there's great previously unreleased material on the new one, and BOTH cd's are worth having!
Zarroli, Jim. 1995.
[stock offering by computer animation firm who did Disney film 'Toy Story'].
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (November 30)
N-P-R's Jim Zarroli reports from New York on the latest high tech stock to hit Wall Street with a bang -- this one is the company that created the computer animation for the Disney hit film 'Toy Store (sic).' (3:00)
Ziegler, Laura. 1995.
Calvin and Hobbes.
National Public Radio's Weekend All Things Considered (December 31)
Laura Ziegler reports that today marks the final installment of the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes. It's creator Bill Waterson has decided to end the strip after more than 10 years, because he wants to be free of deadline pressure when drawing his cartoons. 8:00
National Public Radio (NPR)
on Comics & Cartoons:
A Beginning Bibliography
(unannotated version)
(Comics Stuff #6b)
by Michael Rhode
3900 S. 7th St.
Arlington, VA 22204
mrhode@hotmail.com
10/13/01
NPR has done many interviews relating to comics and cartoons in the 1990s and this bibliography begins a listing of them. For a short time, NPR even produced and aired a radio show based on a comic strip - Ben Katchor's "Julius Knipl, Real Estate Photographer", starring Jerry Stiller as Julius. Radio used to be an ephemeral medium - possibly saved as a recording, but perhaps only in the hands of a private collector. Thanks to the Internet, it has become easy to find a transcript or recording of a show. NPR offers both, sometimes for free. This bibliography was mostly compiled using NPR's website search engine, but not all shows seem to appear on the site and I have been able to list a few from other sources. Many of the programs can be heard on www.npr.org using RealAudio. Tapes and transcripts can be ordered from their toll-free number: 1-877-NPR-TEXT (1-877-677-8398) or for international calls: (+801)374-102. By mail, write to NPR c/o Burrelle's Transcripts, P.O. Box 7, Livingston, New Jersey 07039-0007. Be warned that the cost is not insignificant.
All of these citations will be, and many others from different sources already are, listed in the Comics Research Bibliography by John Bullough & Mike Rhode available on line at: http://www.rpi.edu/~bulloj/comxbib.html. Comics Stuff is an occasional publication showcasing aspects of comics collecting and indexing beyond the comic book and toy price guides. Version a of this is annotated with NPR text; b is not. Additions marked with *.
*Abel, Jessica and Ira Glass. 1999.
Radio: An Illustrated Guide [comic book].
Chicago: WBEZ
Adams, Noah. 1994.
Snow White [Disney animated movie compared to original German story].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (October 31)
Adams, Noah. 1995.
Batmobile FX ["Batman Forever" movie].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (June 22)
Adams, Noah. 1996.
Dalmatians [dog breeding due to Disney animated movie].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (November 21)
Adams, Noah. 1998
Earthy Humor [Gary Larson and children's book].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (April 22)
Adams, Noah. 1998.
Prohias Obit [interview with Mad editor Nick Meglin].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (February 26)
Adams, Noah. 1998.
Rugrats' Voices [animated movie].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (November 24)
*Adams, Noah. 1999.
New IMAX Version of 'The Old Man and the Sea' [by Russian animator Alexander Petrov].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (October 1)
*Adams, Noah. 2000.
Peanuts Void [on Schulz retirement].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (January 3)
*Adams, Noah. 2000.
Gorey Obit.
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (April 17)
Adler, Margot. 1999.
[McFarlane's baseball purchase].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (February 8)
Appel, Toby. 1997.
A Symphony for the Man of Steel [Superman music piece "Metropolis Symphony"].
National Public Radio's Performance Today (May 6)
Arnold, Chris. 1997.
Comic Entrepreneur [Todd McFarlane].
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (May 7)
Barnett, David. 1998.
Superman stamp.
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (September 10)
Barry, Lynda. 1998.
Thanksgiving Story [autobiographical story by cartoonist].
National Public Radio's Weekly Edition (November 21)
Block, Melissa. 1995.
Pocahontas in Park [Disney animated movie premier].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (June 9)
*Brand, Madeleine. 2000.
On-line Comic Books [Stan Lee; Scott McCloud; Art Spiegelman].
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (January 20)
Chadwick, Alex. 1995.
[Woody Wilson, writer of the comic strip, "Rex Morgan, M-D" interview].
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (March 3)
Chadwick, Alex. 1996.
[Denny O'Neil interview on Batman and landmine education comics].
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (November 18)
Chadwick, Alex. 1996.
[Reflections on the death of Jerry Siegel, one of the creators of Superman].
National Public Radio's Weekend Edition (February 3)
Chadwick, Alex. 1998.
Batman Creator Dies [Bob Kane].
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (November 6)
*Coleman, Korva. 2000.
Goodbye Peanuts [with Mort Walker, Wiley Miller and Cathy Guisewite].
National Public Radio's Talk of the Nation (January 3)
Conan, Neal. 1995.
Isay [interview with producer on Ben Katchor's Julius Knipl's transition from newspaper cartoon to radio].
National Public Radio's Weekly Edition: The Best of NPR News (June 23)
Del Barco, Mandalit. 1995.
[California tax on cartoonists].
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (December 12)
Dickinson, Amy. 1997.
The Sound of the Simpsons [animated tv show].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (May 1)
Dowell, Pat. 1995.
[Rediscovery of films by Jiri Zrnka, a famous Czech puppet animator].
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (February 2)
Dowell, Pat. 1995.
[Merchandising of the new Disney animated film "Pocahontas"].
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (June 23)
Dowell, Pat. 1998.
The Making of Prince of Egypt [animated movie].
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (December 18)
Dressel, Jon. 1996.
Beethoven at the Alamo [poem based on Peanuts comic strip].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (December 16)
Edwards, Bob. 1995.
[Bill Mauldin interview about his World War Two cartoons].
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (May 4)
Edwards, Bob. 1995.
[Charles Schulz interview about the Charlie Brown Christmas animated tv show].
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (December 6)
Edwards, Bob. 1995.
[Disney's computer-animated film "Toy Story"].
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (November 24)
[Edwards, Bob?]. 1995.
[Obit of Friz Freleng, the Warner Brothers' animator responsible for Bugs Bunny. (2:00)]
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (May 29)
Edwards, Bob. 1996.
[interview with animator Chuck Jones about "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" tv show].
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (December 18)
Edwards, Bob. 1996.
['Superman: The Escape' roller coaster].
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (January 11)
Edwards, Bob. 1997.
Comic Clashes [Marvel Comics ownership].
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (February 3)
Edwards, Bob. 1997.
Comic View of Hong Kong [Larry Feign interview].
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (June 26)
[Edwards, Bob]. 1997.
[death of Snow White actress Adriana Caselotti from animated Disney film].
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (January 21)
Edwards, Bob. 1997.
The Dilbert Future.
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (May 19)
Flatow, Ira. 1997.
Science Is Fun [Tom Snyder, co-creator, executive producer, and writer "Dr. Katz: Professional Therapist" animated tv show].
National Public Radio's Talk of the Nation (September 12)
Flatow, Ira. 1998.
Math and the Media [Larry Gonick interview].
National Public Radio's Talk of the Nation (October 9)
Frum, David. 1996.
[review of Disney's animated movie 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame'].
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (June 19)
Gladstone, Brooke. 1997.
Recreating MAD Magazine
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (May 1)
*Gladstone, Brooke. 1999.
Cartoonist Saul Steinberg [obituary].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (May 19)
*Gladstone, Brooke. 2000.
The Enduring Comic Strip.
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (May 16)
Goldfarb, Michael. 1996.
[English animators the Brothers Quay interview].
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (April 2)
Goldsmith, Martin and Royal S. Brown. 1999.
Great Film Music: Silent, Classic and Modern Eras ['Batman' score]
National Public Radio's Performance Today (January 6)
Gonzales, Richard. 1996.
Marijuana Initiative [Doonesbury].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (October 22)
Grice, Bonnie. 1998.
['Dancing Baby' computer animation interview].
National Public Radio's Anthem (January 31)
Grice, Bonnie. 1998.
Remembering Cartoonist of "Spy vs. Spy" [Antonio Prohias].
National Public Radio's Anthem (February 28)
Grice, Bonnie. 1998.
Return of Mickey Mouse [Disney's' Mouseworks' tv cartoon series].
National Public Radio's Anthem (January 24)
Gross, Terry. 1990.
[Bob Kane interview].
National Public Radio's Fresh Air?
*Gross, Terry. 1990.
"Peanuts" creator Charles Schulz [interview on animated Christmas show].
National Public Radio's Fresh Air (December18)
*Gross, Terry. 1992
[Edward Gorey interview].
National Public Radio's Fresh Air (April 2)
*Gross, Terry. 1996.
"Peanuts" creator Charles Schulz [rebroadcast of 1990 interview].
National Public Radio's Fresh Air (December 6)
Gross, Terry. 1997.
Pop Artist Dies [Roy Lichtenstein interview rebroadcast].
National Public Radio's Early Morning Edition (September 30)
*Gross, Terry. 1998.
["The Simpsons" celebrates its 200th animated tv episode. Interviews with Matt Groening, composer Alf Clausen, producers Al Jean and Mike Reiss, actress Julie Kavner, the voice of Marge, Harry Shearer].
National Public Radio's Fresh Air (April 3)
*Gross, Terry. 1998.
[Political cartoonist DAN PERKINS, otherwise known as Tom Tomorrow, the creator of the weekly syndicated cartoon strip "This Modern World." interview].
National Public Radio's Fresh Air (September 23)
*Gross, Terry. 1998.
"Peanuts" creator Charles Schulz [rebroadcast of 1990 interview on animated Christmas show].
National Public Radio's Fresh Air (December 4)
*Gross, Terry. 2000.
"Peanuts" creator Charles Schulz [rebroadcast of 1990 interview].
National Public Radio's Fresh Air (January 7)
Gross, Terry. 2000.
[Charles Schulz, the creator of the cartoon strip "Peanuts" died Saturday night. 1990 interview rebroadcast].
National Public Radio's Fresh Air (February 14)
*Gross, Terry. 2000.
[Macabre cartoonist and illustrator EDWARD GOREY died on Saturday at the age
of 75 of a heart attack.]
National Public Radio's Fresh Air (April 17)
*Gross, Terry. 2000.
[Nick Park and Peter Lord interview on animated film "Chicken Run."]
National Public Radio's Fresh Air (June 19)
*Gross, Terry. 2001.
Writer Michael Chabon [interview].
National Public Radio's Fresh Air (May 1)
Hamilton, William. 1995.
Cartoon Demise [newspaper comic strips].
National Public Radio's Weekly Edition: The Best of NPR News (May 19)
Hansen, Liane. 1995.
Beau Hunks Play Raymond Scott [animation soundtrack music].
National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Sunday (August 27)
Hansen, Liane. 1995.
Chris Claremont [interview].
National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Sunday (October 22)
Hansen, Liane. 1996.
Dilbert's Creator [Scott Adams interview].
National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Sunday (February 18)
Hansen, Liane. 1997.
Rocky & Bullwinkle [interview with Jay Ward's daughter].
National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Sunday (January 26)
Hansen, Liane. 1998.
Sluggy Freelance [interview with Pete Abrams, creator of on-line comic strip].
National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Show (September 13)
Hartman, Leda. 1998.
Kudzu, the Musical.
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (March 16)
Hochberg, Adam. 1997.
Goodbye Joe Camel.
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (July 10)
Hoke, Martin. 1995.
Cry Baby [commentary by Congressman on a political cartoon of Newt Gingrich].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (November 16)
Joyce, Christopher. 1998.
Tobacco, Teens & Documents [Joe Camel advertising].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (January 14)
Joyce, Christopher. 1998.
Teen Smoking [Joe Camel advertising].
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (January 15)
Karr, Rick. 1998.
Ariel Schrag: Berkeley High's Comic Book Writer
National Public Radio's Anthem (June 27)
Karr, Rick. 1998.
Harvey Pekar on Klezmer [music].
National Public Radio's Anthem (April 11)
Karr, Rick. 1998.
Harvey Pekar on Uncommon Instruments in Jazz [music].
National Public Radio's Anthem (June 6)
Karr, Rick. 1998.
Jazz Cartoonist, Harvey Pekar
National Public Radio's Anthem (February 14)
*Karr, Rick. 1999.
Balkan Jazz Influences [with Harvey Pekar].
National Public Radio's Anthem (May 15)
Kasell, Carl. 1997.
[Reynold's drops Joe Camel in California].
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (September 10)
Katchor, Ben et. al. 1995.
Julius Knipl: Real Estate Photographer [radio play; 1st episode].
National Public Radio's Weekly Edition (June 17)
Katchor, Ben et. al. 1995.
Julius Knipl: Real Estate Photographer - "The Ink Eradicator" [radio play; 3rd episode].
National Public Radio's Weekly Edition Saturday (July 29)
Katchor, Ben et. al. 1995.
Julius Knipl: Real Estate Photographer [radio play; 4th episode ( 3:00)].
National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Saturday (August 26)
Katchor, Ben et. al. 1995.
Julius Knipl: Real Estate Photographer [radio play; 5th episode].
National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Saturday (September 16)
Katchor, Ben et. al. 1995.
Julius Knipl: Real Estate Photographer [radio play episode (2:45)].
National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Saturday (October 7)
Katchor, Ben et. al. 1995.
Julius Knipl: Real Estate Photographer [radio play episode (2:30)].
Weekend Edition Saturday (October 28)
Katchor, Ben et. al. 1995.
Julius Knipl: Real Estate Photographer - "The Doubletalk Artist" [radio play episode (4:00)].
Weekend Edition Saturday (November 18)
Katchor, Ben et. al. 1995.
Julius Knipl: Real Estate Photographer - "The Nail-Biting Salon" [radio play episode].
Weekend Edition Saturday (December 16)
Katchor, Ben et. al. 1996.
Julius Knipl: Real Estate Photographer - "The Radiator Musician" [radio play episode].
National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Saturday (January 20)
Katchor, Ben et. al. 1996.
Julius Knipl: Real Estate Photographer - "The Siren Query Brigade" [radio play episode].
National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Saturday (February 17)
Katchor, Ben et. al. 1996.
Julius Knipl: Real Estate Photographer [radio play last episode (4:00)].
National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Saturday (March 23)
Kerr, Euan. 1995.
[Sculptor's lawsuit against film "Batman Forever"].
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (June 22)
*Kushner, Ellen. 2000.
Dreams [Program 528; Neil Gaiman interview].
Public Radio International's Sound and Spirit (July 9)
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)
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)
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)
*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)
*Merritt, Kathy. 2000.
Comic Book Art and Issues [Scott McCloud, Peter Kuper, and Keith Knight interviews].
WAMU's Public Interest (September 15)
Mitchell, Elvis. 1997.
[review of animated series "King of the Hill"].
National Public Radio's Weekend Edition (May 31)
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)
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. 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)
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)
Neary, Lynn. 1998.
Cartoonists Roundtable [with Bob Mankoff, Robb Armstrong, Bill Griffith, Nicole Hollander].
National Public Radio's Talk of the Nation (December 15)
O'Connor, Joe. 1997.
Disney's Hercules [animated movie review].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (June 27)
Olsher, Dean. 1998.
Cartoon museum.
National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Sunday (March 15)
*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)
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)
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)
Rauch, Neil. 1996.
Political Cartoons ["Cartoongate" compilation of presidential election cartoons].
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (October 30)
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)
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)
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)
*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)
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 and Elvis Mitchell. 2000.
X-Men [movie review].
National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Saturday (July 22)
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)
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)
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)
Tapp, Maura. 1998.
"Sylvia," the Musical / 'Sylvia' Onstage
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (May 28)
*Turan, Kenneth. 2000.
X-Men.
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (July 14)
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)
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)
Wallace, Jim. 1996.
[Neil Gaiman and Sandman].
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (April 23)
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)
Wharton, Ned.
Director's Cuts with Ned Wharton [Vince Guaraldi's soundtrack for Peanuts tv special].
National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Sunday (December 6)
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)