May 17, 2008

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Julius Schwartz: A Human Superhero
"In the 1950s, Schwartz saved DC [Detective Comics]."

Reading Tea Leaves
Sophie Linnett makes her predictions for the new Harry Potter book.

Quidditch Dreams
"I stayed up late at night with my flashlight reading my Harry Potter books."
By Poamrong Rith

Bitchy Bitch
Roberta Gregory creates comics about real women.
By Margarita Rossi

Fruits Basket
"The animation in Fruits Basket is exquisite.”
By Lita Cho

Anime
"If you don’t know anything about anime, this is what to look for."
By Lita Cho

The Zine Scene
"The right reason to self publish is out of anger and love, simultaneously.”
By Phil Herrick

Homicidal Maniac
Youth Radio meets comic book artist Jhonen Vasquez in a dark alley.
By Michael Puerto

Romance Novels
"The romance novels I read feature the powerful-yet-sensitive, jealous-yet-knows-his-boundaries kind of men."
By Precious James

Remembering June Jordan
"Her writing showed me that it was okay to be angry."
KCBS version
By Belia Mayeno-Choy

There's a Little Creepy Stalker in All of Us

Victor Vazquez interviews Optic Nerve's creator Adrian Tomine, posterboy for weird comic realism.

Another World is Possible

A new book featuring "conversations in a time of terror."
By Christina Appleberry

Too Much Coffee Man: Saving the World, One Cup at a Time

An interview with underground comic artist-turned-magazine editor Shannon Wheeler.
By Victor Vazquez

Alternative Comics
"Move over Arnold Schwarzenegger, the new super heroes aren't coming from the minds of Hollywood executives."
By Victor Vazquez (with additional reporting by Margarita Rossi)

Matt Groening Signed My Stapler

An interview with the creator of The Simpsons, Futurama, and Life in Hell.
By Victor Vazquez and Margarita Rossi

Ghost World

An interview with comic book artist Dan Clowes
By Margarita Rossi

Angry Little Asian Girl
An interview with cartoonist Lela Lee
By Felicia Wu

Yell-Oh Girls!

Youth Radio talks to Vickie Nam about her anthology of writings by Asian American girls.
By Felicia Wu

Comics
Noah Nelson reports on content changes in the comic book industry since September 11th.
By Noah Nelson

On Her Own Ground
An interview with author A'lelia Bundles, who chronicles the life of African American entrepreneur and philanthropist Madam C.J. Walker.
By Nzinga Moore

James Kochalka Superstar
An interview with a guy who gets paid for drawing and singing
By Victor Vazquez

Magalogs
The place where magazines meet catalogs
By Autumn Morris

Keith Knight: "All That Crack and Nobody to Smoke it With"
A journey into the mind of one of the most controversial cartoonists today
By Victor Vazquez

A Year in the Life
An author followed me around during my senior year and wrote a book. This is my story.
By Autumn Morris

Jason Shiga: Genius or Madman?
Underground minicomics artist Jason Shiga wins $5,000 grant for his graphic novel Double Happiness.
By Victor Vazquez

Seventeen Magazine's Fall Fashion
An interview with fashion editor Sarah Miekle
By Tahira Simon

Fashion Magazines
Why do we read that trash?
By Tahira Simon


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