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Books
DC Comics' Chinese Superman rights a wrong dating back to 1937
PRI's The World
October 31, 2016
Kenan Kong is the New Superman. He's a kid from Shanghai. And he represents a huge change in the DC universe.
Culture
Bio shows how Josephine Baker 'shattered notions' of black artistry
PRI's The World
December 01, 2017
Josephine Baker was a superstar on the French stage. But she was also a member of the French resistance in World War II and an American civil rights activist. A new graphic biography chronicles her many identities.
Arts, Culture & Media
Marjane Satrapi
Studio 360
February 23, 2017
When “Persepolis” creator Marjane Satrapi grew up in Iran during the 1979 Islamic revolution, listening to music was a political act.
Arts, Culture & Media
Aha Moment: “My New York Diary”
Studio 360
January 21, 2016
Graphic novelist Julia Wertz found her calling on a trip to the library.
Arts, Culture & Media
Gene Luen Yang, Ambassador from the Land of Comics
Studio 360
January 14, 2016
Graphic novelist Gene Luen Yang is the new national ambassador for young people’s literature — the first comics artist to hold that post.
Arts, Culture & Media
“The Sculptor”: An Artist Makes a Deal with the Devil
Studio 360
March 12, 2015
In Scott McCloud’s new graphic novel, “The Sculptor,” an artist trades his life for a chance at artistic immortality.
Arts, Culture & Media
Neil Gaiman Continued
Studio 360
October 01, 2005
Arts, Culture & Media
Shakespeare and Sandman
Studio 360
November 25, 2000
<p>Shakespeare’s influence in the comic book novel <em>Sandman</em>, by British author Neil Gaiman.</p>
Books
Author Saladin Ahmed has found mainstream success in the US — while being ‘unapologetically Arab and Muslim’
PRI's The World
April 10, 2018
His latest series is about a black journalist in 1970s Detroit, building on his work which crosses cultures and time.