We turn to David Harper (Off Panel, SKTCHD) and Augie De Blieck, Jr. (Pipeline Comics) for expertise on what’s going on in comics news. Are the struggles of this niche industry indicative of something broader going on in our media? Is news a trustworthy advocate that can help us make informed decisions?
Monthly Archives: September 2017
Episode 358: The American Music Show
Guest: Randy Gue of Emory Libraries.
First broadcast September 22 2017.
“What is it about?”
Supercontext: Jodorowsky & Mœbius – Madwoman of the Sacred Heart
This comic book from two of Europe’s most legendary creators both presents and parodies white male themes in the 20th century. So what makes it compelling today? Should we embrace or reject its existentialism?
Lost in the Stacks, Episode 357: Fossils… in Glorious 3D!
Guest: Chad Hutchens, Head of Digital Collections, University of Wyoming Libraries.
First broadcast September 15 2017.
“…unfettered by a carbonaceous film.”
Supercontext: Laura Jane Grace, Tranny
With a provocative book title, Laura Jane Grace is reclaiming a slur and repurposing it for her story of struggling with gender dysphoria and self-destructive behavior. Guest Alyson McManus helps us unpack this experience into something universal, with which we can all identify.
Lost in the Stacks, Episode 223: Citizen Archiving II: Documents & Dischord
“I have been confused with a collector.”
Guest: Ian MacKaye of Dischord Records.
First broadcast September 5 2014.
Playlist at http://www.wrek.org/?p=10191
Lost in the Stacks, Episode 215: “Citizen Archiving”
“I really wish someone had understood that this would be important later.”
First broadcast July 11 2014.
Playlist at http://bit.ly/1twqElf
Lost in the Stacks, ENCORE Episode 262: The DC Punk Archive
“It’s our charge to reach people.”
Guests: Lauren Algee and Michele Casto of the DC Public Library.
First broadcast June 19 2015.
Playlist at http://www.wrek.org/?p=12244
Supercontext: Steven Universe
Steven Universe creator Rebecca Sugar has developed a warm, well thought out approach to family cartoons. We look at her goals, Cartoon Network’s business plans and the fight in fandom over how this show represents diverse identities.
Lost in the Stacks, Episode 356: Dischord Records is History
“Punk rock!”
First broadcast September 1 2017.