Apr. 5 2014 - FULL SHOW: PDX Arts tax, Cascadia Composers, Russian choral,...
Agonies. Ecstacies. We ran into a number of works this week exploring our relationship to the unseen, from Keith Achepohl's lovely, poignant ex-voto prints to Cappella Romana's haunting Russian choral...
View Article051014 State of Wonder Segment C - Recycled Rain, Dave Stewart
Final segment of this week's show! A preview of the Recycled Rain project show. Also John Rosman fills us in on the career of comics colorist Dave Stewart, a master in his field. Head over to our...
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Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Ms. Marvel' And Regrettable Television
This week, we had the pleasure of welcoming Petra Mayer of NPR Books to our fourth chair for a chat about the comic Ms. Marvel. We must admit, we were more in agreement than we often are, so if you...
View Article#41 How to Be a Pregnant Butch
Artist A.K. Summers on her fabulous graphic memoir Pregnant Butch, and what it’s like to try to look tough and masculine while your body is growing a baby.
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Celebrating the Resurgence of Newspaper-Style Comic Strips
Click on the audio player above to hear this interview. On Sunday, hundreds of newspapers across the country will feature a 16-page insert of classic comic strips. The insert is being published in...
View Article‘Calvin and Hobbes’ set its trap and first captured readers 30 years ago
There should be an embedded item here. Please visit the original post to view it.Who can blame Hobbes for falling into Calvin’s tiger trap 30 years ago — we all were captured too.On Nov. 18, 1985, Bill...
View ArticleYou’re a Complicated Man, Charlie Brown
At its peak, over 350 million people around the world read the Peanuts comic strip. Its creator, Charles Schulz, led a much darker life than anyone ever realized, and he put his troubles into the funny...
View ArticleThe New Yorker's Bob Mankoff is 'Very Semi-Serious' About Cartoons
Director Leah Wolchok and New Yorker cartoon editor Bob Mankoff reveal the process behind the single panel cartoons that have become magazine’s signature. Wolchok’s documentary, “Very Semi-Serious: A...
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The War Over Comics For Kids Is Nearly Over, And Kids Are Winning
Yesterday the Library of Congress named graphic novelist Gene Luen Yang as its fifth National Ambassador for Young People's Literature. Here's why that matters.Yang joins the handful of notable, and...
View ArticleJan. 9 2016: Bitch Planet, Lily Tomlin, Oregon Story Board, Revolution Hall
Uppity Women and Then Some... This week's show features trailblazers, plus a couple of lookbacks at stories from last year, with updates on what happened after the tape stopped rolling. Kelly Sue...
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Gene Luen Yang, Ambassador from the Land of Comics
The Boxer Rebellion is one of those historical events that you’re supposed to know about. Maybe you learned about it in high school, but by now the details are probably a bit fuzzy. And that’s OK,...
View ArticleJan. 16: PDX Musicians Remember David Bowie, Beat Connection, Ibrahim...
This week on State of Wonder: Oregonians mourn the death of a legend (including some who shared his stage), a Portland artist helps reboot DC Comics’ Dr. Fate, and a blind but colorful painter in...
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Depression Isn't Funny, but These Comics Are
British illustrator Gemma Correll knows first-hand just how difficult it can be to live with clinical anxiety and depression. "I find that the best way to deal with it is to find humor in it," she said...
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How I use comic books as a learning tool in my social studies classroom
Superheroes come in all shapes and colors: Ms. Marvel is a Pakistani American; Spider-Man, aka Miles Morales, is a Black Hispanic teen; and Faith is a plus-size crime fighter. Ms. Marvel and Super-Man...
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Why we need plus-sized superheroes like Faith Herbert
Cover photo of Faith by Marguerite Sauvage. Faith Herbert on the left also known as superhero Zephyr on the right. Photo courtesy of Valiant Comics“What would a grimdark, totally intimidating hero (who...
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Free Comic Book Day 2016: Even Archie Has Something New To Say
Free Comic Book Day Free Comic Book Day, the comics industry's yearly attempt to bring new readers into the fold, is 15 years old. It's a peevish teen that smells of Speed Stick and Clearasil and a...
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Pop Culture Happy Hour: Comics, More Comics, Free Comics And Keanu
One of the best things I've gotten to do while hosting PCHH is have Glen Weldon introduce comics to me. I often don't have time to keep up with even ones I like, but I regularly get the chance for him...
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Comic Book Artist Brings Brooklyn to Life
Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this interview.Comic book artist Dean Haspiel was born and raised in New York, but in his latest comic, "The Red Hook," he's coming to terms with a city that...
View ArticleMonitoring Mental Health, A Fascist Superhero, The Indy 500
Coming up on today's show:According to a new report by the Child Mind Institute, one in five American children suffers from a mental health or learning disorder.Dr. Harold Koplewicz, a child and...
View ArticleCaptain America's New Fascist Leanings Divide the Comic World
Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this segment.The new "Captain America" comic released this week, "Captain America: Steve Rogers #1," reveals that the beloved superhero is actually serving as...
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