# Bonnie Siegler

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Sociology of Education - New Experimental Evidence on Anti-Asian Bias in White Parents’ School Preferences

Authors Greer Mellon and Bonnie Siegler discuss the article, "New Experimental Evidence on Anti-Asian Bias in White Parents’ School Preferences," published in the October 2023 issue of Sociology of Education.

Bonnie Siegler

Designer Bonnie Siegler is the founder of Eight and a Half design studio. She shares stories of working for MTV in the early years and getting hand written notes from Prince. Since going off on her own, she has worked with VH1, Air America Radio, and Saturday Night Live. We also chat about two book…

Helene Stapinski and Bonnie Siegler, "The American Way: A True Story of Nazi Escape, Superman, and Marilyn Monroe" (Simon & Schuster, 2023)

In The American Way: A True Story of Nazi Escape, Superman, and Marilyn Monroe (Simon & Schuster, 2023) Helene Stapinski and Bonnie Siegler tell how the publisher of DC Comics comes to the rescue of a family trying to flee 1930s Berlin, their lives linking up with a dazzling cast of 20th century ic…

159 Bonnie Siegler, Graphic Designer

Bonnie Siegler (born 1963) is a New York-based graphic designer. She is the founder of the design studio Eight and a Half and, before that, co-founded the design studio Number Seventeen. Her clients include Participant Media, Late Night with Seth Meyers, Saturday Night Live, HBO, Brooklyn Public Li…

Workin' Überzeit

One of last month’s slices profiled Collective Action Comics’ season-long critique of Mark Millar’s The Ultimates (2002–’04). In that season’s final episode, host Nat Yonce addresses the question of collective action, advocating for mass resistance and sustained momentum against oppressive forces. …

Jerry and Joe Episode 1: Secret Origins

This season, we’re kicking off our deep dive into the hidden history of comics with an epic seven-part story about Superman’s forgotten origins... and the two young creators who changed pop culture forever. In this opening episode, we first encounter Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster as history remember…

Jerry and Joe Episode 3: Detective Comics

As Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster struggled to get Superman published, their first major work appeared in New Fun Comics — the first comic book to feature all-original material. Publisher Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson encouraged their creativity but rarely paid them. Over the next three years, the …

Jerry and Joe Episode 6 - I Will Smash Superman

After losing their battle for the rights to Superman, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster watched their lives begin to unravel. Their next venture, Funnyman, arrived with great fanfare... but was cancelled within a year. Jerry briefly became editorial director for Ziff-Davis’ comics line, but he was unpre…

Jerry and Joe - Episode 7 - "Created By..."

It’s the season finale. By the mid-1960s, Jerry Siegel was seeking work outside his uncredited scripting on Superman. He briefly landed an assignment for Archie Comics’ revival of their superhero line, but the work didn’t last. When Jerry sued in 1966 to renew the copyright on Superman, DC Comics f…