Comics

US Holocaust Memorial Museum acquires rare World War II-era Captain America comics

Published in December 1940, nearly a year before America entered World War II, the issue was donated by Riot Games co-founder Brandon Beck. 

 United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
A rare first edition copy of a Superman comic, forgotten for many years in an attic, sold for more than $9 million at a Texas auction house, making it reportedly the most expensive comic ever sold.

Forgotten treasure: First-edition Superman comic fetches millions at auction after attic discovery

 NIRI AND GALI, the dynamic duo whose sharp, sarcastic animated shorts have become a staple of Israeli pop culture.

Animax Tel Aviv marks 25 years amid conflict and creativity

 Yaakov Kirschen at work, and one of his Dry Bones classic cartoons.

'Dry Bones' cartoonist Yaakov Kirschen helped Jews to love our faults, not just heroics - opinion


Award-winning 'Wolf of Baghdad' comes in Israel at Animax

Cartoonist Carol Isaacs, who often draws under the name Surreal McCoy, is set to bring the cinematic adaptation of her award-winning Wolf of Baghdad comic to Israel for the first time.

 Wolf of Baghdad by Carol Isaacs

Rutu Modan’s book “Tunnels” in Spain

 SAPIR EFRON WITH RUTU MODAN

The Jewish elements of Ukraine's Zelensky's new biographical comic

The author tells the story of Ukraine's president and doesn't forget his Jewish background

 The cover of 'Political Power: Volodymyr Zelensky'

Ukraine President Zelensky's life story told in new comic book

The 22-page glossy, released on Wednesday, tells the story of how Zelensky, who once played a fictional president in a TV show, swept to power in 2019.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a joint news conference with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi (not pictured), as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine April 26, 2022.

Remembering Neal Adams, a comic book legend who championed Holocaust awareness

Adams, who was born in 1941, was not Jewish, but had a strong interest in the Holocaust because of his childhood in Germany and his mother-in-law being a Jewish refugee from Nazi-occupied Poland.

A JEWISH, copyright-friendly pastiche of Marvel’s Captain America is seen wielding a menorah and a Star of David-adorned shield

Introducing ‘Moon Knight’, the MCU’s first Jewish superhero

The Disney+ show is said to present some of the first Jewish representation that is seen in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

 OSCAR ISAAC attends a premiere for the television series ‘Moon Knight’ in Los Angeles, last month.

‘Is Superman Circumcised?’ ranked oddest book title of 2021

'Is Superman Circumcised?' is an in-depth examination of the Jewish roots of the character over the course of his nearly century-long lifespan.

 1978 Superman/DC Sticker Cards

On This Day: Stan Lee passes away, aged 95

Stan Lee was well known for his creative work on the Marvel Comics series.

Flowers and mementos are pictured on the star of late Marvel Comics co-creator Stan Lee on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, California, U.S., November 12, 2018.

NASA releases AR comic book about first woman to fly to the moon

The graphic novels tell the story of fictional astronaut Callie Rodriguez and her robot sidekick RT with unique interactive experiences, and reflects NASA's goal to put a woman on the moon.

 The Moon.

Steve Ditko estate tries to regain Spider-Man, Doctor Strange copyrights

The notices of termination both state that they go into effect in June of 2023.

Comic book art by Steve Ditko. Spiderman and Daredevil.