Comics

How Jewish immigrants invented American childhood through classic toys, comics, and media

Virtually every major American toy company at the turn of the 20th century, with a few exceptions, had been founded by first-generation Jews, who invented the material culture of American childhood.

A woman shops for toys at a store in Houston, Texas, on August 24, 2026.
CARTOON ANIMALS by lifetime achievement award winner Dovi Keich.

Tel Aviv's Animix festival combines political satire, cartoons with tributes, memorials, lectures

People gather in the exhibition hall during the opening day of Comic-Con International in San Diego, California, US, July 23, 2026.

Marvel unveils upcoming film lineup, including 'Ghost Rider,' 'Black Panther 3,' at Comic-Con

THE CHIZBATRON, (1948) by Arieh Navon

Ink and irony: A closer look at the cartoonist who chronicled Israel’s formative years


'A Visit to Moscow': An otherworldly story of escaping antisemitism - review

In A Visit to Moscow, Yevgenia Nayberg’s drawings create a striking backdrop to Olswanger’s text. Her palette changes according to the story, adding to the effect of the words.

 CLEANING A vandalized tomb reading ‘Death to Jews!’ at a Jewish cemetery near Moscow, 1998. The book describes experiencing and escaping antisemitism during the Soviet Union era.

Marvel to modify Israeli superhero after anti-Zionist backlash

Superheroine ‘Sabra’ will be much different to her comic book counterpart in the fourth Captain America film.

 Left: Marvel superhero Sabra as she appears in the comics. RIGHT: Israeli actress Shira Haas

Shira Haas to play Israeli superheroine Sabra in MCU's Captain America 4

Shira Haas playing the role of Jewish Israeli superhero Sabra in the MCU's "Captain America: New World Order," set to be released on May 3, 2024.

 Left: Marvel superhero Sabra as she appears in the comics. RIGHT: Israeli actress Shira Haas

17th-century Jewish woman’s diaries to be adapted into new graphic novel

Glikl of Hamlyn's diary, written over 20 years hundreds of years ago, describes issues, ambitions and struggles that remain relevant today.

Bertha Pappenheim, a descendant of Glickl Hamel, poses as Glikl for this portrait painted by the artist Leopold Pilichowski.

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.