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


Israel votes Batman – Can the world’s greatest detective form a gov't?

Link Hotel honors the comic-book hero with a series of street artworks honoring his 80th anniversary.

Batman "That's All Folks" by Rafael Edgar

USDA removes free trade agreement with Marvel's Wakanda

A spokesman told The Washington Post that the inclusion of the mythical African nation from the universe of Marvel superheroes was a mistake made as part of a test officials were running.

Actor Chadwick Boseman and Director Ryan Coogler arrive at the premiere of the new Marvel superhero film 'Black Panther'

New comic depicts a serial killer targeting Jews in Nazi Paris

The Butcher of Paris is a true story of someone even the Nazis found bad, and a warning about the dangers of silence as antisemitism becomes more common worldwide.

Marcel Petiot

Israeli social media star duo wins global competition for influencers

The Devirs, both graduates of Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem, chose to use Instagram to share their real everyday experiences.

Yehuda and Maya Devir

The Jewish roots of French icon Asterix the Gaul

While some say Asterix represents Bar Kochva, others argue that the story is inspired by the Nazi occupation of France.

A wall featuring the cast of the 'Asterix the Gaul' series is seen in Brussles.

DC Comics and Italian SBE to publish unprecedented crossover

The crossover is set to focus on Batman and the titular character SBE's long running and best-selling iconic occult detective series Dylan Dog.

U.S. Postal Service stamps honoring the 75th anniversary of DC Comics' Batman character are seen in an undated handout image released by the U.S. Postal Service. The first-day-of-issue dedication ceremony for the Limited Edition Forever Batman Stamp Collection Set will take place in New York City

5 female Jewish superheroes everyone should know

So here’s a list, in no particular order, of badass Jewish superheroines that everyone can look up to:

(L-R) Patty Jenkins, Chris Pine and Gal Gadot speak onstage at the Warner Bros. 'Wonder Woman 1984' theatrical panel during Comic-Con International 2018 at San Diego Convention Center on July 21, 2018 in San Diego, California

Newbie? Obsessive? Zack Snyder fiend? A guide to HBO’s ‘Watchmen’ has you covered

Here’s what you need to know before watching the show, whether you’ve read the comics, seen the movie or are completely new to Watchmen.

REGINA KING in ‘Watchmen'

On the throne of Israeli geeks: Writer Brandon Sanderson honored at ICon

The metaphorical throne of honor was sat upon in the past by Neil Gaiman and Orson Scott Card.

Brandon Sanderson holding a German-language copy of his fantasy novel Elantris on August 18, 2007 at the book pre-release event for Mistborn: The Well of Ascension at the Waldenbooks store in the Provo Towne Centre mall in Provo, Utah.

Zoe Kravitz to Play Catwoman in 'The Batman'

Kravitz will star opposite Robert Pattinson as Batman.

Actor Zoe Kravitz attends the British premiere of 'Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald' movie in London, Britain.