As the Marvel superhero and the ancient rabbis both knew, grief is just love persevering
The Caped Crusader’s Semitic lesbian cousin is ready for her close-up
It has so many superheroes! Most of them created by Jews! Time to nerd out!
With a biopic of William Moulton Marston, creator of Wonder Woman, about to hit the screens, why no movies about the Jews who came up with Spider-Man, Superman, and Batman?
Nazi Gorillas, ‘Swastika Sharks,’ booby-trapped Hitler-assassinating paintings, and a hot Third Reich vixen
A comic about falling in love with superheroes in Israel, only to see the industry—and childhood dreams—crumble under the weight of capitalism
The comic books world is up in arms after Marvel released Captain America: Steve Rogers #1, in which the superhero is revealed to be an operative of Hydra, a Nazi-like organization
Reactions to the recent castings of ‘Iron Fist’ and ‘Aquaman’ remind me of the relationship between Jews and comics
A message of pride on New York’s Lower East Side
A new exhibit at the New-York Historical Society offers Jewish-inflected insight into superhero history—but misses some opportunities to broaden the discussion
A new documentary traces the history of Israeli comics
Our caped crusaders have a lot to do with our anxieties about Jewish identity. It’s time we found more meaningful alternatives.
Fantastical title fights inspired by boxing’s ‘Fight of the Century’
Former Miss Israel cast as superhero in upcoming Batman vs. Superman flick
As advocacy groups increasingly use comic books in efforts to reach young minds, an art form created by immigrant Jews working out identity issues has instead become a ham-fisted tool for indoctrination
Recent superhero movies—Green Lantern, Thor, Superman—are terrible. The solution? Hollywood should make these heroes more Jewish.
His masked hero has arrived on the big screen, but it’s Will Eisner’s slice-of-life comics that loom large