This blog is primarily for announcements of new stories in comic books or strips that have a Jewish character in them, announcements about events related to Jewish comics (e.g. article publication, book publication, museum exhibitions, lectures, etc.) and for discussion about the Jewish comics themselves.
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Zap! Pow! Oy! Jews and the Comic Book Industry Date : Tues., October 23, 2018 Time : 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM Location : Beth Tzedec Congregation, 1700 Bathurst Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5P 3K3 This exhibit presents the Jewish storytellers, cartoonists and publishers who developed and influenced the comic book industry over the past 80 years. No charge, but reservations for exhibit opening night are requested. Guest exhibit curators: Steven M. Bergson and Ron Kasman A limited number of books will be available for purchase during the launch : Jewish Comix Anthology volume 1 (edited by Steven M. Bergson) SCI : Jewish Comics Anthology volume 2 (edited by Steven M. Bergson)
The Tower of the Comic Book Freaks (written and illustrated by Ron Kasman)
For information about this exhibit or to book a group tour, please contact museum curator Dorion Liebgott at 416-781-3514 ext. 232. Exhibit continues through March 2019.
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routine has be...
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This blog seems mostly defunct. I certainly haven't posted in a very long
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M...
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Wow, talk about dormancy. Feels like ages since I posted here. Well, 8
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to recou...
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Was it just me, or was there a lot of implied sex in Megillat Esther? Even
in the Biblical text, the king asks only for beautiful young virgins to be
broug...
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With the newest Superman film, “Man of Steel,” now in theatres, it seems
only fitting to look back at the two men who created the world’s most
famous super...
travel hell, mental health win
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for SDCC 2020. And I promised Mike we'd still table at ONE con the year we
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Roll Call
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Unrelated to my writing for Sesame Workshop's Shalom Sesame, I entered this
new cartoon into the Aniboom Awards 4 Sesame Street animation contest. So
if y...
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#1, whic...
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