When Haaretz wanted graphic artists to illustrate Israel’s J14 tent protests from the summer they called upon a number of Israel’s finest artists and also upon Sarah Glidden, author of “How To Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less.” At the Haaretz site Glidden’s comic has Hebrew dialogue, but here all four pages are reproduced…
While various critics have noted the strong influence that Jews have had on the creation of American comics, few have fully explored the role of Jewish women. Yet Jewish women have often been at the forefront of creative explorations in the graphic narrative form. And in many of their comics, Jewish identity is a fertile…
Fans of comic books and graphic novels are mourning the death of Harvey Pekar, who died today in his Cleveland home at the age of 70. Pekar was mainly known for authoring the autobiographical series “American Splendor,” which documented his lower-middle class Jewish upbringing in Ohio. Pekar also wrote “Our Cancer Year,” after being diagnosed…
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