The Jewish Side of Comics
I have just been informed of a fascinating panel being held at this
year's NY Comic Convention (at the Jacob Javits Center).
I wanted to spread the word.
For the record, I will be attending this panel. So if you do go, walk up to people and ask "Hey, are you Typo Lad"?
The Jewish Side of Comics
Sun., Feb. 25, 2007
4:00-5:00 PM
Room 1E04
Moderated by Steven M. Bergson of The Jewish Comics Blog
http://jewishcomics.blogspot.com
* Rabbi Simcha Weinstein (author of Up and Oy Vey : How Jewish History, Culture, and Values Shaped the Comic Book Superhero) will be talking about Biblical archetypes of superheroes.
http://www.rabbisimcha.com
* Danny Fingeroth (author of the still-forthcoming Disguised as Clark Kent : Jews, Comics, and the Creation of the Superhero) will be talking about the Jewish writers of superhero stories.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Fingeroth
*Josef Rubinstein will talk about two books he's working on for Mahrwood Press : Balm in Gilead and Journeys : The Collected Edition.
http://www.myspace.com/joerubinstein
http://www.mahrwoodpress.com/
*Stan Mack will talk about a series of Jewish historical fiction graphic novels he's working on.
http://www.stanmack.com/
*Neil Kleid will talk about the cartoon memoir about his Orthodox evelopmentally disabled younger brother, titled Migdal David, to be published by Seraphic Press.
http://www.rantcomics.com/
http://www.seraphicpress.com/
I have just been informed of a fascinating panel being held at this
year's NY Comic Convention (at the Jacob Javits Center).
I wanted to spread the word.
For the record, I will be attending this panel. So if you do go, walk up to people and ask "Hey, are you Typo Lad"?
The Jewish Side of Comics
Sun., Feb. 25, 2007
4:00-5:00 PM
Room 1E04
Moderated by Steven M. Bergson of The Jewish Comics Blog
http://jewishcomics.blogspot.com
* Rabbi Simcha Weinstein (author of Up and Oy Vey : How Jewish History, Culture, and Values Shaped the Comic Book Superhero) will be talking about Biblical archetypes of superheroes.
http://www.rabbisimcha.com
* Danny Fingeroth (author of the still-forthcoming Disguised as Clark Kent : Jews, Comics, and the Creation of the Superhero) will be talking about the Jewish writers of superhero stories.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Fingeroth
*Josef Rubinstein will talk about two books he's working on for Mahrwood Press : Balm in Gilead and Journeys : The Collected Edition.
http://www.myspace.com/joerubinstein
http://www.mahrwoodpress.com/
*Stan Mack will talk about a series of Jewish historical fiction graphic novels he's working on.
http://www.stanmack.com/
*Neil Kleid will talk about the cartoon memoir about his Orthodox evelopmentally disabled younger brother, titled Migdal David, to be published by Seraphic Press.
http://www.rantcomics.com/
http://www.seraphicpress.com/
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this is so cool. i actually know one of the presenters you listed. interesting...i used to be such a huge comic freak back in the day.
You might enjoy this interview with former Spider-Man comics group editor Danny Fingeroth. Fingeroth is also the editor of "Disguised as Clark Kent" and "Superman on the Couch," and is editor of "Write Now! magazine.
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