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


Stan Lee’s legacy is complicated. This new book casts a shadow on it

Lee was born Stanley Martin Lieber in New York City in 1922 to Jewish immigrants from Romania.

Flowers and mementos are pictured on the star of late Marvel Comics co-creator Stan Lee on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, California, U.S., November 12, 2018.

Catie Lazarus was not only a brilliant comedian — she was also a friend

Lazarus, a comedian, writer and producer, died Dec. 13 at 44 of terminal cancer.

Catie Lazarus at the Gotham Independent Film Awards in New York City, Nov. 30, 2015.

Italian Holocaust graphic novel trilogy debuts final installment

Casa Prima del Buio's emphasis on characters and their experience in the world literally and figuratively binds history, character and art together within the pages of the graphic novel.

A page is seen from Casa Prima del Buio.

Yuval Noah Harari's 'Sapiens' to be adapted into graphic novel

The adaptation, entitled 'Sapiens: A Graphic History,' will be available in October.

Yuval Noah Harari and a copy of his book "Sapiens".

Waze, DC Comics team up to bring Batman and the Riddler to your car

Users of the Israeli GPS app can now have an authentic superhero experience while they drive – or a supervillain experience, if they're more inclined to do so.

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

DC Comics to hold free 24-hour online star-studded confab with Gal Gadot

Among the big names set to appear are Gal Gadot, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Zack Snyder.

MODERN-DAY Wonder Woman movie actress Gal Gadot (right) and star of 1970s ‘Wonder Woman’ TV series Lynda Carter pose for photos, during an event to name the ‘superheroine’ UN honorary ambassador for the empowerment of women and girls at UN Headquarters in New York City in 2016.

Mayim Bialik teams with DC Comics to create children's science book

DC Comics announced Thursday that “Flash Facts,” a collection of stories featuring DC characters such as the Flash, Batman and Superman, will be published in February.

TV star Mayim Bialik.

When three comic-writers take on the tribe and all things Jewish

When the writers say one of the hallmarks of Judaism is that “there is no one ‘right way’ to do things, there are only many wrong ways” they make an excellent point

PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING photojournalist Michel duCille (left) with Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist and syndicated ‘Miami Herald’ columnist Dave Barry in Miami in 2013 for the newspaper’s relocation party.

The return of Superman? Henry Cavill hints caped days not over

The British actor who took on the role of Superman in 'Man of Steel' hinted that talks are being held about him reprising the role in a future film.

Superman

'One-Punch Man' to get film adaptation from Sony, Arad Productions

The film is being made through a partnership between Sony Pictures and Israeli producers Avi and Ari Arad of Arad Productions.

One-Punch Man