Comics

Forgotten treasure: First-edition Superman comic fetches millions at auction after attic discovery

The Superman comic, found in excellent condition with a nine out of ten rating by the company CGC, was released in 1939 by Detective Comics Inc. and is one in only a handful which still exist.

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.
 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

 BRONSTEIN – A WEAVER  of dreams.

Navy Bird still flies, after being killed in a terror attack last year


'Dragon Ball' creator Akira Toriyama dies at 68

What started as a comic strip in the 1980's became a worldwide media franchise.

 The creator of the "Dragon Ball" franchise

The evolution of Comic Con UAE: From fans to families

The Middle East Film & Comic Con, in its 12th edition in the UAE, celebrates movies, TV, comics, and gaming, drawing fans and artists globally.

A salesperson at The Middle East Film & Comic Con in the United Arab Emirates.

Jerusalem's superhero: Meet the man bringing comics to evacuees, lone soldiers

Whether it’s bringing comics and teddy bears to evacuees in Jerusalem or geek culture literature to the Israeli public, Arye Dobuler is using his organizational superpowers for good.

 NOT ALL heroes wear capes: Jerusalemite Arye Dobuler is seen with his huge collection of comic books and sci-fi/fantasy novels available for affordable purchase in the German Colony.

Jerusalem highlights June 30-July 6

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

 MAZAL MOTEL offers a taste of Yemen in Jerusalem.

A new pop culture convention will celebrate Jewish excellence and ideas in comic books

The history of Judaism and comics is long and rich, with Jewish stories arising in both popular comics and more esoteric ones.

A Spider-Man comic book is seen in this photo illustration taken November 12, 2018

Jerusalem highlights June 9-15

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

 A WORK by Ilana Hamawi

20 years ago, Marvel introduced a Jewish Black Panther

For a brief period exactly 20 years ago, the most overtly Jewish of all mainstream superheroes was the Black Panther.

 Madame Tussauds London unveils it's new waxwork of the Marvel figure Black Panther, as it prepares to re-open to the public following the easing of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions in London, Britain, May 14, 2021.

An Asian-Jewish superhero fights the 1970s Chinese mob in comic book debut

Fabrice Sapolsky discusses Jewish influences on comic books and the Kaifeng Jewish community.

 EAST MARKET Street, Kaifeng, 1910. The city synagogue is beyond the row of stores, R.

'Gal Gadot is doing a great job as Wonder Woman' - Ana de Armas

Ana de Armas wqas asked about a rumor that she will play Wonder Woman instead of Gal Gadot, but she replied that Gadot should keep doing it.

Gal Gadot in Wonder Woman 1984

Al Jaffee, iconic Mad Magazine cartoonist, dies at 102

For cartoon consumers associated with the Chabad-Lubavitch Jewish movement Jaffee’s most important contribution came in a different publication, The Moshiach Times.

Festival special guest Sam Viviano has been art director of ‘Mad’ magazine for over 18 years