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.

NOVEMBER 25, 2025|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

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

The festival’s showcased artists and their works will reflect the darker reality that Israel has faced over the last two years.

JULY 17, 2025|BySARA SIOUNI

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

The cartoonist, who died on Monday at the age of 87, applied a screwball approach to his view of Israel.

APRIL 16, 2025|ByGIL TROY

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

Artist Revital Bronstein, whose pen name was Navy Bird, was killed in a terrorist attack last year. Now, an exhibition will display her work.

FEBRUARY 25, 2025|ByNERIA BARR

A gold award for Israeli manga

The award was created in 2007 by then-foreign minister Taro Aso as part of his efforts to use Japanese culture as a diplomatic tool.

APRIL 13, 2020ByAARON REICH

Jewish-American cartoonist legend Mort Drucker dead at age 91

Drucker was so talented George Lucas prevented the Star War’s legal defense team from suing MAD magazine when they released a parody of the film drawn by him.

APRIL 11, 2020ByHAGAY HACOHEN

Jewish-American cartoonist Mort Drucker next to his works in MAD magazine

Spider-Man voice actor Jake Johnson cheers up kids during coronavirus

The actor became known for his role as Peter Parker in the 2018 animated film Spider Man: Into the Spider Verse.

MARCH 22, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Comic book art by Steve Ditko. Spiderman and Daredevil.

Drawing in the shadow of history – The art of David Duvshani

Inspired by his ancestor and the rich history of this land, Duvshani is one of the artists to take part in the Shuttle art project now shaping up at the Raw Art Gallery.

MARCH 17, 2020ByHAGAY HACOHEN

Artist David Duvshani and one of his prints now on display at the RawArt Gallery in Tel Aviv.

An Amazon's tiara - the cultural history of Wonder Woman

This Purim, as thousands of girls around the globe dress up as Wonder Woman, we shed more light on the myth and facts behind the fabled princess.

MARCH 7, 2020ByHAGAY HACOHEN, AARON REICH

WONDER WOMAN in a recent comic by Greg Rucka, next to a picture of the 1950s comics created by psychologist William Moulton Marston, in ‘The Invisible History of Wonder Woman’ by Jill Lepore (inset). (Large picture: Hagay Hacohen; Inset of Jill Lepore: James Joel/Flickr)

Margot Robbie shines as Harley Quinn in 'Birds of Prey'

In addition to a take on feminism, the story also translates well to being an overall focus on being an outsider.

FEBRUARY 17, 2020ByHAGAY HACOHEN, AARON REICH

MARGOT ROBBIE attends the world premiere of ‘Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn,’ in London last month.

Israeli comic book team wins Japan's International Manga Award

The 80-page comic Piece of Mind by Guy Lenman and Nimrod Frydman is the second Israeli comic to win at the prestigious event.

JANUARY 19, 2020ByAARON REICH

Guy Lenman and Nimrod Frydman's award-winning comic book 'Piece of Mind.'

DC’s 'Harley Quinn' fights off allegations of antisemitism

The petition also accused three of DC’s comic creators of antisemitism after they reportedly referred to the character Sy Borgman as being “Half man, Half Jew."

JANUARY 19, 2020ByAARON REICH