Inside the First Ever New York Jewish Comic Con
When I bring up the history of Jews in comics in conversation, I generally receive two polar-opposite responses: a complete lack of knowledge about this connection, or a fervent grip on the specific lore about how a ragtag group of first-generation Americans created an art form from the dust. Stan Lee! Jack Kirby! Will Eisner! Jewish comic book fans cling to these names as a reminder that one of the most enduring popular forms of entertainment had Jewish patriarchs. I know I have.
But what about now, in 2016? How do we engage with this legacy in a constructive way? Do we need to? And to what end?
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