Jewish Comics

 Those who've been following my blog for over 2 years might recall that I usually put quite a bit of time and effort into highlighting the Jewish content of comic conventions. Alas, while life g...

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 On Saturday, June 18th & Sunday, June 19th, readers, writers, artists, publishers and fans of comix will converge at the Toronto Reference Library  ( and nearby venues)  to take part in the ...

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For the first time in its history, the Association of Jewish Libraries is holding a five-day virtual conference promoting Jewish literacy through enhancement of libraries and library resources a...

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On Friday, July 26th (during Day 2 of the 2nd annual conference  of the Comics Studies Society ) at Ryerson University , there will be an Artist's Alley, which will be free and open to the pub...

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The 2nd annual conference of the Comics Studies Society will convene in Toronto (at Ryerson University ) from July 25th (tomorrow) until July 27th. The theme of this year's conference is : Co...

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On the forthcoming Motzei Shabbos (approximately 8:30 PM EST), the Beth Avraham Yoseph of Toronto synagogue will be hosting a panel discussion titled "Jews and Comics : People of the Book", mode...

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ZAP! POW! OY! JEWS AND THE COMIC BOOK INDUSTRY Date : Tues., October 23, 2018 Time : 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM Location : Beth Tzedec Congregation , 1700 Bathurst Street, Toronto, Ontario, Cana...

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WILL EISNER AND THE GRAPHIC NOVEL REVOLUTION October 06, 2018, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Room 1B03 – Javits Center Will Eisner  (author-illustratator of Fagin the Jew, The Plot : The Secret ...

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Today (October 6th) is the 3rd day of the 4-day New York Comic Con  which will be held at the Javits Center . One sessions which should be of interest to those who enjoy Jewish-content comic...

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Starting tomorrow, fans of various genres (including science-fiction, anime, horror, gaming, and comics) will converge on the Metro Toronto Convention Centre f or the 24th annual fall edition of ...

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The latest Toronto Comics Anthology book - Osgoode as Gold - includes the story "Finkel and Sons" by Sam Ruano, Xan Grey, Nechama Frier , & Andrew Thomas. In the story, a Jewish shopkeeper...

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On Saturday, May 12th & Sunday May 13th,, readers, writers, artists, publishers and fans of comix will converge at the Toronto Reference Library  ( and nearby venues)  to take part in the the ...

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This Sunday (April 29th), the 2nd annual Jewish Comic Con will be held at Congregation Kol Israel (not to be confused with "Congregation Kal-El" aka the Superman Shul) at 603 Johns Place in Broo...

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Below is the programming schedule for this Sunday's 2nd annual Jewish Comic Con . I've essentially copied-&-pasted from the website, but I've added in a bit of detail and created hyperlinks wher...

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In conjunction with the launch of the POW!!! Jewish Comic Art and Influence exhibition on Thursday, April 26th, the Jewish Art Salon and the Brooklyn Jewish Art Gallery are presenting a panel ...

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Those who have been reading my blog will recall that I try to focus in on the Jews-&-Comics content of conventions & conferences. For Jewish conferences, the post will typically be titled "The ...

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My apologies for posting this so late. Today is the first full day of the annual San Diego Comic Con Internationa l (aka Comicon). As with many previous years, there will be many creators (wr...

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On Saturday, May 13th & Sunday May 14th,, readers, writers, artists, publishers and fans of comix will converge at the Toronto Reference Library  ( and nearby venues)  to take part in the the ...

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Philip Smith  (associate professor at College of the Bahamas) will be presenting his paper "Un livre pour enfants: Mickey au Camp de Gurs  as Picture Book" during the European Comics session a...

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This weekend, the annual MOCCA (Museum of Comic & Cartoon Art) Festival  will take place at the Metropolitan West  in New York City, with programming taking place at Ink48 . Among the creat...

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Starting on Thursday, May 12th, readers, writers, artists, publishers and fans of comix will converge at the Toronto Reference Library to take part in the the FREE Toronto Comic Arts Festival (...

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ADAPTING JEWISH STORIES INTO COMICS : A PANEL DISCUSSION Presented by the Association of Jewish Libraries (Ontario Chapter) with Community Partners Miles Nadal JCC and TCAF (Toronto Co...

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As part of the Association of Jewish Libraries '2016 Sydney Taylor Blog Awards Tour , The Jewish Comics Blog is proud to present Steven M. Bergson's 3rd Barry Deutsch interview. In 2011, Barry wa...

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The Sydney Taylor Book Award will be celebrating and showcasing its 2016 gold and silver medalists with a BLOG TOUR, FEBRUARY 8-12, 2016! Interviews with winning authors and illustrators will ...

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From June 21st - June 24th, the Association of Jewish Libraries will be holding its 50th annual conference in Silver Spring, Maryland. One of the sessions on Tuesday June 22nd is titled "Graphic...

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