ISBN10: 1474248799, ISBN13: 9781474248792, [publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, London] Hardcover Hardcover. Examining a wide range of comics and graphic novels including works by creators such as Will Eisner, Leela Corman, Neil Gaiman, Art Spiegelman, Sarah Glidden and Joe Sacco this book explores how comics writers and artists have tackled major issues of Jewish identity and culture. With chapters written by leading and emerging scholars in contemporary comic book studies, Visualizing Jewish Narrative highlights the ways in which Jewish comics have handled such topics as:Biography, autobiography, and Jewish identityGender and sexualityGenre from superheroes to comedyThe HolocaustThe Israel-Palestine conflictSources in the Hebrew Bible and Jewish mythVisualizing Jewish Narrative also includes a foreword by Danny Fingeroth, former editor of the Spider-Man line and author of Superman on the Couch and Disguised as Clark Kent. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
[Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2016]
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