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Thursday, November 23, 2023 

A few examples from the Jewish Comics Experience

Jewish Unpacked highlighted at least 3 examples of comics that were on display at New York's Jewish Comics Experience, and the following certainly has guts:
Imagine the iconic, spandex-clad superheroes reminiscent of the early days of comic books, but now set in Israel. Enter your new favorite Jewish superhero: Magen, The Shield of Israel!

Created by Joshua Stulman, Israeli Defense Comics presents three thrilling issues that blend action and adventure with Israeli current events.

From the very first page, Magen (“Shield” in Hebrew) is seen fighting terrorists in Gaza who have kidnapped a soldier.

Mirroring the 1930s when readers turned to comic book heroes during wartime, these action-packed pages offer hope to readers today when the Jewish people are at war again.

The three-part series intricately weaves relevant current issues into its plot, like terrorists firing rockets into the southern Israeli town of Sderot. It also incorporates Jewish folklore like the Golem, the mythical clay creature from 16th-century Prague.
Now that's a premise that's already speaking to the times. Congratulations to the artist who came up with Magen. But will more writers and artists, Jewish or otherwise, show the guts it takes to develop more variations on this kind of a story? That remains to be seen. And if they don't, this won't amount to much.

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