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Is the new ‘Superman’ movie about the war in Gaza? Viewers clash over political subtext

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 23:17:12 +0000

Director James Gunn says he wrote the screenplay before Oct. 7, but that doesn't stop anti-Israel audiences from embracing it as a metaphor - and Israel advocates from denying the comparison

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The new Superman movie doesn’t fly in the face of convention – and that’s a good thing

Tue, 08 Jul 2025 21:53:40 +0000

While it might vaguely touch on politics, the latest film featuring the Big Blue Boy Scout is light, clever and lands at just the right moment when it hits US theaters July 11

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Truth, justice and Yiddishisms: How superhero comics tell the tale of American Jews

Sat, 15 Mar 2025 06:34:09 +0000

Marvel and DC were both started by 2nd-generation Jewish immigrants eager to break comic industry's glass ceiling, share their families' stories and punch Hitler right in the kisser

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He wrote the history of Jews in comics. Now he’s making Jewish comics history

Wed, 04 Dec 2024 15:03:32 +0000

At the annual JewCE con in Manhattan, Arie Kaplan, who exposed the industry's Jewish roots, discusses the rise of overtly Jewish characters and what an Oct. 7 comic might look like

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Comic featuring Superman’s first appearance sells for $6M

Tue, 09 Apr 2024 17:26:17 +0000

Auction company selling 1938 rare copy hails edition as 'most important comic ever published' for creating superhero still used in comic strips and movies today

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The Jewish roots of DC’s newest ‘Superman’

Wed, 28 Jun 2023 11:33:48 +0000

Actor David Corenswet, whose father came from a prominent Jewish family, is set to play the role in the upcoming DC Studios film, alongside Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane

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Gal Gadot said returning to Fast & Furious franchise after hiatus

Fri, 23 Dec 2022 19:46:49 +0000

Israeli actress will reprise her role as Gisele Yashar, a character she played in several movies before being killed off

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Gal Gadot’s future as ‘Wonder Woman’ thrown into question

Thu, 08 Dec 2022 10:27:24 +0000

New heads of DC Studios at Warner Bros reportedly axe third installment of franchise, day after Gadot tweets about the superhero's 'next chapter'

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Remembering Neal Adams, a comic book legend who championed Holocaust awareness

Thu, 12 May 2022 00:48:33 +0000

The man who revolutionized how comics are drawn is remembered for his activism - particularly on behalf of artists in an industry that has historically had many Jewish influencers

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Bialik and Batman: Actor teams up with DC for science books

Thu, 25 Jun 2020 16:04:17 +0000

'Big Bang Theory' actress, a neuroscientist, will collaborate with comic writers and illustrators on story collection featuring superheroes exploring scientific mysteries

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These 5 female Jewish superheroes are busting villains in a universe near you

Mon, 28 Oct 2019 17:29:54 +0000

Meet Sabra, Masada, Kitty Pryde and other underrated badass women of the Tribe making the leap from comics to the big screen

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New Haggadah told in graphic novel format is a comic book lover’s seder sidekick

Tue, 16 Apr 2019 08:42:27 +0000

Jordan B. Gorfinkel, a DC Comics alum, and Erez Zadok, of 'Bundle of Joya' fame, partner to create a Passover story to read and see, in Hebrew and English

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DC Comics drops plans for Jesus superhero series after complaints

Wed, 20 Feb 2019 18:12:01 +0000

Author Mark Russell blasts pressure from 'fundamentalists' who have 'twisted his teachings of mercy for the powerless into a self-serving tool of the powerful'

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The tragic tale of Superman’s Jewish creators, told in graphic novel form

Sat, 06 Oct 2018 02:20:21 +0000

'The Joe Shuster Story' by Julian Voloj and Thomas Campi portrays the children of Eastern European immigrants and how they nearly attained the wealth they dreamed of

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How comic books taught American kids about the Holocaust

Sat, 05 May 2018 08:26:00 +0000

The authors of a new book say a surprising number of mainstream comics addressed the genocide during the '50s and '60s, when it was not often being taught in schools

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