SPOILER ALERT–FLASH OPENER BATS .500 ON JEWISH CHARACTERS
When Jewdar heard that superhero Atom Smasher, aka, Albert Rothstein, was going to be appearing on season premier of The Flash, we were pretty jazzed. Until...
Heeb Interview: Rob Kutner’s got SHRINKAGE
Conan writer Rob Kutner explains his sci-fi comedy excursion into comic books, muses about Jewish brains, and divulges what he really learned in Hebrew school.
“Making Comics For Revenge”: Cartoonist Miss Lasko-Gross In Conversation
We dig deep with cartoonist Miss Lasko-Gross, and showcase exclusive pages from her outstanding new work, Henni
The 2014 HEEB Holiday Gift Guide!
'Tis better to give than to receive, which is why this giving season we're giving you the gift of gift giving.
HEEB Exclusive: WORDLESS! Show and Tell with Art Spiegelman
We stop by Art Spiegelman's studio to chat with the legendary comic creator about some of his favorite artists, and his "intellectual Vaudeville show," WORDLESS!
Links for the ‘Softer,’ Female Face of Hamas
Plus, Kosher Salami, offensive mascots, and more
Kirb Your Enthusiasm
For those not in the know, Jack Kirby (born Jacob Kurtzberg) was one of the true giants of the comic book industry. So let's give the guy a museum, huh?
If Woody Allen Made Wolverine
"I'm supposed to be this hero, but everyone hates me because I'm a mutant. Well try being a mutant Jew. Nobody hates me more than myself."
Eau de Stan Lee
Smell like a comic book legend with Stan Lee's new signature cologne
The Death of Joe Kubert: Special Collectible Post
Comic books have become such an integral part of American culture that it's perhaps hard to imagine a time when they didn't exist.
Will This Knight Be Different From All Other Knights?
Although there are those who babble on about how Jewish' this or that comic book character is a Member of the Tribe ('Superman believes in justice, that's a Jewish value!'), Jewdar likes his Jewish characters to be a little more explicit.
Superman’s Faux Citizenship Flap
He's a Kryptonian who crashed on Earth, and was raised by Jonathan and Martha Kent--good people, salt of the Earth, and normally, good Americans, but there does seem to be one violation of American law they helped facilitate.