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Old shul justice
[“Shul” is the Yiddish word for synagogue.] From publishers to creators, Jews were pioneers of the modern comics art form and the giant industry that it built. This is particularly appropriate given...
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O Captain, My Captain (Part 1)
Full Series Part 2: Patriot acts Part 3: Love it or leave it Part 4: Fighting the good fight Captain America and Superman are pretty much universally recognized as the superheroes who best exemplify...
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O Captain, My Captain (Part 2)
Full Series Part 1: Context is everything Part 3: Love it or leave it Part 4: Fighting the good fight As I explained in Part 1 of this post, Captain America was very much a product of his times. He...
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O Captain, My Captain (Part 3)
Full Series Part 1: Context is everything Part 2: Patriot acts Part 4: Fighting the good fight “There’s no patriotism like American patriotism, and there’s no patriotic superhero like Captain...
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O Captain, My Captain (Part 4)
Full Series Part 1: Context is everything Part 2: Patriot acts Part 3: Love it or leave it I started this series three weeks ago to examine the suspicions of blogger Bosch Fawstin that director Joe...
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Taking credit (Part 1)
Full Series Part 1: Avenging the King Part 2: Watching out for number one Part 3: Ghost in the machine Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, the Hulk: cultural icons or corporate brands? Watchmen: graphic...
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Taking credit (Part 2)
Full Series Part 1: Avenging the King Part 2: Watching out for number one Part 3: Ghost in the machine A reasonable case could be made that the works of Alan Moore have had as much of an impact on...
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Taking credit (Part 3)
Full Series Part 1: Avenging the King Part 2: Watching out for number one Part 3: Ghost in the machine Comic book writer Gary Friedrich isn’t as famous or acclaimed as Jack Kirby or Alan Moore, but...
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Dynamic Duo (Part 2)
Jack Kirby, known as the “King of Comics,” brings a visual dynamic to the duo of iconic figures I’m celebrating for their influence on my life. Kirby, who would have been 95 today, is one of the...
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Comic Book Justice (Part 6)
Full series Part 1: Childish things Part 2: Secret origins Part 3: Faster than a speeding ballot Part 4: All that glitters Part 5: The big chill Part 6: Super power to the people During WWII and the...
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