People of the (Comic) Book

Legacy II

Sunday October 17, 2021 - 12:15 pm to 1:15 pm


Presented by the JCC of Metro Detroit’s Detroit Jewish Book Fair Join E. Lockhart, author of the new DC graphic novel Whistle, Roy Schwartz, author of Is Superman Circumcised, and moderator Jaemi Loeb, Senior Director of Cultural Arts at the JCC of Metro Detroit, for a deep dive into the history of Jews in comics. How does The Thing manage to light a menorah? How many Ruebens can Whistle eat at once? Are superheroes a Jewish trope? What was Jack Kirby’s real name? And, of course, is Superman circumcised?


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