Comics

Forgotten treasure: First-edition Superman comic fetches millions at auction after attic discovery

The Superman comic, found in excellent condition with a nine out of ten rating by the company CGC, was released in 1939 by Detective Comics Inc. and is one in only a handful which still exist.

NOVEMBER 25, 2025|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

A rare first edition copy of a Superman comic, forgotten for many years in an attic, sold for more than $9 million at a Texas auction house, making it reportedly the most expensive comic ever sold.

NIRI AND GALI, the dynamic duo whose sharp, sarcastic animated shorts have become a staple of Israeli pop culture.

Animax Tel Aviv marks 25 years amid conflict and creativity

The festival’s showcased artists and their works will reflect the darker reality that Israel has faced over the last two years.

JULY 17, 2025|BySARA SIOUNI

Yaakov Kirschen at work, and one of his Dry Bones classic cartoons.

'Dry Bones' cartoonist Yaakov Kirschen helped Jews to love our faults, not just heroics - opinion

The cartoonist, who died on Monday at the age of 87, applied a screwball approach to his view of Israel.

APRIL 16, 2025|ByGIL TROY

Navy Bird still flies, after being killed in a terror attack last year

Artist Revital Bronstein, whose pen name was Navy Bird, was killed in a terrorist attack last year. Now, an exhibition will display her work.

FEBRUARY 25, 2025|ByNERIA BARR

Catie Lazarus was not only a brilliant comedian — she was also a friend

Lazarus, a comedian, writer and producer, died Dec. 13 at 44 of terminal cancer.

DECEMBER 17, 2020ByMAIA MAGDER/JTA

Catie Lazarus at the Gotham Independent Film Awards in New York City, Nov. 30, 2015.

Italian Holocaust graphic novel trilogy debuts final installment

Casa Prima del Buio's emphasis on characters and their experience in the world literally and figuratively binds history, character and art together within the pages of the graphic novel.

NOVEMBER 25, 2020ByAARON REICH

A page is seen from Casa Prima del Buio.

Yuval Noah Harari's 'Sapiens' to be adapted into graphic novel

The adaptation, entitled 'Sapiens: A Graphic History,' will be available in October.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020ByMARCY OSTER/JTA

Yuval Noah Harari and a copy of his book "Sapiens".

Waze, DC Comics team up to bring Batman and the Riddler to your car

Users of the Israeli GPS app can now have an authentic superhero experience while they drive – or a supervillain experience, if they're more inclined to do so.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020ByAARON REICH

U.S. Postal Service stamps honoring the 75th anniversary of DC Comics' Batman character are seen in an undated handout image released by the U.S. Postal Service. The first-day-of-issue dedication ceremony for the Limited Edition Forever Batman Stamp Collection Set will take place in New York City

DC Comics to hold free 24-hour online star-studded confab with Gal Gadot

Among the big names set to appear are Gal Gadot, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Zack Snyder.

AUGUST 11, 2020ByAARON REICH

MODERN-DAY Wonder Woman movie actress Gal Gadot (right) and star of 1970s ‘Wonder Woman’ TV series Lynda Carter pose for photos, during an event to name the ‘superheroine’ UN honorary ambassador for the empowerment of women and girls at UN Headquarters in New York City in 2016.

Mayim Bialik teams with DC Comics to create children's science book

DC Comics announced Thursday that “Flash Facts,” a collection of stories featuring DC characters such as the Flash, Batman and Superman, will be published in February.

JUNE 26, 2020ByMARCY OSTER/JTA

When three comic-writers take on the tribe and all things Jewish

When the writers say one of the hallmarks of Judaism is that “there is no one ‘right way’ to do things, there are only many wrong ways” they make an excellent point

JUNE 18, 2020ByHAGAY HACOHEN