03199nam 2200709 450 991081894150332120200520144314.00-8173-8744-7(CKB)3710000000108677(EBL)1684534(SSID)ssj0001196056(PQKBManifestationID)11675461(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001196056(PQKBWorkID)11162521(PQKB)10556505(MiAaPQ)EBC1684534(OCoLC)879551039(MdBmJHUP)muse32949(Au-PeEL)EBL1684534(CaPaEBR)ebr10870428(EXLCZ)99371000000010867720140523h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe quest for Jewish belief and identity in the graphic novel /Stephen E. Tabachnick ; Mary Elizabeth Watson, cover designTuscaloosa, Alabama :The University Alabama Press,2014.©20141 online resource (273 p.)Jews and Judaism: History and CultureDescription based upon print version of record.0-8173-1821-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Adaptations of the Bible -- Religion and identity in Art Spiegelman's Maus -- The holocaust graphic novel -- The Jewish experience in Europe and beyond -- The American immigrant experience -- Some female American Jewish creators -- Identity and belief in the Israel-centered graphic novel -- The orthodox graphic novel.Many Jewish artists and writers contributed to the creation of popular comics and graphic novels, and in The Quest for Jewish Belief and Identity in the Graphic Novel, Stephen E. Tabachnick takes readers on an engaging tour of graphic novels that explore themes of Jewish identity and belief.The creators of Superman (Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster), Batman (Bob Kane and Bill Finger), and the Marvel superheroes (Stan Lee and Jack Kirby), were Jewish, as was the founding editor of Mad magazine (Harvey Kurtzman). They often adapted Jewish folktales (like the Golem) or reliJudaic Studies SeriesComic books, strips, etcReligious aspectsJudaism and literatureGraphic novelsJews in literatureHolocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in literatureJewish literatureHistory and criticismJewsIdentityComic books, strips, etc.Religious aspects.Judaism and literature.Graphic novels.Jews in literature.Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in literature.Jewish literatureHistory and criticism.JewsIdentity.741.5/3529924Tabachnick Stephen Ely603317Watson Mary ElizabethMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910818941503321The quest for Jewish belief and identity in the graphic novel4066773UNINA