LEADER 03199nam 2200709 450 001 9910818941503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8173-8744-7 035 $a(CKB)3710000000108677 035 $a(EBL)1684534 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001196056 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11675461 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001196056 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11162521 035 $a(PQKB)10556505 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1684534 035 $a(OCoLC)879551039 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse32949 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1684534 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10870428 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000108677 100 $a20140523h20142014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe quest for Jewish belief and identity in the graphic novel /$fStephen E. Tabachnick ; Mary Elizabeth Watson, cover design 210 1$aTuscaloosa, Alabama :$cThe University Alabama Press,$d2014. 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (273 p.) 225 0 $aJews and Judaism: History and Culture 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8173-1821-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aAdaptations 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. 330 $aMany Jewish artists and writers contributed to the creation of popular comics and graphic novels, and in The Quest for Jewish Belief and Identity in the Graphic Novel, Stephen E. Tabachnick takes readers on an engaging tour of graphic novels that explore themes of Jewish identity and belief.The creators of Superman (Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster), Batman (Bob Kane and Bill Finger), and the Marvel superheroes (Stan Lee and Jack Kirby), were Jewish, as was the founding editor of Mad magazine (Harvey Kurtzman). They often adapted Jewish folktales (like the Golem) or reli 410 0$aJudaic Studies Series 606 $aComic books, strips, etc$xReligious aspects 606 $aJudaism and literature 606 $aGraphic novels 606 $aJews in literature 606 $aHolocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in literature 606 $aJewish literature$xHistory and criticism 606 $aJews$xIdentity 615 0$aComic books, strips, etc.$xReligious aspects. 615 0$aJudaism and literature. 615 0$aGraphic novels. 615 0$aJews in literature. 615 0$aHolocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in literature. 615 0$aJewish literature$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aJews$xIdentity. 676 $a741.5/3529924 700 $aTabachnick$b Stephen Ely$0603317 702 $aWatson$b Mary Elizabeth 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910818941503321 996 $aThe quest for Jewish belief and identity in the graphic novel$94066773 997 $aUNINA